Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms

01/23/2026

We are delighted to announce we have been awarded as one of Best of Weddings winners for 2026! We have also been honored to receive the Hall of Fame Award from as well!
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Thank you to our amazing couples, their incredible family and friends, and the talented wedding professionals and vendors who have shared in the most beautiful, unforgettable, and absolutely breathtaking special days with us at Bay View at Gallagher Farms! We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve you, work with you, collaborate with you, support you, and so very fortunate to share in the most beautiful memories that will last a lifetime! While we get to share in such a small part of your lives, you have won our hearts for a lifetime! We are extremely honored to have such wonderful people come into our lives!
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A special thank you to our team members and professionals for their relentless efforts in bringing every fine detail together to ensure wedding dreams come true! Also, much gratitude to our amazing family who work so incredibly hard to ensure our multigenerational farmland, orchards, and vineyards stay pristine and breathtaking as we share the beauty of Northern Michigan with others for their most beautiful day! We are grateful for you!
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We hope everyone that comes to Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms is able to relax, take in the beautiful and breathtaking views, and enjoy every moment in Northern Michigan! We appreciate each and every one of you!
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L+E’s Wedding still takes our breath away! So grateful for this amazing couple and the professionals who helped bring it all together so beautifully! Vendors tagged.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from all of us at Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms!
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It has been such an incredible year serving our amazing couples, families, and guests in 2025! We are very excited to serve our wonderful couples, families, and guests in 2026! Thank you to the couples we have had the honor of serving these past seven years and we cannot wait to serve our future couples! We are so incredibly humbled to be able to work with such wonderful people and we are thankful for the privilege of working hard with intentionality and attention to detail, while filled with the joy of serving others, to help bring wedding dreams to life!
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Thank you to the excellent wedding professionals, vendors, and our hardworking staff for bringing every detail together to make every wedding the absolute best wedding for each and every couple. Also, thank you to our family for their efforts in farming the land and ensuring the pristine beauty of our orchards, fields, and vineyards. We are so grateful for each and every one of you!
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We hope the New Year brings you overflowing joy, gratitude, success in all that you do, abundant laughter, love, and happiness! We look forward to having you come to visit Bay View, relax, take in the views, and enjoy the best day of your life!
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S+P’s Wedding was a dreamy summer wedding. Vibrant, joyful, sincere, and filled with deep passion and care for those they love most. Thank you for the honor of sharing in such an unforgettable and beautiful day with an absolutely amazing couple and your families! Captured beautifully by . Vendors tagged.

12/14/2025

Excited to share our Mueller Pot Still installation this week at Bay View Distillery at Gallagher Farms!

12/14/2025

We are so thrilled to get our Mueller Pot Still installed this past week at Gallagher Farms!

11/15/2025

We are very excited to be adding Bay View Distillery to Gallagher Farms!

11/09/2025

We are excited to share that we officially finished our seventh wedding season this fall at Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms! Thank you to our incredible couples, wonderful families and guests, gifted wedding professionals and vendors, our amazing family members, and hardworking staff for all they have done in helping bring each and every dream wedding to life!
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In the past seven wedding seasons, we have found such deep appreciation, purpose, and overflowing fulfillment and joy in the relationships of our couples and families and for the gift of serving you for one of the most important days of your lives. It is a true honor to share such a special time in your lives on our multigenerational family farm, Gallagher Farms. We continue to be so grateful for your kindness, your friendship, and the love and beauty you have shared with us on your special day! It is hard to put into words how very much you mean to us. Please know you will always have a place in our hearts and we cannot wait to see and share in your continued success as your lives grow and change. We will be here supporting you - wishing you everything wonderful - in the years ahead as you enjoy every moment of your dream come true! We are so very happy for you!
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Thank you to our wedding professionals and vendors for your professionalism, ability to implement your mastery and art, and for your positive can-do attitude in ensuring each and every couple has the very best wedding possible!
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Thank you to our incredible family members and staff who work so hard behind the scenes to keep our orchards and vineyards in the very best condition possible to create an unforgettably beautiful backdrop for our amazing couples. It is a dream come to life to honor our previous generations and share our farm with others for one of the most beautiful days in their lives. It has been a gift and true pleasure for our family to work together to create a place where others can come, relax, take in the views, and enjoy the best day of their lives!
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L+E were incredible! Epic, breathtaking, fun, and gorgeous from start to finish! We adore you! Vendors tagged.

