Mission Point Resort

tions were with her about 18 months prior until the official hand off to our event coordinator, Haley. For my multiple unique ideas planning the weekend, I appreciated Julie’s openness to my brainstorming and her willingness to figure things out for us. Both Julie and Haley were incredibly patient at answering my many questions. Coming from out of state, we were able to visit the island twice to do some planning. We appreciated the recognition and warm greetings when we’d see each of them around the property, even after so much time had passed. This wasn’t limited to just Julie and Haley. Mark also stopped by at breakfast to say hello. Julie and Haley were so generous with their time, walking the grounds with us and letting us take in and process the decisions we were making. The resort accommodated us at every turn. Every interaction with the staff was professional and pleasant. From the events team, to accounting, to the front desk, the bellhops and the bartenders. It wasn’t just to us, but multiple guests of ours said the same thing. Everyone appreciated the quality of the resort, the food, the drinks, and the well-kept grounds. Mackinac and Mission Point are such unique places. We’re so happy that the resort continues to be tastefully remodeled. Having contemporary and quality decor helped make our decision to get married at Mission Point. I appreciate the balancing act required to keep the charm but also provide modern comforts. We are sincerely grateful for the memories made and feeling so well taken care of. Knowing we were in good hands allowed us to be fully present on our wedding day.

an absolute dream to work with. Exceptionally responsive, incredibly organized, and genuinely committed to making our vision a reality. I had so many questions throughout the planning process, and no question was ever too small. They answered everything thoroughly and were always willing to help with anything we needed to make the day exactly how we envisioned it. If you’re planning a wedding on Mackinac Island, we can’t recommend Mission Point and Charlotte & Julie highly enough!

conversation/situation that we were working on. Everything truly exceeded our expectations…from the food, service, everything. Our guests raved to us about every single detail! They were by far one of our favorite vendors to work with and their pricing was very competitive in the industry as well. They did renovations a few months before our wedding and it made the already beautiful reception space that much more special! We will truly never forget everything that the Mission Point team did for us and the amazing day/evening/weekend that was created because of that.

MPR as our ceremony and reception venue. They made things so easy and it took a lot of the stress out of planning. Not to mention it is such a beautiful location! I would recommend them 100%.

hat we didn’t really have to focus or worry about anything other than enjoying our wedding day at Mission Point. From the time spent there, to the beautiful views, and the incredible dinner at Chianti, we cannot recommend enough the beautiful resort and venue for other aspiring wedding planners.

kend. Our service manager, Andrea, was incredible and did an amazing job to make sure our event was executed exactly how we wanted. We could not be more happier with how everything turned out and would recommend Mission Point to everyone!

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helpful and always available to answer questions and assist with anything. Our guests raved about the food and service that Mission Point provided! The morning after the wedding, Mission Point staff helped load up all our decor/wedding boxes and got them on the ferry to the mainland for us. From jumping around to different rooms throughout our stay, moving boxes/luggage, dog sitting services, accommodating late checkouts - Mission Point staff helped every step of the way and made the whole weekend seamless and stress-free . We cannot say enough great things about planning a wedding at Mission Point with Jen and Emma!

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at resort, stunning grounds and amazing lake-front views. We had our ceremony on the lawn facing the lake, and our reception was in the Summit Room. If you haven't seen the Summit Room, I recommend looking it up. All the windows make for an amazing view. The MP staff was amazing to work with. They were quick to answer questions and so helpful the entire way through. They also work with a lot of great vendors that they recommended to us, which was perfect because those vendors already know how to navigate the ferry ride over to the island. Over all, we had an amazing experience working with Mission Point Resort.

