Fort Mackinac

Fort Mackinac Wedding & Reception Application

Click the link below for a printable version of our wedding application. The application is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader® which may be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe Web Site.

Completed Applications should be mailed to Scott Witsman at the above address.

Fort Mackinac Wedding & Reception Application

Fort Mackinac Wedding Guidelines

• This historic site is operated for the public by Mackinac State Historic Parks
• The Upper Gun Platform, the Officer's Wood Quarters front porch, parade grounds and other approved Fort Mackinac sites are available by pre-arrangement for wedding ceremonies and receptions. Reservations should be made through Mackinac State Historic Parks by filling out the enclosed application. The application and fee should be mailed to:

Mackinac State Historic Parks
Attention: Group Travel Coordinator
Box 873
Mackinaw City, MI 49701

• From May 6 through June 6 and August 24 through October 12, 2008, wedding ceremonies may be scheduled (on a first come-first served basis) to begin between 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (Fort Mackinac closes to the public at 4:30 p.m. on these dates.  Guests, florists, musicians, decorators etc. will not be allowed entrance until after closing.)
• From June 7 through August 23, 2008, wedding ceremonies may be scheduled to begin between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.  (Fort Mackinac closes to the public at 8:00 p.m. on these dates, thus fort rental fee reflects the cost (see wedding fee section) to rent the site for an exclusive evening event)
• Reservations should be made as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. All ceremonies must be scheduled at least 14 days in advance.
• Food/beverage service for receptions is handled through the Fort Mackinac Tea Room restaurant, operated by Grand Hotel. Please contact Marty Haines, Grand Hotel Wedding Coordinator at 517-349-4600 for more information.
• Fort Mackinac is a National Historic Landmark, with buildings dating to the late 18th century. Special care is taken to preserve these priceless structures and we ask that you and your guests also respect the nature of this historic site. There is no smoking anywhere on the grounds or in the historic buildings, outside of the outdoor dining areas of the Tea Room restaurant. Excessive alcoholic consumption on Fort Mackinac grounds is also prohibited.
• If you wish to view the Fort Mackinac wedding/reception sites in consideration of your wedding plans, please call Scott Witsman, Group Travel Coordinator (phone: 906-847-3328 (summer) or 231-436-4100 (winter) to arrange a visit time.
• Mackinac State Historic Parks has no resident or affiliated clergyman.   Each couple married at any of the Mackinac State Historic Park wedding venues must   select a clergyman or public official to perform the ceremony
• If floral arrangements are part of your wedding décor, flowers may arrive no earlier than 30 minutes prior to ceremony time.
• If you have scheduled musicians, soloist and/or an organist they are to arrive no earlier than 30 minutes prior to ceremony time. If you are working with a wedding planner, insure that they are aware of this time frame.
• Fee: Fort Mackinac wedding site use for maximum of two hours, payment is required with application. The fee includes up to 2 hours of the same day for decorating, rehearsal (see rehearsal info. below), wedding ceremony, pictures and clean-up.

Up to 199 guests.....................$1,500 (exclusive use of fort)
200-299 guests........................$2,500 (exclusive use of fort)
300 or more guests...................$3,500 (exclusive use of fort)

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  Refund Policy: $500.00 is non-refundable under any circumstances.

$1000 refund for $1,500 weddings
$2000 refund for $2,500 weddings
$3000 refund for $3,500 weddings

• Contact Mackinac State Historic Park Group Travel Coordinator to schedule a rehearsal time
• It is the responsibility of the wedding party to designate an individual to remove flowers, wedding decorations and other items immediately following the ceremony, otherwise the items will be removed and discarded by park staff one hour after the wedding. We are unable to store any items at Fort Mackinac before or after the ceremony.