Bruce & Brenda’s Maui Elopement at Poʻolenalena Beach was a heartfelt celebration set against one of Maui’s most stunning backdrops. With gentle waves, soft ocean breezes, and warm sunlight wrapping the shoreline, their day felt peaceful, intimate, and effortlessly romantic. They shared meaningful vows with the West Maui Mountains and the endless blue horizon framing every moment, creating a ceremony that was both simple and deeply personal.

Bruce & Brenda met in the most charmingly ordinary way, neighbors crossing paths in a shared parking lot back in Nashville, Tennessee, and somehow that simple beginning led them all the way to Maui. The beach delivered soft sand, glowing light, and an ocean backdrop that felt expansive and calm, mirroring the grounded joy between them. Brenda’s bouquet and lace dress caught the light beautifully, while Bruce looked completely at ease, the kind of groom who knows he is exactly where he is meant to be.

Mahalo Brenda & Bruce for choosing Simple Maui Wedding for your Elopement in Maui! Wishing you a wonderful marriage!!

MAUI ELOPEMENT – EVENT DETAILS

Time of Day: Sunset

Maui Wedding Photographers: Samantha from Karma Hill Photography

Maui Beach Wedding Location: Po’olenalena Beach

Maui Elopement: Elopement Package #1 by Simple Maui Wedding

Onsite Coordinator: Mira from Simple Maui Wedding

Maui Officiant: Robert ‘Kuya’ Alamodin

Wedding Florals: Maui Elegance Bouquet by Dellables

If you could bottle the exact feeling of meeting your person in the middle of a music festival, add a warm Maui breeze, a little salt in the air, and a lot of heart eyes, you’d get something very close to Jen and Sarah’s Maui Wedding at Ironwoods Beach.

These two first crossed paths thanks to their friend Serena, somewhere between live music, dancing crowds, and that electric kind of energy that only happens when life decides to be cinematic. Fast forward to their wedding day, and that same spark was everywhere. The ocean stretched out behind them like a watercolor painting, their bright tropical bouquet practically glowing against the soft tones of their outfits. Every glance between them had that unmistakable “I still can’t believe I get to marry you” look. It felt romantic, a little playful, and completely, unapologetically them.

And then there were the sneakers. Matching Converse, peeking out beneath their wedding outfits like the world’s cutest secret, equal parts practical and rebellious. It was the kind of detail that made you want to grin behind the camera, because of course, the couple who met at a music festival would get married in shoes made for dancing. They wandered across the sand, climbed the rocks, laughed into each other’s shoulders, and looked at one another like the rest of the world had politely stepped aside. As the sunset turned the sky into soft shades of peach and gold, their Maui Wedding wrapped itself up in the kind of glow that feels less like a photo and more like a memory you never want to forget.

Mahalo Jen & Sarah for choosing Simple Maui Wedding to coordinate your Maui Wedding. We are honored and so excited for your journey together!

MAUI WEDDING – EVENT DETAILS

Time of Day: Sunset

Maui Wedding Photographers: Angelica from Karma Hill Photography

Maui Beach Wedding Locations: Ironwoods Beach

Wedding in Maui: Maui Elopement Package #1 by Simple Maui Wedding

Onsite Coordinator: Lisa from Simple Maui Wedding

Maui Officiant: Peter Dagupion

Wedding Florals: Flower Crown, Rustic Hawaiian Vibrant Bouquet by Dellables

How much does it cost to get married in Maui in 2026? Most Maui weddings cost between $3,000 and $15,000, significantly less than the $36,000 national average for traditional weddings.

But the real story isn’t just the price. It’s why Maui weddings cost less and deliver more meaning, less stress, and memories you’ll actually treasure. Below, we cover what beach and venue weddings actually cost, how to get a marriage license, what to budget for travel, when to book for your ideal 2026 date, and what’s included in Maui wedding packages.

How Much Do Maui Beach Weddings and Elopements Cost?

Beach ceremonies and elopements remain the most popular choice for couples seeking an intimate, stress-free celebration, just you, the ocean, and your favorite person.

The Honest Answer

Average Cost: $3,100–$4,500

What’s Included:

• Beach permits and location coordination
• Full ceremony planning
• Licensed Hawaii officiant
• Professional photography (1.5 hours, 100+ images)
• Bridal bouquet and lei exchange
• Beach permits and location coordination

Perfect For:

• 2-20 guests
• Couples who want barefoot-in-the-sand simplicity
• Those prioritizing presence over performance
• The wedding day you’ll actually remember

What Does a Small Beach Wedding With Guests Cost?

When you want to include your closest circle, the people who’ve been part of your story and will celebrate every chapter ahead.

