Being women comes with many roles and responsibilities. Among them, we can be Professionals, Moms, Wives and Best Friends. Being lesbians shouldn’t take away from those opportunities.

Being men comes with many roles and responsibilities. Among them, they can be Professionals, Dads, Husbands and Best Friends. Being gay shouldn’t take away from those opportunities.

I am a Professional, Mom, Wife, Best Friend and a Lesbian… and I’m proud to be all that and more.

My partner and I were blessed with the opportunity to be married years ago in California. We are now raising our daughter together in Maui. We were fortunate at the time to not get any hassle from the Social Security Office when my wife went in to change her last name. The three of us now all share the same family name which helps with that feeling of unity that heterosexual couples have always been able to enjoy.

Hawaii doesn’t yet allow marriage between same sex couples, but it does offer civil unions. We originally had our Maui ceremony prior to the civil union ruling. At the time it was simply our beautiful celebration of our commitment both to each other and to our family unit, in the presence of our loved ones. The feeling was so powerful with the Pacific Ocean as our backdrop and the sun dipping into the horizon as we said our vows to each other that we decided we wanted to offer this feeling to other same sex couples.

Being a same sex couple ourselves, we bring a feeling of familiarity and comfort to our ceremonies. I work with the couple personally to customize the ceremony because I believe a “canned ceremony” doesn’t represent why they’re making this commitment to each other. The ceremony should be beautiful, intimate and meaningful – just like the relationship itself.

My wife is a passionate, professional wedding photographer. She offers pre-ceremony pictures, ceremony coverage and trash-the-dress shoots which provides the intimate couples portraits, memories of the ceremony as well as fun-loving, engaging portraits. Working with same sex couples, we offer them the opportunity to feel at ease in their photos and the opportunity to embrace each other with all the passion that heterosexual couples are granted.

There are many Destination Wedding Locations. There are many Maui Civil Union Ministers. There are many Maui Wedding Photographers. We take pride in the quality of your overall ceremony experience – from start to finish your relationship should be celebrated. LGBT Civil Unions on Maui should be as personal and romantic as any other Wedding Ceremony and our personal touch will ensure that you have your dream wedding in Maui. We will plan and celebrate your ceremony on any of the Hawaiian Islands.

Please contact us to learn more. Email us directly at info@alohamauidreamweddings.

Mahalo nui loa!

Aloha Maui Dream Weddings

Penny Palmer Photography