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Elope on Maui, Hawaii. Now is the best time!
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Married June 29, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 9 |
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We would not have done our wedding any different. After narrowing down the location of the wedding it was stress free. We arrived in Maui and from there everything was taken care of. All we had to do was show up. Jayanne took care of all of the arrangements and we were truly honored to be married by Rev. Al. It was the most beautiful ceremony and an occasion that we will never forget. After seeing our Maui Wedding we have many family and friends interested in doing the same thing. We will send them your way!!! |
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Brandon and Cheryl Burningham |
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Married June 29, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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Thank you for making our wedding day so special. Everyone was so organized and friendly! Kimo , our minister, was wonderful. Everyone loved him! Gordon and Arien were professional, accommodating and fun. The flowers were EXACTLY what I had always wanted--absolutely beautiful. Gordon and Arien captured every beautiful detail of the day--my fabulous bouquet, our rings, my dress, my handsome husband, our friends and family, the amazing beach and sunset. We love our video too. I knew the pictures would be fantastic—it’s the main reason we chose your company. Thank you for all of your hard work, talent and planning. We will never forget this special day! Everyone should come to Maui to get married! May we use you as a reference? Absolutely! We have already recommended you to friends. Also, we were extremely pleased with our wedding and would like to know how we can submit a testimony for others to read. Gordon and Arien were wonderful; we can't wait to see their gorgeous work. Kimo performed a beautiful ceremony. Everyone loved him. The violinist, coordinator, and videographer were all delightful people. My flowers were absolutely perfect. We took tons of pictures of my bouquet so I could remember its exquisite beauty. We already referred a couple that Ernie works with to you; their names are Robert Seaman and Charlene. We know you will take good care of them. Thank you for everything you did over the months to ensure that our day was wonderful and unique. Please pass along our sincerest thanks to Gordon and Arien and the rest of your wedding day team. We can't wait to spend our anniversaries on your beautiful island. |
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Ernie and Alysa Garrett |
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Married June 22, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 9 |
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| Everything ran smoothly and it was a beautiful wedding day!! All of our friends and relatives keep raving about the photos and how professional they are! Everyone was a pleasure to work with and we will definitely recommend your company to anyone planning to marry in Maui! Thanks again for everything!! | |
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Donna and John Gnall |
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Married June 21, 2007 |
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Photographer: Eric and Branden 10! 10! 10! |
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The pictures are fabulous! We were so happy. We just moved and my two sons are enrolling in new schools and I just haven't had the time to order pictures. Please tell Eric and Branden we couldn't have asked for more and that I will be in touch in a couple of weeks once things settle down. |
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Chris and Melissa Roberts |
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Married June 21, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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Everything went great! We would recommend yourservices again. |
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John Scott and Lorie Marie Smith |
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Married June 13, 2007 |
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Coordinator: A- The only reason that I give a A- on this is that my coordinator who I originally booked with left the company and I was never informed until just a day or so before my wedding when the current coordinator who was handling my wedding called to confirm that we had arrived, etc. It never faulted in any of the arrangements, etc., I just think a courtesy email could have been sent to let me know who was my new contact. |
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Minister: A+ What can one really say about Rev. Al Terry that probably already has not been said!? We met Rev. Terry just a few minutes before our ceremony and he conducted it like he had known us for most of our lives. He made us laugh and almost cry! We are very glad to have him conduct our ceremony, as it is truly something that will be with us for the rest of our lives. |
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Photographer: Eric A+ Eric was a dream come true when it came to photographers. He was easy to talk to and not only did we make him laugh, he made us laugh. We truly enjoyed having him as our photographer and he is THE reason we booked with your company and it truly paid off in the end. We have amazing photographs of a beautiful wedding that was taken by a wonderful person. He captured the emotions of the day as well as show off his personality and flair as well. |
