Makena Weddings

About

Owner-led since 2003, this Kihei planning and design firm built its reputation on South Maui's coastline and on one venue in particular: the oceanfront Kukahiko Estate in Makena, which it manages and books exclusively. Laurie, the owner, has guided couples through every scale of celebration from two-person elopements on the lava-rock shoreline to full private-estate productions, and the company's blog reads as a running portfolio of micro-weddings and intimate ceremonies staged along the Makena coast. Full planning and design is the model rather than day-of coordination alone — the team assembles chefs, caterers, florists, musicians, photographers, and rental companies from a vetted island network and manages the vision end to end. The dual role as both planner and venue operator gives couples booking Kukahiko a single accountable team for property logistics and event production, removing the usual venue-coordinator handoff friction. Office operations run weekdays from Kihei, ten minutes up the coast from the Makena sites where most of its ceremonies happen, and inquiries route through phone or email with proposals tailored to each event; the company does not publish standard package rates. For destination couples targeting South Maui specifically, it is among the most established names working that stretch of shoreline.

Specialties

• Elopements
• Micro Weddings

Areas served

Maui · South Maui