Maui Wedding Photos for Shimmer - or anyone else interested!

[geckodani]

These are 2 years old... Woza - I had hair! And it was blonde! LOL! (It''s pixie cut and red now). We got married at the Maui Tropical Plantation. We used Precious Maui Weddings to coordinate the whole thing. The "reception" was the Drums of the Pacific Luaua at the Hyatt.

 

[geckodani]

 

[geckodani]

Ugh. Copies of copies....

 

[geckodani]

 

[geckodani]

Luaua!

 

[geckodani]

And... 2 years later on our Anniversary at the zoo. If you want pics of anything else wedding related, let me know and I''ll dig them up!

 

[Skippy123]

Wow, beautiful pictures

Happy 2 year anniversary

Thanks for sharing, you 2 are so beautiful!

 

[geckodani]

Date: 8/29/2008 4:50:23 PM
Author: Skippy123
Wow, beautiful pictures

Happy 2 year anniversary

Thanks for sharing, you 2 are so beautiful!

Awww. Thanks! We''re silly buggers too:

 

[Skippy123]

OM goodness, your hubby is Hilarious!! hehe

 

[BriBee]

Thanks for posting these. Your pictures are beautiful. FI and I are considering a destination wedding, and I''d love to do Maui. Did you like the coordinators you used? How close is the plantation to the beach...could you walk, or did you have to drive on the way to the reception?

 

[geckodani]

Date: 8/29/2008 5:15:34 PM
Author: Skippy123
OM goodness, your hubby is Hilarious!! hehe

Yeah... he''s a nutcase, LOL!

 

[geckodani]

Date: 8/29/2008 5:30:45 PM
Author: BriBee
Thanks for posting these. Your pictures are beautiful. FI and I are considering a destination wedding, and I''d love to do Maui. Did you like the coordinators you used? How close is the plantation to the beach...could you walk, or did you have to drive on the way to the reception?

Thanks! Our coordinator Deanne was AMAZING. I highly recommend them. My only suggestion would be to request a photogropher OTHER than Nancy Nelson. She took great photos but was a pain.

The plantation is about 30 - 45 minutes from the beach. We didn''t get married right on the beach because all beaches in Hawaii are public- and we wanted a more isolated locale.

The site for Precious Maui Weddings has a TON of other venues though!

If you have a lot of people, the Drums of the Pacific Luau at the Hyatt is great for a luaua. With a smaller party, I''d do the Feast at LeLe in Lahaina. Better food and booze, but a smaller setting. You should totally check it out either way!
The luau was totally the way to go - no paying for a bar, or tables, or chairs, just a flat fee for everyone, there was TONS of food and desserts, and I didn''t have to worry about any of it! Totally stress free.

BUT - if you want the whole reception/dj/cake experience, you''d probably want to do a separate reception.

 

[shimmer]

Yay yay yay!!!! Thank you so much for posting these

Your wedding looked gorgeous! I love the goofy pics, and your red hair!

 

[HollyS]

Beautiful wedding; what a great location!

 

[misspinky]

Date: 8/29/2008 5:30:45 PM
Author: BriBee
Thanks for posting these. Your pictures are beautiful. FI and I are considering a destination wedding, and I''d love to do Maui. Did you like the coordinators you used? How close is the plantation to the beach...could you walk, or did you have to drive on the way to the reception?

When we were considering a destination wedding, we talked a lot with White Orchid weddings (www.whiteorchidweddings.com). They have tons of different sites, but the prettiest one (IMO) is a private beachhouse. The ceremony/reception site is a small bluff overlooking the ocean and you can walk down to the private beach. They were great to work with and coordiate EVERYTHING for you.

Good Luck!

 

[geckodani]

I looked at White Orchid Weddings.

They had some nice locations!

Fun story: When I was 8, we were in Maui, at the plantation. I saw a wedding going on and proclaimed to my family, "I''m going to get married here!"

Now, I had forgotten all about this, picked my wedding site, then told my mom. She just stared at me for a minute before relaying the story I just told. I guess it was destined to be!

 

[shimmer]

Date: 8/29/2008 9:24:38 PM
Author: geckodani
I looked at White Orchid Weddings.

They had some nice locations!


Fun story: When I was 8, we were in Maui, at the plantation. I saw a wedding going on and proclaimed to my family, ''I''m going to get married here!''


Now, I had forgotten all about this, picked my wedding site, then told my mom. She just stared at me for a minute before relaying the story I just told. I guess it was destined to be!

Aww, that is so cute!

 

[SeattleSweetheart]

What a beautiful wedding you had!

You both look so happy.

Congratulations on your two year anniversary!

 

[AdiS]

Such a romantic location; and you are a lovely bride!

 

[bee*]

Beautiful wedding photos! And congratulations on your 2 year anniversary!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Beautiful!!! Happy anniversary!

 

[Harleigh]

Beautiful wedding, Dani! I just got married in Maui last month and have been trying to resize the pictures to put here on PS. The plantation looked beautiful! I wanted to visit there but we ran out of time!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[geckodani]

SeattleSweetheart - Thank you!

AdiS - It really was romantic. The whole thing was just unreal. Thank you!

Bee - Thanks! I can''t believe it''s been 2 years already!

SarahLovesJS - Thanks!

Harleigh- Aloha! Congrats on your wedding! The plantation was a lot of fun.