Thank You to Timory and Joel at "Aloha Ever After" for making our special day the most amazing…read moreexperience ever! When my wife and I decided to do a destination wedding in Hawaii, we had no clue where to start. I started out researching photographers and ministers, when I contacted Aloha Ever After and spoke with Timory, I just knew this was the right company and the right people to make our wedding the best it could be. We set our wedding date for Dec.9,2018. (I know, I unintentionally procrastinated with my review.) But our experience was phenomenal and the memory stays with us every day. Timory did an incredible job helping us with information to get the marriage license, flowers, suggested accommodations in the area and even provided great options for the ceremony. after seeing Shipwrecks Beach, we chose that as the place to start our new life. We arranged to have her partner/Husband Joel perform the ceremony and Timory on photography. They were both awesome to work with, in tune with our wishes and exceptional with assisting us the whole way. The ceremony was beautiful, we did a sand ceremony as well and all of the photos were absolutely breathtaking! One of my outstanding memories during the ceremony was Timory asking us to pause briefly to look into the ocean, there was a Manta Ray lingering just off the beach, in front of our location, she said that was a rare occurance at that beach, in fact, she said she hadn't seen that in 20 years of performing weddings at that beach, the locals at the Tidepools restaurant all concurred and didn't believe it until I showed them the photo. we chalked it up as the spirit of our lost loved ones joining our special moment. that was super cool to experience. I truly can't say enough about Aloha Ever After, The prices were more than reasonable, the help with planning was priceless, the team of Timory and Joel and the overall experience is something I'll never forget. We've returned once to revisit for our anniversary and to reflect on the memories. We hope to go again someday to renew our vows and you know my first call will be to Aloha Ever After! Thank You for a job well done!

Hi we just got married 7/1/24 Joel set the whole thing up…read morefor us. He was great. We have not yet gotten our pictures or license. But he gave us all kinds of ideas. And different locations to choose from. He help with the flowers and the timing Of everything. I don't know about you bit we changed things 20 times. Joel handled us like a pro. We are both very happy with everything he help us with. Yes if you find your partner and want to do something amazing for your life starting together talk with Joel. 5 stars from us.

Jessica and her team were amazing. Planning our event was seamless thanks to them. Jessica…read moreprovided our wonderful photographer, our amazing officiant, the videographer, hair and makeup, beautiful flowers, as well as offered excellent direction with choices for our post wedding dinner, wedding cake, and table linen rentals. Celeste was on-site with us during the wedding and was extremely helpful in coordinating the ceremony. Jessica was very responsive to my ongoing requests via phone, text, and email. At every turn, with every concern, I felt that Jessica was there for me providing expert advice and taking care of so many details for me. She provide ideas and options on beach locations for the wedding as well as optimal timing, based on the sunset. Thank you to Jessica and her team for our beautiful Kauai wedding!

I am writing this many, many months after my perfect, beautiful, amazing, wedding in Kauai in…read moreSeptember 2018. Alii Kauai Weddings did the best job helping me plan my dream elopement from Texas. I had never been to Kauai or even on a tropical vacation anywhere and they were always available to answer my questions and helped me plan everything out exactly like I wanted. The moment that I realized I had definitely made the right decision hiring them was when our flight got delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight and we got stuck in Los Angeles the night before our wedding! It was so stressful and I don't know what I would have done without Jessica. I called her and explained what happened and that we would not be able to get a flight until the next day ( Sunday, our planned wedding day). She made a miracle happen and was able to move our wedding from Sunday to Monday: flowers, cake, videographer, photographer, officiant, wedding coordinator and all! I couldn't believe it and was so grateful to not have to go from the airport straight to our wedding! The vendors that she works with were exceptional. The flowers were better than I could have imagined. The cake was delicious. Our pictures and video were perfect. Our officiant was wonderful. The coordinator onsite was helpful and everything ran very smoothly. I couldn't recommend this company more.