Average Cost: $4,500–$7,500

What’s Included:

• Everything in elopement packages
• Extended photography time
• Enhanced florals and décor
• Guest seating (up to 50 chairs)
• Additional planning support

Ideal For:

• Close friends and family
• 20-25 guests
• Couples wanting a shared celebration
• Those seeking intimate but witnessed ceremonies

How Much Does A Maui Venue Wedding Cost in 2026?

Private venues offer exclusivity with Maui’s natural beauty as your backdrop, the feeling that this moment was always meant to happen exactly here.

Cost Range: $4,300–$13,500+

Pricing Factors:

• Venue type (resort, estate, historic chapel)
• Day of week (weekdays cost 15-30% less)
• Guest count
• Season (May-October peak pricing)

Popular Venue Types & Costs:

• Historic chapel: $4,300–$5,900
• Private estates: $9,500–$10,200
• Resort venues: $5,700–$13,500
• Oceanfront lawns: $6,000–$10,200

Included in Most Venue Packages:

• 2-3 hours exclusive venue use
• Licensed officiant
• Professional photography
• Bridal florals and leis
• Guest seating
• On-site coordination

How Much Does a Maui Wedding Cost Per Guest?

The per-guest cost depends on your package type and what you include. How much you invest per guest depends on the experience you want to create.

Typical Per-Guest Costs:

• Ceremony only: $0–$50 per guest (seating, coordination)

• With reception dinner: $150–$300 per guest

• National average per guest: $284

Most Maui weddings keep costs lower by focusing on intimate guest counts (20-30 people) rather than large events.

What Can You Add to Your Maui Wedding Package?

Your ceremony package covers the essentials; these popular add-ons help you personalize the day to feel completely yours:

Common Add-Ons:

• Hair & makeup: $250–$450 per person
• Videography: $1,000–$3,000
• Live musician: $475 per hour
• Ceremony arch: $1,000–$2,500
• Reception dinner: $150–$300 per person
• Cake cutting: $185–$585
• Hula dancer: $475–$750

How Much Is a Hawaii Marriage License?

Required if you want to be legally married in Hawaii. If you are already married elsewhere or plan to sign officially at home, you do not need one.

Cost: $65

Key Details:

• No waiting period
• Valid 30 days after issue
• Valid on all Hawaiian islands
• Apply online or in person

What Are Maui Wedding Travel Costs?

Your wedding and honeymoon aren’t two separate trips to coordinate; they’re one seamless journey. You say “I do” at sunset, wake up married in paradise, and spend the next week falling even more in love with each other and the island that witnessed your vows.

What Should You Budget for Travel to Maui:

• Flights: $400–$800 per person (mainland US)
• Accommodations: $250–$600 per night
• Recommended stay: 5-7 nights
• Rental car: $50–$100 per day
• Daily expenses: $100–$200 per person

The Advantage: You wake up married in paradise, with no transition between “just married” and “honeymoon bliss,” just one seamless celebration of forever.

Why Do Maui Weddings Cost Less Than Mainland Weddings?

Because you’re not paying for spectacle, you’re investing in what actually matters: connection, presence, and a day you’ll remember for how it felt, not how it looked on Instagram. Put simply? More meaning for your money.

National Average Wedding: $36,000
Maui Average: $3,000–$15,000

Why the Difference:

• Bundled packages eliminate multiple vendor fees
• Natural beauty requires minimal décor
• Smaller guest lists reduce per-person costs (national average: $284/guest)
• Combined wedding/honeymoon saves money
• Venue and catering combined in one location

What You Gain:

• Meaningful experience over exhausting production
• Professional coordination keeps you present, not stressed
• Natural backdrops that would cost tens of thousands to recreate
• Memories that feel authentic, not performed

When Should You Book Your 2026 Maui Wedding?

Demand is higher in 2026, timing matters for securing your ideal date. The couples who plan early get their first choice of ceremony times, preferred vendors, and dream locations.

Booking Timeline:

• 9-12 months out: Best selection
• 6-9 months out: Good availability
• 3-6 months out: Limited options
• Under 3 months: Very limited

Best Value Tips:

• Weekday weddings save 15-30%
• Off-season (November-April) offers lower rates

What’s The Difference In A Simple Maui Wedding?

With over 20 years of planning weddings in Maui and thousands of celebrations completed, our team has curated packages that include only the very best local vendors, trusted locations, and seamless coordination, so you stay present for what matters: each other, your vows, and the moment everything changes.

Maui Beach Wedding Packages:

Our beach wedding packages bring everything you need for an effortless oceanside ceremony, from professional photography and floral to coordination and permits, all designed to let you focus on each other while Maui provides the backdrop.

• Elopements: Starting at $3,100 (2-20 guests)
• Beach Weddings: $4,500–$7,500 (20-50 guests)

Maui Venue Wedding Packages:

Our venue packages offer the perfect blend of structure and island elegance, with carefully selected locations that provide privacy, beauty, and the capacity to celebrate with more guests.