s venue. We immediately fell in love with the views and the idea of getting married on an island. We had 150 people attend and booked the Gazebo for our ceremony and the Cypress Room for our reception. We planned a Welcome Event for our guests on the Friday night that everyone was arriving at the Promenade deck. Michaelena and Andrea were both incredible to work with and made wedding planning from far away possible. They also made sure the wedding day / weekend went smoothly and were always there to answer all of our questions. MPR gave us all the resources we needed and incredible vendor recommendations. They made wedding planning so easy! There is even a salon / spa onsite that you can hire to do your bridal party’s hair and makeup, which I highly recommend. Our guests raved about the service and bartenders at our reception. We stayed in the Tranquility Suite for the long weekend, which had 3 French doors to a terrace with gorgeous views of the Straits. It was the perfect spot for our first look and the photos turned out incredible. The entire property is beautiful. I highly recommend having your wedding here, everyone went above and beyond to make sure our special day was perfect.

as Jen and she helped us coordinate leading up to the wedding and the day of. Everything went so smoothly. We were very impressed by the coordination amongst vendors with the venue and the amount of wait staff provided to us. I couldn’t have had a better day!

chaelena and Jen, were excellent in their communication and were able to help us get all the details together while living in another state. The day of went off without a hitch. Jen made sure everything and everyone was in place, and the entire day went so smoothly. She also made sure we got to taste all of our food and kept our drinks full while we were busy taking pictures and socializing. I would 100% recommend Mission Point as a wedding venue, and can't wait to return for years to come to relive the whole experience!

he wedding. We had our ceremony at the gazebo and our reception on the promenade deck. Gorgeous scenery! They offered a tasting before the wedding and the food was delicious. Jen our coordinator did a great job! Very responsive and professional with all of our requests and needs. The scenery is mainly what sold us on the spot. It was a beautiful day everything was perfect! We highly recommend Mission point for your wedding destination. SN - Bellhop went above and beyond! We had mimosas delivered to Lakeside salon (on the grounds of the resort) while getting hair and makeup done. Fun experience, great staff!! We used local vendors referred by Mission Point. Very happy with all of them Photography - Sarah with Wonderful photography. Beautiful pics! She knows the island very well! Flowers - Jay with Webers florist. Our bouquets were gorgeous! Charles - A list Entertainment Joanne's fudge shop made personalized boxes of assorted fudge for our wedding favor. 😋

feel heard with answering questions and bringing our vision to life. We worked with Michaelena to book and then worked directly with Jen for our wedding planning. Saying that Jen went above and beyond with our wedding planning is an understatement. I handed items off to Jen upon our arrival such as our favors, our heirloom ring bearer pillow, extra decor, etc. Jen made sure all the items were in their spots at the right time and made sure to deliver them back to our suite at the end of the night. Jen navigated our rain backup location SEAMLESSLY, with no stress on my end. The full staff for our wedding were professional in their rapport and a joy to be around. Our wedding was everything we could have wanted thanks to MPR. They are true wedding experts, our vendors and MPR collaborated impressively and our wedding was just idyllic. Our family and friends continue to tell us that we had the best wedding food and a very fun party to follow. Also, my husband and I forgot our cake topper at MPR once we left the island 2 days later. And to our complete surprise, one of the managers met us at the Mackinac city ferry dock with our cake in a cooler. Please, look no further than MPR for your wedding, it will be the wedding of the year!

decour to rent, but we were able to bring our own arch (that broke down) and our own centerpieces.

un flawlessly! We used the Cypress room for our reception & the front lawn for our ceremony. Our guests loved the scenic views during our ceremony & used the patio to cool off during the reception. Our day overall felt like a fairytale! So amazing & perfect!

e with the Islands charm! Planning a destination wedding is not a easy task, but Michaelena and Andrea were quick to respond to my numerous emails and were so helpful the day of the wedding! The venue grounds is gorgeous and well kept filled with flowers, but the venue itself needs some TLC. Specifically the Tranquility Suite. The doors leading out to the private patio were in rough shape making them difficult to even open, and there was some loose stones by the steps of the patio making it dangerous to walk on. However, our room was clean. Overall, we couldn't have been happier with our whole wedding weekend! If you're looking to get away with you family and friends to celebrate your special occasion, Mission Point is your venue!

ions to life and went above and beyond what was expected. We are forever grateful to share the memories of a lifetime at our favorite place on Mackinac Island.

