Soon after we arrived in Alaska we headed to Petoskey, Michigan to spend two wonderful weeks with family and celebrate our wedding. I absolutely loved the area with its Great Lakes, never-ending fields, fresh produce, sunny and warm summer weather and wonderful people. We rented a cabin on Lake Pickerel which gifted us with this view every morning:

We gorged on fresh fruit and produce from Bill’s Farm Market:

We visited laid-back towns and saw beautiful lighthouses

and we got ready for our wedding! The ceremony was held in Bay Front Park, right by the water with a wonderful natural background.

We then headed to this quaint barn for a delicious dinner catered by Crow’s Nest:

With everyone’s help the vision we had for our reception came to life, adorned with crisp local apples from Friske Orchards beautifully arranged by Flowers by Evelyn (a flower shop in Gaylord) and small favour boxes containing Venezuelan goodies.

Instead of the traditional wedding cake we went for tasty pies from Grand Traverse Pie Company, it was hard to decide which one we liked best!

What a wonderful celebration it turned out to be, exactly what we wanted: laid-back, surrounded by nature and our loved ones… we couldn’t ask for more!

What a blessing it is to find the one person who you want to walk with for the rest of your life… what wonderful wanderings we will have together! 😀