Aloha to our friends at Above Heaven’s Gate,
Maria and I can’t say thank you enough to Captain Howie, and all the great crew at above Heaven’s Gate, for helping us achieve our dream wedding in Hawaii.
When we decided to elope, and skip the large home wedding, we had some concerns about how to go about planning our Hawaiian wedding from our home in Idaho. We researched lots of Hawaii wedding planners on the internet… but knew we found the perfect place once we found Above Heaven’s Gate and spoke to the very helpful and friendly staff. They immediately set us at ease and made the whole process unbelievably easy… and more importantly, stress-free! Thank you Chrissy and Jenny!
Everything was perfect… from the limo ride, Maria’s beautiful tropical flower bouquet, all the leis, the wedding cake, make-up and hair (thank you Wade!), photography (Thank you Fernando!) to Pukalani Falls Garden & Angels Bay. What an absolutely magical and beautiful place! It is simply something that you must see in order to truly appreciate! And best of all… it is completely private! After witnessing multiple other Hawaiian weddings during our stay… I now see the huge difference between the Mc-Weddings companies, and our experience with Captain Howie. There is absolutely no comparison! You don’t have crowds of luggage-totting hotel guests or gawking beach-goers intruding into your wedding and photos. At Pukalani Falls Garden, you are truly in your own private paradise!
Our Hawaiian beach wedding was also beautiful! The white sands and sound of the waves on Angels Bay Beach was the absolute perfect setting for our dream ceremony. And Captain Howie’s personalized words truly touched our hearts! Having a personalized ceremony was extremely important to us… because we wanted to incorporate Trevor (my new stepson) into the ceremony. We could not have asked for more from Captain Howie and he truly made this wedding in Hawaii a special family experience for us all! We cannot wait to receive the photos and DVD so we can relive those moments over and over again… and share our magical day, and Captain Howie’s magical words, with all our friends and family.
Thank you for exceeding all of our greatest expectations and making our Hawaiian wedding day so special!
Mahalo!
Maria and Aaron Van Der Aa
Eagle, Idaho
Married – March 20th 2009