sy! Communication was great leading up to and throughout our wedding weekend. Everything came together perfectly and far exceeded our expectations. We are so grateful to everyone at Mission Point for helping us to have the fairytale wedding we dreamed of.

or communication issues, actually left the job the day before my wedding and no one told me. MP is so used to weddings that it might not occur to them how incredibly nervous some brides can be—I for one could have used a little soothing! However, I'm sure my experience was atypical and certainly the wedding day went very smoothly, so they were all prepared for that. The best part is the location; the gazebo is a stunning place for a ceremony and the promenade is airy and beautiful—the kind of place you never want to leave. And although we had beautiful weather, I was impressed at just how many contingency plans MP had for rain, which was one less thing I had to worry about. Another real highlight was the food—although I, as the bride, barely ate anything, our guests were raving about the meals and the presentation days, even weeks later. The only suggestion I would make would be the edition of something "special" in the bridal suite—a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine, a fruit bowl, something like that. But it was absolutely beautiful, even "magical" —something else that my guests and anyone who views the pictures is still talking about! I couldn't imagine a more beautiful wedding than what I was lucky enough to have—Mission Point comes highly recommended!

lial atmosphere you cannot go wrong. Ceremony on the lawn was stunning, the Tranqulity suite was a dream to get ready in and the Cypress reception room was gorgeous. St. Ignace floral for the flowers was incredible and works regularly with MP to pull everything together. The food was incredible and they really went out of their way to help us pull of some custom arrangements: band, decor, food from the water color cafe during the day, I really couldnt' be more grateful for ALL of the staff who supported our special day with a bold smile and welcoming attitude to all our guests. We will forever be raving fans!

Jen to you all!), they made preparing for our wedding fun and were always available for any questions or planning. The promenade deck is an excellent location for the reception and we loved our ceremony on the lawn in front of the water. Everyone raved about our food, though particularly the seafood bar - anyone who gets married here needs to get that, it blew away our expectations. They have a salon on site for getting your hair and makeup done, and even have a salon suite that you can book for the day to get ready in with the bridal party. My experience overall is that all of the wonderful people at Mission Point made the day even more special - they care and do everything under the sun to help you from booking through the wedding. They are incredible at making your dreams come true. I wouldn't change anything about my perfect day!

g event. Despite other weddings going on at the same time as ours, we felt like the center of attention and staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome. The breathtaking view from our table during the reception in the Cypress Room of the beautifully blue Lake Huron is forever ingrained in my mind. It was an amazing experience having all of our friends and family together on the island, Mission Point felt like one big family reunion at home with someone else taking care of all the details. Everyone was able to have an amazing time, and we have successfully set a high bar for weddings within both of our families. The event planners helped make sure we got every detail right going into the wedding, and even went out of their way to help book a dog-sitting appointment with the concierge for our beloved pet who was part of the ceremony but ready for a rest during the reception. During the event, all the staff were helpful and went out of their way to treat my husband and I as guests of honor. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. One of my favorite parts of the planning process was just endlessly going over the menu and daydreaming about the food options we ordered. The location is perfect, right outside of town but still accessible to the state park, so many first timers to Mackinac Island are now hooked on the experience at Mission Point. I hope to have a reason to plan another family event at Mission Point again in the future!

he process. They worked with us to reschedule due to the pandemic and were kind and understanding throughout that very difficult process. They made it very easy to plan from out of town and helped us bring everything together. Andrea was there to help out with anything little thing we needed on the weekend of our wedding, which was so amazing and took so much stress out of the day! Our guests raved about how beautiful the venue was and how wonderful the food was. I would highly recommend Mission Point for a Mackinac wedding, especially if you are planning from out of town!

ic experience, and we are still, a month later, glowing over how incredible the wedding was. They went out of their way to make everything special. I even just offhandedly complimented the masks the employees were wearing, and Andrea sent me some as a wedding gift. I was just blown away by how excited and invested everyone was in making our wedding a special day. And I could not be more grateful for how incredible they were at helping us reschedule our wedding in the middle of the pandemic. I couldn't say enough great things about this venue and its staff. Thank you all so much for the most wonderful day of our lives (so far)!

