This is Mark Steffan, Owner of the wedding planning company Maui’d Forever. I want to do a poll with our clients and prospective clients.

Why do you want to do a destination wedding to Hawaii? We are asking you to let us know. We will publish the results in this blog and in a news release.
Just to let you know the pulse I get from our clients is that they want something simple. A cheap wedding is attractive to many clients in this tough economic environment. Many simply love the Hawaiian Islands and the romance and beauty it brings to the occasion of marriage. Others are eloping to avoid having to do a big affair back home and some do it to avoid family issues?

Whatever the reason it is a great choice. There are fantastic travel deals to Hawaii. We offer travel packages from Pleasant Holidays. They do more travel to Hawaii than anyone else and offer a meet or beat guarantee. So please ask us for a free quote today!

Aloha,

I thought it was about time I showed off some of the beautiful flowers associated with our Hawaiian Weddings and vow renewals. Hawaiian weddings are usually accented with flowers, especially those that grow in Hawaii. The most common types of flowers requested for destination weddings and vow renewals are:

Leis Bouquets

A Haku

A Circle of Heart of Flowers laid in the sand where the couple exchange vows

Boutonnieres Corsages

An Arch decorated with flowers (NOT ALLOWED ON ANY HAWAIIAN BEACH)

Basket of flowers to toss by flower girl
Centerpieces & table arrangements for the reception
Flower Petal Path
Leis for family & guests

Lisa Makaneole also helps create that special vow renewal. Meet Lisa Makaneole your expert in creating the most magical wedding or vow renewal.

This May 5, 2013 client had the following to say:

Hi Lisa,

We have arrived home yesterday. We had a fantastic time both in
Waikiki and Kauai. We loved Kauai!! I don’t think we will go back to
Waikiki too busy for us but we would definitely like to go back to
Kauai. The people are both friendly and laid back. We had rented a
car so drove up both sides of the island as well. It is so
beautiful! We really like Poipu!! Our 40th anniversary day was very
special!! We a a wonderful day! Thanks for all your help in
preparing it for us. It was perfect!. We did attend Rev Kilborn’s
church in the morning and then met him at the beach along with Mark .
We were very pleased with both of them. Our ceremony was wonderful
and the blowing of the conch shell was fantastic. Mark did a
incredible job with the pictures. What a nice man. Our meal was great
and the Tide Pools restaurant was beautiful. We had a great time
thanks to you! I can not do facebook as I am not signed up but if you
want to sent me a survey I would be happy for fill it in. Please
thank Rev Kilborn and Mark again for us. Have a great day!

Aloha,

Tegwyn and Dennis

Aloha everyone,

Just wanted to let you know how pleased we are with our lead wedding coordinator Lisa Makaneole. Lisa gets accolades from clients and the wedding vendors she works with. See her profile. Check out the wedding packages Lisa offers. Her May 8, 2013 wedding couple had the following to say:

Aloha Lisa

We really loved how you handled all the issues large and small for us making our special day so nice and easy. We loved everyone we chose to help us and greatly enjoyed our ceremony and dinner.

Thanks so much for your personal touch and attention. When we come back for our anniversary we will call on you!

Mahalo

Judy and Roger

On June 8, 2013 Maui’d Forever got the permit for Punalu’u beach on the Big Island of Hawaii where we coordinated a wedding. All went well although the drive time is over 2 hours each way from Kona. Our excellent vendors came through making the drive and executing a beautiful Hawaiian wedding. Although not right for everyone the famed black sand beach is one of the choices we offer for wedding locations in Hawaii. We can do most of our destination wedding packages at Punalu’u beach except for the “Simple” package at $299.