Well, hello there everyone. It’s your friendly neighborhood, and should I add now, penny-pinching, wedding guy! To be honest, things have not gotten much better since COVID stopped. Now, instead of worrying about the government closing down my business, I have to worry about hyperinflation. A year ago, our dear […]
GETTING MARRIED IN HAWAII IN 2022 Time really flies, doesn’t it? Well, it didn’t fly during the pandemic, but now that we’re getting back to normal, this year sure is whizzing by. My last article was in January, and I thought I’d better write something – so, everyone would know […]
VACATION RENTALS ARE “ALMOST” DEAD ON OAHU Making money in the State of Hawaii is hard enough, and the City and Council of Honolulu just made it more difficult, by voting to ban “short-term” vacation rentals outside of resort areas. It’s officially called Bill 41, but it should be called […]
This page will replace all my other gallery pages. I update Facebook, and this one updates immediately through some type of app. The resolution, contrasts, is not as good as I would like it, but you get the picture. If you want really nice resolution, check out my Facebook page […]
This is an article I never thought I’d be writing on my wedding site. Tips on planning a wedding during a zombie apocalypse pandemic would be something I would write about on my storytelling site, haha. But, here we are in 2022, even with COVID on the downtrend, we are […]
IT’S OFFICIALLY BOOKING SEASON! 2022 is finally here, and it’s time to move forward. 2020 sucked, and 2021 didn’t suck as much, but it still sucked because you really didn’t know, if our government was going to shut us down, or not. Now, 2022 is here, and it looks as […]
I’ve been in the wedding industry for over twenty years, and have planned, photographed, and also been a part of all types of weddings throughout the United States. And I can say without a doubt, tying the knot on the beaches in Hawaii, from my observation, is probably the most […]
Oh no, it’s another one of those frigging lists! Don’t worry, there’s no click bait here or a gallery full of advertisements. You’ve entered Steven’s Hawaii wedding-safe-space. A nice place where there are unicorns and nothing but free-flowing information that will hopefully “un-confuse” you, when it comes to planning that […]
For 2021, Dream Weddings Hawaii successfully kept its head above water. It wasn’t a very profitable year. Business was not the same, but let me tell you, it was just great to get out to marry people once again. To all those who kept their bookings with me, through the […]
Look at this super-spreader event! HAWAII WEDDINGS ARE A GO AGAIN Covid is really on its way out. I don’t care what Fauci and the so-called “experts” say. When I see filled football stadiums, with people without masks, elbow to elbow, screaming, high-fiving each other, AND NO SPIKE IN […]
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Just posting to post :) Hope everyone is having an awesome day! It's starting to rain today! I heard it's going to rain for the week - EVERYWHERE! HARD!
Say you had a wedding this week. What would your options be? Well, if you're eloping, or your wedding party is small enough, you could move the location of your wedding to a portion of the island that is a lot more dry. So, that means for this week - anything west. If your wedding is rather large, and you can't move venues, renting a huge tent would be an option. For those of you who booked Kualoa, tenting could be an option - or, and I've done this before, you could move to an indoor wedding venue in Kualoa. The best place on Kualoa, one of the old Jurassic Park sets! Remember the 1st Jurassic Park? The lab? The HQ? They actually rent that out!
One of my couples was really worried about the rain. And then, it poured—cats, dogs, and elephants. The original plan called for my clients to get married on Pupukea Beach, but the rain threw a wrench in that. Instead, they opted to get married back at their vacation rental, even though the owner didn't want that. The vacation owner actually had cameras installed around the premises to make sure they wouldn't have a wedding on their property!
Well, I'm all for breaking the rules. We identified the cameras, and everyone snuck in as though they were robbing a bank. Then we had their wedding in an area where there were no cams.
When it rains this bad, I offer all of my couples a free photoshoot before they leave the islands. After all, I want them all to have the opportunity to get great photos. I think I'm the only company that does this. To my surprise, this couple passed on that offer! They said, "Steve, this is our story! We loved dancing in the rain! It was awesome!"
So, what truly is the best plan for your wedding if it rains?
To have fun. Have fun no matter what happens. It'll be awesome.
Well, as you may already know, I've started up a BBQ company! Sooooo - if you want any delicious BBQ for your wedding rehearsal or reception, let me know!
We smoke all on Keawe wood, which is a species of mesquite wood. It's sweeter, not as harsh. The best way to describe our creations is that it's Texas inspired, but we are not as peppery. Plus, we bring a little Hawaiian flare to the way we do things (which I can't tell you because it's a trade secret, lol)
Also, yes, these are real pictures. Since I'm a photographer, I know how to shoot - well, anything. Apparently, not only can I make couples look their best, but smoked meat as well! haha
Mmmmmmmm
Made this with AI. Yes, I'm a Trump supporter. Proud of it, too.
At the moment, our economy is in the doldrums because of President Biden and liberal policies across the nation. Liberal policies have made everything more expensive across the world and increased homelessness and crime everywhere (yes, in Hawaii, too).
Getting married in Hawaii is expensive, and you have Democrats to blame for this. They have eliminated the short-term vacation rental market in Hawaii, allowing hotels to jack up their hotel prices to $600+ a night. They also taxed our visitors up to 30% for no reason. Oh, wait, one of the reasons is Climate Change. I guess it's okay then! lol
Couples have recently told me that dining in Waikiki is equivalent to visiting a theme park or movie theater.
They are not wrong.
Want prices to go down for your wedding/honeymoon? Then we honestly need to get this guy out of there and put in the dude who knows a thing or two about the economy. Is Trump perfect? Absolutely not. He's flawed - but he's not the evil antagonist the media labels him to be. How do I know? It's because the stories waged against him have plotholes big enough to drive a Mac truck through. I mean, come on. Trump raped E.Jean Carroll in Bergorf Goodmen's dressing room? And no one saw it, heard it. The security cameras didn't catch anything?!!! What is Trump? A rape ninja? And the other charges brought against him are twisted. For example, Alvin Bragg is combining a local law with a federal law, to charge Trump...doesn't make sense. Trump's case of "insurrection" doesn't include insurrection charges, but uses a paper shredding law from an Enron Case. Why not charge Trump with insurrection? It's because they can't. It's all B.S.
Biden's policies have slowed our tourism and wedding industry drastically to a halt. Every wedding vendor I talk to is slow. I have my competition calling me up, asking for work, when I have none to give. It's really sad...
Just telling you the way it is.
Also, I am pivoting to the food industry as I will be opening up a BBQ joint. I have to. The wedding industry is dying and I need to pay the bills.
BUT DREAM WEDDINGS HAWAII IS NOT CLOSING...
REPEAT: I'M NOT CLOSING UP!
Dream Weddings Hawaii will always be open for business, and I'll always take bookings, and be there to help couples. But I need to pivot, build another business, in order to pay the bills in these hard economic times.
Probably some of the most impressive make-up I’ve seen in the past 20 years I’ve been doing this.
Click on the picture to go to their website and book them if you want great photos. Hair and Makeup is everything when it comes to pictures.