1921. “Thank you” – Thien and Robin from Boston, MA – 10/28/17 – 60 guests at Kona beach bungalos (Thanks to Tiger and Betsy for the referral)
1921. “Thank you” – Terry and Susan from Plainfield, IL – 10/21/17 – 20 guests at Kukio Beach
1920. “Thank you, it was beautiful” – Matthew and Katelynn from Belgrade, Montana – 10/21/17 – 15 guests at Keahu o Lu Beach (Katelynn’s mom and dad got married in Kona 27 years ago! Way to continue to tradition guys!)
1919. “Aregato” – Yasushi and Akiko from Japan – 10/18/17 – 13 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1918. “Thank you” – Timothy and Hye Mi from Seattle, WA – 10/12/17 – 12 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1917. “Aregato” – Takashi and Masumi from Japan – 10/10/17 – 13 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (This bride really made an impression on me. The eyes always tell the story. Her eyes were full of wonder at every part of the wedding. She spoke no English, yet she was so full of exuberance. I always say that the bride’s radiance is what makes a great wedding. Thanks Masumi for reminding me why I love doing weddings! Thank you for your generosity)
1916. “Thank you” – Masahiro and Sayumi from Japan – 10/8/17 – 35 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1915. “Thank you for doing this for us” – Rodger and Brandy – 10/7/17 – 10 guests at Pau’oa Bay
1914. “Thank you” – Toshio and Minami from Tokyo Japan – 10/5/17 – 12 guests at Palm Grove at the Four Seasons Hualalai (Thank you for your generosity)
1913. ” O me de to gozai masu!” – Katsumi and Motoko from Japan – 9/28/17 – 8 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel for a surprise 15 anniversary celebration of vows (Motoko did not know that Katsumi was doing this for her. When the wedding coordinator handed the bouquet to her, Katsumi told her they should get married. They never had a nice wedding so this was a big deal to her. Everyone cried.)
1912. “Thank you” – Takayuki and Mai from San Diego, CA – 9/27/17 – 25 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1911. “What a beautiful speech!” – Duy and Chelsea from Oceanside, CA – 9/18/17 – 15 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1910. “Aregato” – Shiro and Eri from Japan – 9/18/17 – 1 guest at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1909. “Great ceremony” – Richard and Denise – 9/13/17 – 15 guests for their 10th anniversary ROV at Kaloko (Richard and Denise were married on this beach exactly 10 years ago. They were all alone for the wedding, they brought a bunch of their friends with them to celebrate their tenth – we all had a blast!)
1908. “Thank you” – Jeremy and Haruka from Japan – 9/12/17- 30 guests at the Four Seasons at Hualalai Wedding Tree
1907. “Aregato” – Naofumi and Rie from Japan – 9/12/17 – 1 guest at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (A freidn of theirs surprised them and showed up for the wedding! Thank you for your generosity)
1906. “Thank you” – James and Megan from Los Angeles, CA – 9/5/17- The Four Seasons at Hualalai Wedding Tree
1905. “Aregato” – Taku and Seri from Japan – 9/5/17 – the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1904. “Aregato gozai masu” – Akira and Yaskuo from Japan – 8/31/17 – 12 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1903. “Thank you” – Dwight and Teri from LA – 8/28/17 – 20 guests at Kumukea Beach at the Four Seasons Hualalai
1902. “Aregato gozai masu” – Hirofumi and Maiko from Japan – 8/28/17 – 9 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity)
1901. “That was great!” – David and Masako from Kailua-Kona, HI – 8/11/17 – Aiopio Beach (Turns out David’s mother used to come to our church. We are all connected in ways we just haven’t yet discovered!)
1900. “Aregato gozai masu” – Joji and Mayuko from Japan – 8/9/17 – the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (Thank you for your generosity)
1899. “Not everyone can blow the conch sehll like you!: – Michael and Brenda from Kailua-Kona, HI – 8/5/17 – 10 guests at their home
1898. “Thank you” – Adam and Kelly from Niles, MI – 8/5/17 – 2 guests for a ninetennth anniversary renewal of vows at Keauh o lu Beach. (Adam and Kelly had 2 special guest with them – Glenn and Dawn. I had done Glen and Dawn’s wedding 3/17/9. Thanks so much Glenn and Dawn for coming back and bringing your friends. We love our legacy couples!)
