General Questions
How do I get a Marriage License?
Precious Maui Weddings will arrange the appointment for your Marriage License.
We have no waiting period or blood testing requirements. Marriage
license fees are in cash paid directly to the marriage license agent.
Valid ID (driver's license) is needed at your appointment. Your
marriage license will be issued by the Hawaii marriage license agent.
Please bring your new Hawaiian marriage license with you to the
wedding ceremony to be signed.
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Public beach or private location?
If you are concerned about privacy you may want to consider a private
location, such as a tropical garden or hotel grounds.
Public beaches are open to the public and there is always the
possibility of other weddings occurring at the same time. We do our
best to work together with everyone to make sure we have a nice suitable
space for your ceremony on the beach. Some of the private locations
and most all hotels are oceanfront and this will allow you to take more
photos on the beach after your ceremony. Most of the hotel locations
usually offer a covered area in case of inclement weather. The hotels
also have beautiful manicured gardens that will offer a nice variety
for your photos. If you are concerned about privacy, then it might be
best to consider a private location for your ceremony.
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Do you work with hotels?
Yes, we do work with most hotels here on Maui that provide wedding sites
and work really well with them. We use a lot of the same vendors the
hotel uses and are able to provide these services at much lower prices.
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Weddings on a weekday or weekend?
When considering a public beach for your Maui wedding ceremony, try
to choose a weekday as opposed to a weekend as there are less people
using the beaches during the week.
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What can I do to help my Maui wedding
go smoothly?
Keeping your wedding party on time is the
number one key to a smooth Maui wedding. Timing of the sunset is
critical to great wedding photography and the sun sets pretty fast. Loss of light will affect your professional photographer's
ability to get all the top quality photos you would like.
All the planning that you've done will fall into
place. Now, you can relax! Your wedding day is finally here! Enjoy each
other and the moment you've both been waiting for — Let Precious Maui
Weddings take care of all the details.
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Photography-Related Questions
What time of day is best
for photos?
Usually the best time of day is late afternoon closer to sunset. This
is when the lighting is most suitable. It will be a little cooler &
more comfortable for you and your guests as well. The worst time of
day is between 11:00am to 2:30pm when the sun is directly overhead.
This time of day the lighting will be harsh and will not provide the
best images. Also, the temperature is hotter and humid during the mid
day.
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Do you offer color enhancement of photo images?
If your preference includes having the colors enhanced in your Maui
wedding photographs (example: bluer ocean or sky) we would ask that
you contact the photographer to inquire if photo enhancing services
are available and make arrangements with your professional wedding
photographer directly.
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How many photographs will be taken? Will the photographer only shoot the amount of photos listed in my package?
Your Professional Maui Wedding Photographer will take more than the 24–48 photos included
in your wedding package. How many photographs taken depends on
lighting and time with you and the wedding party. The number of photographs
taken will be affected by the cooperation of everyone present. Knowing this, the photographer
will take many photos of you, your guests/family, romantic portraits
to insure you get many different poses and shots to choose from. See the Wedding Packages page for specifics on each package.
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How much time should I allow and what package should I choose?
In general the bigger the wedding party the more time needs to be
allotted for wedding photographs. We would suggest a larger
photography package if you have a larger wedding planned. Remember
it will take time to photograph guests, wedding cake, limo arrival, toast and dove
release.
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I have special shots I'd like captured, is this possible?
If you have special requests of our photographers it would be best
to have these requests in writing prior to your Maui Wedding so we
can make sure your professional wedding photographer has your
photographic requests with a clear understanding of your wishes. It
would also be a great idea that someone in your wedding party is
provided your photo request list as well so special attendees can be
identified easier by the photographer. We want your wedding
photography to be picture perfect.
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When will my photos be ready?
This will vary between photographers. Once your film/digital images are processed, our photographers
will quality review your pictures to make sure that they meet their standards
of quality and proper exposure. If you are still on the island when
your photos are ready, your photographer will arrange a time to meet
with you to show you all of the photos so you may make your selection.
If you are no longer on the island then the photographer will usually
send them to you via mail and will correspond with you via email or
phone. Your photographer will go over all these options with you, usually
at the end of your session.
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Would I be able to purchase the digital files or negatives?
Most of our photographers shoot digital format and will sell their Hi Res
images on CD at a reasonable price (prices will vary between each photographer).
Please note that most skilled, professional medium format and photojournalistic
photographers will more than likely not sell their negatives. This is
because these photographers are highly experienced professionals and
would prefer to have control of who processes their original work. The
quality of the finished product is significantly affected by the labs
and the people who processes the photos. Therefore, risking their reputation
with the possibility of having their work printed somewhere where it
could poorly reflect their work.
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