Biography

photo of paul retherford wedding photographyWedding Photography is my full-time career.  I not only love what I do but I see myself doing this for the rest of my life.  With this said I want to make sure that you are thrilled on your Wedding day with my services.  This is why I offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Fun facts about Paul Retherford Wedding Photography in no particular order:

~Full-time Professional Wedding Photographer and Desination Wedding Photographer

~95% of my Photography is Wedding Photography

~The other 5% is families, pets, nature, and seniors

~Commission 20-30 Weddings per year now

~Captured my first Wedding at age 18

~100% satisfied client rating

~Started formal Photography in 7th grade Yearbook with my first Canon Rebel

~Studied Photography through junior high, high school, and college

~College Grad from St. Norbert College

~Played high school and college varsity sports

~Yearbook Editor and Chief Photographer in college

~Volunteered two terms with AmeriCorps*USA in Northern California

~Originally accepted to Peace Corps for Ghana but leave date was on my best friends birthday, Sorry, can’t go

~Married with a beautiful wife and new daughter as of February 26, 2010

~Married in Key West, Florida

~Started Photography as a Nature Photographer

~Published, exhibited, stock, fine art, Internationally recognized

~Canon Professional cameras and lenses

~Member of Canon Professional Services

~Member Professional Photographers of America

~Member of National Association of Photoshop Professionals

~Fully licensed and insured

~Extremely fast turn around time

~Love pizza and microbrew beers

~Licensed 100-ton Master of Inland Waterways Captain

~Pride myself on stress free Wedding Photography

~Worked on fishing boat in Islamorada, Florida for a year

~Worked in Chicago as bartender at The Green Door Tavern and Stocks and Blondes

~Grew up in Alpena, Michigan

~Love the Great Lakes and shooting Wedding on Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario

~I shoot Weddings through the eyes of the bride and groom

~I have driven in all 50 states

~My Wedding style grew from my knowledge of composition as a Nature Photographer

~My family recycles over 80% of our waste

~I lived in Washington D.C. for a semester in college

~Part of the International Environment and Development Semester

~Love to travel!

~Love Sushi

~Guarantee everything that I do

~Own a Blue Weimaraner and a Vizsla

~Check me out on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Vimeo, and Flickr

~We WILL have fun on your Wedding day

~My style of photography will soothe your nerves on your day

~I love Mackinac Island and capturing Weddings there

~Come visit us in Northern Michigan!

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