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| Videographer: Carl A+ Another home run! We enjoyed our time with Carl not only as our videographer but as a person as well. He and Eric worked wonderfully together and were playing off one another and us. The video wasn't the most important thing for me, but when I received it just a mere two weeks after my wedding and sat down to watch it, I have underestimated videography for weddings! He did an AMAZING job and will be treasured for the rest of our lives | |
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Flowers: A+ The flowers were EXACTLY what I wanted. Coming to the tropics I was not sure how having sunflowers as my wedding flower would work. This was the only thing that I was worried about, because you always see orchids, lilies and roses in tropic weddings and I wanted to tie in a more midwest flower and the florist nailed exactly what I wanted. I mailed my bouquet ribbon to your office two weeks in advance to have put on my flowers and they did such an amazing and professional job in doing so. It meant a lot to me that I was able to have my mother's favorite flowers as my bouquet when she wasn't there in person. Thank you for letting me have her with me on that day. |
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Location: The Secret Cove!!! A+++ This location was the reason we picked Maui as the island to get married on! It was perfect. We couldn't have asked for a better location and people are always asking where we got married when they see the pictures. |
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| Sales Person: Diana B I only say B because she had to do very little selling. I also felt a little pressured to use her for my ceremony when she brought up that she conducted ceremonies for your company | |
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You made our dreams come true for our wedding. When Jeramy and I first got engaged we had a big problem. I wanted an intimate ceremony and he is the oldest of 21 grandchildren (huge family). After discussing eloping to Maui I came across your site. It had everything! The amazing photography (which was very important to me), the videographer, the location, the coordinator.....all with one very reasonable fee! I couldn't believe my luck! After discussion and pricing around, I kept coming back to your website over and over again. The day we booked our wedding date with you was the day I knew we had made the right choice. Everyone was in touch from the moment go. You made OUR dream wedding happen. Just the two of us on a beautiful Maui beach. Your photographer, minister and videographer made our day even more memorable. Not only were the professional and overjoyed to be working with us, they were amazing people within themselves. We were honored to have their names on our marriage license! Thank you for giving us one of the most memorable days of our lives. We will never be able to express how grateful we are to have found your company and to have worked with your staff. Mahalo! |
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Jeramy and Brigid Robeen |
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Married June 10, 2007 |
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| Coordinator: 9-While I did not have a contract with Jayanne, she was incredibly helpful. She was willing to give me ideas for cutting costs as well as local tips for securing a reception venue and supplies. She also helped remind me that no matter how stressful things seemed at the time, Maui weddings are always dreamlike. |  |
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Photographer: 10-Branden Sequiera was outstanding. He was willing to take shots of all the poses we wanted regardless of whether or not he had someplace else to be. He was patient, humorous and he was able to capture a different perspective of our wedding that I never would have known existed. I was very pleased with his work. |
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Robert and Amelia Ludeman |
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Married June 8, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 8 |
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Our wedding was absolutely beautiful. Everything was way above and beyond expectations. Our minister, Vance, was so warm and he made us so comfortable. The ceremony was so personal and special. Gordon and Branden did a fantastic job with the photography. They were so much fun to work with and we could not be happier with the way the pictures turned out! My bouquet was beautiful. The hair and makeup was fun and exactly what I wanted. Thank you so much for everything. I am forever grateful to all of you for making our wedding so special. |
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Bob and Katie Fitzula |
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Married June 5, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 Jo Thurman |
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| Your services were even better than we imagined! Al Terry was just magnificent! He included our children in the ceremony, and it was so beautiful and meaningful. We did not plan that beforehand, but we are just so thankful we chose him for our special day! The photographer and videographer were outstanding. Everybody is just in awe over our pictures! We showed the video on a projection screen at our reception back home with friends and family, and everybody was in tears. They all agreed it was the most beautiful, intimate ceremony they had ever seen. The location was just absolutely gorgeous...it was the most amazing experience! We'll always remember the beauty of that day--gazing into each other's eyes, with the gorgeous crisp blue colors of the water behind us, towering palm trees, the contrast of white water from the waves crashing against the volcanic black rocks behind us...the sand was so soft, the beautiful colors and fragrance of my bouquet, lots of sunshine, and delicate white clouds...the beautiful words from Mr. Terry...it really felt as though we were on heaven's perch! Everything was absolutely amazing! It truly was a paradise dream wedding! Thank you! | |
