Wedding at Harbor Lights Resort
Friday I traveled to Frankfort, Michigan to capture a Wedding at the Harbor Lights Resort on the Lake Michigan beach. It was a fabulous day in West Michigan. I nice breeze and around 80 degrees. The great lake had a slight texture with the sun sparkling off of the surface. It was wonderful!
The couple traveled all the way from San Diego with family and friends from all over the World to exchange their vows. The bride was born and raised in Michigan and the groom was born and raised in San Diego. They definitely brought the warm weather from the west coast with them.
Harbor Lights Resort is fabulous for Lake Michigan beach Weddings. The bride prepared in a condo that walked right out onto the beach, there is parking adjacent to the ceremony site, restrooms next to site, and the view is unmatched. The Harbor Lights management is very accommodating too.
Lake Michigan Beach Wedding | West Michigan
The Frankfort, Michigan area is perfect for a Wedding. Everywhere you look there is another location for beautiful Wedding Photography. Right near Frankfort, Michigan there are tons of beautiful beaches available to the public, locations off of Lake Michigan like the Betsy River and Crystal Lake, lots of lighthouses like Point Betsy and the Frankfort lighthouses, and lots of other reasons to book your Wedding in West Michigan.
Feel free to contact the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce to help you plan your Wedding day!
Wedding Reception at Elberta Historic Life Saving Station
The Elberta Historic Life Saving Station is a fantastic Wedding location and Wedding reception location on the Betsy River just footsteps to Lake Michigan. The location is just of the great lake to allow calmer winds during windy days and there are wonderful sunset views available right from the deck and also up the ridge at the overlook. The life saving station is open aired and is very ornate with historic qualities that add that extra touch to your Wedding. You can have events inside the building or in a tent just outside the building. The Elberta Life Saving Station can accommodate large groups too.
West Michigan Weddings on Lake Michigan
Congratulations to Tracy and Nick on your beautiful Wedding day! You could not have asked for a more wonderful couple. They were open to any suggestions and we had a wonderful time together!
A word about the vendors for the day. First of all, I did the photography, and you should really book Paul Retherford Wedding Photography for your Wedding anywhere in the World.
The DJ was Paul Widlund from BDJ’s in Northern Michigan. Paul is awesome and has top of the line equipment too. Paul is VERY personable and he got out on the dance floor and danced a couple times and helped people with words to songs by singing them for them. We sat down and ate dinner together and you can tell this guy is a good dude. Oh, he also worked 10 hours on the bride and grooms dance medley! Nice working with you Paul!
Flowers were prepared by Victoria’s Floral Design. They were beautiful! Orchids were the flowers of choice with Daisies for the boutinerres. The flowers held up through the hot day too. They matched the dark sage green and pale yellow Wedding colors too.
Roger Duford from All Seasons Catering cooked all the fantastic food for the evening. Tracy and Nick had a nice spread of food on their buffet and it was all yummy!
The bride’s gown was from Casablanca Bridal and the guys all wore Calvin Klein. Everyone looked fantastic and the colors really popped together.
Hope all this information helps you book your West Michigan Wedding at Harbor Lights Resort and Elberta Historic Life Saving Station. Feel free to call or email me if you need more information too. Here are a couple more images for you and then Wedding slideshow of the day.
