2008 (2) Testimonials

Photographer: Ian Shepherd
Photography Sales & Booking: Joanne Earles

Ian was incredibly easy to work with and kept everything very stress-free, which is exactly what we hoped for.  We were very pleased with the photos he took for us- both in quality and style- he included the environment (which is half the reason to get married in Maui, right?), not just us.  We came away with a great variety of shots that captured the memories as well as some gorgeous display images.  You really can't ask for more than that!

Cory and Jennifer Hansen 
Birmingham, MI

Coordinator: Jayanne was great with answering all of our questions. 
Minister: He was very nice. He was funny! He new exactly what to do. I loved that he was so fun and professional.
Photographer: Could not have asked for more. I saw Ian Shepards pic's on your website and fell in love with them. I have shown my pictures around and everyone is asking who took my pictures and now they are considering getting married in HI.
Videographer: He was very nice but I have not yet received my DVD yet to see his work. 
Flowers: I had you pick out the special flowers for my big day and could not have asked for anything more beautiful. I loved the different colors. It was perfect!
Cake & Toast: This was a must for us. The cake was beautiful and tasted delicious!
Hair & Makeup: This I was very shaky on. Not having a trial run on hair and makeup really scared me. But the Lady that came to my hotel room the day of our wedding was great. I did not even have to tell what I wanted. She had an idea and it turned out wonderful. I do recommend that you bring your own lipstick because she did not have any that you can buy, which I did not bring any. 
Location: We picked the Cove for our location. We stopped by to look at it the day before. Just me and my new husband. As soon as we stepped through the opening of the wall and saw a mini paradise. It took our breath away. I loved the lava rocks, the sand was so soft and I loved the spray that would come up. 
On-Site Coordinator: We did not hire a coordinator but there was someone present to assist us. Which ended up being very helpful!
Wedding Sales & Booking: Could not have been easier. 

Me and my husband ran across your web site when looking for a wedding destination. We fell in love with your pictures and location. We made a phone call and was greeted with a warm welcome. We filled out simple paperwork and our wedding was set. Once we arrived to Hawaii we were called to make sure everything was set for our big day. Once the day arrived we were greeted at our wedding location with a great crew- all smiles and happy to help us in anyway. We did have a lot of family present that wanted pictures with us as we went and Ian was very accommodating.

Jeff and Christina Wood 
Belleville, MD

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10 Photographer: 11 Flowers: 8 Cake & Toast: 10 Musician: 10 Location: 11

Joanne did a great job on explaining all of the services to us. Jayanne was a good coordinator - very organized and full of life. Kimo, our minister, did a terrific job of walking us through the process including the fine details of the ceremony and getting the best photos and instilling confidence in us. The harpist was prompt and professional. Arien did an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING job on our photos. Everyone is very impressed. We had our reception at the Seawatch which we loved and our beach photos done at the secret Makena Cove. We had been warned that it might be very busy down there - but when we arrived no one was there! We were absolutely delighted!! Thanks for a wonderful wedding.

Gary and Heather Wong 
Surrey, British Columbia

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Videographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Cake & Toast: 10
Musician: 10
Limo: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Sales Person: 10

We were extremely pleased with the services and have bragged to everyone we've talked to about what a marvelous experience it was working with Jo. Everything was so wonderful and it made our day less stressful and gave us the opportunity to simply enjoy our special day and each other. Thanks so much!

Scott and Meg Hastings 
Lake Quivira, KS

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Videographer: 9
Flowers: 10
Cake & Toast: 10
Musician: 10
Limo: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 11
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Sales Person: 10

Jayanne was absolutely wonderful throughout the entire planning process. Reverend Kimo has a great personality and really made our ceremony special and comfortable! Gordon Nash could not have been any better. His laid back attitute made photos very carefree and enjoyable. The photos are absolutely gorgeous! The videographer was very unintrusive and the video with childhood photos was great. The only reason we gave him a 9/10 is because the childhood photos were mislabeled in the beginning of the DVD. The flowers were exactly what we asked for. The harpist was very skilled and pleasant. In room hair and make up was definitely worth it and turned out perfectly (despite the fact that I never wear makeup, she did a wonderful job making me look very natural). The Cove is absolutely perfect for a wedding with a combination of waves crashing, lava rocks, palm trees, and an island off the coast for a backdrop. We honestly could not have asked for anything more. Our wedding was perfect! Thank you SO much for making all of our dreams come true!!

