Mackinac Island Intimate Wedding Hotel Iroquois on the beach

August 16, 2010

Get Married at Hotel Iroquois on Mackinac Island, MI

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

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Salmon Fishing Charters in Grand Haven, Michigan at Chinook Pier

August 16, 2010

Fishing on Lake Michigan Grand Haven, Michigan

This past week I spent in Grand Haven, Michigan at Chinook Pier aboard my brother’s boat, Catch-A-Bunch Fishing Charters. He runs Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing Charters out of the port city of Grand Haven, Michigan. His boat is a 31 foot Tiara Yacht. Catch-A-Bunch is sponsored by numerous Professional fishing companies and has all the latest fishing electronics, baits, and gear.

It was a wonderful week to be on the water. I ran some Charter Fishing trips and first mated on others. The weather was perfect and the fishing was good too. We averaged around 8 fish per trip. We caught a 16.5 pound Chinook salmon and a 15.5 pound Lake Trout in different trips.

If I lived closer to Grand Haven, Michigan I would fish more often with Catch-A-Bunch and mate on Chinook Pier. A fishing week in mid Summer really does restore the soul.:-)

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Stafford’s Perry Hotel Wedding | Petoskey, Michigan

August 11, 2010

Stafford’s Perry Hotel Wedding Petoskey

If you are considering a Northern Michigan Wedding, you should look at a Stafford’s Perry Hotel Wedding.

Perry Hotel Wedding Photo

The marvelous Wedding of Katie and Eric at Stafford’s Perry Hotel Wedding in Petoskey, Michigan. Katie and Eric are from the Chicago, Illinois area and planned a destination Wedding in Northern Michigan along Lake Michigan. The Perry Hotel is a beautiful venue with outdoor locations for your Wedding Ceremony and Wedding Reception.

Petoskey is a boutique town in Northern Michigan along Lake Michigan and Little Traverse Bay.

wedding photography by northern michigan photo

Perry Hotel Wedding Jelly Roll Band

The Vendors for the night include the Jelly Rolls Blues Band at http://www.jellyrollsbluesband.com who kept the night jamming away. The Wedding flowers were beautifully made by Natures Garden Flowers in Petoskey, Michigan. You can contact them at (231)347-1092. The Wedding planning was by LVL Weddings and Events from California. Lindsay is also a great friend of Katie’s and was in the Wedding party. You can see her post about the Wedding using my Wedding images at LVL Weddings and Events blog. The Wedding Ceremony and Reception were both held at Stafford’s Perry House in Petoskey, Michigan.

Here are a selection of images from the Wedding day. Enjoy!

Northern Michigan Wedding Photography at Stafford’s Perry Hotel

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