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and Jen were a pleasure to work with - very responsive to my many questions, proactive, and professional. The majority of our guests stayed at the resort and loved it. Thank you Mission Point!

ng, upbeat, supportive and seemed to genuinely care that we chose their resort to celebrate our wedding. Not a thing went wrong, but if something had, we are confident the Mission Point team would have figured it out and made it right. Our guests were just as impressed and we are already looking forward to our next trip to the island and visit to Mission Point. You can’t go wrong booking a trip or event here!!

ing. Our wedding felt magical and Mission Point went above and beyond to make everything perfect. Our Conference services manager, Andrea Crawford, was professional, elegant, calm, thoughtful, and so very helpful. She kept everything smooth and under control and went above and beyond to make everything perfect. Michaelena Waite was our Wedding Sale Manager at the beginning of our agreement process. She made sure that all documents and contracts were transparent and there were never any surprises to us. The communication was excellent and there was never a question that went unanswered. We cannot thank Mission Point enough for our experience. We were amazed by their professionalism and how incredible everything was. Better than we could have ever imagined.

background. The newly renovated Promenade Deck was a large space with an amazing view of Lake Huron, the front lawn and Mission Point. It has a nice lower portion where we had our cocktail hour, then we had our reception under the pavilion, which had great lighting and air flow. The Mission Point staff fully catered to every need we had from the first steps of planning, through our event, and a follow up recap after. All of the hotel staff, restaurant staff and Lakeside Salon staff were very accommodating! Special thank you to Andrea and Michealena who were there every step of the way making sure we were happy, they did their job well and then some! Our guests were very happy to stay at our venue and we loved that the hotel is a little out of downtown so that it gave another side of the island to enjoy. We recommend getting the Presidential Suite for the Bridal suite, it was perfect, with an amazing view! We loved MP's restaurant Bistro on the Greens, the coffee/ice cream shop, bar and gift store! We highly recommend getting married at Mission Point and are thrilled that we did!!!The island is so charming and quaint, and MP adds an even more special touch!

ay of and during my reception. All of the staff there are really friendly and joined in on our festivities. I 10/10 recommend having your wedding at Mission Point!!!

ful times because of covid 19 and regulations changing but it all worked out really well. Brenden and Andrea were fabulous and thought of every detail. The team and mission point are very knowledgeable, attentive and kind and made sure the weekend was everything we could have hoped for. We used the gazebo for the ceremony which was beautiful and we were able to use the promenade deck for the reception. It was a perfect venue. The food was great and drinks were excellent. Demar was our bartender and he was a blast as well. We would highly recommend mission point!

ed us plan the most perfect day and stay at Mission Point. I had never been to this resort, but we chose it because of how dog friendly it was. The resort was beautiful, the employees were friendly and helpful and everything turned out perfect without any problems. Even the weather was great, which is really saying something for our ever changing weather patterns up north. I cannot say enough great things about Jen and Mission Point. We can't wait to come back to Mission Point for vacations in the future and remember our perfect day!

we had during the planning process was considered and addressed in more detail than we could have imagined. When wedding day came and we had to make changes due to the weather, both of them were there to support us and help us make the decision that was best for us. Up until the last minute they were willing to do whatever they could to make our day absolutely perfect. Every single person at Mission Point went out of their way to make the experience amazing, safe and special for each and every one of our guests. From Demar making our littlest flower girls feel special with fancy kiddy cocktails, to the concierge who fixed all of our luggage snafus (sorry about that), everyone felt so comfortable and taken care of. Had it not been for the diligence of Andrea, Michaelena, and the ENTIRE Mission Point Staff we would not have felt comfortable having a wedding this year with our loved ones present, and for that we are eternally grateful. We would highly recommend having a wedding at Mission Point, and we look forward to creating many more memories here.

decided to do a small intimate wedding on Mackinac Island and they made it so easy to plan on such a last minute notice. From being very receptive to our emails and every question we asked they made replanning our wedding a dream. We could not have imagined a better day! Andrea Crawford was amazing on the day of the wedding and helped make the day perfect even with the threat of bad weather. We still were able to have our wedding on the front lawn and no rain! She helped with ensuring the flow was smooth and that we had no stress. We are so happy with our decision to get married at Mission Point and cannot wait to visit in the years to come. We would recommend Mission Point to everyone!

