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Eloping in Maui (in December)..need insight/advice
My fiance & I are planning to elope on 12/12/12 in Hawaii. So far, we have chosen Maui (but not 100% set on it) because it seems to be pretty romantic. We don't have any guests so planning this shouldn't be terrible, but I have no idea how to go about this correctly. We want a photographer, possibly a driver for that day, and we need to find an officiant. I've looked at stuff, but i keep getting confused. Here are some of my questions, if anyone can help, and also has their own advice, i'd appreciate it!!
- Do we need a permit for our location, esp. because it's only 4 people there. (& it should only be an hour at the very most!)
- Do we need a witness (if so, can the photographer be ours?)
- If we get our license in our home state (Nevada) do we need our officiant on our wedding day to still sign the paper?
- Do you have any restaurant suggestions for after (also is it cheesy to wear my dress to the dinner?)
Thank you so much!! 
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Re: Eloping in Maui (in December)..need insight/advice
[QUOTE]@Allison, You are a week after us and we are also using Rev. Tino. We are soooo close.
Posted by FSForever[/QUOTE]
I know!! So so close!! Rev tino is great, a friend of mine had him for his wedding about 3 years ago and just loved him! Said he really speaks from the heart. I'm getting a little nervous.....are you? Not even sure nervous about what....haha.
Above is the link to our wedding reviews. We loved all of our vendor. You do not need a witness in Hawaii
[QUOTE]Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the help so far. I'm still trying to figure out if I should get a wedding package (most of them seem overpriced) or if I should just do a la carte and find an officiant, photographer, and limo separately. @ TacoriLover S tephen Ludwig's work is amazing! But he is a little on the expensive end for me, unless he is flexible with price. I was thinking abou Merriman's also because I've seen so many women review it on this site. Ironwoods beach is nice as well, I've heard that during December West Maui would probaly be better. Also, does anyone know of any inexpensive hotels to stay at? I'm looking at maybe 5 days, we dream of ocean view for at least the wedding night, but I'm trying to stay within a good price range.
Posted by kimkoala[/QUOTE]
I couldn't find a package I liked with a planner and wasn't crazy about the pricing. I was able to do everything on my own and got all the vendors I wanted without feeling like I settled. It is totally doable, esp with a small group.
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[QUOTE]So I booked an appt. with the licensing agent for the day of my wedding. (We are arriving the day before and the time might conflict with getting off the plane) Now, I'm wondering if I should just try to find an officiant and a photographer. I don't really know why I would even need a wedding package in the first place. Although I do like, mauius.com (even though I'd have to pay an additional $100 b/c she is based in Makena. Everyone keeps saying I should marry in Ironwoods Beach also. So how do I go about getting a beach permit on my own (should I decide not to get a wedding package? hdhorn Do you mind letting me know who your officiant and photographer were? maybe they will work well for me. And congrats to you too, dianalynm ! Hopefully we will both have amazing days. What beach will you be at? (maybe we will run into eachother!)
Posted by kimkoala[/QUOTE]
We used Amy Short for our pictures and LOVED her. She is so sweet, her prices were very reasonable and we thought our pictures turned out great! Here is a link to our pictures, password is Lahaina. <a href="http://amyjshort.smugmug.com/Other/Andrew/24095570_ZrdF4j#!i=1959390818&k=cDNdDVL" rel="nofollow">http://amyjshort.smugmug.com/Other/Andrew/24095570_ZrdF4j#!i=1959390818&k=cDNdDVL</a>
Our minister was Ernest Puaa. He is very much on island time with responding but when it is show time he is right on point. It was a wonderful ceremony and he made us ffel very comfortable. Our videographer streamed our ceremony live, here is a link so you can see Ernest in action (we did not have a rehearsal) <a href="http://www.livemauiwebcasts.com/live-webcasts/hillary-andrew/" rel="nofollow">http://www.livemauiwebcasts.com/live-webcasts/hillary-andrew/</a>
Let me know if I can help you with anything else. If you contact Amy or Ernest tell them Hillary sent you =)