Aloha Above Heaven’s Gate,
Just wanted to say that everything was wonderful for our wedding on Nov. 14th at Pirate’s Cove. Rev.Rich was great and so was our photographer – I know he got some great shots. The sunset was perfect, the flowers, etc…. Great job!!!! We absolutely love Hawaii (as I’m sure everyone does when they visit). Now we are back in cold & frosty Maryland – brrrrrrr.
Mahalo,
Sarah and Jeff Buchanan
Dentom, Maryland
Married – November 14th 2008
Dear Above Heaven’s Gate
Again, we cannot thank all of you enough for everything you did to help make our wedding Hawaii the most wonderful experience. Capt. Howie, your words have captivated us in so many ways. You took a piece of all that we are and wove it into the fabric of our new lives together. The memory of your words truly will last us a lifetime. We are blessed to have had you be the one to unite our family together.
Please be sure to tell our photographer, Fern, that the pictures he took are AMAZING and that he did a phenomenal job!!!! We are so pleased.
Deva, the flowers were absolutely gorgeous and all that we could have hoped for them to be. We will cherish the memories of our Hawaii wedding forever. Thank you all.
Autumn and James Edwards
Spring, Texas
Married – October 24th 2008
Hi Captain Howie,
We just received the package with the wedding audio and the full size pictures and prints. We cannot stress enough how much of a pleasure it was dealing with you, your staff, and photographer Fernando. Everything was handled in such a professional manner. Everything far exceeded our expectations. We have already listened to the audio more than once and we have played it for many of our friends. Being with Fernando that morning was a sheer joy, he made everything so easy for us. We really love the pictures. Also a special thanks to Jenny, Deva and Chrissy. They all were so very helpful and informative. You guys have re-defined the meaning of “communication” and “customer relations”. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so very much for taking care of us.
Aloha,
Aurora and Ken Goldsmith
Hollywood, Florida
Married – November 8th 2008
Dear Above Heaven’s Gate,
A heartfelt thanks to all of you as well for our wonderful “wedding in Hawaii” experience. We cannot stop telling our friends and family what an awesome ceremony it was. It could not have been more perfect and we felt that we were taken care of by the very best Hawaii wedding planners!! Please also relay to our photographer Fern our appreciation for suggesting Roy’s for our celebration dinner. They treated us like royalty and set us next to the window to watch the sun set over the water. It was the perfect ending to a perfect day!
Thank you again for everything. You folks are the ultimate pick for “beach wedding Hawaii style”!
With sincere appreciation,
Pat and John Royer
Woodstock, Georgia
Married – October 16th 2008
Dear Captain Howie and Crew,
It has exactly one month since our Hawaii wedding and we cannot stop thinking about how perfect it was. The wedding was exactly as we had envisioned for our waterfall and beach ceremony. We wanted a unique experience that our guests and we could remember for a lifetime. You did not disappoint! The entire experience from the photography to the hair and makeup to the beachside ceremony at Angels Bay was everything we imagined it would be and more! You run a wonderful operation there in Waimanalo, Hawaii. We truly appreciate everyone’s help. Chrissy & Jenny are the ultimate Hawaii wedding planners. We never had a worry or concern. You made all the planning so easy for us. We were able to thoroughly enjoy our Hawaiian wedding day as something special to remember without having to be concerned with any details. The ceremony and setting were just wonderful and I can’t say again how much we appreciated everything.
Thank you for being a part of our special day. You created memories for us that will last a lifetime.
Mahalo!
Crissy and Alex McNulty
Garden City, Michigan
Married – October 10th 2008
Aloha everyone at Above Heaven’s Gate,
We can’t express how lovely our experience was with your entire staff. Everyone was first class & added to our blessed day. We would love our photos to be posted on your site so please feel free to do so. We would love to be a part of your first class ‘Gang’. We still look at your website daily!
We just can’t stop telling EVERYONE about how Capt. Howie & wife, the photographer, videographer, Chrissy, Wade, the pup, cat, and your birds were all the best. Thank you! We would do it all over again with you. Pukalani Falls and Angels Bay, the ceremony and your name “Above Heaven’s Gate” was all PERFECT. You add new meaning to Weddings Hawaii
LOVE,
Lori and Paul Mula
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Married – October 10th 2008
Dear Capt. Howie.
Yes, we would love for you to use our wedding day pictures on your website. Hopefully the photos will encourage other couples to choose you as their marriage officiant, and Pukalani Falls and Angels Bay as their Destination Wedding Hawaii.
Our Hawaii marriage was a once in a life time experience. The day was extraordinary in every way. I knew from the moment I saw your smiling face and ocean blue eyes you were exactly the right individual to marry me- a reformed free spirit and my future husband a retired Marine of 24 years. Our marriage will forever linger in my mind as the most wonderful time in my life. It was everything I ever dreamed possible. Time stood still for us that day allowing (if only for a brief moment) the wind, sand, sun, water and sky to speak to just me and my husband and all was right with the world. For this wonderful memory and feeling alone I will be forever grateful.
I cannot begin to express what our wedding ceremony meant to us. Two people becoming one; melding solidly together as our hearts absorbed the words your spirit chose to speak to only us for our special day. Your soul is wise beyond its years with an ardent ability bestowed upon you from ‘Above Heaven’s Gate’ to see others as God truly does—a loving radiant light of positive energy. (Now I understand where the name “Above Heaven’s Gate” comes from—and it makes perfect sense).
For providing a magnificent moment in time reminiscent of paradise on earth we express our sincere gratitude a million times over.
Kudos to your wedding team–
Chrissy and Deva were so efficient and helpful our entire wedding planning process was stress free.
Your make-up artist is fantastic-I never felt so beautiful at 4:30 in the morning! He is a true artiste.
The photographer was unbelievable in how comfortable he made me and my husband feel in order to get such suburb pictures.
And for you Captain Howie–what can I possibly say that has not been said except “mahalo, mahalo, mahalo” and keep on hanging loose….
Heather and Angel Diaz
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Married – October 2nd 2008
Dear Capt. Howie,
It has been almost 6 years since you married John and I . We just wanted to thank you again for an unforgettable day! We really appreciate everything you did for us! Take care of yourselves. Hope to see again in the future!
Celena and John Bowles
Potterville, Michigan
Married Novemeber 8th 2002
Aloha Capt. Howie and crew!!!
We want to thank you all again for making our most special Hawaii wedding day even more memorable.
Thank you Capt. Howie and Deva and all back at the shop for doing such a phenomenal job helping us put it all together an absolutely incredible Wedding at Sea!!!
My hair and makeup by Wade were beautiful! Our limo ride and tour was awesome! Reverend Rich and our ceremony and Celtic vows were perfect! Fernando, our photographer was great and the pictures turned out excellent! Our private yacht and sunset cruise were marvelous. We never experienced a more spectacular sunset and full moon! We can’t thank you enough for a great !!!
Mahalo!!!
Michele and Bob Dinneen
Terlton, Oklahoma
Married – September 15th 2008