e nearly 20 acre property is incredible and couldn't be more picturesque (see photos from lawn of our ceremony). It's main competitor on Mackinac Island is the famous Grand Hotel. It has the Grand beat in so many areas - price, relaxing/not stuffy vibe, and location right on the water. We love how dog friendly the resort is - our golden retriever (and best man), Mickey, made friends with Nick, the resort mascot (I believe an Australian Shephard who is incredible and his owner is the amazingly kind concierge). This place is hands down one of the top 5 places we've ever stayed. Part 2: The Wedding Planning & Executing Staff -- Michaelena Waite & Andrea Crawford are the power duo of wedding planning. Picture the exact opposite of Franck Eggelhoffer & Howard Weinstein from Father of the Bride. They were not pushy, stressful, demanding at all! Throughout the process, the continually amazed my husband and I with their unending kindness, patience, ability to help guide us the best decision, and in no small feat - navigate continually changing covid regulations! They are the real deal - I can't imagine anyone being better at their jobs than these two. They helped us turn a non-traditional room on the property (see photo of reception) into our ideal intimate wedding venue, were our advocates throughout the process, and talented beyond belief. Whatever they make, they should get a raise for the ridiculous year with which they have had to navigate keeping a full wedding docket planned and executed during this ever changing, world of unknowns we are all living in that is 2020 with the coronavirus. They navigate this with a grace and professionalism that is unmatched. If it isn't clear yet, I think the world of them both, as does my husband and any of our wedding guests who interacted with them. You will not regret having your wedding here, as this power duo will make sure it is a seamless, enjoyable, and stress free event for you. Also, shoutout to the great bartender we had and the excellent servers for our reception - they were all wonderful. They even packaged up the leftover charceuterie from the cocktail hour for my dad to pick up the next day so nothing was wasted. Part 3: The Salon: This will be the only negative part of my review. As this was a covid wedding & we had no idea who would be able to show up, we did not have a bridal party. I simply wanted my mom and I to get our makeup done and get blowouts for our hair. I reached out via phone and email numerous times to the salon, & everytime was responded with a lengthy multiple pages long wedding contract. Weeks before our wedding and with a dog going through chemo treatments, while working full time, reading through a contract just to have my hair blowdried for volume and makeup put on was just not something I could add to my plate. To get around this, my sister in law was making appointments for her, her sister, & my mother in law to get blowouts, so she added my mom & I to her appointment so we could get an appointment w/o a contract. Ultimately, they charged my mom for ALL of the hair and makeup appointments and added 25% gratuity and I had to redo my hair entirely as I looked like Shirley Temple. Everything else about the experience at Mission Point was 10/10. We hope to go back and celebrate there often!

ere planning in a middle of a pandemic. They kept me up to date with the ever changing government restrictions. We had the best day celebrating with 110 of our closest family and friends. Mission Point is beautiful, we had our rehearsal dinner on the Promenade Deck and our reception in the Cyprus Room. With the groom coming from Chicago we worked with the chef to have a Chicago hot dog and Detroit Coney bar for our late night food. I wish we could do it all again, they really made us feel like family.

sts cannot stop talking about it!

an was who we worked with until the very end, and we can't thank her enough for everything. She went out of her way, gave us weekly updates every week from the governor regarding the pandemic, and was so kind and thoughtful. The resort is beautiful and all of our guests loved it too!

eremony officiant, 5 course meal (up to $100) and ferry tickets. It was a fantastic experience. The staff were so caring and sweet. They even went out of their way to help us find a photographer who worked at the resort and last minute came to the rescue to take pics for us. When it rained they brought us in to a gorgeous room and put together an arch that had real flowers decorating the top. I’m so happy we chose to elope here and would definitely recommend it.

pletely stress free thanks to their organization. We absolutely loved having our wedding ceremony at the resort.