Mackinac Island State Park offers six distinct wedding venues on historic Mackinac Island in Michigan's Straits of Mackinac, managed by Mackinac State Historic Parks. The venues span dramatic outdoor settings and one historic church, all available from early May through October.
Fort Holmes sits at the highest point on the island with nearly 360-degree views of the surrounding lakes. Fort Mackinac, an authentic Revolutionary War-era British fort that has stood on a bluff overlooking downtown and the Straits for nearly 240 years, opens its parade ground and Upper Gun Platform for ceremonies exclusively after public hours. Marquette Park, at the base of the fort, looks out over downtown Mackinac Island and Haldimand Bay, with ceremonies held in the Peace Garden behind the Mackinac Art Museum. The Somewhere in Time Gazebo — the original structure from the 1980 film starring Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve, restored and relocated in 2005 — overlooks Marquette Park and the Straits from a wooded bluff. British Landing, on the island's northwest shore, frames ceremonies against the open waters of Lake Huron and the Mackinac Bridge.
Historic Mission Church, built in 1830 and recognized as Michigan's oldest surviving church building, seats up to 160 guests in a restored New England-style sanctuary on Main Street in historic downtown. Each rental includes a two-hour time block and an on-site parks representative.
