Northern Michigan Wedding on Mackinac Island, Michigan

June 10, 2009

Wedding Photography on Mackinac Island by

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

Katriina and Robert are Married! The Inn at Stonecliffe on Mackinac Island Michigan was the location of their beautiful outdoor Wedding in the Fabulous Grotto.

Although the weather was a bit cold, this is Northern Michigan, the smiles on their faces and the fantastic images that we captured really defined their Wedding day. The Inn at Stonecliffe is just stunning and I was honored to be part of Katriina and Robert’s day!

Inn At Stonecliffe Mackinac Island Wedding

I captured the Wedding Yesterday and I will be sending out the processed images today so that they will have them before they get back from their honeymoon! How fabulous is that!!! I work hard to get the images to my clients so that the excitement is still flowing in the air. They are going to be thrilled!

Enough writing, how about some beautiful images…

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Looking at the Inn at Stonecliffe from the ferry on Lake Huron

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back lawn at inn at stonecliffe view of mackinaw bridge on mackinac island

mackinac island wedding fun with photographer paul retherford

wedding photojournalism on mackinac island by paul retherford

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Are you ready to book your Wedding on beautiful Mackinac Island, Michigan yet?

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lookout point located at the inn at stonecliffe on mackinac island michigan

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Weddings on Mackinac Island can be how your have always dreamed of getting married. Get married in nature, on a fantastic porch overlooking lake huron, in view of the mackinac bridge, in a gazebo, on a lawn, in a grotto, at a lookout point, in a fabulous architecture room, or find your own location. Paul Retherford Wedding Photography would love to imagine with you the possibilities of this endless opportunity of imagery. Mackinac Island teams with locations for unique wedding photography.

Hope you haven’t had enough yet because here is a fabulous Mackinac Island Wedding Slideshow by Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

Enjoy!

Mackinac Island Wedding Photographer covering all Mackinaw Island Weddings including Grand Hotel, Mission Point, Inn at Stonecliffe, Hotel Iroquois, Island House,Harborview Inn, Chippewa Hotel, State Park, Bed and Breakfast Wedding, Hotel Wedding, Little Stone Church, St. Annes Church, Outdoor Weddings, Nature Weddings, Elopement Packages, Elope, Large Weddings, Small Weddings, Intimate Weddings, Unique Weddings, Water Weddings, and any location or setting that you can think up. Dream away!

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Heading to Inn at Stonecliffe on Mackinac Island for another Wedding

June 9, 2009

Wedding on Mackinac Island at Inn at Stonecliffe

Wedding Photography on Mackinac Island by Mackinac Island Photographer Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

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Book your Mackinac Island Wedding Photographer today ~ Paul Retherford Wedding Photography!

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Another one of my careers/hobbies ~ fishing on the Great Lakes ~ Grand Haven Chinook Pier Charters

June 4, 2009

Grand Haven, Michigan Offshore Challenge Fishing Tournament Weekend

Sometimes I think that I have too many hobbies. Fishing has always been part of my family. I started on a boat when I was 2 years old with dad taking me out to babysit me. I first mated as soon as I could see over the bow from the helm and started running the rods as soon as I could net a fish. My whole teenage years I spent most days on the water first mating on the Trout Scout and Fishbuster Charters in Alpena, Rockport, and Presque Isle, Michigan. Boredom was never a word in my vocabulary because time on the water was always new and fresh everyday, especially on the Great Lakes.

Paul Retherford the Fisherman

Fast forward to now, I occasionally run boats for people, mostly my brother’s boat http://www.catchabunch.com. I earned my 100-ton Masters of Inland Waterways when I was out West volunteering with AmeriCorps*USA.

I have had the pleasure in being part of fishing teams my whole life. My boats have placed first in almost every salmon and lake trout tournament on Lake Huron shoreline. It has been nice seeing all the wonderful ports and being part of a unique class of people on the water.

Grand Haven Offshore Challenge was my first tournament on Lake Michigan. We had a solid team with all people who I fished with. The competition is tough with a ton of long timers in the area. There are a lot of teams that fish the whole circuit up the shoreline. All that I could hope for was that we fished our game.

The first day we caught our twelve fish and only had fourteen hits. The second day we had 15 hits and only caught nine. That put us out of the money since we didn’t get our twelve fish. We only needed three more fish and twelve pounds to finish 4th! It was a bummer, BUT we landed every fish that we had on the line. We missed all of the others. On our boat we don’t get false releases since we use heavy rubberbands for releases.

So here are a few images that I took with my Canon S500 in the underwater casing. I love this camera for the boat since it can get wet, dropped, and still perform. I have had this camera now for like 10+ years or more and it is still doing great.

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grand haven offshore challenge fishing tournament morning start line

Check out Catch a Bunch Fishing Charters on Lake Michigan in Grand Haven, Michigan

salmon fishing out of chinook pier on catch a bunch in grand haven, michigan

Fish Lake Huron out of Alpena, Michigan on Trout Scout V with Captain Ed Retherford

running out to the salmon fishing grounds in grand haven, michigan

beautiful days on the water on lake michigan and the great lakes

Come and see my photography at www.paulretherford.com