Nigel contacted us and he wanted to pull off the surprise of a lifetime!  His big goal was to have a surprise proposal turned wedding on Maui. As soon as I heard it, I was all in!  When I was talking with Nigel through this whole process, I kept thinking to myself, Katie must be a really special girl if Nigel feels that he can pull off this huge surprise and she is just going to go along with it.  And turns out, Katie is that special girl because she just rolled through the punches through this whole thing.  

THE PLAN:

Nigel wanted to do a sunset proposal in South Maui which is, of course, right up our alley.  We do a lot of those. Because they collect shells wherever they go, he wanted Katie to find a shell on the beach with a message from him tucked inside.  We were able to get this really beautiful conch shell where we placed a message from Nigel inside.

THE PROPOSAL:

Katie thought they were at this South Maui beach just for a romantic walk.  But as they walked along the beach, she found the huge conch shell!  She was super excited to find this awesome shell!  She was a bit confused when she found the note inside.  While she was reading the note, Nigel dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him. Of course she said YES!  But that wasn’t the big surprise of the day.

THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION:

The big surprise of the day was that all of her friends and family had flown in to surprise her at the Five Palms Restaurant after the proposal.  Of course when Katie walked into the Five Palms she was overcome with emotion as anyone would be if all their friends and family showed up halfway around the world to surprise her. But that’s not even the biggest surprise! The biggest-biggest surprise was the fact that Nigel had already set up their entire wedding three days from when they got engaged. They got engaged on a Thursday and they got married on Sunday. Keep scrolling after the proposal pictures…check out the wedding photos, too!

Photos by Associate Amber |  Storyteller Proposal Package

THE WEDDING:

We worked with Maile Maui Weddings to pull off the wedding.  How everyone pulled this off so flawlessly was masterful!  Katie, now as a bride, walked out to Maluaka beach in a beautiful, one-shoulder, flowing white wedding dress. Nigel was waiting for her in a lovely tropical flower circle in the sand.  Everyone was in tears at some point in the ceremony, even the minister.  The pinks and purples in the sky at sunset helped us end our wedding session with them in true Maui style!  Our associate Amber did an amazing job capturing both the proposal and the wedding. Areca Films filmed the proposal and the wedding.

Nigel and Katie:  Congratulations on your exciting surprise proposal turned wedding on Maui!  Thank you for choosing Engaged on Maui to help you pull this off!

Vendors:

Photos by Engaged on Maui Associate Amber | Coordinator: Maile Maui Weddings | Videographer: Areca Films | Ukulele: Charles Nahale | Minister: Tino Rosete | Flowers: In Bloom Hawaii | Hair and Makeup: Amelia Hair and Makeup

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Jessie contacted me wanting to do a romantic sunset proposal on a beautiful Maui beach, so the Simple Proposal Package was just right for him.  While we planned on a lovely sunset session, who knew that it would wind up turning into a beyond sundown proposal session on the South Shore!

THE PLAN:

We chose a spot in South Maui based on the backdrops.  We have Kaho’olawe along with the Molokini Crater which make for a super cool background instead of just straight ocean.  Having some islands in the background changes up the whole look for the photo shoot.

THE PROPOSAL:

Jessie and Romina hit some traffic while driving to the location, so it was getting late when they finally arrived to the beach.  I was hidden, ready and waiting for them, and when they arrived I was snapping away.  The happy couple walked down the beach, Jessie knowing that he wanted to get to the shoreline to propose while there was still light, and guided her directly to the water’s edge.  He dropped to one knee and proposed right as the sun was hitting the horizon behind Kaho’olawe.  It was really romantic!  That made for some incredibly beautiful ambient light during the proposal itself.

THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION:

This was a new beach that we had not shot at before.  It is one of the southernmost beaches heading toward Makena.  It was mostly empty which was great, and we even had some whales in the background before the couple showed up.  We extended our session pretty far past sundown because we wanted to make sure we got all the shots we wanted to get for them.  We got a bunch of these two playing on the beach and laughing together!  And staying past sundown made for some really cool after dark and silhouette shots.

Jessie and Romina:  Congratulations on your beyond sundown proposal session on the South Shore.  The light that night after sundown was so beautiful, I’m actually grateful for the traffic that slowed you down that evening!

Photos by Angie | Simple Proposal Package

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On their last day of their Maui trip, Liron decided he wanted to finish their trip in spectacular style by booking the Four Seasons Maui Ultimate Dinner Proposal.

THE PLAN:

Everything was laid out, we had a plan set, but the weather wasn’t cooperating.  It’s so unusual for the South Shore to get rain like we were expecting.  It had been raining all day.  We had our eyes glued to the radar all day to be sure we could pull off this proposal!  The rain just kept coming in and out, and we decided to just cross our fingers and hope for the best.

THE PROPOSAL:

We put a little pop-up tent over the set-up so we could keep the flowers and everything all nice and dry.  And, thankfully, it turned out really lovely. When they arrived, Liron led Samatha out to the table, and she gushed over the flowers. Shortly after they sat down, Liron popped the question under the tent.  Samantha was so surprised, and of course she said, “Yes!”

THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION:

We left from there to do an engagement session down by the beach at the Four Seasons and the surrounding area.  The sunset was really lovely that night with the storm clouds turning purple overhead and some pink sky coming through.  That just goes to show you that even if it’s stormy we can still create beautiful images and pull off a great proposal!

Liron and Samantha:  Congratulations on your Four Seasons Maui Ultimate Dinner proposal!  I loved that you were willing to brave the possible rain and wound up with a gorgeous proposal!  Cheers to a happy lifetime together!

Photos by Angie | Perfect Proposal Package

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