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Greg and Lisa Heider |
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Married June 1, 2007 |
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Minister: 11 |
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This was the wedding of our dreams and Gordon and his staff made it possibe for them to come true. The pictures and video were well beyond words and I would give my highest recommendations to anyone interested in a wedding in paradise! |
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Jenna and Derek Brown |
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Married June 1, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 I was a little nervous at first about planning a wedding from 12 hours away. However, it was very easy and flawless. Jayanne was always prompt in answering all my questions and quickly getting back with me. |
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I originally found a Paradise Dream Wedding through my initial search for a photographer. After many hours of research and reviews I chose Gordon. I even changed my initial date of the wedding so I could have him take our photos. He met my expectations in every way. Our pictures are beautiful. We have gotten so many compliments from people saying they are the most beautiful pictures they have seen and even look like something from a magazine. Videographer: 10 Our video turned out wonderful. Every time I watch it I it reminds me of how special our day was. Flowers: 9 Musician: Our violinist was wonderful. At first, I had wanted someone to play guitar but at the recommendation of Jayanne I went with the violist and I am glad that I did. It really set the mood! Hair & Makeup: I was a little nervous about this at first. Having someone doing my hair and makeup for my wedding day without first practicing. However, Regina did a fabulous job. My makeup looked wonderful and she had my hair exactly how I wanted it. Location: The cove is absolutely beautiful!! Even though the pictures are gorgeous, they do not do it the justice of being there in person. All of Hawaii is beautiful but I do believe this was one of, if not the most beautiful scenery on Maui. |
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Jason and Stephanie |
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Married May 18, 2007 |
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Hello Jayanne, I just wanted to thank you for all the work that you did to help make our wedding special. Planning a wedding from afar can be stressful, but you have always been quick to respond and with excellent advice. Our wedding was so beautiful! Della was outstanding, very friendly, professional, and helpful-Thanks again! |
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Jennifer and Ryan Bren |
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Married May 17, 2007 |
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Aloha A Paradise Dream Wedding, My wedding was a dream come true. Everything was perfect and all the vendors were wonderful. Gordon Nash was as wonderful as I imagined!! Carl and Ian were great too! I could go on and on. The officiant, my hair, makeup, and bouquet were truly perfect. You really run a smooth and professional operation. It made a stressful day become a relaxing, and of course, memorable one for me. Much mahalo from Wayne and me for everything! |
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Jeana and Wayne Walker |
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Married May 16, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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We absolutely loved our wedding. It was the most beautiful and perfect day imaginable. I loved every second and could not have been happier with our decision to get married on Maui using A Paradise Dream Wedding. |
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Lane and Janell Mace |
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Married May 12, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 8 |
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Paige and Steve Hull |
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Married May 9, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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Everything went so smoothly. Well done! The limo driver was right on time and a really nice guy. Rev. Al was wonderful...my mother still talks about how perfect he was. We loved him and were so glad we picked him to perform our ceremony. My bouquet was more beautiful than I ever expected. It was perfect. I wish I could have kept it forever. Gordon, his assistant and the videographer were great! We almost didn't know they were there and the pictures are stunning! We're so glad we have them and the video because it all went by so quickly that it's difficult to remember every moment. |
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Amy and Eric Curry |
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Married May 9, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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Everything was fine. We were very confident and all staff were very, very friendly all the time. Special thanks to Dan & Arien and Evonne for her great assistance and good support! And please tell our minister Al Terry that we were very pleased about the beautiful ceremony and that he shouldn't ever lose his likeable smile. He did a great job!!!! |
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Rene’ and Sandra Tepass |