James and Amy Grier 
Annapolis, MD

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Location: 10
Sales Person: 10
Travel Agent: 10

We have been planning and looking forward to our wedding for over 2 years, and all the pictures I looked at of Makena Cove did not come close to seeing it in person. Everything went perfect, from the weather to the scenery and the pictures. I was a little intimidated to meet Gordon since he is a well known photographer all around the world, but he was so nice and made sure he got the perfect pictures for us. Rev. Tino was amazing. We are so pleased with how everything worked out. We will be using A paradise Dream Wedding in a couple years again when we return to renew our vows!!

Justin and Sarah Whitt 
Baltimore, MD

Coordinator: 10 
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Sales Person: 10

Working with A Paradise Dream Wedding was the best decision that we made for our destination wedding. I am usually a very organized person and like to be in control of everything so I thought that I would be a mess until the wedding, but Jo and Arlyn were very good at responding to my emails and putting me at ease. When we got to Maui, I felt like I was able to relax and enjoy spending time with our families instead of stressing about about minor wedding details. On the day of the wedding, I told Shelly a general idea of what I wanted for my hair and she gave me the best up-do I've ever had. She also did a great job with the makeup. I was going to do my own makeup at first, but I'm so glad I had her do it because my makeup stayed fresh the whole time - even on the beach! When I arrived at the ceremony site, Diana greeted me and gave me my flowers. These flowers were just as beautiful as they were in the pictures online! I didn't expect my boquet to actually look like that, but it was perfect! Eric was so great to work with - he really listened to what kind of pictures we wanted, and he had some great ideas! As we were taking pictures at the Cove, it started raining on us, so Eric met us on another beach to finish taking pictures. I felt like he was really invested in making sure he got all of the shots and that they turned out good. Eric sent us a few pictures ahead of time for us to use at our reception back in Texas, and they are beautiful! We spent months looking at the pictures online, imagining what our day would look like, and after seeing some of the pictures we can't believe that it's us in those pictures! I was really impressed by how much attention to detail and how much time and effort that your company puts into each wedding! You guys did all of the work and all we had to do is show up. I can't even begin to thank all of you for giving us and our families these beautiful memories! I wish I had more friends getting married in Maui so I could make sure they use A Paradise Dream Wedding!

Bryan and Michelle Rebel 
Waco, TX

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10

Everything was simple and low stress.

Tim and Veronica Tarver 
Austin, TX

Photographer: Arien Sherman

Photography Sales & Booking: Arlyn, of course we couldn't ask for anyone better! The service was 100%.

What beautiful pictures!! Everyone keeps asking, is it a real background? Your team is truly the best! As someone told us: You can't even put a price on those pictures! They are truly priceless.

The pictures will be treasured for a lifetime. Thank you so much to Arlyn and Arien, the A Team!

Ty and Tovah Lohman 
Ormond Beach, FL

Coordinator: Had several. Joanne was very helpful though...9
Photographer: 12 Eric was sooo good and so nice! This was the best part of the wedding....
Musician: Harp player Great! 9
Hair & Makeup: Very sweet lady...Not sure how the pics look though ‘cause we still don't have them. I am sure I looked great!!:) - 9
Location: 8
Wedding Sales & Booking: 8
Travel Agent (Joanne): 10

The wedding was fantastic. The photographer was the best. My husband actually liked getting pictures taken, which is a rare occurrence! Eric was so sweet and had such great ideas.

Steven and JoHannah McLaughlin 
Reno, NV

Photographer: 8
Photography Sales & Booking: 9

We were very pleased with our photos and have printed them and sent them to family. We will also be using them for art in our home as well as for a personal wedding anniversary celebration we will be having!

