Hawaii
Private event photography · Maui
In short
Private event photography in Maui starts at $600: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Maui, and 120 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Private event photography in Maui?
Private event photography on Maui is three hours of coverage that delivers more than 120 retouched photographs within five business days, priced from $600. On Maui a private event can be a family reunion or a milestone birthday that brings relatives in from several islands and the mainland, and the photographs are frequently the only time everybody is in one place. Where it happens decides what is allowed, because a gathering on the sand runs under State of Hawaii beach rules rather than a host’s house rules.
Worth knowing about Maui
A birthday or anniversary moved onto a Maui beach keeps its cake but loses its table: the DLNR Wiki Permits terms ban tables, chairs, tents and amplified instruments on the permitted shoreline, yet expressly allow a small podium or cake stand no larger than three feet square, loose flowers and lei, and unamplified music including a conch shell. A beach toast is therefore planned as a short, standing moment within 30 people and two hours.
What does the session in Maui look like?
- A rental home or estate lawn
- Room for a full guest list, a buffet, music and a speaker, none of which the beach permit allows.
- A south- or west-shore beach at sunset
- For a small toast or a group photograph after dinner, kept within the beach permit’s 30 people and two hours.
- Upcountry Kula
- A garden or ranch party at 3,000 feet, cooler in the evening than the coast, with the owner’s permission.
What does private event photography in Maui include?
- 120+ retouched photographs
- Three hours of coverage
- Candid coverage plus group portraits
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Private event photography in Maui
Can we have a birthday cake and music at a Maui beach party?
A cake, yes; a speaker, no. On a Hawaii state beach on Maui the DLNR Wiki Permits terms allow a cake stand or small podium no larger than three feet square and unamplified instruments such as a ukulele or a conch shell, but ban tables, chairs, tents and amplified sound, for at most 30 people over two hours.
How long should a Maui reunion or party be photographed for?
Three hours covers most Maui private events: arrivals and the big group photograph while everyone is fresh, the meal and speeches, then the dancing or the sunset. For a family reunion that has flown in from several islands and the mainland, the full group photograph is taken in the first 30 minutes, before anyone leaves early.