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Porch outdoor Wedding Grand Hotel Mackinac Island, Michigan

 

tea garden grand hotel mackinac island photo

 

Kristie and Todd are a fabulous combination.  Their love shined through on their Wedding day at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan in Northern Michigan.  This location is a beautiful spot for your outdoor Wedding in a destination location that is only accessible by horse, bike, or foot; no motorized vehicles permitted.  This adds to the alure of the Grand Hotel and they huge porch Wedding location.  The sound of the horse hooves clanking by adding to the soft melody of the cellist created a utopia for their Wedding ceremony.

 

image of grand hotel and horse carriage mackinac island

 

Kristie and Todd opted to have a first look and then do all of their images prior to the Wedding ceremony so that they could spend all of the time with their family and friends at their intimate Wedding Ceremony and Reception on the Grand Hotel porch.  Here are some of the beautiful images we captured prior to the Wedding Ceremony on the porch at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island.

 

image of wedding makeup by dean sadler at grand hotel wedding picture

 

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The bride and groom opted for more of a magazine style, fashion shoot.  They like the more edgy images and we made nice, creative images together.  Here are just a few.

 

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image of couple in grand hotel room with mirror

 

unique grand hotel indoor wedding image by paul retherford

 

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Then the beautiful couple was married on the porch at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

 

image of bride walking down isle grand hotel porch wedding mackinc island

 

image of bride groom mackinac island michigan grand hotel

 

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Cheers to Kristie and Todd on being in love forever!

 

Grand Hotel Wedding Photographer

 

Wedding Mackinac Island at Island House Hotel

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Andrea and Nick are Married in an intimate Wedding at the Island House Hotel porch on Mackinac Island Michigan. This Wedding location is beautiful overlooking the Mackinac Island harbor and steps from downtown and all of the ferry lines.  Very easy location to find and have family from out of town attend the Wedding ceremony and reception. The porch is very nice.  The Island House Hotel also has a gazebo for Weddings in the back.  Carol is a wonderful Wedding coordinator and she will make your Wedding run smoothly.

Island House Hotel
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
(906) 847-3347

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Reverend Pamela Klusack officiated the intimate Wedding on the porch at the Island House Hotel.   She came all the way up from the Lansing area to marry this beautiful couple.  The Wedding theme was a beach theme and the Wedding colors were cornflower blue and coral.

The beautiful flower design was by Webers Floral on Mackinac Island.

wedding flower design mackinac island, michigan photo

The Mackinac Island Wedding horse drawn carriage was Gough Carriages and driver John who is awesome.

gough wedding carriage mackinac island michigan

This was a beautiful day with Andrea and Nick.  I was honored to be part of their day.

Andrea, the bride, sent me this wonderful email:

Hey Paul,
I want to commend you for the awesome job you did on the photos of our wedding. You are an amazing photographer! My family and I are beyond impressed. You exceeded our expectations tremendously. Thank you again for capturing this special day for us.
I will definently pass your name along to friends/family who need a professional photographer for any event.

Thank you again!!!
Sincerely,
Andrea

Get Married at Hotel Iroquois on Mackinac Island, MI

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Hotel Iroquois on the beach

Just a short walk from all of the Mackinac Island ferries is a Wedding location on Mackinac Island called Hotel Iroquois on the beach.  You can elope to Mackinac Island, get married right on the water, in a nice landscaped lawn, and then have a reception at a beautiful restaurant with windows that wrap all the way around the building and provide tons of light.

Elise and Thomas did just that last week.  They came up to Mackinac Island from their home in Tennessee and brought family with them to get married on an Mackinac Island.  There were twelve total family members that attended the Wedding Ceremony and Wedding Reception at the Carriage House at the Hotel Iroquois.  The clouds were rolling through but the weather held off long enough for them.

The Wedding Vendors for the Hotel Iroquois Wedding on Mackinac Island, Michigan in Northern Michigan were:

Webers Floral and Gift ~ Wedding Flowers

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography ~ Mackinac Island Wedding Photographer

Hotel Iroquois lawn ~ Wedding Location

The Carriage House at the Hotel Iroquois ~ Wedding Reception