Terry and Rebecca Crews 
Pasadena, CA

Photographer: Arien Sherman
Photography Sales & Booking: Joanne Earles

Lorenzo and Chantal Laforest 
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Location: 11

I didn’t enter information for most of these because we really dealt with just three people. Jayanne, Eric and Rev. Ken - and they were just outstanding. The location was perfect just after Eric showed us the section on the beach that was not covered with July 4th campers! Rev. Kenneth was a pleasure to work with. He was very genuine and warm and his presence gave the wedding that perfect authentic Hawaiian element.

Another thing we really appreciated was that everyone was early and since our wedding party was a total of 11 people, we got started early, which was great. We will be more than happy to recommend Paradise Dream Weddings to anyone who wants to experience a Hawaiian wedding.

Stefan and Jen Morrow 
Plano, TX

Coordinator: 11 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Videographer: 11
Flowers: 11
Hair & Makeup: 11
Location: 11
On-Site Coordinator: 11
Sales Person: 11

Our wedding was fantastic. It was exactly what we wanted....casual and fun. The photographer and videographer were also perfect. Everyone has enjoyed seeing the photos. Having the extra hour with Eric the day before to do casual shots was such a fantastic idea....worth every penny! Thank you so much for everything!

Mauricio and Wendy Valencia-Rodriguez 
Bogota, Columbia

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Videographer: 11
Musician: 11
Hair & Makeup: 11
Location: 11

Everything was ochestrated beautifully! I loved everything about the wedding and the people that helped make it happen. I can’t wait to see the pictures and the video!!!! Thank you for everything!

Calvin and Jannet Martinez 
Morgan Hill, CA

Coordinator: 9 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Flowers: 8
Hair & Makeup: 9
Location: 10

I was extremely pleased with our simple wedding. You made it as simple as I wished, but with amazing beauty and richness. Diane George was an incredibly warm and friendly minister. And I've gotten incredible feedback on the photos...he captured the emotions of the event through very natural and fun photos. THANK YOU!

Dan and Jenna Brasch 
Stillwater, MN

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 9
Flowers: 9
Musician: 8
Limo: 10
Hair & Makeup: 11
Location: 9
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Sales Person: 10

Jed and Gina Michnowicz 
San Mateo, CA

Eric was great onsite and we loved the photos!

Greg and Nanette Tomita 
Santa Clara, CA

My husband and I thought our wedding was fabulous. Everything was perfect. We love our photographs and will treasure them. Arien was superb. Thank you for making our special day so wonderful.

Alex and Lise Ford 
Philadelphia, PA

Coordinator: (Jo) 10
Minister: (Kimo) 10
Photographer: (Arien) 10
Flowers: (Della) 10
Hair & Makeup: (Regina) 10
On-Site Coordinator: (Della) 10
Sales Person: (Joanne) 10

Terrance and Stephanie Tate
Memphis, TN

Coordinator: 11 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Videographer: 11
Flowers: 10
Cake & Toast: 11
Musician: 11
Hair & Makeup: 11
Location: 11
On-Site Coordinator: 11
Sales Person: 11

