Exploring Chapel Beach, Pictured Rocks & Grand Sable Dunes by Northern Michigan Elopement Photographer: ME+HIM Photography

We decided to go scouting for elopement spots and adventure sessions. If you’ve ever wondered where to plan your adventurous elopement in Northern Michigan and wondered what elopement venues there are in the U.P. then we’ve got you covered. We know that planning your elopement is supposed to be easy (that’s why you’re doing it after all) and really one of the only difficult parts is finding that perfect, mind blowing, whole-other-world location. Well that’s one thing we can help you check off your list.

There is something about a spur of the moment trip that feels even more like it’s an adventure than when you plan for it for weeks or months. That’s how this trip was for us. We decided Saturday we would go, and Sunday we left. No plan. No itinerary.

We explored the incredible Grand Sable Dunes and are super excited to do an elopement here in the future!! It’s a beautiful area and it feels like another part of the earth. Trust us, it’s even bigger in person.

Then we hiked the 6.7 mile trail known as Chapel Loop to Chapel Rock and Chapel Beach. We wanted to do the rest of Mosquito Beach and Mosquito Falls, but the trail was blocked and too wet. So we already have next time planned out!