Maui Wedding Reviews, Raves (Testimonials)

September 01, 2015

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We are thrilled with the stunning (and extensive!) photographs we walked away with

Our experience with Paradise Dream was largely positive, and we are thrilled with the stunning (and extensive!) photographs we walked away with. The entire onsite team was phenomenal, particularly our charming minister Laki who we (and all our guests) adored, and Andrea, who did a fantastic job with the bridal hair and makeup. We had a beautiful wedding and extend a big mahalo to Paradise Dream!
Gia & John
Married at Hotel Wailea on June 17th, 2015
Maui Wedding Photographers : Gordon Nash + Arien Sherman
Photo Editor: Mami Horie
Wedding Coordinator: Jayanne Jefferys

August 26, 2015

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We would highly recommend Paradise Dream Wedding to anyone and everyone looking to get married in magical Maui

Our experience with Paradise Dream was above and beyond anything we could have ever expected. We planned our wedding from San Francisco, never visiting Maui throughout the entire process. I had never been to the island before and Jayanne was there from beginning to end, with absolutely anything I needed and it worked out just as she and I planned and prepared for - only better. We could not be happier with our wedding photos, Gordon and Mami outdid themselves and our time with them gave us some of the greatest memories of our wedding day that we will cherish forever. I cannot stress how incredible Richardo and John were during our ceremony. Richardo took every single note that I provided to heart and officiated one of the most beautiful wedding ceremonies I have ever attended. John made the day extra special with a personalized song and the most perfect and authentic rendition of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' while I walked the aisle. We will forever have a special place in our hearts for that song and we appreciate it so much. Lastly, Shena was there to ensure our wedding day went as smoothly as we planned and she, once again, outdid our wildest expectations. She walked us through everything and stood there to make sure it all worked out without a problem. We are forever grateful to everyone at Paradise Dream and we would highly recommend them to anyone and everyone looking to get married in magical Maui. You will not regret it!
Ali & Spencer
Married at DT Fleming on July 4th, 2015
Maui Wedding Photographers : Gordon Nash +Mami Horie
Wedding Coordinator: Jayanne Jefferys

August 26, 2015

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I cannot thank you all enough for the best day of our lives

A Paradise Dream truly gave us our DREAM wedding day! It is difficult to fully express how unbelievably amazing this company is! Andrea did a beautiful job on our hair and makeup before the sun was even up for our morning wedding! She even went out of her way to meet up later in the day to do some touch ups before our sunset pictures. Ernest, our minister did a wonderful job making our ceremony feel intimate and special. Our photographers, Gordon and Arien created a fun and relaxed atmosphere while they shot the best pictures we have not only have taken, but have ever seen. Jayanne, our wedding coordinator and Shena, our onsite coordinator were extremely kind, organized, and made sure every detail was perfect! I cannot thank you all enough for the best day of our lives and look forward to getting more pictures taken with A Paradise Dream when we visit Maui in the future!
Brooke & Ryan
Married at Makena Cove on June 16th, 2015
Maui Wedding Photographers : Gordon Nash + Arien Sherman
Photo Editor: Mami Horie
Wedding Coordinator: Jayanne Jefferys

August 25, 2015

Everyone made the organisation and our special day so easy and stress free!

Thank you all so much for our perfect, intimate wedding in Maui. Everyone made the organisation and our special day so easy and stress free. Gordon and Mami made a wonderful job of our photos, which exceeded our expectations. We would highly recommend Makena cove for the perfect wedding location and didn't even mind the turtles gate crashing our wedding!
Heather and Sean Greig
Married at Makena Cove on June 3rd, 2015
Maui Wedding Photographers : Gordon Nash +Mami Horie
Wedding Coordinator: Jayanne Jefferys

August 24, 2015

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Thank you so much for the most very best and special day of our life's ;)

First off I'd like to say that our photographers Gordon & Arien were marvelous . They were very outgoing and best of all patient. Thank yall for making it as comfortable ever. Our photo editor Mami speechless our pictures couldn't be more amazing as what they were already. Our coordinator Jayanne was smooth as smooth can be she was very attentive at all times ;) Our minister Laki!! Wow he was such a character loved our ceremony he made our day! Brian our videographer did an amazing job on our little clip. And last but not least our onsite coordinator Shena she was the sweetest most nicest lady very pleased to have had you as our coordinator. Thank you so much Nash and its crew for making this the most very best and special day of our life's ;) MAHALO
Gladys & Danny Gutierrez
Married at Gannon's on May 25th, 2015
Maui Wedding Photographers : Gordon Nash + Arien Sherman
Photo Editor: Mami Horie
Wedding Coordinator: Jayanne Jefferys

May 31, 2015

Thank you all for your incredible talents that made our family's special day unforgettable and for capturing what was in our hearts and minds that day!

