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The Importance of being accommodating to other weddings on the beach.
Aloha!
I shoot a fair amount of wedding on Maui's public beaches and 99% of my experiences have been wonderful. Most everyone on the beach is so excited to see a wedding happening. Every other couple getting married (where there is a few weddings going on) is so sweet and congratulatory to the other couples. There really is a lot of Aloha that is spread around on Maui's beautiful beaches.
There are those very rare occasions though when people are not at their best. All wedding vendors need to keep in mind that Maui's public beaches are just that...public. Even small Makena Cove, which has so many weddings there on any given day. Anyone has a right to be there.
During one of my weddings on a somewhat crowded beach, the groom unfortunately heard another photographer say to his own couple "Whose wedding photos are more important .... theirs or yours?" As a professional photographer, I would never say that to a couple of mine. That is petty, unprofessional and embarrassing. It put a bad memory in my couples minds of their wedding experience. We were able to keep shooting and have a good time, but my couple didn't forget that rude comment. Fortunately that is a very rare occurrence.
The wedding industry here on Maui is not about the wedding vendors, it is about the happy couples. Being respectful of peoples special wedding day is of utmost importance. Not only for the couples getting married but also for our wedding industry. The more people having a great time getting married on Maui, the better our industry will become.
So even if there are 6 weddings happening on a small beach, remember that each couple is equally important to all of us in the big picture.
Mahalo for reading! Go spread some Aloha!! : )
I shoot a fair amount of wedding on Maui's public beaches and 99% of my experiences have been wonderful. Most everyone on the beach is so excited to see a wedding happening. Every other couple getting married (where there is a few weddings going on) is so sweet and congratulatory to the other couples. There really is a lot of Aloha that is spread around on Maui's beautiful beaches.
There are those very rare occasions though when people are not at their best. All wedding vendors need to keep in mind that Maui's public beaches are just that...public. Even small Makena Cove, which has so many weddings there on any given day. Anyone has a right to be there.
During one of my weddings on a somewhat crowded beach, the groom unfortunately heard another photographer say to his own couple "Whose wedding photos are more important .... theirs or yours?" As a professional photographer, I would never say that to a couple of mine. That is petty, unprofessional and embarrassing. It put a bad memory in my couples minds of their wedding experience. We were able to keep shooting and have a good time, but my couple didn't forget that rude comment. Fortunately that is a very rare occurrence.
The wedding industry here on Maui is not about the wedding vendors, it is about the happy couples. Being respectful of peoples special wedding day is of utmost importance. Not only for the couples getting married but also for our wedding industry. The more people having a great time getting married on Maui, the better our industry will become.
So even if there are 6 weddings happening on a small beach, remember that each couple is equally important to all of us in the big picture.
Mahalo for reading! Go spread some Aloha!! : )
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Comment by Hawaii Web Group LLC on May 18, 2009 at 11:24pm -
I agree and am glad you do too, Dava. It's time that our islands realize the value of visitors and treated them the same way we'd like them to treat us. WE NEED TO BRING ALOHA BACK! It's out there, but not as strong as it could be. ALOHA!!!!
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Comment by Dava Shepherd on May 18, 2009 at 9:45pm -
Wonderful attitude ~ thanks for sharing your professionalism and for spreading the Aloha spirit! God bless...Dava
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Comment by Hawaii Web Group LLC on October 22, 2008 at 8:29pm
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Thanks for sharing this with us. Whoever said that should be beaten with his/her own camera. Even if your Groom hadn't heard it, it's a horrible thing to say. I doubt very much anyone getting married wants to have their photographer be rude and inconsiderate to someone else that's also getting married.
On Maui especially we see multiple weddings in the same areas. The beaches are usually big enough for there not to be any problems, but for small spots like Makena Cove, everyone needs to respect each other and make it special for everyone! That's part of a photographers job.
Thanks again for sharing. Let's bring back the aloha spirit and rebuild our islands as the most hospitable place in the world!
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