Thanks to a Paradise Dream Wedding for making June 12, 2008 in Makena, Maui the best day of our lives! The professionalism of the top rate staff employed with A Paradise Dream Wedding is to be commended for the way they orchestrated our entire wedding day from early that morning until our photography session was complete at The Cove after our beach ceremony. When we originally called and booked our wedding through Arlyn, we were concerned about a variety of topics and she put us right at ease. She even suggested that we have a morning ceremony rather than an evening one due to the "color" of the Pacific that we had admired from other photos by the photographers. From there Jo Thurman took over and arranged a moment by moment schedule of events so that when we arrived in Maui all we had to do was get our marriage license! My hair and makeup were attended to in my hotel room by a lovely woman named DeeJay. She asked to see my dress and then came up with a design she thought would fit me best. DeeJay was wonderful and an early riser to be at my hotel promptly at 6:15 AM. What a day! We were off to The Cove on a cloudy morning...but the SUN popped out during our ceremony on the beach which made Arien's photos the most phenomenal works of art that all our friends and family have ever seen! Our minister, Tino, the violinist and the entire crew at The Cove worked hard to see that we were relaxed and having the time of our lives! We laughed a lot! Chris made sure our cake, toast and set-up went smoothly. Carl, our videographer, took amazing footage and we received a memorable wedding video that will take us back to Maui whenever we view it! Arien Sherman, our photographer had the "vision" from the moment he started our photo shoot as the ceremony began. The presentation of photos on the DVD, as well as online and again in his slideshow painted a true portrait of what June 12, 2008 meant to us. Arien's talents are truly a gift - I hope other brides and grooms choose Arien for his style, artistic craft and comfortable personality! We cannot thank all of you enough! We just had a Luau Wedding Reception at our home for family and friends last weekend, and they are all raving and amazed by the photos and videos. Let's say, A Paradise Wedding made us look gorgeous! Maui itself as our setting was exquisite all on its own! Thanks for your assistance on this special day in our lives. We have memories for a lifetime. Much Mahalo and Love from Chicago!!!

Mark and Katie Sedlacek 
LaGrange, IL

You guys were wonderful, definitely 10 / 10!
Photographer: Gordon Nash 10 / 10
Photography Sales & Booking: 10 / 10

We really enjoyed our time with Gordon and were impressed with our photos we received. He was fun and had some great photo ideas. When we have babies we hope to get Gordon to take some family photos for us. Thank you Gordon :).  

Kevin and Jacie Bretherick 
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Coordinator: 11 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Flowers: 11
Musician: 11
Location: 11
On-Site Coordinator: 11

It was a leap of faith booking a wedding, location, photographer, and a minister online. However, we were so impressed with the website, the photography, and the emails from our coordinator, Jayanne Jefferys, that absolutely any doubts we had melted away. The wedding itself, the experience, was beyond any dreams we ever had. Our on-site coordinator, Shena, arranged by Jayanne, was perfect. We arrived late and she was so relaxed that it helped us to calm down. Our minister, Tino Rosete (also arranged by Jayanne) performed the Hawaiian Christian ceremony with such passion that every single person at the wedding was moved by the experience. As far we're concerned, Tino is the best minister in the world! The location was stunning. We choose Makena Cove in South Maui. We had butterflies floating through our ceremony and surfers in the waves of the Pacific behind us. In our opinion, the photographs are just as important as the ceremony itself. Our photographer, Arien Sherman, was amazing at the ceremony. At first we thought we weren't going to be able to use Arien because of a schedule conflict, but he made an extreme effort to shoot our wedding! Thanks again to Arien for being there for us. We clicked with him immediately. He made us comfortable, happy, and excited to be photographed. We truly had a perfect wedding!!! On receipt of our photographs, we popped the DVD slideshow into the player and cried when we saw the images that Arien took. He is so talented. He captured even the smallest meaningful moment. We had a reception for our friends & family that weren't able to make the wedding and every person was stunned at how beautiful the photographs, location, and service was. From bestselling authors to our grandparents, every person has agreed that our wedding looked like something from the pages of a magazine or that it looked like celebrity wedding! Our memories of our wedding will last us for a lifetime! How else can we express our gratitude? Thank you Aekai Beach Weddings. YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

Jason and Kamela Hurlbut 
Orange County, CA & Toronto, Canada

Coordinator: (Jayanne) 9
Minister: (Tino) 11
Photographer: (Ian) 10
Videographer: (Dan) 9
Flowers: (Asa) 9
Catering/Reception: 9
Cake & Toast: (Maui Wedding Cakes) 9
Location: 9
On-Site Coordinator: (Chris) 9
Sales Person: (Arlyn) 9

Will remember the wedding for the rest of our lives. Wonderful!