We chose Aloha Ever After & Timory McDonald Photography to perform our wedding at Shipwrecks Beach…read morein Kauai on 12-9-2018. Best decision ever! My wife and I decided to elope to Kauai, and after doing some research, we contacted Aloha Ever After, we first spoke to Nicolle, who was very helpful, polite & attentive to our wishes, I liked that she listened to what we had in mind and didn't try to steer us in different directions. I also liked the follow up emails and videos from Timory, Their organization made all of the planning go so smooth and easy. On the big day, the weather was a little unstable, "No panic needed", As we sat in the parking lot praying for the weather to clear, we spoke with Joel & Timory, who had several ideas for alternatives in case the rain persisted. moments later, our wishes and prayers were answered, the sky cleared enough to proceed and not only did we manage to enjoy an amazing and beautiful ceremony, complete with the traditional Hawaiin Lei swap and sand ceremony, But we felt like we were blessed with several miracles during the wedding, In the bay near our "I Do" location, Our photographer (Timory) noticed and pointed out a manta ray, which she said she had never seen in all of her years of performing weddings on that beach! when I asked at our restaurant that evening, our waiter couldn't believe it either, he stated he was born and raised there and had never seen a manta ray either! then rainbows were popping up all around us and the sky cleared to make way for an amazing sunset and many more great photos! We simply could not have made the day any more special than it was. Joel and Timory were both amazing to work with on every level. I/We will never forget our phenomenal wedding experience or the incredible people who helped us every step of the way! Thank you again to Aloha Ever After & Timory McDonald Photography for everything. We will surely recommend your company to anyone else planning the biggest and most important day of their lives.

I booked family photos a few months in advance before we arrived on Kauai. Joel was very helpful…read moreover the phone booking a date and time. I wanted to take pictures in the McBride Botanical Gardens. A few days before the event I received an email with instructions and "what if it rains" options. The morning of our shoot, it was raining. Timory called the gardens to make sure it was in fact raining there. Different parts of the island rain at different times. She wanted to make sure before she rescheduled. We rescheduled for a few days later. Good plan. It was a beautiful day. She arrived on time, and was flexible with our time and a second event she was working at. She was fair with our pricing as we went over our one hour agreement. The photo's arrived via email and download a few days later and they were just what I was hoping for! I would use this company again down the road. Very nice and made my kids comfortable during the photo shoot!

Had the pleasure of working with Mallory for our wedding and couldn't have been happier. Totally…read moredown to earth and easy going person. Don't let her casual Kauai looks fool you- she's a pro and her images speak volumes. I think what sets her apart from other photographers is that she's into creating unique one off sessions that will require effort on everyone's part. She took us to a remote part of the island and we hiked into amazing cliffs and places that had million dollar views. She's unique. And so will your photos.... 2 thumbs up! You get what you pay for... she's not cheap but she's excellent. Glad we spent the big bucks on her. Totally worth it. Totally trusted her and it totally paid off! Mallory- if you ever read this--- thanks so much!!

Mallory was amazing! She was friendly, professional, on time, and great with my toddler daughter!…read moreWe did a mini family photo session in Kauai. The session went great and the photos were perfect. She is also experienced and knows the island. Mallory was great from the minute I emailed her to receiving the digital pictures. I will definitely use her again when we return to Kauai.

Super simple fast and efficient process. Great settings. O'Brien did a great job of capturing our…read moreparents 50th anniversary.

We had an incredible sunset photo session with Obrayan from Pacific Dream Photography at the Grand…read moreHyatt Kauai. What drew us to the session was that the purchase of photos was completely optional, which was a huge bonus for us since we were initially unsure if we were going to keep the pictures. We are so glad we did! The photos turned out so beautiful that we decided to use them as our maternity pictures. Our photographer, Obrayan, was patient, kind, and incredibly helpful throughout the shoot. He had even researched and saved several maternity poses for us to try, which made the experience so much easier. He helped us with our posing and was open to trying new, fun shots, including some in the ocean. This is a great option for vacation, maternity, or any special occasion, and you can't beat the stunning beach location!

Absolutely in LOVE with the gallery Nicolette delivered for us. She took incredible photos of my 14…read moreyear old daughter for her 8th grade graduation. She was so fun to work with and really got my introverted girl to open up and couldn't have captured her more perfectly. Thank you so much for these beautiful photos! We will treasure them forever!

