Upper Michigan Wedding | Kinross, Michigan | Lake Superior

September 7, 2010

Wedding in Upper Peninsula Michigan

Kasey and Jordan are Married! The beautiful couple were married at the family bar, Jack Pine Bar and Grill, in Kinross, Michigan. We took some time to capture images on Lake Superior prior to the Wedding. It was a rainy, overcast day with high winds and HUGE waves on Lake Superior. Even the northerners were cold at times.

We had a lot of fun and kept moving to keep everyone warm. Amazing that is was hot last week and, thanks to Earl, we had high winds, cool, and rainy.

The waves on Lake Superior were 6-8 feet and the surge pushed the water level almost all the way up to the Big Pine beach stairs which is at least 30 feet of shoreline. It was crazy windy but I am SO glad that we made it out to Lake Superior.

A bunch of beautiful images of the bride and groom on the Lake Superior beach

Then a short Wedding at the Jack Pine Bar & Grill with a party following with wood-fire grilled ribs, chicken and a whole lot of other food. The bar remained open to patrons and there were a bunch of people who joined the party throughout the night.

Upper Michigan Wedding Photographer Paul Retherford

Check out a nice Wedding slideshow with a selection of images from the day. This group knows how to have a PARTY!

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The Homestead, Glen Arbor, Michigan Photography | Family Session

September 4, 2010

The Homestead Family Session Photography

Up north in the Michigan Leelanau Peninsula there is a small town called Glen Arbor that is the home to a resort called The Homestead. This is a large family resort that has golfing, lots of beach, skiing, river activities, pools, Lake Michigan, and lots more. The Phillips family was having a week vacation from their home in downstate Michigan. They had a condo rental in The Homestead community and wanted to capture family images.

Image of front of condo

The back on the condo overlooked Lake Michigan atop a bluff. The beach was a 2 minute drive. One of the pools was across the street at the registration area. They were in the Brookhill Condos.

I drove out early to scout a few locations for beautiful family images. We decided to use Spa Amira and Crystal Beach for the two locations for family images. I would have loved to have about four or more hours to really capture the essence of this wonderful resort but with four kids this wasn’t going to happen.:-)

The Phillips family is a beautiful family with a great family story. We added to their story with some images that will last a lifetime. It was a fun session with such a wonderful group. I am honored to have been a small part of their day, and hopefully a continual reminder of their beautiful week at The Homestead Resort in Glen Arbor, Michigan on Lake Michigan.

Images at Spa Amira atop the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.

We moved down the hill to the Lake Michigan shoreline for some beautiful beach images of the family at The Homestead.

Crystal beach area at The Homestead

If you would like Photography at The Homestead in Glen Arbor, Michigan I would love to come out and capture your images for you. Family Photography, Wedding Photography, Lifestyle Photography, or whatever you would like for your Photography please give Paul Retherford Photography, LLC a look and call.

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Petoskey Wedding Photography | Parrs Memorial | Knights of Columbus

September 3, 2010

Wedding Petoskey, Michigan | Northern Michigan

This past Saturday I had the honor of capturing Nesrin and Jeff on their Wedding day in Petoskey, Michigan. The Wedding ceremony was held at Parrs Memorial Baptist Church in Petoskey, Michigan and the Wedding reception was held at the Knights of Columbus banquet hall in Petoskey, Michigan across from the fairgrounds.

My day began in the early morning hours packing my gear and prepping for the Wedding. The day was hot and sunny. I arrived in Petoskey early to check out and photograph the Wedding reception location and the Wedding ceremony location prior to beginning with the bride and groom. I scouted out areas for images following the Wedding ceremony.

I began with the bride in the downstairs of Parrs Memorial Baptist Church with her bridesmaids and flower girls. They prepped in the infant room.