• Venue Weddings: $4,300–$13,500+ (customizable)

Every Package Includes:

• Experienced local vendors
• Full coordination (you don’t manage, you celebrate)
• Transparent pricing—no hidden fees
• Step-by-step guidance from booking to “I do”

View Our Beach Wedding Packages | View Our Venue Wedding Packages

Is a Maui Wedding Worth the Investment?

If you value peace over pressure, meaning over spectacle, and connection over obligation: absolutely.

The Reality:

• Less stress: Professional coordination handles logistics
• More savings: Often costs 50-70% less than mainland weddings
• Better value: Wedding and honeymoon combined
• Real memories: Presence over performance
• Natural beauty: Backdrops that would cost tens of thousands to recreate

You bring the love. Maui brings the beauty. We handle everything else so you can be fully present for the moment that changes everything.

Ready to begin? Explore our beach and venue packages or check out some recent Simple Maui Weddings for inspiration!

Contact our Simple Maui Wedding team today!

A Maui vow renewal isn’t always about recreating a wedding day. It’s about honoring everything that came after. For Rosie and Edwin, it was about fifteen years of choosing each other through long hospital shifts, late-night studying, blended family chaos, and the quiet, everyday courage it takes to build a life together.

They met as nurses in a cardiac ICU, where connection happens fast and authenticity matters. From there, life moved quickly, in the best, messiest way. Graduate school with kids in tow. Anesthesia training side by side. A family of four stitched together with love, patience, and grit. They did things a little backwards: had a child together, then got married at a Miami courthouse during their very first week of anesthesia school, and hearts already fully committed.

Ten years later, Edwin surprised Rosie with a ring upgrade and the engagement moment she never had. A ceremony, though, stayed on the someday list.

Until now…that’s where we step in!

A Special Surprise

This Maui trip was already a bucket-list vacation, but Rosie quietly planned something more. Edwin thought they were heading to the beach for portraits. Instead, at DT Fleming Beach, with waves rolling in and the light turning soft and golden, he found himself standing in a vow renewal he never saw coming.

The surprise was tender.
The vows were steady and sure.

Fifteen years of resilience, partnership, and love spoken out loud at last.

This wasn’t a redo.
It was a recognition.

A pause in time to say: We did this. We’re still here. And I would choose you again, every time.

After the vows came the portraits! And this is where the magic lingered. They walked along the shoreline, held each other a little longer, and looked at one another with the calm confidence of a couple who’s done the hard work. The portraits felt unposed and honest: hands intertwined, soft smiles, the kind of closeness you can’t manufacture. The wind lifted Rosie’s hair just enough. Edwin’s smile said everything.

These weren’t “look-at-the-camera” photos. They were look-at-us photos….

MAUI VOW RENEWAL – EVENT DETAILS

Time of Day: Sunset

Maui Wedding Photographers: Angelica from Karma Hill Photography

Beach Location: DT Fleming Beach

Vow Renewal in Maui: Maui Elopement/Vow Renewal Package #1 by Simple Maui Wedding

Onsite Coordinator: Diana from Simple Maui Wedding

Maui Officiant: Justin Phillips

Wedding Florals: Boutonniere, Rustic Hawaiian Vibrant Bouquet by Dellables

Chris and Ann’s Maui elopement felt like the kind of love story that whispers instead of shout, soft, intentional, and impossibly meaningful. It was their very first time in Hawaii, a place they’d always dreamed of, and Ironwoods Beach welcomed them with dramatic cliffs, ocean air, and the kind of peaceful beauty that makes everything else fall quiet. Floral, private, romantic, and deeply elegant, their day unfolded exactly as it was meant to.

They met years ago while working together at the Minnesota Department of Health, both rooted in careers devoted to caring for others. Ann, an assistant professor in an MBA and DNP program and a nurse for 25 years, carries a steady strength and warmth that instantly draws people in. Chris, who has spent over 15 years in healthcare, balances her beautifully with his calm presence and thoughtful nature. Together, they share a life filled with curiosity from traveling, trying new things, binging beloved TV shows (Outlander fans forever), and doting on their three spoiled Persian kitties. It was a beautiful day that reflected their love story. Keep reading to see more!

Simple Done Right

Chris proposed in the sunken flower garden at Como Conservatory, surrounded by lush tropical bloom, an early hint that nature would always play a role in their story. So when they chose Maui for their elopement, it felt like a full-circle moment. Standing together at Ironwoods, they exchanged vows in a setting that felt both powerful and intimate.

Ann’s daughter, Abbigail, who is finishing her master’s degree, was never far from their hearts. A reminder of the life and love that led them here. Their elopement wasn’t about spectacle; it was about connection. About choosing something simple, peaceful, and uniquely theirs. No fluff, no grand decor, just the elegant essentials to the already stunning ceremony site at Ironwoods.

