Great Maui Wedding Locations.
The following data is for general information only. If you have specific questions about wedding locations, we encourage you to speak with a Maui Weddding Coordinator.
WESTIN RESORT: This hotel is along Kaanapali Beach, which all Maui wedding photographers using digital equipment can get to. It offers a gazebo for your ceremony, as well as a waterfall backdrop for Hawaiian wedding photos. A waterfall backdrop in the pavilion provides a waterfall setting for your Maui wedding ceremony. Should you want your reception to take place here, a pavilion and a restaurant are available, just talk with your Maui wedding coordinator. What is especially wonderful about this site is its reasonable site fee, its close proximity to the beach for those spectacular Maui wedding sunset photos, its salon on site, a small back up location in the event of rain, and its many picturesque photo opportunities on site, which your professional Maui wedding photographer can take great advantage of. Its convenient location on Kaanapali Beach provides access to many restaurants for a small reception to follow, which can also provide great opportunities for your Hawaiian wedding photographer to get some amazing shots of your Maui Wedding.
WAILEA MARRIOTT RESORT (formerly known as the Outrigger Wailea). A waterfall greets you at the entrance of this South Maui hotel, a perfect location for your professional wedding photographer on Maui to shoot your weddding photos. There are other lovely photo opportunities available at this property, as well. There are room specials and a romantic dinner is available for you on the lovely grounds of this hotel. A spa at the hotel offers salon services, so the bride can get hair and makeup done at the ceremony location, making the day even more stress-free and perfectly prepared to have your Maui Wedding shot in all it's glory by your Maui wedding photographer.
GRAND WAILEA RESORT - GRAND WAILEA GAZEBO / GRAND WAILEA SEASIDE CHAPEL
This upscale resort offers a beautiful cascading waterfall at its entrance - a great spot for Maui Wedding Photos. A lawn area in front of the waterfall makes it easy to have a beautiful ceremony with this lovely waterfall as your backdrop. Other wonderful photo opportunities are available on this property and your Maui Wedding Photographer can help you select the one best for you. We encourage you to work directly with the weddings department of this hotel if you select this location.
MAUI PRINCE HOTEL One of the only great ocean front resort properties available for small and large Maui weddings...A large waterfall, streams, and Koi pond with amazing Koi are at this location, providing ample photo opportunities for your Hawaiian Wedding. This location is well-manicured and offers many photo ops, which your Maui Wedding Photographer will be able to take full advantage of. For large parties, there is a lawn along the beach. A pavilion for your reception sits alongside the pond where you can hear sounds of the nearby waterfall. A ballroom near an additional pond can be divided in half for parties of 60 or less, or can be used in full for parties larger than 60. Consult a Maui Wedding Coordinator.
TROPICAL GARDENS OF MAUI
Please note that when selecting this site, there are a few things to consider: travel fees for vendors, rain, and transportation time. Besides being the home for such a diverse selection of plant life, our beautifully landscaped grounds make a wonderful Maui wedding location with some of the most exotic opportunities for Maui Wedding Photographers to take advantage of. Many areas within the Garden are used to perform Maui wedding services such as the Koi Pond with its 3 level waterfall and step bridge. For larger Maui wedding parties there is a small stage just within the garden along the center lawn area that is landscaped with lush tropical foliage." Located on one of the terraces overlooking the koi pond with its own waterfall, the new area offers a private area for small to moderate sized groups in a classic Maui Wedding setting colorfully landscaped. Due to the small size of our garden we try to limit Maui wedding sizes to 20 people max."
KEALI'I-NUI OCEANFRONT BOTANICAL GARDENS
Keali'i Nui offers unspoiled stunning natural beauty. Ideally suited for a Hawaiian wedding, renewal, or Maui wedding reception. The Keali'i Nui is an 11-acre Estate which was the site of an Ancient Royal Hawaiian Village. It is filled with the true Spirit of Aloha and is graced with:
- a stream thru a lush tropical forest - perfect for secluded Maui Wedding Photos
- a cascading waterfall and reflection pool
- a ceremony site overlooking the ocean
- an expansive oceanfront reception terrace - perfect for those after ceremony candid Maui Wedding Photos
Enjoy the private use of the exquisite Keali'i-Nui Botanical Gardens for your Maui Wedding, an ancient Hawaiian Estate for approximately two hours. Your romantic oceanfront garden is adorned with a natural waterfall and pool. While standing over the banks of the Pacific, you will experience the spirit of Aloha in all of nature’s glory and have it captured forever by your Maui Wedding photographer. An ocean view cottage with marble accents is available for dressing before & after the ceremony.