1897. “Thank you so very much” – Michael and Michelle from South Prairie, WA – 7/13/17 – Kukio Beach
1896. “Aregato: – Masaaki Kurihara and Yoko from Japan – 7/10/17 – The Sheraton Keauhou (Thank you for your generosity)
1895. “Aregato: – Yoshiki. and Emika from Japan – 7/7/17 – The Sheraton Keauhou
1894. “Aregato: – Takuya and Kiyom from Japan – 6/19/17 – the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
(Thank you for your generosity)
1893. “Thank you” – Miles and Emmaline – 6/17/17 – 140 guests at Living Stones Church
1892. “Aregato: – Hiroshi and Yoshimi from Japan – 6/15/17 – 7 guests at Kukio
1891. “Wonderful, thank you so much” – Kody and Taylor from Brandon, MS – 6/10/17 – 50 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Palace Lawn
1890. “Matthew and Alisa from Oak Ridge, NJ – 6/5/17 – Kukio Beach
1889. “Aregato” – Kosuke and Manami from Japan – 6/3/17 – the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
(Thank you for your generosity)
1888. “Aregato” – Daisaku and Mayumi from Japan – 5/31/17 – 12 guests at the Orchid Wedding Gazebo (Thank you for your generosity)
1887. “Thank you” – Fidelis and Darcy from Longmont, CO – 5/26/17 – Kukio Beach (Thank you for your generosity)
1886. “Thank you” – Ron and Lindsey from Southaven, MS – 5/23/17 – Kukio Beach (Thank you for your generosity)
1885. “Thank you” – David and Des from Ventura, CA – 5/20/17 – 3 guests at Kukio Beach
1884. “Thank you” – Christopher and Melanie from West Haven, UT – 5/19/17 – Kukio Beach
1883. “Thank you” – Joe and Tomika from Harper Woods, MI – 5/16/17 – 2 guests at Aiopio Beach
1882. “Aregato” – Toshihiko and Junko from Japan – 5/15/17 – 4 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1881. “That was great!: – Jay and Suzanne from Menlo Park, CA – 4/10/17 – tenth anniversary surprise celebration of vows at the Four Seasons Hualalai Wedding Tree
1880. “Good fun” – Marc and Cortney from Boynton Beach, FL – 3/22/17 – Four Seasons Hualalai Wedding Tree (My wife is from Boynton, that is where we were married so I really enjoyed this wedding. We all laughed and cried!)
1879. “Aregato: – Atsunori and Erika from Japan – 3/10/17 – the Four Seasons Hualalai Kumukea Beach
1878. “Thank you” – Eiki and Ikumi from Japan – 3/9/17 – 10 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (We hadn’t seen Kyoko in over 10 years. She was at this wedding as a translator. It was great to see her and she did everything so perfectly, it was like she had never left!)
1877. “We agreed with everything you said! Thank you! – Lance and Brittany from Naxhville, TN – 3/8/17 – 25 guests at the Four Seasons Hualalai Kumukea Beach
1876. “Thank you” – Anthony and Chris from Upland, CA – 2/14/17 – 2 guests at the The Kauna’oa Beach (This was a great Valentine’s wedding. It was a beautiful romantic evening. My wife and I did a photography package for this lovely couple. Thank you for your generosity.)
1875. “You did great! We are very happy!” – Mike and Molly from New Ulm, MN – 2/4/17 – 40 guests at Hokukano Bayhouse ( I want to let Betsy and Tiger know how much I appreciate their referral so that I was able to do this wedding. This was my first time to do a wedding at this site. I was very impressed. This might be a good option for some brides.)
1874. “Aregato” – Sojun and Yuko from Japan – 1/24/17 – 3 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel (The bride’s father was intrigued by the opening blowing of the conch shell and chant. He shared that in Okinawa when a boat makes its maiden voyage, they do the same thing. And one of our videographers was injured and we haven’t seen him in over a year. This was his first wedding back on the job! It was great to have him back on the crew. Many thanks to this couple for their generosity.)
1873. “Aregato” – Taihei and Atsuko from Japan – 1/14/17 – 5 guests at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Wedding Chapel
1872. “Thank you so much for being our minister. The ceremony you prepared for us was absolutely beautiful! We are truly grateful for your spiritual guidance and inspired words in support of our marriage. Everything was perfect!” – Roger and Julie from Zionsville, IN – 1/4/17 – 10 guests at the Four Seasons Hualalai Wedding Tree. (First wedding of 2017, I’m excited. I believe it is going to be a year full of many blessings.)