We recommend looking for an Airbnb or VRBO. There are plenty of small and larger homes in the area with availability for our dates. If you have another family or group of friends who want to stay together, it's extremely cost effective and you have way more amenities than any hotel can offer.
We reserved a large beach house in New Buffalo, MI. It's only about an hour from the suburbs, possibly an hour and a half with traffic. The address is: 524 Marquette Dr. New Buffalo, MI 49117
There is limited parking at the beach house. We recommend either car pooling with friends and family or taking an Uber or a Lyft. Ubers or Lyft should be inexpensive if you're staying within 10-15 minutes from the house.
We have listed a lot of our favorite places under the Things To Do tab at the top of the page. Addresses and information is all listed there.
We have decided not to register for "things" and instead register for adventures. If you click on Our Registry at the top of the page, you can contribute to an activity or adventure for our honeymoon. They're all marked as group gifts so you may contribute what you wish.