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Married May 5, 2007 |
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Hello Gordon, I wanted to take a moment to recognize a few of your stellar employees. My husband and I came across your website, actually through a referral. I contacted your office for information; I got a warm aloha response immediately and was sold. Jayanne was extremely helpful and speaks so highly of your company. Thank you again for hiring the best of the best employees at A Paradise Dream Wedding. We will highly recommend your company to our friends/family that are married on Maui. |
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Lisa and Guy Ryerson |
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Married May 2, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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The only comment I wanted to make was that I really don't like the Collages web site. I think it is hard to see the pictures. They seem so far away and you cannot see details such as expressions in the face. Once I received my disc with all pictures on it, I couldn't believe how much better they were. I'm really happy we paid extra for the disc. Also, when the pictures were uploaded to Collages I noticed some were missing and had to call and find out what happened. It just seems like maybe there should a designated person for the pictures after the wedding because the photographers' assistants are very busy. We did receive our wedding album and it is beautiful. The Cove is the most beautiful site for a wedding. We were so pleased we chose that beach to be married on!! The flowers and leis were so colorful and smelled amazing. Gordon is a great photographer. We loved his easy-going approach. We felt like we received personal attention and were not rushed while having our pictures taken. Evonne, our coordinator did a great job of responding to our questions on e-mail promptly and was very detailed oriented to ensure everything was perfect on our wedding day! The travel agent services were great as well. Thanks again for making our wedding in Maui so special. |
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Robert and Julie Rodriguez |
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Married April 20, 2007 |
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Jayanne, We just got back from our honeymoon two days ago. I just wanted to thank you for making our wedding so special. Everything was wonderful and turned out better than I could have ever hoped for. Vance did an amazing job and all of our guests absolutely loved him. Della was great and so helpful and sweet. The catering staff was very accommodating and the guest loved the food. Gordon and Arien (I hope I got his name right) were wonderful and so easy to work with. I am sure you are incredibly busy. Take good care of yourself, and once again many thanks for all of your hard work. |
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John and Dana Anderson |
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Married April 17, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10, Evonne was wonderful to work with! A sweetheart! |
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Dan and Kelly Mapes |
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Married April 14, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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Planning our dream wedding in Maui could not have been easier, with the help of A Paradise Dream Wedding. Jayanne was our coordinator and she answered every question thoroughly and quickly. She provided us with a lot of options and helped us get exactly what we imagined! Branden was an awesome photographer; he captured our wedding in the most intimate moments and highlighted some emotions that we will forever be able to look back on! He was professional and worked quickly and efficiently. He did a superb job on the selection of our photos - so many good shots we had to upgrade our package to include all the ones we wanted! Thank you and Mahalo! |
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Michael and Kimberly Belz |
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Married April 6, 2007 |
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I wanted to thank you and A Paradise Dream Wedding again for the amazing job you did with our wedding - it really was a perfect day and just how I pictured it. I really enjoyed working with you and everyone who was there on the wedding day. Our families were really impressed with how nice everyone was and how beautiful the location was! |
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Jessica and Clifford Novak |
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Married April 3, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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Shawn and Kristen Flynn |
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Married March 30, 2007 |
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Aloha Jayanne! Married life is WONDERFUL and if I had a dollar for every time I RAVED about our experience with Aekai, I would be a very rich woman. We were more that impressed with our experience with you all ... is there some sort of a survey that I can take to express our total satisfaction? Or would it be better to write a letter? We received our album ... it's AMAZING! Arien was fabulous and everyone who has seen our album can't believe the clarity and professionalism displayed. It's so lovely - we are thrilled! We are saving our pennies to visit again ... ideally we would spend our first anniversary on Maui ... keep your fingers crossed for us. And thank you for the tip on early December ~ while we can't make it this year (work, blah, blah, blah), maybe next year would be a distinct possibility for us. Thank you again for all your help and support! Brandon and I feel very blessed to have had such a wonderful experience! |
