{"id":1474,"date":"2013-10-04T23:26:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T23:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2018-03-14T01:56:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T01:56:32","slug":"my-recent-maui-wedding-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/my-recent-maui-wedding-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"My Recent Maui Wedding Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-7-of-14<\/a>Honolulu Airport 4:15am<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT MY RECENT MAUI WEDDING<\/span><\/h1>\n

Getting married in Maui just isn’t an adventure for my couples, it’s also a day long conquest for myself as well! \u00a0 For every Maui wedding, my day starts bright and early at 3am with my usual taming of my wild hair, and my normal routine to rid myself of morning breath. \u00a0Within thirty minutes, I’m dressed, packed, and on my way to the airport. \u00a0When traveling inter-island, I prefer getting the first flight out as everything runs rather smoothly. \u00a0 There are no lines at the check-in kiosk, security lines (as soon as they open) move very quickly, there are no lines at the rental car companies, and traffic on both islands are non-existent.<\/p>\n

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-8-of-14<\/a>Sitting in my Hawaiian Airline Seat, on my way to Maui from Honolulu<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When I travel inter-island, I pack very light, and carry-on everything, including my clients bouquets and flowers. \u00a0 Now that I think of it, \u00a0I must look rather strange carrying around bouquet in the airport.<\/p>\n

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-11-of-14<\/a>The Shops at Wailea – my favorite place to kill time in Maui<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Shops at Wailea is about a three minute drive away from the beach where I conduct all my weddings, Po’olenalena. \u00a0I know this shopping mall rather well. \u00a0Well, I’ll be honest. \u00a0I know it’s parking lot rather well. \u00a0I don’t shop here, I just sleep in my rental car here for most of the day.<\/p>\n

This morning was a little different though.<\/p>\n

When I arrived at the mall, as usual, the parking lot was completely empty. \u00a0The sun still had not risen completely, but I still found myself a nice large shaded area that would shade me from the rising sun as I planned to catch up on sleep for the next six hours. \u00a0 I parked my car, climbed into the passenger seat, reclined to lounge mode, and shut my eyes.<\/p>\n

Within a few minutes, I heard the crackling of a dispatcher’s radio filling my car. \u00a0 I cracked open my eyes to see that a handful of taxi cab’s had pulled up besides me. \u00a0 They too had the same idea, sleep. \u00a0I closed my eyes and fell into a deep trance. \u00a0Then, I was awakened by the sound of a man who sounded as though he was pleading with his wife.<\/p>\n

“We need to stay together for the children!”, he said.<\/p>\n

I peaked my head above the passenger window to see a man pacing around his car, appealing to his wife for a second chance on his cell phone. \u00a0Interesting. \u00a0\u00a0The taxi cabs were gone. \u00a0I glanced at the clock, it was only 7:30am. \u00a0An hour had passed, but it only felt like a second. \u00a0I was tempted to watch more this drama unfold before me, but it was too early for this crap. \u00a0I fell back asleep.<\/p>\n

I awoke at around 11:30am. \u00a0Completely refreshed, I stepped out of my car to find construction workers sprawled along the lawn area of the mall, sleeping. \u00a0 This mall was interesting. \u00a0 Seemingly, the parking lot here was prime real estate for sleeping.<\/p>\n

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-9-of-14<\/a>Just getting up<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-10-of-14<\/a>Lunch, shortly after getting up<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

At around 12pm, I had my first meal of the day at Cheeseburger In Paradise. \u00a0 I had their original burger, supposedly, the one that put them on the map. \u00a0It sucked. \u00a0I wouldn’t recommend it. \u00a0I think I had better burgers here and \u00a0I should have ordered something else.<\/p>\n

Now, I was ready to get to business. \u00a0I hopped in the car, headed to the beach to wait for my couple to arrive.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_6318<\/a>Rev. Tino, blowin’ the\u00a0concshell<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMG_6359<\/a>Mike and Annie exchanging rings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMG_6438<\/a>Probably my favorite shot of the day<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The wedding, as usual, went great. \u00a0 Mike and Anna were a really awesome couple to work with; \u00a0laid back, fun, willing to climb on rocks to get the perfect shot. \u00a0 I’ll be posting a portion of their pictures later. \u00a0By the time we finished their shoot, it was 7pm, and time for me to head back to Oahu.<\/p>\n

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-12-of-14<\/a>The trip back to the airport was a dark one!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anyone who knows me, that before I leave Maui, I need to do one thing……<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-13-of-14<\/a>When that red light is on, it’s a guarantee that I’m stopping by. \u00a0Well, even if it’s not on, I’m stopping by..haha<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"My-Wedding-Business-Adventures-14-of-14<\/a>My trip to Maui has been completed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here on Oahu, we don’t have a Krispy Kreme. \u00a0We have everything else, except…a Krispy Kreme, an Olive Garden, and Apple Bees. \u00a0Why? \u00a0I have no idea. \u00a0 My nightly prayers consist of a Krispy Kreme franchise opening down the street from me, but so far, God has not answered my prayers. \u00a0I love their donuts, and when I travel to a location that features this heavenly operation, I try to gain at least ten pounds with each visit. \u00a0Once I have my donut, I’m ready to go back home.<\/p>\n

\"2013-09-30-19.52.36<\/a>My final sin. \u00a0Airport Thai Chicken Pizza at CPK, without beansprouts<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I take the last flight out of Maui, the 10:30pm flight, for the same reason why I arrive first thing in the morning. \u00a0I also like to get some work done at the airport while I wait a few hours on my plane. \u00a0Work meaning blogging, touching up photos, or marketing my company, or working on my children’s novel series. \u00a0By the time I touch down in Oahu, it’s usually 11:30pm. \u00a0 When I finally get back home, it’s midnight and I stay up working till around 4am in the morning. \u00a0Yes, I’m a night owl.<\/p>\n

Traveling to Maui is quite a fun adventure for me, even though I follow this same pattern every time I do it, and spend most of my trip sleeping in my rental car. \u00a0I keep telling myself to stay a few days longer, but many times, I’m unable to because I have weddings the next day. I still plan to travel here to bike out Haleakala, which is over 10,000 feet in elevation!<\/p>\n

For me to travel to Maui to plan your wedding, it cost $250 more for my travel, and $250 for ministry services. \u00a0My ministers are more expensive on Maui because everything on Maui is a lot more expensive than Oahu. \u00a0 So you’re looking at $500 more if you need me to plan your wedding in Maui. \u00a0It may sounds like a bit more, but surprisingly, with my travel charges, I’m still cheaper than many local Maui wedding companies.<\/p>\n

To view my Maui Wedding Package click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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