Non-Corny Hawaii Wedding
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- BK
Hey so I'm thinking about doing the Hawaii wedding thing. We figure we can keep it small if we make it difficult to get to, and my woman loves her some Hawaii.
DEFINITELY not looking to do a cheesy resort tourist style thing. Looking for something more rustic and preferably waterfally or junglely. Anyone got any good spots/ideas?
- kona0
kona island is where you want to go then. from what i understood lots of waterfalls and semi-secluded landscapes like that.
- tparsons0
Backside of Haleakala near Kaupo... the crater opens up there and if you get in the right spots it could look like Mars. The contrast of the landscape to wedding garb would be pretty amazing.
You'll need a 4x4 to get to the right spots and probably a guide if you've never been.
- waterhouse0
All you have to do is avoid the obvious spots like Maui. Being a U.S. state Hawaii is actually perfect for doing gathering under the radar and there are plenty of resorts tucked away that cater often to celebrities in search of some non-corny but easy-to-reach privacy.
- Douglas0
my wife is from oahu, but most of her family is on the big island. we rented out this B&B (kona side up in the mountains) for 3 days so the families could stay there, bbq, and hang out/relax. we had a small wedding all on site (23people). http://www.holualoainn.com/
went out on her uncles boat 2days prior and caught all the fish for the wedding, then just hired a chef to come in and prepare it all. having a small wedding meant we could pay attention to a lot of little nice details, even had our rehearsal dinner down at the 4seasons, and still only cost a fraction of a 200person hall/banquet thing.
the B&b thing was cheaper than renting a big house, had an amazing fresh fruit breakfast everyday, and really nice to have it all private.
- the view from up there is killer. you can almost see the curve of the earth over the water.Douglas
- cannonball0
It's already kinda corny imho. Good luck un-corning it and avoiding future corn.
- If I'm ever forced to say "just Mauied" I will commit ritual suicide.BK
- mg330
My fiance and I are also trying to plan a non mainland wedding and first lucked upon Italy as our top pick for a destination wedding.
My mom, though, suggested Hawaii, so I'm interested in where this thread will go.
- madirish0
an easy frist place to start, is to not host such an event on Oahu. while a great island, far too easy to get 'stuck' in what would most likely be a 'corn' wedding.
Kauai is wonderful, as is Maui and if you are able; Molokai is divine, but rural. I would strongly recommend renting a large estate/home whereby you could host the event and design the space that which you prefer; casual to extravagant. The one thing to consider, is there is almost no higher cost of living in the U.S. than Hawaii, and the more you go to lands' end therein, the more things will be, should they need to be brought there, or not "of" the island. But, that is one of its charms as well- it can be a richly decadent setting if you are intune with the materials, products, and talents around you. Local is key in any genuine event, and more so there.
Best of luck.
- madirish0
You would probably like Paia on Maui.
- zaq0
I had Mayan wedding ( http://www.weddingsinplaya.com/w… ) cheap and very memorable.
- zaq0
Here a picture from my wedding