Aloha Gordon, Jayanne & Mami,

When John proposed over 10 years ago, we knew we wanted a destination wedding. Having worked for a photographer that did weddings as well as family portraits, I've seen some amazing work...and sadly, some pretty tragic work. All I cared about was getting married somewhere hot and having our special day captured by someone whose photography style and skills would meet or exceed my (admittedly very high) expectations. After all, it takes someone pretty amazing to be able to take those memories you have in your head and heart and transform them into something tangible that will take you right back to that moment in time...

As soon as I came across Gordon's website, I knew we (read: I) had to have him shoot our wedding. We booked immediately and roughly 6 months later on May 4th, 2005 we were wed by the illustrious Reverend Tino on beautiful Makena Cove Beach. The entire planning process was completely stress-free: we pretty much just had to obtain our wedding license a few days beforehand, get ourselves ready and show up. It was an incredible day--Reverend Tino was outstanding and the pictures were, of course, breathtaking. I can't tell you how many people commented on our images being 'surreal' and 'like a postcard'. Some people even accused us of having a fake backdrop! Needless to say, countless referrals were and continue to be made.

We always wanted to have children and had agreed that if we had a girl, we'd name her Makena and that we wanted to come back to renew our vows for our 10-year anniversary with our child(ren). At the 5-year anniversary mark, we started seriously talking about making this happen (and I started dropping hints about the ring aka my 'war medal'). Being a self-admitted Type-A personality (and a bit of a perfectionist/control freak), I contacted the fabulous Jayanne at least 18 months prior as I just had to have the same date, the same photographer, and, of course, the same officiant. Jayanne was awesome to deal with: she was on the ball with all the details, very accommodating with our requests, knowledgeable and always upbeat and positive--I loved getting her voicemails because they radiated the spirit of aloha (just thinking of her voice is making me smile as I type this).

Fast-forward 10 years to the day to us and our 3 children: 8 year old Dario and 3 year old twins Makena and Marco. It is beyond words to describe how it felt to stand on the same beach, with the same photographer and same officiant, most of our guests who attended the original wedding plus our children, all who were there to witness us renew our vows and profess our love for one another. To say it was amazing is an understatement. This time around was equally as stress-free (well, as stress-free as it can be with 3 small children lol) and our ceremony was a little more lighthearted (I may have been guilty of saying 'for richer or for richer')

The kids loved the entire experience, and Dario especially adored having Mami's full attention for an impromptu special 'solo photo shoot'.

We were so happy to receive a 'sneak peek' a couple days later of a few of the images that Mami had worked her editing magic on and were thrilled that we had made it onto your Instagram account! We declared ourselves famous and immediately shared them with everyone we knew (we couldn't help ourselves)! We didn't think it was possible to exceed the quality of our original wedding photos, but all the images we received from our vow renewal were absolutely stunning. We are having a really difficult time trying to narrow down which ones to frame and hang in our home--there just isn't enough wall space for them all!

Thank you all for your incredible talents that made our family's special day unforgettable and for capturing what was in our hearts and minds that day, thereby allowing us to have something concrete to share with our loved ones who were unable to be with us that day. I've always said you can't put a price tag on memories and these will be treasured by our family for years to come.

It's amazing what can happen all because two people fell in love...

Mahalo nui loa ame a hui hou kakou,

Donna, John, Dario, Makena & Marco

10 year Vow Renewal at Makena Cove on May 4th, 2015

Maui Wedding Photographers : Gordon Nash + Mami Horie
Wedding Coordinator: Jayanne Jefferys

May 28, 2015

Can't stop looking at the wonderful pictures!!

Wow! These pictures are amazing!!! I am so excited. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and time. You are all so talented. We love the pictures and the video. I have watched it a bunch of times already, and now I can't stop looking at the wonderful pictures!! Thank you so much! :)

Lindsey & Joshua
Married on April 25th, 2015 at Po'olenalena Beach, Makena
Maui Wedding Photographers : Gordon Nash + Mami Horie
Wedding Coordinator: Jayanne Jefferys