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Beth Bogan |
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Married March 9, 2007 |
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Our wedding was wonderful, it was everything we could have ever hoped for! Brother Al, our minister, was exactly what we wanted, and the ukulele player was also perfect. The ceremony could not have gone any better if I had been there myself every day planning every little detail. If I had it to do over again, I would not have changed a thing. Our family and friends that joined us for the wedding loved it also...I would recommend using you guys to anyone. Our pictures and wedding video were absolutely fabulous. Everyone who has seen them just raves about them! Thanks again! |
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Raymond and Cheryl Dobbins |
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Married Feb 28, 2007 |
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I have incredibly high standards and expectations. Gordon, Ian and the videographer surpassed my expectations. I'd been planning our wedding for a year, so I'd pictured it in my mind a million times. It was exactly what I pictured! The wedding pictures were amazing, capturing not only the moment, but also our happiness and our personalities. |
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Tim and Dana Hanavan |
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Married Feb. 26, 2007 |
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Photographer: 10 |
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| I could not be more happy with our pictures, they are perfect. They capture all of the things that I am going to want to remember 10, 20, even 50 years from now. Gordon captured our emotions, our love and the beauty of Maui in our pictures. Using your services was the best decision we made in planning our wedding. | |
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Matt and Amber Thompson |
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Married Feb. 18, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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We really enjoyed having Gordon as our photographer for only the biggest day of our lives! He took so many pictures and they all look fabulous! We really liked how easy going Gordon is. A lot of photographers can make a couple feel rushed with all of the pictures that they are supposed to have. Gordon managed to get all the best shots, and just let us be ourselves throughout the wedding, cocktail reception, and pictures on the beach. The sunset pictures that he took are amazing, but then again, all the pictures are amazing! Thanks for everything!! |
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Erin and Jeff Stammer |
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Married Feb. 15, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 9 |
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| Thanks for the well wishes. You guys were great and we have already recommended you to a friend of ours--though their engagement is not official yet. | |
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Savitri & Jagan Logananthan |
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Married Feb. 14, 2007 |
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We were very happy with our experience with A Paradise Dream Wedding. We've both been married before and wanted a small, beautiful, stress-free, memorable, romantic, destination wedding. We got exactly that and it was even more beautiful than we could have imagined. I now understand what the "Aloha Spirit" is, (it was my first trip to Hawaii) our wedding was filled with it! Every player was so helpful and caring, we felt like these people really cared, not like we were just generic customers. The coordinator was fantastic. I really admire her as she has so many brides to look after which means a million details, she gave me peace knowing that even though I had never met her and was thousands of miles away from my wedding site, I could be confident that everything was being taken care of. This wasn't easy for me at first since event planning is part of my job, it was difficult to hand over the reigns to a complete stranger, but with Our coordinator's attention to detail, cheerful attitude, and patience, I was at ease in no time. Our Minister, Rev. Ken, was wonderful. He exudes so much warmth, as soon as you meet him you just want to hug him! He is one of the happiest people I've ever met. Apparently his nickname is the Hawaiian Dalai Lama. He gave us a Christian Hawaiian ceremony that was both emotional, spiritual and humorous all in one. I absolutely love Rev. Ken, his joyful personality is infectious. You can't help but feel good around him! I really hope I can see him again one day. He is such a great guy. Our photographers, Gordon and Arien were outstanding. They let us have input on the photos and it turned out to be a great collaboration of taking their expertise along with our specific requests to get the exact shots we wanted. They were so laid back, and didn't rush us which resulted in us being very relaxed. Our photos are so beautiful, we were ecstatic with them. Our videographer Carl was awesome too. He had the same laid back attitude and joked around with us. Our wedding DVD is very professional, above and beyond my expectations. My bouquet was breathtaking, even though the florist didn't get it exactly right. They had missed putting one type of flower in. I was very impressed with Our Coordinator however, when I let her know later, she followed up immediately with the florist for an