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Featured Weddings
Brian and
Stacy Privett were married at
beautiful Kapalua Bay
(WHAT A
SUNSET!) on 9/27/08 with
friends and family in
attendance.
PHOTO
by Ceasar Lizada
Congrats Hiram and Monica Cueto
married on 8/8/08!!
Hiram and
Monica Cueto were married on 8/8/08
due to their love AND due to their
love of the number 8! (Monica’s
birthday is
November 8th., her
son is the 18th, Hiram
asked her to be his girlfriend
on March 8th, and
they got engaged
on December 8th!)
One of Monica’s friends had gotten
married on Maui and told the couple
it was “The best decision I’ve ever
made!” The couple was already about
two months into the process of
planning a wedding in California but
with mounting stress they decided to
take their friends advice for a Maui
wedding and honeymoon. After their
lovely ceremony with 6 guests at
Kapalua Bay, they too realize that
their
destination weddings on Maui
was also their best decision.
The couple
first met at a restaurant in January
of 2006 where a friend was playing
violin in her
mariachi band. Hiram
approached Monica and even after an
initial “no thanks”, refused to give
up and by the end of the night he
landed her phone number. Phone
conversations led to a first date at
a comedy show. Before long Hiram
proposed in the most uniquely
romantic way at the time of a little
rain storm…in the driveway of home
at 2am in front of his truck!
Regardless, she said “yes”! When
asked about his favorite memory of
their
wedding day, Hiram states it
was when he picked up Monica in his
arms and kissed her in front of the
sunset. Monica says that her
favorite was when she was walking
down the aisle and looked up to see
Hiram who had the “cutest smile and
look in his eyes and also looked
very handsome.” She recalls that
she couldn’t wait to get to him.
Earlier on their wedding day Hiram
briefly caught a quick glimpse of
his bride when he showed up at her
door needing a razor. She said she
was yelling at him through the door,
“What are you doing here? I can’t
believe you came over here! “ They
both had a great laugh as he says
she slammed the door so fast that he
only got a view of the top corner of
her forehead.
The couple has
four children altogether and live in
Bakersfield where Hiram works for an
oil refinery and loves to work on
his 1960 Impala as well as watch
football..CHICAGO BEARS. Monica is
a case manager for a psychiatrist
and is also hoping to be an R.N. !
The way the couple rolls the “8’s”
we know they will be back…sooner or
later.
CONGRATS JEFF
& JUSTYNA HENKE
June 23rd., 2008
North
Ka’anapali Beach by Maui Eldorado
Cabana
Justyna Kruk
moved to the United States from
Poland when she was just 15 years
old…convinced that she would meet
the love of her life. Her dream
came true when she met Jeff Henke
as their jobs in the mortgage
industry brought the two of them
together in what sounds a fairy tale
ending. After 4 years of dating
Jeff popped the question on the
beach at Naples, Florida on March
45, 2007. Their love for the ocean
made the decision to be married in a
“Hawaiian Paradise” an easy one.
For six months Justyna fine tuned
all the details for the ceremony
which would include her son,
Sebastian (9 years old), her mother,
Jeff’s mom, brother,sister, brother
in law and their precious infant
son, Jimmy. The couple wanted a
beach that would be a little less
crowded during the busy summer and
thus we suggested the ceremony be
near the cabana area at the Maui
Eldorado on North Ka’anapali Beach
at a perfect spot for the placement
of the “Circle of Flowers”.
Sebastian escorted his mom proudly
down the aisle as the harpist played
softly to the beat of the waves.
Pastor Christ Martin performed the
ceremony and with just a few
tourists passing by and admiring the
beautiful ceremony, the couple were
able to enjoy their privacy and
still enjoy some spectacular views
of the island of Moloka’I and Black
Rock. After the sunset
.JPG) photos,
the couple went to the Plantation
House Restaurant at Kapalua for
dinner. ( They were so happy with
the food and service that they went
back for breakfast the next day AND
one day later returned once more to
take all of their wedding guests for
breakfast! ) They now reside with
their son and their beloved feline,
“Miss Kitty” in Illinois. They
have already begun talking about
their return to Maui for their 10th.
wedding anniversary as they would
like to once again renew their
wedding vows on the beach. Justyna
has found the love of her life and
really believes that dreams really
do come true!
CONGRATS NICK
AND LYNETTE GALVAN!!
October 18, 2007
Ka'anapali Private Gardens
Photos by Ceasar Lizada
Lynette first met Nick as she
enrolled her sons into his Karate
class.
Eventually she began taking classes,
they started dating and well..the
rest
is history! The proposal occurred on
Kaua'I but they chose Maui for the
wedding! Nick is also a firefighter
and Lynette works as a bank
executive.
They live in California and have
three children and two dogs.
The couple made a research trip to
Maui one year prior to their wedding
day
just to check the weather and
activities available and were
referred to
Dolphin Dream Weddings by their
timeshare company. We began
researching
wedding and reception sites that
would fit their style and their
budget.
They wanted to do the wedding near
their resort for convenience for
their 45
guests so they selected a private
garden area on Ka'anapali Beach just
steps
from their resort and beach. In
keeping with the tropical
surroundings, a
tropical circle of flowers was
added, some rose petals and
SUNGLASSES! The
reception was held at PacificO
Restaurant. We worked closely with
Lynette
to ensure that menus, décor and
entertainment was exactly what she
and Nick
had in mind. The reception topped
off a perfect day and the as the d.j.
played their favorite music, Nick,
Lynette and their guests danced,
danced, DANCED the night away!
PHOTOS by
Ceasar Lizada
8/8/8
Featured Wedding
From SIMPLE BEACH WEDDING on 8/8/08
to……..
….SIMPLY FUN.
Photos by Greg Hoxsie Photography,
2008
Every Maui
wedding has an interesting story!
Guy and Gail
married on 8/8/8 on South Maui in
the company of Gail’s
mother and father (87 and 90
years old) and yet an accident just
two days after their ceremony forced
some changes in the itinerary. They
were at
Makena
beach
and enjoying the water when a large,
rougue wave hit Gail
just 3-5 feet from shore!
She was in
quite a deal of pain and x-rays
revealed that she had broken her
leg! She saw less beach time than
initially planned but it certainly
didn’t dampen their joy. We were
able to book them for Warren and
Annabells Magic Show and they say
that other than their wedding, that
it was really a highlight of their
trip. Gail is recovering well and
hopes to return to Maui someday soon
so she can get back on the beach
again! They chose Maui because when
they bought their
wedding rings in St. Thomas
they learned that the rings they
were purchasing were patterned like
Big Beach and Little Beach in Makena,
Maui. Because it was her mothers
“favorite place in the world” they
felt it was appropriate to invite
them to join them on their trip for
their wedding on
Maui.
The couple met
in June of 2005 when they went to
church and then to an outlet mall
together. (Apparently Gail was
SHOPPING for a husband! Ha!) He
later proposed on July 6th.
in honor of his father’s birthday.
Gail is a professor and works with
families in
Polk County, Wisconsin while
Guy is a referee in the
High School and College
levels. Guy also really enjoys
working with children of
different cultures and assisting
them in school. Their family now
includes 9 kids and 7
grandchildren! The family and
friends are all invited to a large
re-enactment of their wedding on the
river at Marine-on the
St. Croix. They will arrive
by canoe and implement some of their
American Indian traditions
into the ceremony.
Guy and Gail live in
Oak Park Heights, Minnesota.
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