Oct 26

Love stronger than a storm, Wailea Maui

About a week before the scheduled wedding day of Connor & Haily, we began to get reports of approaching hurricane Lane.  The ceremony was scheduled for The Molokini Lookout on the top of the Wailea Golf Course.  We kept a close eye on the storm and our back up plan was to use the indoor arboretum located at Gannon’s restaurant & Wailea Golf Course

The storm grew stronger and predictions had it heading straight for Maui, due to be at its Peak on the August 24th wedding date. The day before the wedding, the florist, Floral Designs Maui, completed the flowers early & made arrangements to deliver to my residence, in case the storm made it impossible to travel the next day.

On the morning of the wedding, The Wailea Golf course, per Maui County urging,  made the decision not to open due to possible flooding & high winds advisories, canceling both our Plan “A” & Plan “B” wedding venues.   We quickly secured a 3rd option, The Wailea Healing center and made arrangements to relocate and notify vendors.  The Healing center offers a large air conditioned space with beautiful Ocean views and we had the honor of being their first wedding!

The Harpist scheduled as the ceremony musician, lived upcountry where the flooding was beginning early was unable to travel safely and we decided it was best that she not try!  We found another harpist located closer to the wedding venue that was available because her previous engagement cancelled.  The remaining vendors were all good to go, as long as the road conditions held up.

Surprisingly, the South side of Maui remained dry, calm, a few scattered showers, but for the most part not too troublesome.  Haily & Connor remained calm & positive throughout the rearranging of plans and were even able to go to the beach for some amazing sunset photos!

Thanks to an amazing team of vendors the wedding & reception was a complete success!  Everyone rallied together with one goal in mind, to create the best wedding day possible for Connor & Haily!

Thank you Connor & Haily for choosing www.aperfectparadisewedding.com to be a part of your special day!!!

 

 

– photography / @megan_moura

– coordination / @aperfectparadisewedding

– venue / @waileahealing

– hair / @soulofagypsea for @beautybarmaui

– makeup / @lashamorebl

– floral / @floraldesignsmaui

– dress / @aniabridal

– catering / @mulligansmaui

– rings / @kayjewelers

– dj / Mike Penn

-video / @calvinalfaro

 

Oct 05

Secret Cove Elopement in Makena, Maui

Melody & Rodney were married at the picturesque, Makena Cove located in South Maui.  Makena Cove, also known as “secret beach” is a small, beautiful cove outlined in Lava rocks & palm trees, creating an amazing back drop for an elopements and small beach weddings.

The intimate ceremony was performed by Rev. Adam Gomes, complete with the blowing of the conch shell to commence the ceremony, a lei & ring exchange and lot of kissing!

Melody loved her tropical bouquet by Flowers by Cora’s and Fresh Hawaiian flower circle for the couple to stand in during the ceremony created by A Perfect Paradise Wedding.

Frank from Maui professional photography did an amazing job capturing the moment and is always a pleasure to work with!

Thank you Melody & Rodney for choosing A Perfect Paradise Wedding to be a part of your special day!

 

Maui Wedding Planner:

www.aperfectparadisewedding.com

Maui Wedding Photography: www.mauiprofessionalphotography.com

 

Sep 23

SWEET ELOPEMENTS MAUI STYLE

Maui has become a very popular place for couples looking for a stress free, romantic wedding experience.  Most couples that chose to elopement tell me that they wanted to avoid the expense and head ach of planning a large wedding and that they would prefer to focus on what really matters to them, their love in an intimate setting!

We have several packages designed for these sweet elopements, but our Swaying Palms Wedding package, is by far our most popular.  Starting at $875, the package includes assistance in choosing the best beach location based on the couples personal preference.  Some of our couple’s dream of a long white sand beach, while others prefer beaches with more palm trees and lava rocks!

The Swaying Palms package includes a small handheld bouquet for the bride and two flower leis to exchange during the ceremony by a Hawaiian officiates of the couples choosing.

A list of our professional photographers is sent to our clients for them to chose whose style would fit best for their day.  A 1 hour photography package that includes 30 images is included in the Swaying Palms wedding package, couples  are welcome to upgrade to more time if desired.

A Perfect Paradise Wedding takes care of setting up the marriage license appointment and the necessary beach permit required by the State of Hawaii, but most importantly we are on site for the wedding to make sure everything runs smoothly!  We are there for our clients through the entire planning process and happy to assist with wedding & non wedding related questions!

Contact www.aperfectparadisewedding.com today to start planning your stress free, Maui elopement, we would love to assist you!

Location: Makena Cove

Maui Wedding Coordinator: A Perfect Paradise Wedding

Photographer: Frank Baranik -Maui  Professional Photography

Officiate: Rev. Alapaki

 

Jun 15

Love at The Kukahiko Estate, Makena Maui

Brittany & JJ chose The Kukahiko Estate in Makena Maui for its privacy & incredible view for their special day!  Traveling away from the hustle bustle of L.A, it was important for the two of them to have an ocean front wedding venue to exchange their vows without any distractions in front of a small handful of their closest friends.

The Kukahiko estate is one of the few Oceanfront wedding venues on Maui, that has an affordable ceremony only package, allowing couples to have a budget friendly alternative to a beach wedding.

It was very important to the ladies that their day be fun and ordered the champagne toast for guest arrival! The staff greeted the guests upon arrival with their flutes and directed them toward the Polaroid station/guest book.

Brittany surprised JJ by walking down the aisle to her favorite song, Best Part, which got the talented Ginny Morgan to learn on cello.

After a beautiful and moving ceremony by Officiate Charles Nahale, complete with the blowing of the conch shell, the exchanging of both leis and rings, lots of kissing & a big bubble finale, the couple were officially Maui’d!

After the group photos & a bit more fun, the party continued at Gannon’s Upper Pond.  The Newlyweds stayed back for some incredible photos by Frank B on the Lava Rocks, a quick stop at our favorite beach for sunset & toes in the sand photos, then Brittany & JJ joined their guests to get the reception started!

Thank you Brittany & JJ for allowing A Perfect Paradise Wedding to be a part of your special & fun day!

Maui Wedding Venue: The Kukahiko Estate

Maui Wedding Photographer: Frank Baranik –
http://www.mauiprofessionalphotography.com

Maui Wedding Coordinator: www.aperfectparadisewedding.com

Jun 09

Adventurous 2nd day wedding shoot!

A few days after Kaylee & Richie’s beautiful Wailea wedding & reception, (See photos in our previous blog https://aperfectparadisewedding.com/Blog/a-true-love-story/ ) they met up with their talented photographer, Tad Craig for an adventurous  2nd day shoot..  Tad showed the newlyweds some of his favorite spots on the North Shore of Maui and captured some truly stunning images to celebrate the first days as husband & wife.

Thank you Kaylee & Richie for allowing A Perfect Paradise Wedding to be a part of your special story!

 

Maui Wedding Photographer: www.tadcraigphotography.com

Maui Wedding Coordinator: www.aperfectparadisewedding.com