Glenn and Renee Pradzinski
Bartlett, IL

Thank you so much for everything you did! Our wedding was amazing and exactly as we pictured. Most thanks to Eric for the amazing pictures, Ken who was so heartfelt and Chris for making sure all the little things were taken care of. We appreciate all you did! I would highly recommend you to anyone thinking of a Hawaiian destination wedding.

Ryan and Pamela Martin 
Aurora, CO

Coordinator: 11 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Flowers: 11
Cake & Toast: 11
Musician: 11
Limo: 11
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 11
Sales Person: 11

Aloha,

I'm so happy that I planned my wedding with A Paradise Dream Wedding. Everything was so easy going and just way more then we even expected. We loved everyone!!! And the CD that we received with our slideshow was amazing. I would recommend this company to anyone who is getting married. I even loved our limo driver. All I can say is that you won't be disappointed. Not only are the pictures fabulous but the staff and vendors as well.

I want to thank everyone so much from the bottom of my heart for all that you did for our special day. I hope you are all blessed for all that you do : ). Much Mahalo!

Cullen and Kari Williams 
Riverton, UT

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Videographer: 9
Flowers: 10
Musician: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10

Absolutely everyone involved with the planning of our wedding was so, so, so kind and friendly and approachable. Jo was our planner and she handled everything with utmost aloha. She gave us lots of insider tips and we always heard from her right away if we had questions. We always felt totally secure and safe in our decision to plan a wedding from 2,000 miles away, which I think is no easy feat.

Ken, our minister, was da kine, as Hawaiians would say. EVERYONE at our wedding commented on how wonderful he was, how warm, and how we instantly felt like friends. It was as if he'd known us forever.

Arien and Carl made everyone comfortable for the photos and video, and we are so happy to have such beautiful photos as memories of our big day. We were overjoyed with the photos! It's hard not to be happy with a day in Hawaii, but everyone made sure everything went smoothly. My flowers looked exactly as I had suggested--and that was only a suggestion. I actually cried when I saw them.

Most importantly, we were able to kick back and relax and really fully enjoy our wedding because we weren't caught up in the details. Our minister told us we are now all ohana, and that's how we feel!

When people ask us, "How was your wedding?" Our standard answer has been "Better than we even expected. It was perfect." Thank you for giving us such a perfect day.

William and Katie Dohman 
St. Paul, MN

Fun, creative and beautiful shots. Gordon has a delicate touch when setting up shots, so the emotions captured on film were authentically us.

Ian and Christy James 
San Francisco, CA

Coordinator: 11 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Flowers: 8
Hair & Makeup: 8
Location: 11
On-Site Coordinator: 11
Sales Person: 11
Travel Agent: 11

Words cannot really explain our wedding. It was more than perfect. Everything any little girl dreamed of as a child. The minister was amazing and made us feel as if we had known him for years. The beautiful prayer he spoke and the traditional horn blow was such a perfect moment. The location was breathtaking and some thing we will hold in my heart forever. I believe it was truly heaven on earth. And Ian the photographer was unbelievable! He took absolutely breathtaking pictures of us. The downfall of our wedding was we had no family there. We can't thank Ian enough as he captured all of the perfect moments we had which enabled our family to experience it as if they were there. Ian.....thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Our experience in Hawaii from the second we landed gave us a new outlook on life. We will never forget this experience and in 10, 20, or 50 years from now when we are ready to re-new our vows. We know where to go. Thank you for this incredible, perfect, and unforgettable experience.

Matthew and Lynnette Carrillo 
Clovis, CA

Coordinator: 9 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10

Christopher and Sara Chandler 
Kailua, HI

Minister: 11
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 9
Location: 11

Kimo was great and the actual ceremony was exactly what we wanted.

Don and Rebekah Pisarcik 
San Diego, CA

Our day was perfect! Gordon and his assistant Jon were amazing, they made us feel special and tried so hard to get the perfect shot and believe me our pictures are out of this world! All of our family and friends have commented on how beautiful they are and some can't believe its not a back drop! So thank you so much Gordon and Jon!