explanation. I had my hair done by Jean and I highly recommend her. I was a little nervous at first having my hair done by a complete stranger a couple hours before my wedding but I found out that I had no reason whatsoever to worry. Jean came into our condo with a "take charge" attitude. She had her little suitcase with her and immediately found a chair for me and a plug in for her and set up within minutes. I showed her a picture of how I wanted my hair and along with verbally explaining, she had my hair done exactly how I wanted it and it was perfect. This was amazing to me, I can't even communicate that well with my own hair stylist. The one I've known for years! I didn't get my make up done but I'm sure Jean would be just as proficient with that. Jean told me she is a nurse as well, that really made me feel I was in good hands. She has a very caring personality and she has chosen her professions well. The location, The Cove, was truly magical. Actually magical isn't a big enough word to describe that place. We had gone down the day before to find out where the place was and to scout it out. You drive along this road and there is a lava rock wall. You park and then there is a doorway to the beach. I was walking along the rock wall and then turned into the doorway and my heart skipped a beat when I saw this beach. You think it looks nice on the website, well imagine it being 10 times more beautiful in person. It was the first time in my life when I could literally say "I can't believe my eyes". This beach is Heaven on earth. With the components of white sand, turquoise ocean, black lava rock, green palm trees and blue sky, it is a picture post card sight. I knew I had picked the perfect backdrop for my wedding. Later when I was showing photos to a friend she said "it looks like someone pulled a backdrop behind you guys, it looks so perfect". On our wedding day we arrived at the beach at 9:15am and after a bit of discussion with Rev. Ken and the photographers, we started very quickly. Rev. Ken played his ukulele as I walked "down the aisle" in bare feet, the sun was shining and we had the most wonderful ceremony. I'd like to thank everyone who was involved with making our day so memorable. I highly recommend A Paradise Dream Wedding to anyone who wants the most romantic day of their life. |
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Don and Leah MacDonald |
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Married Feb. 11, 2007 |
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Photographer: 10!!!
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Lori and David Hurt |
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Married Feb. 1, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10 |
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Mahalo Diana & Gordon - We rank everything a 10 plus!!! You can use us as a reference any time. I have to say I thought it would be beautiful having the wedding in Hawaii but everyone involved was fantastic!! Plus, it was a beautiful day!! I have had friends look at the photos & they have actually cried. I have been told that the photos were the best wedding pictures they have ever seen. I have had friends look at the video & they have cried during the video also. I have to say that this was one of the most magical days of my life. No stress. The flowers were beautiful!! DeeJay was wonderful. The limo was excellent & the limo driver was as nice as he was cute. As far as Gordon – he is the best photographer!! The photos tell it all. He is amazing. The location was exactly what we wanted also. We want to thank you for the perfect day. I would recommend your company to anyone & already have. |
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Deborah and Nelson Pedrick |
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Married Jan. 19, 2007 |
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Coordinator: I had a lot and they all were 10's |
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Everything was so easy. The coordinators were very helpful and extremely nice. I loved the pictures, cake and flowers. I did everything over the phone and it all came out perfectly. I couldn't have planned it better if I was doing it myself. Thank you very much. |
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Wayne and JoAnn Champlin |
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Married Jan. 16, 2007 |
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I just got back from Maui. That place is heaven!!! I'm so jealous that you (Our Coordinator) are living there. =) And the wedding went really well. Kimo and Eric are such nice persons. And thank you so much for your help! …I just got the album this morning, and I like it very much!!! I feel so lucky to have you (Eric) as our photographer for the wedding. These photos really capture the happy moment on our special day. Thank you so much! |
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Yingli and Peng Hu |
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Married Jan. 2, 2007 |
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Coordinator: 10++++ |
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We were referred to your company by an acquaintance in Minnesota. We are SO GLAD because it was the wedding of our dreams! Everyone was SO easy to work with and it was almost effortless on our part! It felt like we had known all of you for years, but we had just met you when we got to Maui! That definitely made it a very special day for us! Everything was so personal! Our pictures and video turned out better than we could have imagined! It was literally PERFECT!!! I would recommend this company to anyone in the world!!! |
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Jill and Scott Coggins
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