Dear Captain Howie and everyone at Hawaiiweddings.com,

Garrett and I wanted to take the time out of our day to express our heartfelt gratitude to you and your wonderful staff for arranging our dream wedding in Hawaii.

Jenny (office specialist): Your attention to detail and prompt replies to my many questions eased any and all jitters that I may have felt about our upcoming event/trip. The first time I called the office, it took you no more than 5 minutes to have an outline of what we needed – and from then on out it was smooth sailing. All I had to do was verify when asked to do so, and it was done. I didn’t have to lift a finger or fret over anything. (She even came to the rescue when I needed a few bobby pins during the first half of our photo shoot at the lovely Pukalani Falls.) Although there were many emotions floating around this day; Stress was not one of them! I thank Jenny for this!

Chrissy (office manager): We’d like to thank you, as well, for the prompt replies to our emails and attention to detail. The flowers, lei, limo rides, sparkling cider, etc, all came together so nicely. Even though I know you played a large part in looking over everything, I found that what’s best about you (to me) is that you are a joy to speak to! You seem to have a way about you that can put others at ease. I think I was somewhat homesick on that day knowing that our family was no where around to share in our happy moment, but you reminded me quite a bit of my older sister. It was comforting to be around, even for just a few hours. Thank you, Chrissy, for calming my emotions!

Deva (Capt. Howie’s wife): Your hospitality was above and beyond! You were so warm and inviting from the second we arrived. We never felt like a stranger, not once. You were very accommodating and we just feel so blessed to have had the chance to meet you. The Hobbit House was so beautiful! I’m a huge fan of all animals, so seeing all the different types roaming around made my heart soar! We thank you for allowing us the opportunity to spend time with you guys for a few hours.

Wade (our makeup artist): You are probably one of THE coolest people we have ever met! I told you the look I was going for and you made it happen! My eye make-up was stunning! I couldn’t walk out of my hotel room without getting stopped with random compliments about my up-do later on that afternoon, too! You’re amazing at what you do and we’re so glad to have met you.

Fern (our photographer): Fernando is undoubtedly the king photographer of Hawaiian weddings. We can’t wait to see our Hawaiian photos!!! Even though it’s only been a short time, I still open our mail box with anticipation! You were so warm and kind. I’ve always hated taking my picture, but you brought out the fun and made it easy! You even got Garrett to smile more than once! I’m amazed. You truly have a gift and a brilliant sense of knowing that beauty can be seen in all things. I’m incredibly jealous of your talents, but so thankful to have had the chance to have a professional photography session (and staff) for our special day.

Captain Howie: The main reason why I fell in love with the “getting married on Oahu” idea, was you. I gathered from your website that you are a very eccentric type of person and I always seem to find myself drawn to those that refuse to fit into a square box. After reading numerous comments about how different you actually can be I didn’t really know what to expect. After being around you for a few hours my only observation is this: You’re the type of man who only speaks when he has something incredibly important to say. You obviously know a thing or two about life and it felt as if you knew exactly where the two of us were in that exact moment. We can’t thank you enough for every reassuring word that was given that day. We will always keep this experience close to our hearts.

My overall advice to anyone considering Captain Howie at Hawaiiweddings.com Hawaii wedding packages would be to jump on the chance ASAP! I would also suggest you take their advice on the retouching (Digital Botox), photo packages, etc, etc. You will not be disappointed.

Garrett and Shanae Core
Arkansas
Married – July 8th 2009