FAIRMONT KEA LANI HOTEL
Arabian palace style hotel with a gazebo, fountains, architecture, oceanfront & beachfront access, perfect for that dream of a lifetime Maui wedding all in a setting set up for your Maui Wedding Photographer to take full advantage of all the beauty around you.
Policies: NO BOOKINGS ALLOWED PRIOR TO 90 DAYS OUT from your Maui wedding date. Entire grounds fee is due within 14 days of booking. Gazebo is large enough for 75+. Pacific Terrace is large enough for 35 pax or less. Polo Beach is large enough for 200+ (Polo Lawn restrictions apply). Check with your Maui Wedding Photographer for specific details.
DIAMOND RESORT GAZEBO
Beautiful gazebo with full ocean view for your Maui Wedding. No direct beach access. Policies: Lawn is large enough for 2 to 300. Reception dinners can also be arranged on lawn area. 50% of grounds fee is due at time of booking.
THE HYATT RESORT
2 locations offering tropical garden settings, waterfall, ponds & beachfront access for your Maui Wedding Photographer to make full use of in capturing your perfect Maui Wedding day. Policies: Grounds fee is due within 14 days of booking. Mandatory fee for cake and/or Champagne attendant.
KAPALUA BAY HOTEL Choose from two locations. Beautiful cliff location overlooking beach & lava point location overlooking ocean. Property offers tropical gardens and distant beach access for your Maui Wedding and for your Maui Wedding Photographer to make beautiful photos on. Policies: Lava Rock Location can be secured upon availability. Can only secure the point location 3 months prior to wedding date.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS
South Maui - Kihei / Wailea
Grand Wailea Chapel The ultimate Hawaiian stained glass chapel with floral gardens, gazebos, fountains, & beachfront access. This is an amazing location for your Maui wedding. Maui Wedding photographers can take perfect advantage of this unique location. Policies: 50% of grounds fee is due at the time of booking. Chapel is large enough to seat 100 Max. Lawn locations can accommodate 2 to 500
Keawalai Church - (808) 879-5557 • 190 Makena Road, Kihei 96753
Quaint Hawaiian Church near the beach perfect for a sunset Maui wedding. Maui Wedding photographers love this location.This is the quintessential "Hawaii" church right on the ocean in Makena. You need to consult with us in advance to be able to use this facility. A great location for a small to mid-size Maui wedding. Excellent reception facilities nearby.
Policies: Entire grounds fee is due within 30 days of booking. Grounds fees include officiant.
St. Theresa's Catholic Church - (808) 879-2649 • 25 W Lipoa St Kihei, HI
Policies: Special documentation is required to be able to hold a Maui wedding in any Catholic church on Maui. Please inquire directly with your Maui wedding coordinator or the church itself for further information. In the State of Hawaii there are no Catholic weddings performed outside of the church.
West Maui - Ka'anapali / Kapalua
The Ritz Carlton Resort Quaint church location, a magnificent property that offers staircases and cliffs for your Maui wedding. Imagine the images your Maui Wedding photographer will be able to get in a location like this. No direct beach access. Policies: 50% of grounds fee is due within 30 days of booking.
Maria Lanikila Catholic Church - (808) 661-0552 • 712 Wainee St Lahaina, HI
Policies: Special documentation is required to be able to hold a Maui wedding in any Catholic church on Maui. Please inquire directly with your Maui wedding coordinator or the church itself for further information. In the State of Hawaii there are no Catholic weddings performed outside of the church.
Sacred Hearts Catholic Church - (808) 661-0552 • 712 Wainee Street, Kapalua, 96761 Policies: Special documentation is required to be able to hold a Maui wedding in any Catholic church on Maui. Please inquire directly with your Maui wedding coordinator or the church itself for further information. In the State of Hawaii there are no Catholic weddings performed outside of the church.
BEACHES
Maluaka Park and Gardens near Wailea and Kihei Maluaka Park and Gardens offers the perfect setting for couples wishing to be married on the grass yet would still like beach Maui wedding photos after the ceremony. Adjacent to the Maui Prince Hotel, this quiet stretch of beach is within minutes of South Maui's finest resorts and hotels, including the Grand Wailea Resort, the Four Seasons Wailea, the Renaissance Wailea, the Maui Outrigger, the Diamond Resort and more.Wailea boasts some of the best "resort weather" in the Hawaiian island chain, with plenty of sunshine and spectacular sunsets for your Maui wedding photographer to take full advantage of. This soft white sand beach beckons!
