October Wedding

My daughter is getting married on the beautiful island of Kauai in October and we are looking for the perfect setting. Most of the packages offered from the hotels and resorts don%26#39;t really appeal to us, i.e., we have our own minister (a family friend), don%26#39;t really care about the ';framed certificate'; or free champagne glasses, not into the white lattice archway, etc. The ceremony will be 30-35 people, small and elegant. Any ideas??

October Wedding

I don%26#39;t know the rules and regulations but the most beautiful views I have ever seen are:

The outside patio of Hanaeli Bay Resort in Princeville standing at the railing at the Bali Hai restaurant. In the background you get green covered mountains against a blue sky with huge clouds looming over the mountains which produce enough rain to provide gorgeous waterfalls. The blue water is next and then flowered trees and bushes. Our pictures at the railing are breathtaking and we are complimented on them regularly. However, I am not sure how you could do that at the restaurant. Maybe there is a similiar public location overlooking Hanalei Bay and the green covered mountains with waterfalls.

The other one is the furthest away on a golden sandy beach with blue water and the beginning of the Na Pali Coast. The road to this Polihale State Park is pretty awful as far as potholes and lack of signs, but the end result is breathtaking.

The other one that would be easier to get to would be the Lighthouse in Kilauea, but again, rules and regulations may prohibit any or all of these.

Good luck!

October Wedding

Hanalei Bay Resort, which is next door to the Princeville, shares the same views and beach as the Princeville (which I see from one of your other posts was your first choice). HBR offers a number of locations within the resort that your daughter can get married, including on the beach, in front of a waterfall, etc. You will be required to pay a location fee there, but it%26#39;s significantly less than the $2,500 fee required by the Princeville.

HBR also offers onsite wedding coordination where you can purchase certain services ';a la carte.'; This means you don%26#39;t have to have the arched lattice if you don%26#39;t want it, but if you want the coordinator to arrange for a cake or leis for the wedding party, they can do it for a small fee.

I%26#39;m getting married on the beach in front of the Princeville in May and can%26#39;t wait. It%26#39;s a beautiful location on one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Congratulations to you and your daughter!

If you want to email me I can send you a few photos of our vow renewal at Hanalei Bay Resort so you can see the background. We had 40 people attend. We paid HBR $250 for the site fee, rented the chairs from them, used our own minister and they catered the party. They will do whatever you want and were lovely to work with.

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