{"id":5459,"date":"2024-02-01T06:44:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/?p=5459"},"modified":"2024-02-01T06:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:58:14","slug":"i-love-helicopter-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/i-love-helicopter-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"I Love Helicopter Weddings!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Hawaii Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/908497278?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>To watch, use the password: love<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">OAHU HELICOPTER WEDDINGS<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This is the second chopper wedding that I planned on Oahu.\u00a0 \u00a0I have to say, they are freaking awesome.\u00a0 It is also my first time riding in a chopper.\u00a0 And yes, it was an incredible experience.\u00a0 \u00a0Would I do it, again?\u00a0 Hell yeah!\u00a0 If I had a choice, I&#8217;d do a million and one of these!<\/p>\n<p>This chopper-aspiring couple found me on the internet, after finding my article about my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/adventure-weddings-in-hawaii\/\"><strong>1st chopper wedding.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Planning the second chopper wedding was a lot easier than the first, but there were still a bit of logistical challenges that needed to be addressed.\u00a0 My bride of the day planned a picnic at Kawela Bay and unfortunately, finding a place to land was a bit challenging.\u00a0 The closest landing pad was at Turtle Bay, and they wanted an arm and a leg for us to touch down.\u00a0 Booking a limo was too expensive, for a location that was literally a ten-minute drive away from the chopper.\u00a0 The cheapest solution was to use my company van to shuttle them down the mountain, and to the beach, and then back, and that&#8217;s what we did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211.jpg\"><img  title=\"I Love Helicopter Weddings! Dream Weddings Hawaii\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211-1024x683.jpg\"  alt=\"Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211-1024x683 I Love Helicopter Weddings!\"  width=\"610\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ron-and-Cheryl-Main-Camera-211.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Over at Magic Island, at the end of the day<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, how did the day go?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it started rather early with Beauty Spell Hawaii arriving in the morning for hair and and make-up.\u00a0 \u00a0I also showed up to photograph and video everything, along with the actual first look.\u00a0 Yes, that first look is the actual first look you see in the video.\u00a0 Not a fake one that is rehearsed and made to look real.\u00a0 And from that moment, I was on their hip.\u00a0 After the 1st look, it was off to the chopper, where my couple was briefed on safety protocols, and the flight plan.\u00a0 \u00a0We took off, toured a bit of West Oahu, and then landed in Waimea for the ceremony. The wedding was performed by an ordained officiant provided by Trident Adventures.\u00a0 Then, we were off to the beach for the picnic, in my company van.\u00a0 We stayed at the beach as long as we could.\u00a0 \u00a0The couple picnicked (if that&#8217;s a word), then took pictures at the beach and the banyan trees.\u00a0 \u00a0Unfortunately, we couldn&#8217;t stay too long as we had to land at Kualoa Ridge at a certain time.\u00a0 After Kualoa Ridge, Trident took us on a tour of Oahu through the east shore, then landed back in Honolulu.\u00a0 A limo then took my couple to Magic Island right after, where we took a handful of photos.\u00a0 \u00a0And they finished off the day at Michels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creating-experiences.jpg\"><img  title=\"I Love Helicopter Weddings! Dream Weddings Hawaii\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creating-experiences.jpg\"  alt=\"creating-experiences I Love Helicopter Weddings!\"  width=\"896\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creating-experiences.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creating-experiences-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creating-experiences-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dreamweddingshawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/creating-experiences-310x158.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>3000 plus feet above Sea Level<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>But their adventure wasn&#8217;t over.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, they jumped out of the chopper and went scuba diving with Trident Adventures, and retired Navy Seal Steve Kaplan.\u00a0 He&#8217;s the handsome bearded man in the video.\u00a0 \u00a0All of my chopper couples, I know I&#8217;ve only had two, literally kicked off their new chapter in their life by literally taking a plunge.\u00a0 \u00a0Or, as I would like to say, jumping out of a perfect working helicopter.\u00a0 I think this is an awesome tradition, and it makes it stand out from all the other boring chopper weddings in the world.\u00a0 So, with that being said, if you plan to book a chopper wedding with me, make plans to jump out of it afterward, haha.<\/p>\n<p>These chopper weddings are not for everyone.\u00a0 They are expensive.\u00a0 But they are not more expensive than gala weddings.\u00a0 And, this is a fact, they are a lot more fun than gala weddings.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if you want one!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-4061\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-4061\" class=\"wpforms-validate 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