Planning Your Maui Wedding

Every year, the Maui Wedding Association releases their Maui Wedding Planner. It includes Maui Wedding Association vendor listings as well as helpful hints on how to prepare for your Maui wedding. Here’s the first page provided in the planner: a checklist on what you should be focusing on one month and 2 weeks before your wedding day and of course, the day of.

Maui Wedding Checklist

One Month Prior

• Get the final fit for your gown and bridesmaids’ dresses.
• Purchase gifts for attendants.
• Purchase gift for fiance.
• Have the bridesmaids’ luncheon.
• Purchase going away outfit.

• Keep record of all gifts received.
• Write thank you notes as gifts arrive.
• Make sure you have all accessories: toasting goblets, ring pillow, garter, candles, etc.
• Give musicians, or your wedding consultant, the list of music for the ceremony and reception.
• Select a person to handle the guest book and determine its location.

Two Weeks Prior

• Check in with your wedding providers. Give them your cellular phone number.

• Attend to business and legal details.
• Get the necessary forms to change your name on your Social Security card, driver’s license, insurance, medical plans and bank accounts.
• Prepare wedding announcements to be sent to the newspaper.
• Give a change of address card to the post office.
• Finish addressing announcements to be mailed on the wedding day.
• One Week Prior
• Give the final count to the caterer and review details.
• Go over final details with all professional services you have hired. Inform them of any changes.
• Reconfirm honeymoon arrangements.
• Arrange for someone to assist with last minute errands and to help you dress.
• Have a rehearsal with all participants and review their duties.
• Enjoy your rehearsal dinner.

Your Wedding Day

• Make sure you bring the wedding rings and the marriage license.
• Congratulations! You are ready for your wedding day!

Live Maui Webcasts in Martha Stewart Weddings

Martha Stewart Weddings, December 2010

On May 1st of 2010 Live Maui Webcasts and Video provided a live internet wedding broadcast on the North Shore of Maui for April and Kerisimasi. We beamed it out all over the world with people watching in California to Europe and all the way down to Samoa, where the groom is from. We also produced their wedding DVD.

Later on that autumn, Martha Stewart Weddings and Dream Honeymoons would feature that very same wedding in their November Edition under REAL WEDDINGS. Touting the live webcast, the article mentions,

“One thing I learned: Live-webcast your wedding for the people who can’t make the trip. It’s a really thoughtful way to include them.”

We invite prospective brides and grooms to discover the lifetime of memories that can be shared at your Maui wedding with a live wedding internet broadcast.

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Live Maui Webcasts Assists Ellen TV for Julia Mancuso Interview

When Ellen’s people wanted to do a remote satellite interview with Olympic Silver medalist Julia Mancuso these past Vancouver Games, they were unsure whether they could get a satellite truck to the Whistler location. Luckily Live Maui Webcasts was there to help arrange the sat truck.

Here is the interview with Julia

Restaurant Recommendation: Flatbread in Paia

If you are heading through Paia on your vacation (or even if you haven’t planned on it), it’s worth stopping by some of the town’s restaurants. One of our favorites is FLATBREAD. It’s not appropriate for your Maui wedding night, however, on any other night, it’s a great choice. A lot of organic offerings, great atmosphere, great food, and just plain fun.

Watch the review video shot on a little flip cam here:

Marriage Jitters or Something Deeper?

The Today Show takes a look at a common occurrence with newlyweds. The video is not terribly insightful, but it does give you pause: is what I’m feeling right now just a passing fad does it contain a deeper truth?

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Thank You Card Testimonial

I just opened an envelope written by a wedding couple for whom we did a live webcast and produced a DVD. The words from the Maui bride were very moving and they underscore why we do what we do and why we love working with great people!

Maui Bride and Groom Leore and Mario Loved Their Live Webcast Experience

The Famed Grand Wailea Wedding Chapel to Be Torn Down

RIP ye olde Grand Wailea Wedding Chapel

Time marches on and nothing lasts for ever.

Not even the iconic Grand Wailea Wedding Chapel in which so many wedding couples have consecrated their marriage. In a move that would bolster the room number from the other already HUGE Grand (they must have over 800 rooms already) by and additional 310 units, the wedding chapel will be torn down and wedding ceremonies moved to the Luau grounds.

From a business perspective, it makes sense to start these renovations now, during the slow recessionary cycle, so that by the times vacation budget recover, they’ll be in full form with maximum, busting-at-the-seams capacity. Can you imagine over 1000 rooms??? Wow…

If approved, the project will start immediately and last for nearly 5 years. That will mean noise and possible inconvenience, but also perhaps some sweet deals as well for anyone who can handle the extra commotion.

If you planned your Maui wedding ceremony for the Chapel, check with your wedding coordinator to discuss alternate plans, should this renovation be confirmed and moving forward.

Read the Full Maui News Story on the Grand Wailea Expansion.

The HUGE Grand Wailea from the Air

Why Not Hit an Aerosmith Concert During Your Maui Wedding Week?

The Beantown Boys Are Back

It’s just been announced: Aerosmith will be making up their canceled Maui show from a few years ago (for which they were sued in a class-action) on OCTOBER 20th, 2009.

If you’re coming to Maui to get married around that time, why not spend a night rockin’ out?

Tuesday, October 20
War Memorial Stadium, Gates 4 pm, Show 7 pm
Tickets: General Admission/Bleachers and $65, Reserved Seating: $85, $125

DONOR ON SALE SAT, SEPT. 26 AT 10 AM
PUBLIC ON SALE THU, OCTOBER 1 AT 10 AM

Call: (808) 242-SHOW (242-7469)

Wondering what took them so long to get back to Maui? Checkout this you tube video…

Coming to Maui and Love Tennis?

Are you coming to Maui to get married and you just happen to love tennis?

Along with several top notch tennis clubs for private lessons and clinics, Maui also has a great variety of municipal courts to play on for free!

Just bring your racket, some sneaks and your game.

The pictures below were taken in Wailuku at Wells park.

Other great courts are in Kahului at War Memorial Stadium and in Kihei at Maui Sunset condo. My favorite tennis club is in Makena.

What better way to get active after your wedding than to hit some balls with your new spouse!?!

Alooooha,
Stephan

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