Our minister Kimo was also absolutely brilliant! His lively and enthusiastic nature soon put us at ease and we felt he really meant every word he spoke. We are so glad we had Kimo as we shall never forget our ceremony. It was wonderful. Thank you!

Our videographer was also fantastic, however one little thing I will mention is on our DVD there are two people in the background right at the beginning of our ceremony and the boy actually waves at the camera! We are a little disappointed as this should have been seen straight away and rectified instead of a couple of minutes of them in the background. Otherwise he was great, made us feel relaxed and tried so hard to get all our memories on our video!

Over all fantastic, a few areas let it down but it didn't affect our overall experience and we have some lovely memories that we will never forget! Thank you so much!

Wayne and Rebecca Starkey 
Chorley, England UK

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 8
Location: 10

Samuel and Heidi Johnson 
Coon Rapids, MN

Coordinator: (Jo) 10
Minister: (Kimo) 10
Photographer: (Eric) 10
Flowers: (Asa) 10
Hair & Makeup: (Regina) 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: (Diana) 9
Sales Person: (Joanne) 10

Thank you sooo much our wedding was wonderful. It was better than we imagined it could be. Everyone was great, the flowers were so pretty, our hair and makeup turned out great, we loved our minister and the photography turned out amazing.

Thank you all for 
an unforgettable day.

Josh and Brandy Bremer
Blocksburg, CA

The Cove was a breathtaking setting for our vow renewal. The whole experience was so relaxed and easy to plan, thanks to your wonderful staff! I felt a little silly and frivolous planning a vow renewal for our 10 year anniversary, but I'm so glad I did! It was great to get family pictures on the beach, and for my husband and I to let each other know how much we love each other! I would recommend Gordon and A Paradise Dream Wedding to anyone wanting a beautiful wedding (or vow renewal) to remember!

Randy and Angie Park 
Carmel, IN

Coordinator: 11 
Minister: 11
Photographer: 11
Flowers: 10
Musician: 10
Hair & Makeup: 11
Location: 11
On-Site Coordinator: 10

Everything was amazing!!!!!! In particular, the lady who did my hair at my hotel in the morning. She made all of my nerves go away and gave me exactly what I had envisioned!!! I cannot thank her enough!!!!

Todd and Hayley Fischer 
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Musician: 10
Limo: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Sales Person: 11

Words cannot even begin to describe what a beautiful wedding day we had. From the very beginning the planning was so simple to the wedding day itself. We are so thankful for everything you all did and for the amazing memories we will never forget. Every time we look at our pictures, our hearts fill with a happiness that we will appreciate forever. Thank you for giving us such a wonderful gift....

Shawn and Angie Redfern 
Washougal, WA

Coordinator: 11 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 11
Flowers: 10
Cake & Toast: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 11
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Travel Agent: 11

We had such a wonderful experience with A Paradise Dream Wedding. Everything was handled professionally and went so smoothly. Jo, our coordinator was great and really went the extra mile to make sure we had everything we needed. Gordon and Ian did a wonderful job with the pictures. We have had several comments that they look like they are straight out of a magazine!! We would definitely recommend using this company.

Brandon and Lara Stooksbury 
Mandeville, LA

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Cake & Toast: 10
Musician: 10
Limo: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10

My husband and I could not have asked for a more beautiful wedding and we cannot thank you enough - each of you played such a significant role in our special day. Arien was absolutely FABULOUS...not only did he take unbelievable photos but he went WAY above and beyond with the shots we had requested through our coordinator. We have had nothing but compliment after compliment on our photos - some have said it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever seen. We agree!!!! Jo, our coordinator was on top of things at all times - I never doubted or worried about a thing! Thank you again for an unforgettable day.

Morgan and Amy Whitfield 
Houston, TX

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Videographer: 10
Location: 10

Everything was so perfect! At first we were nervous to plan a destination wedding, but Jayanne was so helpful and friendly through the entire process. I kept telling Brandon (my husband) that it seemed too easy and everything was going too smoothly. "Aren't we supposed to be stressed out??" We were so relaxed and everything was better than I imagined! Our pictures turned out amazing and our video caught all the humor and happiness of the day! Thank you so much for making our wedding a dream come true!

