1871. “Aregato” – Takumi and Miki from Japan – 12/23/16 – the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity.)
1870. “Aregato” – Yusuke and Kahori from Japan – 12/17/16 – 6 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity.)
1869. “Thank you for doing this for us” – John and Elina from New York, NY – 12/11/16 – 50 guests at Palm Grove at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1868. “Great ceremony!” – Ben and Leah from Winston-Salem, NC – 12/5/16 – Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1867. “Aregato” – Tatsuya and Ako from Japan – 12/4/17 – Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1866. “Hermano gracias – Gilberto and Eloina from San Diego, CA – 11/28/16 – 25 guests at Keahu o Lu Beach for a 35th anniversary celebration of vows (I haven’t done a Spainish ceremony in a long time. I am grateful that my mom referred this one to me.)
1865. “Thank you” – Mason and Brittney from Meridian, Idaho – 11/22/16 – 33 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1864. “Aregato” – Yasuhiro and Yui from Japan – 11/18/16 – 8 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity.)
1863. “Thank you, we appreciate everything.” – Joey and Kaitlynn from Tygh Valley, OR – 11/14/16 – 30 guests at Kikuau Point (Thank you for your generosity.)
1862. “Thank you so much for your blessing and for taking the time to get to know us and make us feel comfortable! Mahalo” – Nick and Jenny from Bear, DE – 11/12/16 – 50 guests at the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village (Thank you for your generosity.)
1861. “Thank you – you killed it – awesome ceremony!” – Justin and Emily from Lakewood, CO – 11/7/16 – 20 guests at the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
1860. “Aregato” – Kuniyuki and Haruna from Japan – 11/3/16 – 2 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity.
1859. “Aregato” – Fumio and Yumi from Japan – 10/24/16 – 6 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity.)
1858. “Thank you for doing this for us” – Joshua and Sara from Vancouver, – 10/14/16 – 2 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1857. “O me do to!” – Morimasa and Yukiko from Japan -10/10/16 – 20 guests at Palm Grove at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1856. “You guys are really good” – Stephen and Antonia from Redondo Beach, CA – 10/8/16 – 20 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1855. “Awesome ceremony!” – Jeff and Wendee from Snoqualmie, WA – 10/4/16 – 2 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai (Wendee gets the award for “most excited bride”. How fun!)
1854. “Aregato” – Kenji and Nobuko.from Japan – 10/3/16 – The Orchid Wedding Gazebo
1853. “Thank you” – Daniel and Gillian from Howard Beach, NY – 9/20/16 – The Wedding Tree at Four Seasons Hualalai
1852. “Thank you” – John and Kaitara from Livermore, CA – 9/14/16 – 8 guests at Kikuau Point
1851. :Thank you” – Ryan and Chelsea from Orangevale, CA – 9/8/16 – 15 guests at the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
1850. “Aregato” – Hideyuki and Mika from Japan – 8/26/16 – 6 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (What a great wedding. When Lindsey started playing the Hawaiian wedding song, the couple started dancing. Everyone was clapping and the wedding had such a great energy! Thank you for your generosity.)
1849. “Aregato” – Yuki and Haruka from Japan – 8/22/16 – 7 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity.)
1848. “Aregato” – Fuyuki and Atsuko from Japan – 8/22/16 – 8 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity.)
1847. “Thank you for taking so much time to personalize our ceremony” – Dino and Paygefrom Brea, CA – 8/21/16 – 11 guests at the Four Seasons Kumukea Beach
1846. “Wonderful ceremony” – Lee and Crystal -from Newark, CA – 8/20/16 – 30 guests the the Royal Kona private lagoon.(the bride has family roots in Hawaii. I am so happy when a bride gets to come home for her wedding.)
1845. – “Aregato Gozai Masu!” – Masaya and Toko from Japan – 7/15/16 – 12 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (My wife bought me a new conch sehell. This wedding was the inaugaral run. I have wanted a triton shell for a long time. They aren’t easy to find in Hawaii. How exciting! Thank you for your generosity.)