Ann looked radiant in her haku crown and flowing dress that matched the natural beauty and tranquility of Maui. And her now husband Chris? He looked as dapper as ever in his three-peice suit! They both embodied tropical radiance and elegance perfectly.

Their Maui elopement was lovely in the truest sense of the word: calm, romantic, and filled with joy. Chris and Ann soaked in every moment, and it was clear this was just the beginning of a beautiful new chapter, written together, somewhere between the ocean and forever.

Effortless & Beautiful

Their portraits were effortlessly romantic and full of quiet emotion, the kind that doesn’t need direction to feel meaningful. Set against the dramatic cliffs and endless ocean at Ironwoods Beach, Chris and Ann moved through their newlywed moments with ease: soft smiles, gentle touches, and the calm confidence of two people who know they’ve found their person. The wind played lightly with Ann’s dress, the light wrapped around them just right, and every frame felt unhurried and intimate. These portraits captured more than a beautiful setting; they told the story of a love that is steady, intentional, and deeply at peace, exactly the way their elopement felt.

Congratulations, Chris and Ann!

Wishing you a lifetime of love, adventure, cozy nights binging your favorite shows, and many more beautiful chapters ahead. Cheers to forever and this unforgettable beginning in Hawaii!

MAUI ELOPEMENT – EVENT DETAILS

Time Of Day: Sunset

Maui Wedding Planner:  Simple Maui Wedding

Maui Wedding Photography: Vanessa of Karma Hill Photography

Onsite Coordinator: Lisa of Simple Maui Wedding

Maui Wedding Package: Maui Elopement Package #1 by Simple Maui Wedding

Maui Officiant: Peter Dagupion

Acoustic Musician: Oren

Florals: Leis, Haku Crown, Floral Sconces, Just Maui’d Sign, Maui Elegance Bouquet by Dellables

Maui Wedding Location: Ironwoods Beach

Connor and Devon’s Maui venue wedding felt like the kind of love story that’s been quietly unfolding for years. They’ve been building a life together in Northern California, sharing adventures, passions, and a home with their three beloved parrots: Calliope, Winnie, and Lolli, who are, by all accounts, their feathered children. From wakesurfing under summer skies to traveling side by side, these two truly do life together.

They met seven years ago while working at a gymnastics center, becoming friends first, which somehow makes everything that followed feel even more meaningful. Friendship turned into something deeper during the summer of 2019, spent out on the lake in the California sun, and from there, their story kept unfolding with intention. Devon, a ballet teacher with a lifelong devotion to the arts, moves through the world with grace and passion. Connor, who works at a BMW motorcycle dealership, has always been drawn to the outdoors and anything with two wheels, motorcycles, mountain bikes, freedom in motion. Different rhythms, perfectly in sync. Their day was just as special as their love story, as you’ll see below!

Simple Yet Elegant

Maui has long held a special place in Connor’s heart, and over time, it became just as meaningful to Devon. After traveling the island together and falling more in love with it each visit, it only made sense that their engagement happened here, on Kaanapali Beach. So when it came time to say “I do,” Maui felt inevitable!

Their wedding at Gather Maui was intimate, thoughtful, and full of heart. Surrounded by the island they adore and the love they’ve built so intentionally, Connor and Devon exchanged vows under a beautiful arch. It was a day that honored their journey and the quiet magic of choosing each other, again and again, in one of their favorite places on Earth. And had that look like “this is really happening!” Maui now adds another beautiful page to their love story.

Taking It All In

Their newlywed portraits felt like a deep exhale after the celebration: quiet, romantic, and full of that just-married glow. With the Maui coastline stretching endlessly behind them, Connor and Devon slipped effortlessly into the moment, the kind that doesn’t need direction because it’s already there. These two were just fully soaking in this private moment on the shoreline.

Devon moved with the same grace she’s carried her entire life, her dress catching the ocean breeze and Connor, steady and calm beside her, looked at her with that unmistakable expression that says this is it, this is home. Together, they felt grounded and electric all at once, two people who have spent years building a life side by side.

Congratulations, Connor and Devon!
Your Maui wedding was such a beautiful reflection of your love! We wish you nothing but the best!

MAUI VENUE WEDDING – EVENT DETAILS

Time Of Day: Sunset

Maui Wedding Photography: Desi from Karma Hill Photography

Onsite Coordinator: Lisa of Simple Maui Wedding

Maui Wedding Package: Gather’s Ceremony Package by Simple Maui Wedding

Florals: Leis, Boutonniere, Arch & Floral Arrangements, Maui Elegance Bouquet by Dellables

Maui Wedding Venue: Gather in Kihei

Beach Portrait Location: Southside Beach

Maui Officiant: Rev. Kuya