Maui Wedding Photographer

Maui Hawaii, is a dream destination for couples wanting to get married.  Maui has perfect weather and exudes romance and natural beauty making it the perfect place to spend your honeymoon.

There are more than 20,000 marriages  performed annually in Hawaii, and 50% of the marriages performed are couples who have traveled from another destination to get married.    You can choose to manage all the details yourself or there  are various services out there that provide assistance in planning their special day.

If you don’t to worry over the details than it’s easiest to allow someone to assist you with all the details. If your plan are to stay at a resort, you can inquire with the on-site wedding planner. This is the best way to handle it especially if your plans are to get married on the resort grounds. Please note, if you go this route, it will be pretty expensive. Make sure you discuss your budget with the coordinator and ask him or her to stay within your budgetary allotment.  If your planning a mid size wedding, I might suggest using a local wedding coordinator. There are numerous wedding planners on Maui and I would suggest you do some research.  If you need some referrals feel free to contact me for local recommendation.  If your looking to keep your costs down and your looking to have a beautiful but simple ceremony please, give me a call and allow me to handle the details for you including the photography. Behind The lens Maui offers a simple and affordable wedding package,t he detail listed below.

Small Wedding Package ( With  Authentic Hawaiian Minister)  Special if booked between January – February 2010.    Normally $700.00 and includes 24 images on CD. Book now and get 48 images and the price is    $585.00

( Commitment Ceremonies Welcome)

Includes:

-Licensed Minister

-Two Fragrant Floral Leis

-Assistance with your Marriage Licensing

-Coordination Fee

-Professional wedding photographer guaranteeing you 48 Digital Photographs on a Photo Image CD

Add to your package:

-Upgrade to 100 Digital Photographs: Additional $ 150.00

- A DVD slide show of you images Cherographed to music can be added to your package for $85.00

– Videographer  available  by request

To obtain a marriage license, contact the Marriage License Office, State Department of Health Building, 54 S. High St., Wailuku, HI 96793 (tel. 808/984-8210;www.state.hi.us/doh/records/vr_marri.html), open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm. The staff will mail you a brochure called Getting Married and direct you to the marriage-licensing agent closest to where you’ll be staying on Maui.

Once on Maui the prospective bride and groom must go together to the marriage-licensing agent to get a license. A license costs $60 and is good for 30 days. The only requirements for a marriage license are that both parties are 15 years of age or older (couples 15-17 years old must have proof of age, written consent of both parents, and the written approval of the judge of the family court) and are not more closely related than first cousins.

If you need more information and would like to talk to me about planning your wedding, please give me a call at 808. 205-2366

Nicole Sanchez- Owner

Behind The Lens Maui- Photography

www.behindthelensmaui.com

808. 205-2366

Thinking of getting married this year in Maui?  How about a beach wedding or perhaps a secluded estate upcountry? If you need a good photographer who also have connections with meeting planners, florists, minister please give us a call. We can help you customize your wedding and photography needs. Check out our website:www.behindthelensmaui.com

Behind The Lens Maui

808. 205-2366

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The ocean lets us know when it’s winter in Hawai‘i. Foamy whitewater transforms the seascape that invited summertime frolic not so long ago. We watch as massive storm waves that have traveled an inordinate distance across the Pacific make their first rendezvous with land, unleashing on Hawai‘i’s shallow reefs. A palpable charge—an unadulterated blitz of negative ions—permeates the air. It directs our attention to the sea, and in the hearts of devoted watermen, it awakens an irrepressible lust for surf.

In the early nineties, a group of extreme Maui surfers led by Laird Hamilton began using motorized personal watercraft (WaveRunners and Jet Skis) to propel each other into waves too big and too fast to catch by arm-paddling. Known as “the Strapped crew” (because of the foot straps on their boards), they pioneered the technique on Maui’s North Shore at an alluring but deadly wave called Pe‘ahi, from which surfers had, until then, kept a safe distance. The taming of the break—so treacherous that it earned the nickname “Jaws”—ushered in the era of tow-in surfing. As the sport opened up new frontiers, Pe‘ahi remained an object of big-wave obsession; each winter, it continues to validate its rank among the Everests of the sea.

Maria Souza

“The ocean is food for my soul,” says Maria Souza. “So big, so unpredictable, so powerful and yet so healing.” The Brazilian waterwoman’s passion has translated into some remarkable achievements: She and tow-in partner Andrea Moller were the first women to surf Pe‘ahi in 2006. They were also the first female team to standup paddle across the Moloka‘i Channel. Maria spends her time on land introducing others to Maui’s waters at her standup-paddling school. In spite of her all-around ability, she maintains a humble philosophy regarding ocean sports: You don’t have to be the best in any of them—“the best” is the person who has the most fun.

Late one afternoon in the winter of 2008/2009, Maria and Andrea took their ski to outer Spreckelsville to survey an unexpected rising swell. A massive set pushing fifteen-feet-Hawaiian appeared on the horizon, significantly bigger than they had expected. With nobody else out, they launched into what Maria describes as her “most soul session ever”:

“I wanted the second wave of the set, so Andrea pulled me in. It was a never-ending drop. The board caught the water like a sweet, magic flying carpet. Then I felt the rolling barrel starting to form, and the urge to accelerate. I pulled in. [The barrel] could easily have fit a bus. The image I have now from that huge tube is a like a screen saver that puts me to sleep everyday—much more incredible than the wipeout that followed. My small, humble board did not keep contact with the surface and speed of the wave. I had long hair then, and it was in a double braid held by a really tight elastic band. The band ripped off, leaving my hair like a thick spider web covering my face. I could not get air and was down for a long time. It also ripped my vest open and gave me sore muscles for a good month. But I caught a couple more, and Andrea got some beauties, too.”

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