This is the second time that I have captured this family at their lake home in Southern Michigan. They have recently added a new girl to the family and wanted to get the whole gang in some nice images for their wall. We spent a nice amount of time hanging out and capturing beautiful images. Here are a few images that I captured and then a slideshow of a selection of images.
Mackinac Island Wedding at Grand Hotel Porch
Cynthia and Jim have been in love for a long time. Cynthia has been coming to Mackinac Island, Michigan since a baby with her family. She dreamed about having a fairy-tale Wedding at the Grand Hotel since she was playing with dolls. It all came true on this beautiful fall day in Northern Michigan on the porch of the Grand Hotel.
Wedding on porch of Grand Hotel
The beautiful Wedding flowers were designed by Margaret’s Garden at the Grand Hotel. Margaret’s Garden always does such a perfect job with their flowers.
Grand Hotel Wedding interior photo
Fall color at Grand Hotel Mackinac Island
Fall Wedding in Upper Michigan, Northern Michigan
Fall color along Brevort Lake
Not too often do I have couples who meet on EHarmony and get married. This destination Wedding in Northern Michigan, above the bridge, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was a match by this online dating service. They booked everything online and rented cabins on Brevort Lake in Upper Michigan. The intimate ceremony included about 20 people total.
The Wedding ceremony was a skit put on by the bride and groom. Music was played by two close friends on the guitar and violin. The bride started out in the upstairs room of the house and the groom on the deck. The bride walked down the stairs and into the living room where the groom was building a fire. There were two readings that were read by siblings of the bride and groom. The bride and groom mixed a ceremonial drink which included three alcohols, juice, and lemon. It was a double ring ceremony with personally written vows. The Reverand read this story about how the couple may have met if not for EHarmony. It was based in the caveman era. At the end of the ceremony the Reverand announced the couple and said to the groom, “You may now take your bride back to the cave.” The bride and groom proceeded to a room adjacent for a short time. Everyone was looking around and laughing, not sure what to do.
This is one of the most unique ceremonies that I have photographed. I asked the bride where she came up with the ideas and she said that most of them were from www.Offbeatbride.com.
Here are a couple more images then a slideshow of a selection of images from the Wedding day.
Cabin Wedding on Brevort Lake Michigan
Brevort Lake morning Wedding photo on dock
Hi Paul,
What a unique wedding and what wonderful photos!
We hope you and the eHarmony bride and groom will share them on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/eharmony.
All the best,
