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Maui Weddings for Larger Parties

 
Our Discount Wedding Packages are designed for smaller Maui weddings of 8 or less people. On the mainland, you would probably consider a larger wedding to be one with several hundred guests. A small wedding would probably be any affair with less than a hundred people.

Larger Maui Wedding Fees

 
The following three tables list charges for the extra work and labor involved in larger and formal weddings. Even with these small fees, our larger wedding services are MUCH less expensive than the wedding packages offered by the resorts.

Larger Maui Wedding Party Charges

Party Size

Charge

Services for Larger Weddings

 8 and under

None

No extra services needed Standard Maui weddings -- 1 & 1/2 hours.

9-19

$50

An extra half hour of wedding time

20-29

$100

--An extra 1/2 hour of wedding time

30-49

$200

-- 1/2 extra hours of wedding time

50-74

$300

--1 extra hours of wedding time

75-99

$400

--2 extra hours of wedding time

100 & Up

$500

--3 to 5 extra hours of wedding time; 2 on-site coordinators

The above prices apply when you get a package and apply it to a larger group. Below are listed the prices for formal wedding services.

Charges for Formal Maui Weddings

Charge

Services You Will Receive

$35

Secluded Bride: where bride and groom are kept separate usually takes an extra 20 minutes or more of on-site coordination.

$175

Bridesmaids, groomsmen, ring bearer, flower girls, processionals, etc. Formal weddings receive a lot of extra on-site coordinating time, extra time for the photographer, the minister, etc.

$200

REHEARSAL: Two hours. This charge does not include any extra site fees that a rehearsal might.

20% of services ordered, or $500., which ever is more. 

RECEPTION COORDINATION: Coordinating all the details of your reception, from making certain entertainment shows up on-time and performs as scheduled; caterer, chairs & tables are set up properly, etc.  

Call for details. There are many different options available. 

MAUI WEDDING RECEPTION:

Larger weddings are also more likely to have receptions. We can help you prepare a great reception, including everything from entertainment, catering, and a portable dance floor.

 

$25

CHANGE FEES: Last second made during the last two weeks before the wedding are charged a change fee (plus the cost of the services ordered).

To avoid incurring change fees, please plan ahead. All arrangements should be completed four weeks prior to the wedding.

Because there is much more work involved to coordinate larger weddings, we ask for a larger non-refundable deposit. This allows us to put in the kind of time necessary to insure that your wedding will be a success.

Deposits on Larger Maui Weddings

 Party Size

Non-Refundable Deposit   

10-25

$200 *

26-50

$300 *

51 & Up

$500 *

 **The amount of your deposit will be applied to the cost of your wedding services. It is not an additional expense.

Things to Consider with Larger Maui Weddings

 
When the number of people in attendance rises, there are inevitably logistics issues to consider. This is important because we want you to have the best possible wedding experience.
We've written this page to help you think through several different issues that may tend to impact your larger or more formal wedding. By thinking through these potential difficulties you can plan more effectively and problems. We want your wedding to go smoothly.
 
Time. The larger a wedding is, the more time it takes to make certain everything will come together properly. Large weddings require more coordination to prepare, more time for photography and videography, more time to cut the cake and pour the glasses for all the toasts. There are more people to inform about the order of service, a bigger need to move people from one point to another and to take pictures of it all. 
 
Directions. With larger groups there can be traffic issues. If you have a large party, and everyone is coming separately to the site, they will need to know where that site is. With medium sized weddings, we often will meet the wedding couple and a small train of vehicles who we lead to the wedding site. As you can image, when there are more than six cars, leading everyone to through traffic can becomes much more difficult. 
 
The more people you have, the more likely it becomes that someone important will get lost and be late to the site. We've seen parties where the groom had to spend a whole day picking up relatives from the airport because family members had not booked rental vehicles for themselves. This is all the more reason you (or someone you designate) should coordinate your party to and from the wedding site. Having a private site will insure that you can give more specific directions to your party along with maps.
 
If you're having a sunset wedding, time is an extremely important factor. Remember, that the sun will set on schedule, whether or not we are all ready for it. This is a very important reason to try to be on time. Being late can add pressure to get your photography and your videography completed while the conditions are most favorable. We schedule one and a half hours for small weddings; but more time is always necessary and available for larger groups.
 
Weather Problems. If you are attempting to have a sunset wedding on a public beach and it rains (which it sometimes does here in paradise), we may also be forced to move to another beach location where it is not raining. The larger the party, the more difficult this becomes. Leading a procession of rental cars up the highway will take time away from your sunset photographs.
 
Site Availability. Larger weddings take a bigger risk when held in public locations. Because all beaches are public, other weddings or other events may take the spot you desire to use for your wedding. With a public beach or public park site there is no guarantee that you will be able to use the location you desire. Also, the County and State are becoming more restrictive over large groups that might overwhelm public beaches. It could mean that your wedding party might need to travel to another location. With a large party, this might be a bit of an ordeal. When you have a private site, dedicated to just your use, you will be assured that you won't have this problem.
 
Photography. Larger parties have more family and wedding party photographs to take. The larger the family, the more combinations there are to shoot. Because our smaller photo packages are designed for just the wedding couple and a few close friends, a larger party will have LESS romantic shots available then a smaller party. So we recommend that you upgrade your photography to accommodate all those extra photos.
 

Formal Maui Weddings

Other factors that will add time is the level of formalness of your wedding. Here are some things to consider:
 
The Secluded Bride. Many brides desire to stay out of view of their fiancé until the moment of their entry at the wedding site. While this is easy and normal at a mainland wedding, you'll find this is much more difficult on the beach and it adds at least 20 minutes to our on-site coordination time.
 
If you are coming in separate cars, there will need to coordinate between the two of you. This often necessitates the need for us to travel back and forth between the bride and the groom to find out what is desired, then communicate that to rest of the party. Again, all of this takes time.
 
Rehearsals. Very few weddings are big enough to require a rehearsal. We will often just sketch out a plan for the wedding party, showing where the musicians, videographer, father of the bride and the minister will all be standing and how they will enter. Again, this planning can take time away from your sunset photography and videography.
 
In the event your wedding is large enough to warrant the extra time and expense of having a rehearsal, our services can be booked for an extra night (or earlier in the day). For rehearsals, keep several things in mind:
 
1) There will be a rehearsal fee.
 
2) Be sure to book the rehearsal on our calendar.
 
3) Be sure the majority of your wedding party, (especially those who are standing up at the wedding) will be able to attend the rehearsal. (This is difficult because people may be flying in from the mainland on different flights with different schedules.)
 
4) If you have a private site, you may need to book the site for your rehearsal and there will likely be a separate fee for this use.
 
Videography. If you are having a video taken of your more formal wedding, it will inevitably need to be longer than most of our videos for smaller weddings. Please order the next larger video package.

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120 Peahi Road, Haiku, Maui, HI 96708
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