Oct 14

Kapalua Bay Beach, Maui

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Kapalua Bay beach, located on the South West tip of Kapalua and time and again been chosen as one of the #1 beaches in the world!  This crescent shaped long stretch of golden-white sand and rocky outcrops is perfect for your destination wedding! The pathway is lined with beautiful swaying palm trees and common grassy areas that are picture perfect.  There is an abundance of great photo opportunities from the incredible overlook to the lava stone wall.  Kapalua Bay is also conveniently located to several of Maui’s award winning restaurants to make both your wedding and reception unforgettable!

Oct 08

The Sugarman Estate, Makena Hawaii

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From L.A to Beijing and just about every other place in between, Xiano & Danjune were so touched by their international turn out!  The couple chose the remote and beautiful Hale Honu Kai Lani estate or more commonly called, the Sugarman estate.  Located on the Southern tip of Maui, these beautiful ocean front property takes your breath away from every angle!

Xiano & Danjune chose an elegant set up of bamboo dining canopies with sheer, flowing white fabric & crystal chandeliers. The ceremony sight looked absolutely beautiful with the bamboo arch and oversized flower arrangements.  The aisle was lined with silver poled topiaries with large floral balls and crystals, that we later repurposed for the grand dining table arrangements.  The bride and groom crafted love bird place cards to nest on the water glasses & blue cones filled with chocolates for each place setting.

After a fun & heartfelt ceremony by Laki Kaahumanu, the appetizers by Café O’ Lei and the cocktails by Maui Bars Are Us began to flow.  It was very important to the couple that their guests be well entertained, so a fun Hula show was planned for cocktail hour, a slide show for dinner, then a full choreographed dance was performed by the bridal party!

A special Thank you to Lamour Photography for all of the beautiful photos, they did an incredible job of capturing this spectacular event!

 

Sep 30

Po’olenalena Beach Wedding, Makena Maui

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Polenalena, Makena Beach Wedding

 

Lauren & David were blessed with a fairly large group of family and friends for their destination beach wedding!  Our lovely, California couple chose Po’olenalena beach for all of its natural beauty!

All though the day started a bit gray and wet, the clouds parted and the sun was shining,  as the bride made her way down the beach to “here comes the sun” , which the talented Charles Nahale learned for the couples special day!  Lauren joined her groom in the gorgeous circle of flower surrounded by the love of their family & friends.  The ceremony was Officiated by the wonderful Rev. Alapaki, who immediately made everyone feel at ease with his genuine warmth.

After the ceremony and group photos, the family went ahead to the reception at Gannon’s restaurant in Wailea, while Lauren & David finished their sunset portraits with the incredible team at Pearl Photography!  Jessia Pearl & her assistant are so wonderful to work with and the photos turned out amazing!

The couple joined the guests at the semi private lawn of Gannon’s, shortly after sunset and had their first dance as man and wife!

Thank you Lauren & David, it was wonderful planning your special day with you and I appreciate  you choosing A Perfect Paradise Wedding!

 

Sep 26

Hale Honu Estate, Makena Maui Wedding

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Tanjia  & Jeff, a stunning couple from California, selected the elegant, Hale Honu Estate from an earlier scouting trip to Maui.  The couple was shown several popular wedding venues, but Immediately fell in Love with the exclusive,  Hale Honu.  They knew it would be perfect for their dream wedding on Maui!

Tanjia & Jeff choose White, silver, and a splash of soft pink as their wedding colors, with just the perfect blend of bling!  Tanjia provided photos of her vision for the ceremony décor, wedding flowers, and reception décor to our talented florist team at Dellables.   Dellables created six incredible floral topiaries with hanging crystals on elegant silver poles to line the aisle.  The elegant bamboo arch with white scrim was  adorned with hanging crystals and white orchid garlands that created a  beautiful back drop.  The bride was a vision making her grand entrance, down the flagstone staircase with progressive waterfall!

The ceremony was officiated by a good friend of the couples and  he did an amazing job!  It was a very heartfelt and moving ceremony!  After the ceremony and group photos, the guests were entertained by the wonderful sounds of Kanoa Kukaua on guitar while Café O’ Lei provided an assortment of delicious appetizers on the patio with breath taking views of the ocean.

An elegant dinner was served on the deck of the pool house cabana, under crystal chandeliers, candle light, and the soft pastels of the sunset!   After dinner the guests were treated to a slide show prepared by the couple, then cake cutting & toasts.

The guests were invited back up to the spacious upper deck for cocktails and dancing!  The lounge sofa, Ottomans and Bistro bulb lights defiantly gave the feel of an elegant, private club on the ocean!  My favorite part was watching the traditional Persian  dances!

Michael Andrews from A& C photography was able to capture phenomenal photos from the pre wedding photos of the bride & her bridesmaids at their hotel, to an added 2nd day shoot with the couple!  Thank you A & C you are always a pleasure to work with!

Thank you Tanjia & Jeff for choosing us at A Perfect Paradise Wedding, to be a part of your special day, you were a pleasure to work with, and I look forward to staying in touch!

 

 

Sep 08

Blind Date Bliss!

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Do blind dates ever really work?!  Yes they do, just ask my happily married couple, Gem & John!

Gem & John were set up by Coworkers and had an instant attraction.  After three years, John took Gem to one of their favorite spots, Cape May in New Jersey, and popped the question!

Gem & John both always wanted a small, intimate destination wedding and after seeing a YouTube video of Olowalu, they knew Maui was the place.

After over 16 years of planning weddings on Maui, I have a lot of great, memorable events, but Gem & John’s has really stuck with me!  They were such a pleasure to plan with and really were mostly concerned with their family & friends having the time of their life’s.

Great food was important, so of course we hired our personal favorite, Café O’ Lei.   They provided an amazing sushi bar and Masa, our favorite sushi chef made custom rolls for the guests.  It was also important to honor the Philippine tradition and have a whole roasted pig!

The guests were treated to a 20 cast Luau show and weren’t shy about joining in!  It was so wonderful to watch everyone enjoying themselves.

The beautiful evening ended with a sparkler farewell, kiss and Tad Craig there to capture it all!

7 years later and Gem & John have a 5 year old genius daughter, who has been reading since she was 2 and a 2 year old son, who is the life of the party!

Gem & John hope to be able to return to Maui for their 10th year anniversary.  Hopefully I will have the honor of planning a small vow renewal!

Thank you Gem & John for choosing me to be a part of your special day and keeping in touch over the years!