1844. – “This is so beautiful. Thank you.” – Jay and Jennifer from Las Vegas, NV – 7/1/16 – Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
1843. – “Keith thank you so much. That ws great!” – Kyle and Sarah from CANYON LAKE, CA – 6/28/16 – 50 guests at the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
1842. – “Aregato” – Norihito and Victoria – 6/25/16 – 30 guests at the Royal Kona Sunset Cove
1841. – “That was so meaningful for my bride and for me.” – Bryan and Judy – 6/24/16 – 10th anniversary celebration of vows at the Waikoloa Beach
1840. “Thank you so much for being a part of our wedding. We are so grateful and happy with the way you conducted our ceremony. It had such meaning and you did a wonderful job! We couldn’t be happier with the way it all turned out. We will always remember and cherish that special day. May the Lord bless you and your family.” – Zach and Lori from Hilo, HI – 6/18/16 – 40 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Zach shared with me that he had walked bny the chapel in 1989 and always knew that was where he wanted to get married. It really is a special place.)
1839. “That was wonderful. You made it personal and special.” – Travis and Sarah from Manhatten Part, KS – 6/7/16 – 13 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1838. “Thank you. That was perfect – perfect!” – Christopher and Roxanne from Whittier, CA 6/6/16 – 10 guests at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott King’s Knoll (This was unusual. 3 years ago I performed my daghter Stephanie’s wedding right here. Since I am not on the list at this hotel, it just seemed like some sort of light from heaven shinning down to remind how special it was to perform my daughter’s wedding.)
1837. “That was great” – Steve and Sabrina from Harvest, AL – 5/26/16 – Their children joined them for their 30th anniversary celebration of vows on the beach at the Royal Kona Resort (This was my first time doing a ceremony at this little beach on the south end of the resort. It is a wonderful spot. Thank you for your generosity)
1836. “Thank you. That was touching/wonderful!) – Aaron and Jane from Minnetonka, MN – 5/20/16 – 30 guests at the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village – (Thanks so much for including me in the reception. The food was wonderful and I had such a great time.)
1835. “Thank you” – Benoit and Denise from NY – 5/19/16 – barefoot on the sand at the Four Seasonss Wedding Tree Hualalai
1834. “O me do to!” – Hiroshi and Mieko from Japan – – 5/5/16 – 5 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity!)
1833. “Thank you. Our family really appreciates you doing this. My grandfather wanted us to have a religious ceremony.” – David and Carrie from Calgary Alberta Canada – 5/2/16 – 40 guests at the Fairmont Orchid Coconut Grove (Sincere thanks to David and Carrie for including my wife and I in the wonderful reception. Everything was absolutely perfect!)
1832. “O me do to!” – Kohei and Megumi from Japan – 4/15/16 – 10 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity!)
1831. “Thank you” – Jon and and Natasha from Brisbane Australia – 4/11/16 – 20 guests at the Grand Staircase at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
1830. “Thank you. The ceremony was wonderful.” – Tim and Angela from Fayetteville, GA – 4/7/16 – 15 guests joined them at the Point at the Hilton Waikoloa Village to celebrate for their fifth anniversary
1829. “Thank you” – Yuta and Chinami from Japan – 4/5/16 – 15 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity!)
1828. “Thank you. What you said was so meaningful. I really liked the Hawaiian parts.” Jason and Erin from Gibsonia, PA – 4/1/16 – the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village
1827. “Aregato” – Atsushi and Maki from Japan – 2/19/16 – 15 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity!)
1826. “That was awesome. We appreciate everything you said.” – Ruben and Nancy from San Jose, CA – 2/14/16 – 70 guests on the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village (This was a large wedding party, over 20 groomsmen and bridesmaids. As the bride was approaching from a distance, all her bridesmaids were doing the high-pitched tongue trill (Ululation) that is associated with Middle Eastern cultures. I had never been part of a wedding where this happened. I was impressed. What a great Valentine’s couple. Thank you for your generosity.)
(For Valentines the wedding coordinator, Debbie, got us a seating at Imari’s to enjoy tepanyaki. Our chef made a volcano out of onions and had flames shooting out of it, then he made it send up a big plume of smoke. It was very impressive and fun!)
1825. “Aregato” – 1Keiji and Chieko from Japan – 2/11/16 – 5 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1824. “Aregato” – Hiroki and Saki from Japan – 1/21/16 – 18 guests at the Sheraton Keauhou Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity!)
1823. “Aregato” – Yosuke and Mizuki from Japan – 1/12/16 – 12 guests at The Wedding Gazebo at the Fairmont Orchid (Thank you for your generosity!)
1822. “Thank you” – Stanley and Valerie from Crowley, TX – 1/6/16 – 5 guests on the Palace Lawn at the Hilton Waikoloa Village