I LOVED how the flower canopy from A.R. Pontius turned out. The vibrancy of the colors set against the backdrop of the blue bay for this wedding in Petoskey played off each other beautifully.

The romantic, botanical vibes tied in everything from the seating chart to the bar signs. They foraged pampas grass to flank their ceremony and created the golden frame themselves that wrapped it all up.

I love when both couples both take part in the planning process and have things they want to share with each other, and their guests. From the moment we had our first call and shared our Chicago loves (hello Mariano’s!) I knew that Cali and Shane’s Michigan Barn Wedding would be one of my favorites.

What do you get when you have one die-hard Ohio State bride and a die-hard University of Michigan groom?? One epic wedding day!

Watching Life on Earth Production’s drone footage of this wedding at Boatwerks in Holland Michigan, it looks like it was made on its own little island.

Danielle and Clay’s Day were filled with all the nautical touches you could think of, perfect for a wedding lakeside at Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake!

Michigan is surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes and we are the stewards of the nation's longest freshwater coastline boasting 3,288 linear miles. With that much shoreline, you would think the amount of Michigan wedding venues on the beach would be plentiful, but painfully this is not so.

Boatwerks weddings are some of my favorites. There are very few venues in Michigan where you are close enough to literally dip your toes in the water during cocktail hour.

You couldn’t paint a more perfect Michigan day. Blue skies, toes in the sand, calm waters, and the lighthouse creating the perfect backdrop. Lake Michigan was for sure showing off its beauty for everyone.

What happens when your couple from Chicago has to re-work their Michigan wedding? You bring the Michigan wedding to Chicago. I loved that each of Rachel and Jacob’s details paid an homage to their personalities, from Rachel’s dip-dyed dress to their matching hand painted converse sneakers.

Can you get any cooler than Katie and Will? We love our couples from Chicago that come to get married on the other side of the Lake Michigan Shore. Trying to bring your vision together from across the water is never easy, but these 2 brought it all together.

From the ceremony, to cocktail hour and the reception, the view on the top of the Hill at Bayview Weddings is nothing short of perfect and is reflected in their name.

This is what I love about Michigan. Even when you’re close to the city, you can find yourself in the middle of the forest with your own private lake, feeling like you’re the only ones having a National Park wedding.

It’s no coincidence, our time spent living out in California helps to draw all the West Coast couples right to our door! If Christine and John’s Save The Dates were any indication, we knew we’d be implementing some Cali flair into their lakeside wedding.

A secluded destination, making you feel like you’re on the east coast surrounded by cottages and marinas, the Willowbrook Mill is a Great Lakes dream for a Northern Michigan Wedding.

Pair the most glamorous old Hollywood bride with her steel fox beau, add the most well-behaved guest pup, and set it all up in an al fresco dinner on the shores of Saugatuck, and you get one of the most epic events of the decade.

Nothing says a Northern Michigan wedding like the lakeshore, bikes, kayaks and brews. Before Mikala and Jake even said their I do’s, they treated their entire bridal party to a rehearsal that was quintessential Traverse City.