Brandon and Darci Vick 
Vancouver, WA

We were very impressed with how professional everyone was over the phone.  We felt very comfortable with our decision after speaking to Arlyn.  Eric was very kind and professional.  The pictures were beautiful and we were extremely happy with all of them.

Jesse and Aubree Brown 
Salt Lake City, UT

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Videographer: 9
Flowers: 7
Catering/Reception: 9
Cake & Toast: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 9
Travel Agent (Joanne): 9

We were extremely impressed with the professionalism of all of the staff associated with A Paradise Dream Wedding. Gordon was simply amazing and everyone who views our wedding photos describes them as something they'd imagine seeing in a magazine. Gordon was so easy to work with and managed to capture all of the right moments without us even realizing he was there half the time. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding coordinator either. Jo answered all of my e-mail questions and reassured me when I had concerns about details of the wedding. She made the arrangements as painless as they can be when planning a wedding from across the country. :-) Our wedding videographer was very friendly and captured excellent footage of the ceremony and key moments afterwards. The location of the wedding ceremony (Maui Prince Hotel - Pacific Lawn) was picturesque, and allowed for privacy and beauty since it overlooks the ocean and there are palm trees surrounding the area. It was the perfect choice for our small group of 15. Our minister, Tino Rosete, was wonderful. He managed to get the pronunciation of my maiden name correct when hearing it only once and gave a beautiful traditional Hawaiian ceremony from memory.

Lucas and Amanda Bradley 
Lodi, CA

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Hair & Makeup: 8
Location: 10

Absolutely beautiful! The most amazing experience. I didn't have to coordinate anything. So relaxing.

Paul and Tami Lamon 
Meridian, ID

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 9
Photographer: 10+
Flowers: 10
Musician: 10
Location: 10, Grand Wailea Beach
Wedding Sales & Booking: 10

Thank you very much for helping to make our Maui beach wedding as picture perfect as we hoped it would be!  Our day was beautiful and memorable and everyone had an enjoyable time.  We certainly couldn’t have done it without your help, and we will always be thankful for that.  The bouquet was gorgeous and exactly as it looks on the website, the guitarist was a wonderful addition (special thanks to Jayanne for her advice on that one!), and there aren’t enough positive things in the world to say about the photography! Gordon and Jon did an amazing job and we truly cannot thank them enough.  They captured our experience and our wedding day perfectly and the results are impressive.  A paradise dream wedding was exactly what we had and it was phenomenal! 

Duncan and Jennifer Ouellette 
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Flowers: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Sales Person: 10

The wedding was the best experience we have had. Our coordinator Jo was so attentive and kept in constant contact with us. Using a coordinator takes the stress of the wedding that one would usually have. The location selected, The Cove, was the most breathtaking place we have encountered.

The photographer Eric was the best. He was so easy to work with and he was able to set us at ease on the activity. We told him, we wanted awesome pictures, so we had quite a bit of time to get very creative and have some very fun photos. The pictures that we received are so awesome and breathtaking that Eric made them look the day was set for us.

I would highly recommend Paradise Dream wedding to anyone that would like to have a wedding in Maui, renew vows, or just need a photographer for a special occasion. They are an 11 in my book.

Javier and Teasha Agosto 
Tampa, FL

Coordinator: 10 
Minister: 10
Photographer: 10
Videographer: 9
Flowers: 10
Catering/Reception: 7
Cake & Toast: 10
Musician: 10
Hair & Makeup: 10
Location: 10
On-Site Coordinator: 10
Sales Person: 10

Jayanne was amazing. She spent so much time with me and was always patient with my millions of questions. She was very prompt in replying to my emails. Jayanne is probably one of the nicest people I have ever worked with. Her customer service is off the charts. She made the entire wedding planning process stress-free and fun. Two different people (who don't know each other) recommended your company and I will make sure I do the same.

Howard and Deepi Holt 
Seattle, WA

10! 10! 10!