07/11/2025

The sweet cherries have arrived at Gallagher Farms! Our wedding season has been off to a beautiful start this spring and summer and we could not be more grateful! Our family has also been busy working hard farming to produce some of the most beautiful (and delicious!) cherries. We are so grateful for the gift of being able to share the fruit of our family farm through our farm products at Bay View Distillery at Gallagher Farms later this year! 🍒

05/10/2025

We are happy to share the cherry blossoms have arrived at Gallagher Farms! This time of year brings so much growth and natural beauty on the farm that it has us overflowing with anticipation and excitement as we await the love, beauty, and joy of our upcoming wedding season at Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms!
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With this new growth, we are also excited to share that over the winter we made great gains in the work on Bay View Distillery with the help of many professionals and skilled craftsmen to help bring our dream to reality! We are thrilled to create another opportunity to honor our agricultural history and heritage that we can share with our local and greater communities to come, visit, and take in and enjoy the fruits, produce, and grains of our family farm! We are hoping to open later this fall and we will be keeping you in the loop as our opening date becomes closer. We cannot wait to see all of you at the Distillery very soon!
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Whatever lies ahead for you this season, we hope your year is incredible! With days filled with peace, joy, and accomplishment; hours filled with time with your family, friends, and loved ones surrounded by laughter and overflowing happiness; and moments that you are able to sit back, relax, and enjoy your life to the fullest! We look forward to seeing and serving you while you come to visit, take in the views of Grand Traverse Bay, and enjoy the best day of your lives at Gallagher Farms! May everything good continue to blossom in your lives!
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03/14/2025

We are so excited to celebrate this wedding season! The sunshine in Northern Michigan has really got us looking forward to spring and warmer weather on the farm!
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This unforgettable day for A + A was one of a kind. We are so grateful to have shared such a remarkable day filled with such beauty, friendship, love, and laughter! We could not have been more grateful to have you come into our lives, A + A, and we wish you many happily ever after years of your fairytale love story come true!
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Thank you to the team of professionals and all they did to ensure A + A’s day was an incredible day they will never forget!
Photography: Lindsay Elaine Photography |
Venue: Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms |
Videographer: Allessa Maria Photography & Film |
Hair: Kismet Studio | Jennifer Schropp | .studio
Makeup: Josh Thiel |
Dress: Beckers Bridal Outlet
Dress Designer: Casablanca Bridal
Bridesmaids Dresses: Jenny Yoo | Bella Bridesmaids
Menswear: Generation Tux
DJ/Band: DJ Epic Beats
Rings: Kesslers
Catering & Dessert: Bayside Gatherings |
Florist: The Poppy and The Peony |
Invitation Suite: Minted
Rentals: All Things Wedding Decor, Wise Bride Rentals, The Poppy & The Peony , ,
Transportation: The Magic Shuttle Bus |

03/14/2025

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms!
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We hope your day is full of overflowing joy, deep-hearted laughter, resounding peace, and abundant love! We are so grateful for each and every one of you and look forward to having you come and visit, take in the Northern Michigan views, and relax on one of the most incredible days of your life at Gallagher Farms!
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This beautiful and unforgettable day was captured by the talented photography of . Thank you to all of the wonderful vendors who assisted in bringing this dream wedding to life!
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Bride/planning:
Video:
Rentals:
Associate photographer:
Wedding Design:
Caterer: Catering by Kelly’s
Music: Rock Out Entertainment
Drapery:
Dessert: Arnies
Makeup: Faith Forcier Creative
Hair: Kenzie Fahlen - Rad Roots
Transportation: Up North Taxi
Venue/coordination:
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02/01/2025

We are thrilled to announce we have been awarded as one of The Knot Best of Weddings winners for 2025!
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Thank you to our incredible couples, their wonderful family and friends, and the talented wedding professionals and vendors who have shared in the most amazing, beautiful, unforgettable, and absolutely breathtaking special days with us! Our gratitude for each of you overflows and we feel extremely honored to have such wonderful people come into our lives! It is a true gift to be able to welcome you, to serve you, to share our family’s multigenerational farm with you for your most unforgettable day - and to share in the overflowing joy, beauty, and love of the most beautiful and precious day in your lives. Please know of our deep appreciation for each of you as we are humbled to work with you, collaborate with you, support you, and grateful to share unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime!
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A special thank you to our amazing family and team members who work so incredibly hard to ensure our multigenerational farmland, orchards, and vineyards stay pristine due to your perseverance, tenacity, and commitment to agriculture. Thank you for all you do to ensure the beauty of the farm and your assistance in ensuring wedding dreams come true!
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We hope everyone that comes to Bay View Weddings at Gallagher Farms is able to relax, take in the beautiful and breathtaking views, and enjoy every moment in Northern Michigan! We wish the very best for each and every one of you!
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This stunning summer wedding was captured beautifully by Megan Hannon Photography, LLC with the exceptional planning of Juniper and Lace Events. Thank you to the excellent team of wedding professionals that helped bring this breathtaking wedding vision to life! Catering by Kelly's Zimmerman's Landscaping Blue Lakes by the Bay