My husband and I couldn't have had a better photographer to work with for our wedding. Nicolette is…read morefirst and foremost, so talented. Our photos are stunning and we are extremely thankful we get to look at them for the rest of our lives. She captured the day so beautifully. We brought a few items from our grandparents who could not be with us on the day. We had no idea what to do with them, but told her we had them. She was so excited to photograph them. Our relationship has always been very silly and Nicolette didn't hesitate to join in, which helped relax us both. She was so fun to work with and I would absolutely recommend her to anyone who is looking to get photos taken on Kauai.

We got married on February 26, 2011 and I must give a hearty shout out to our wedding planner…read moreMarlene Mira, of Mira Mira Events. When my husband and I began planning our wedding we thought we could do everything ourselves. Afterall, my husband grew up on Kauai and I'd been there to visit several times. We'd both visited the venue we'd selected before. What was left to do? We wanted a really simple wedding. Why would we pay someone to plan things when we could do it ourselves? Well, I found out really quickly that trying to sort everything out and get things coordinated was more difficult than we'd anticipated. After attending a friend's wedding, and after talking to the bride the next day about the stresses of getting everything done, my husband was really convinced we should hire someone to help us out. I'd seen Marlene's site and was really impressed. I just had a good feeling about it, compared to the other stuff I'd seen out there. And? She was from Waimea, my husband's home town. I gave Marlene a call and from the very beginning I knew we'd done the right thing. When we contacted Marlene we already had our venue, photographer and our officiant but we didn't have anything fully sorted out. We were having a wedding with over 100 guests in attendance.. not your typical "destination wedding." To make things worse, our venue owner was on "Hawaii time." a lot, which made planning difficult. Marlene was very professional and knew just what needed to be done. She was always very responsive to us and always had great, cost-effective suggestions. It was so nice to have her "on the ground" in Kauai. She helped us plan everything ahead of time, coordinated the rentals, suggested a ceremony/cocktail hour musician and the hair/makeup stylist, and helped us figure out our custom food and drink menus (all local cuisine and beers). Marlene worked tirelessly at setting up a very detailed budget and event plan for us beforehand so we knew exactly what was going to happen in the days leading up to the wedding and on the wedding day, minute-by-minute and exactly how much it was going to cost. All of her recommendations turned out to be spot on. And, Marlene and her staff were at the venue all day on the wedding day working with all of our vendors and setting things up. All we had to do was show up and have a great time! We could not have pulled off this wedding without Marlene and we cannot recommend her enough!

Marlene of Mira Mira events helped my husband and I plan the destination wedding of our dreams…read more Working with Marlene over the last year has been absolutely amazing... She made what I thought would be an overwhelming or stressful process incredibly easy for us. Suddenly, planning a wedding from another state not only seemed manageable, but rather a positive and fun experience. Marlene is such a little gem... just so sweet, enthusiastic, and a true professional and expert in her work. I felt like she really took the time to get to know us... and was able to flawlessly express our collective ideas into a beautiful, tropical wedding in Kauai. Marlene's connections and the vendors she works with are all so wonderful. They each played a part in creating our dream wedding, though it was Marlene and her team who put all the pieces together perfectly. I could not possibly have had a more positive experience with Mira Mira Events. If you are looking to plan an event in Kauai, we wholeheartedly believe Marlene and her team will create an incredible experience you will never forget.

Ron Kosen of Photo Spectrum Kauai is a world-class photographer. Ron was our photographer on our…read morewedding day and he captured the most beautiful day of our lives with an extraordinary level of artistry, mastery and beauty. He is professional, meticulous, kind, he goes above and beyond in his customer service to make sure his customers are happy, and he is passionate about photography. We are so incredibly happy with our wedding pictures!! They will forever remain among our most cherished possessions and memories!! Thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts, Ron!! You were an essential part of the most beautiful day of our lives so far!! You are a phenomenal master-photographer!! An easy 5 out of 5 and if there was a way to give you more stars, we would!!

Ron and Lianna did a photo shoot for my family and they were wonderful! They were super patient,…read morerelaxed, snd truly brought her Hawaii spirit. I felt their prices were fair and they produced the photos for us to view quickly. I would definitely use them again next time I return to Kauai!