The Wedding Guide Cover -Grand Hotel

Contributed by Catherine Taylor

As a native of the Upper Peninsula, I grew up visiting Mackinac Island with my family and was totally enchanted with it.  

As an adult, I still can’t resist its magic, so I couldn’t wait to share it with my fiance.  We visited in the summertime and it became a part of our love story.  Because we both fell in love with the beauty and charm of the island and we had such wonderful memories, we decided we would plan to get married at Grand Hotel.   

Our wedding photoshoot at the Grand Hotel was a once in a lifetime experience.  

Riding around the island in a horse drawn carriage from Gough Carriage Livery was incredibly romantic and memorable.  We visited some of the most stunning locations on the island, were greeted with shouts of “congratulations” from pedestrians and bicycle riders, and we have stunning photos from Island Photo to last a lifetime that will always take us back to that moment in time. It will always be our fairytale memory.

Ryan and I met while serving and still serve in the Air Force. We live in Alexandria, Virginia, and planned our wedding from there. We found the Wedding Guide magazine and the all of our local vendors to be very helpful and professional.   The publisher of the Mackinac Island Wedding guide chose our wedding photo for the cover of the magazine ! It was my favorite of all the photos taken.  The evening was absolutely dreamy as we walked along the porch at Grand Hotel with the sun setting behind the Mackinac Bridge.   For anyone considering a wedding on Mackinac Island, we encourage you to go for it. It isn’t difficult to plan your wedding from anywhere you may live, and with the help of the guide, you can do it !