09-03-2023

Another incredible wedding in the books! It was a hot summer day in Northern Michigan, and Northern Beat Entertainment was back at it once again, capping off a busy wedding weekend. The hot sun wouldn't prevent us from keeping our cool in spite of the rising temperatures, and we made sure we brought our very best for this amazing group.

The setting for today's event was the gorgeous Inn at Bay Harbor, Autograph Collection. This venue was absolutely breathtaking. From it's picturesque lakefront ceremony site, to the beautifully decorated Sagamore Room for dining, and ending in it's spacious reception patio for cocktails and dancing, this venue pulled out all the stops.

Mix Master Tony H. Lackie was back at the helm, manning the booth and keeping the dance floor packed all night long, making sure the music and sound was in top form. I carefully positioned the uplights around the patio to add ambiance and energy to enhance the already lovely setting, and made sure to capture plenty of content of the wedding party and guests enjoying themselves.

This group was absolutely amazing! Their energy and enthusiasm was unmatched, and they partied long into the night, enjoying every minute of their time celebrating together. Congratulations to the bride and groom, Sarah & Jay! We were thrilled to be a part of your special day, and wish you a lifetime of happiness and blessings!

😎❤️🎉🎶🥂📸🎂🥳💃🕺💍🎵🎛🔥😍

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Continuing along on my week of posting some of the most dramatic golfscapes I’ve played and photographed over the past couple years we come to the beautiful Links/Quarry Course at Bay Harbor Golf Club in Petoskey, Michigan.

The flagship of the boyne.golf Northern Michigan empire, Links/Quarry grabs you immediately at the clubhouse, then bombards your visual senses throughout the front 9 with 5 holes played alongside the cliffs above Little Traverse Bay.

The Quarry 9 then meanders out into a quarry that features stark changes in elevation, beautiful water hazards and a lot of really creative Arthur Hills design before finishing with two more jaw-dropping holes along the lake, including the fabulous par 3 17th and tumultuous downhill par 4 18th.

What a setting. What a clubhouse. What a departure from the norm of everything I’d ever seen of Arthur Hills’ golf course architecture. We were all blown away by the Bay Harbor golf experience (and Petoskey is a really cool summer beach town, too!), and it got me to thinking:

HOW IS THIS COURSE NOT RANKED HIGHER ON NATIONAL TOP 100 PUBLIC LISTS? ...

What a year! We got married…again, moved in to the new house we built, AND baby boy Irwin on his way May 2022 ❤️ Cheers to our next adventure! #babyboy #babyirwin #mylove #innatbayharbor #crammingitallin #ham #needaname matt_irwin_ ...

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The #innatbayharbor is an amazing place to stay in #petoskymichigan ! Thank you innatbayharbor and marriotthotels for all the room and experience upgrades! marriottbonvoy is best rewards program ever! ...

This weekend, we were beyond blessed to be gifted a room at the Inn at Bay Harbor. We left the foster love and fur daughter with anita_vanderziel (thanks doesn’t even cut it, mom!), and headed north. We didn’t talk about the foster care system. We didn’t talk about the drama in our house. We simply enjoyed each other’s company, set goals for 2020, saw Little Women at the lyricharborsprings (Eek!), ate great food, and hiked the North Country Trail. It was exactly what my soul needed. We are refreshed and ready for 2020!
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I did not take NEARLY enough pictures this weekend.

But that’s just because I was too busy celebrating laura_sanford_ & Will

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I had such a fun time catching up with family and long time family friends. It was a beautiful wedding that will never be forgotten!

Next month, many of us will rejoin to celebrate jimmy8108 & srosepet93’s 2020 wedding!
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