A big landscape, a small guest list

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore — towering sand dunes and Lake Michigan views; Pyramid Point and Empire Bluffs are popular spots with fairly easy hikes.
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore — in the Upper Peninsula, with cliffs, waterfalls and beaches.
• Mackinac Island — no motor vehicles allowed, so horse-drawn carriages are the way around.
• Silver Lake Sand Dunes — a desert-like landscape, with dune rides if you want them.
• Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park — "The Porkies": dense forest, waterfalls and mountain views.
• Headlands International Dark Sky Park — one of the few designated dark sky parks in the U.S., built for a night ceremony.

One of our favorite elopement films was a sunrise ceremony on Sugarloaf Mountain outside Marquette — you can watch it on our films page.