Maluaka Beach is in Makena and perfect if you are staying in Kihei or Wailea. The view consists of Kaho'olawe, Molokini and the north end of Maui. The colors in the morning are wonderful. We start our morning weddings at 8:00am or 8:30am. You may wish to follow up your wedding with a wonderful breakfast or dinner at the Sea Watch which is 5 minutes away. The sunsets are not bad either. We use North Maluaka at sunset and we start about 1 and 1/2 hours before it sets.
South Maluaka Beach near Wailea and Kihei This stunning beach offers plenty of parking, easy access and fabulous sunset views. Ideal for larger beach weddings.
North Maluaka Beach near Wailea and Kihei The perfect beach for incredible outer-island views and fabulous sunsets!
Makena Cove Beach near Wailea and Kihei This gorgeous beach is situated on a white sand and black rock cove. Perfect for up to 15 guests in attendance.
Keawakapu One of the more beautiful stretches of sand anywhere. The one drawback with Keawakapu is that it is a popular walking beach. There are three entrances onto this beach. On the south enter at the Mana Kai Resort. The middle entrance is located adjacent to the beach parking area. The north end is just up the road where there is also a beach parking lot.
Ulua A very popular snorkeling and diving beach. Do not attempt to get married here during the day or even morning. Also beware that right next door at the Renaissance Resort, a Large and Loud Luau happens 3 days per week. This is an excellent location for sunset and even to have a catered dinner after your Maui Wedding. Located on a grassy knoll that overlooks the beach, this location offers spectacular views! Both the beach and the grassy knoll are excellent Maui Wedding ceremony locations. Has public bathrooms. Good evening parking.
Wailea Wailea Beach Park is located between the Grand Wailea and the Four Seasons. The park is a grassy knoll overlooking a very popular resort beach. Evening Maui weddings are fine. Both the beach and the grassy knoll are excellent ceremony locations. Has public bathrooms. Good parking.
Makena Surf Excellent location for Maui weddings anytime. A very private beach, overlooked by condos, this location is both convenient and serene. Accessible with street parking and a limited public lot this location can handle larger venues.
Makena Landing Not frequented by the wedding scene, this location offers one of the best shoreline view throughout the Islands. A little quirky with chickens and roosters running around, Makena Landing can offer a once in a lifetime experience for that Maui wedding with a twist. Late afternoons till sunset and not on weekends. Public restrooms nearby. Good parking.
Black Sand The only black sand beach in South Maui offers a one-of-a-kind backdrop for Maui Wedding Photographers. Good morning through early evening this is a secluded location where you have to take a short, bumpy dirt road to this location. Check with your Maui wedding coordinator for details.
Big Beach Unreal turquoise water and white sand beach make this a very popular location for a Maui Wedding. There are a few wedding sites near, the main beach is too raunchy for weddings though.
Kaanapali One of the most popular beaches on Maui, Kaanapali hosts some of the best resort hotels in Hawaii. Some of the best golf too. Choose Kaanapali for the sunsets and the proximity to the resort area for your Maui Wedding.
Kapalua Bay Rated the "Best Beach" in the world by Conde Nest Travel a few years back this is both a spectacular and popular spot for Maui Weddings. I've seen Maui weddings where there were another 4 going on at the same time, yet it was still a most fabulous experience.
Kaanapali Oceanfront Location This is a nice location for a Maui Wedding if you do not really want to be in the sand or you prefer a little more privacy then a beach Maui wedding would offer. There is a beautiful beach just behind the hedge so you can still have some beach Maui wedding photos if you wish. It has great scenery and a garden for your Maui Wedding Photographer to take advantage of as well. A flowered wedding arch is also available for this location! This location is only available for small Maui weddings and unlike beach locations you are able to have chairs.
Napili Bay This beach is located in West Maui and it is perfect for small intimate morning or sunset Maui weddings. This beach is sometimes a little less crowded than most.
Mokulea Beach Mokulea is very close to Kapalua on the West side of Maui. It is a little more quiet and wonderful for morning Maui weddings. Lots of lava rock and Molokai is in the background. This location is only good for morning weddings starting around 8:30am. There is a steep stairway here so heels are not recommended.
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