Hawaii
Wedding photography · Maui
In short
Wedding photography in Maui starts at $3,500: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Maui, and 600 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose Wedding photography in Maui?
Wedding photography on Maui is eight hours of coverage, from getting ready to the first dances, delivering 600 edited photographs within six weeks and priced from $3,500. An eight-hour wedding usually has a guest list that outgrows the beach, because the state beach permit stops at thirty people. That pushes the ceremony and reception to a venue, an estate or a resort lawn, with the sand saved for portraits.
Worth knowing about Maui
A Hawaii marriage license is applied for online and then collected in person from a State of Hawaii Department of Health agent no more than 30 days before the ceremony, with both partners present and no proxy allowed; Maui couples reach the neighbor-island agents at (808) 984-8210. The license costs $65, and the officiant must be licensed by the State of Hawaii, so the signing is photographed only once those two pieces are in place.
What does the session in Maui look like?
- A resort lawn or private estate
- Where a guest list above thirty can gather, and where chairs, an arch and a reception are allowed.
- Ironwoods Beach, Kapalua
- Twenty minutes of couple portraits after the ceremony, under ironwood trees with Molokaʻi across the channel.
- Upcountry Kula
- Pasture and jacaranda at 3,000 feet for a ranch or garden wedding that wants the mountain rather than the sea.
What does wedding photography in Maui include?
- 600+ retouched photographs
- Eight hours of continuous coverage
- Pre-wedding venue walk-through and timeline planning
- Second photographer for ceremony and reception
- Private online gallery within 6 weeks
- Print release for personal use
Permits at these locations: Ironwoods Beach, Kapalua: Hawaii DLNR right-of-entry permit for weddings and commercial photography, from $20; the beach is shared with the public.
FAQ — Wedding photography in Maui
How do we get a marriage license for a wedding on Maui?
A Maui wedding needs a State of Hawaii marriage license: apply online through the Department of Health, pay $65, then meet a licensing agent in person, both partners together, no more than 30 days before the ceremony. There is no residency requirement, no blood test and no waiting period, and the ceremony must be performed by an officiant licensed by the State of Hawaii.
Can a full Maui wedding with 80 guests be held on the beach?
Not on a Hawaii state beach. The DLNR Wiki Permits right-of-entry permit allows 30 people at most, professionals included, for two hours, with no chairs, tables or arches on the sand. A Maui wedding with 80 guests holds its ceremony at a resort, venue or private estate and uses the beach for a short portrait session under the photographer’s own permit.