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  • A flower arch on the beach at sunset, the couple holding hands at the waterSunset arch
  • The bride’s bouquet of orchids, anthurium and monstera on the beachHer bouquet
  • A lanai reception by candlelight with orchids and palm leavesThe lanai, after
  • Hands stringing a plumeria and orchid leiPlumeria lei

Barefoot, in bloom.

Plumeria, orchids, protea · April · the south shore

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You plan from the mainland. We grow, pick and string it here.

  • 5 AMflowers cut upcountry in Kula, the day of
  • 11 yearsof weddings on every shore of Maui
  • Permitsfor the beach filed with every ceremony

Weddings

Three ways to say aloha.

  • The ceremonyFrom $3,800

    Everything for the half hour that matters, on any beach or lawn on the island.

    • An arch or an aisle, set two hours before
    • Her bouquet and his maile lei
    • Six lei for family, and a haku for her hair
    • The beach permit, filed for you

  • Ceremony and receptionFrom $7,500

    The ceremony, then the tables on the lanai or under the banyan, until the last candle.

    • Everything in the ceremony
    • Orchid lei for every guest as they arrive
    • Long-table garlands and candles
    • We clear it all at the end of the night

  • The whole weekendFrom $12,000

    For the family who flew in for four days: the welcome dinner to the farewell brunch.

    • Everything in ceremony and reception
    • Welcome-dinner lei and tables
    • A morning at the farm to string your own lei
    • Brunch flowers, and lei to fly home

Extra lei from $45, a haku from $120, guest orchid lei $18 each. Travel to Hāna or Lānaʻi is quoted.

In bloom

Pick your month, see your flowers.

In April: orchids and protea at their best, and the first plumeria on the trees.

  • PlumeriaEvery color but blue; the scent of the island

  • King proteaGrown upcountry, big as a dinner plate

  • PikakeTiny jasmine, strung for brides and mothers

  • TuberoseWhite, heavy and sweet after dark

  • OrchidsDendrobium and vanda, every month of the year

  • HeliconiaAnd red ginger: bold, and sturdy in the sun

  • MaileA forest vine for the groom; ordered ahead

At its best In season Not this month

Lei

Who wears which lei.

Every lei we give is strung the morning of, by Leilani and four aunties at a long table in Kula. Never refuse a lei; if you take it off later, give it back to the earth, not the trash.

  • Maile lei

    For him

    Maile

    An open vine of maile leaves, worn draped and never tied. Often with pikake twined in.

  • Pikake and tuberose lei

    For her, and the mothers

    Pikake and tuberose

    Strands of tiny jasmine buds, strung the morning of so they open as the sun goes down.

  • Haku lei

    Her crown

    Haku

    Woven, not strung: plumeria, small orchids and fern braided onto a base of ti leaf.

  • Orchid lei

    Every guest

    Orchid

    Purple and white dendrobium, handed to each guest as they step onto the lawn.

Leilani, who runs Plumeria & Palm, among the protea at the farm in Kula

Aloha, I’m Leilani

I grew up with flowers on the table.

My tutu strung lei for Lei Day at my elementary school in Kula every May first, for every child, and I sat at her feet passing her the plumeria. I could thread a needle before I could ride a bike.

Through college I worked on a protea farm on the mountain, cutting in the fog at five in the morning. In 2014 a friend from Oregon asked me to do her wedding flowers at Mākena, and I did them out of my carport. Now it’s sixty weddings a year, a cooler where the carport was, and four aunties at the stringing table.

Most of my couples have never been to Maui before they land. My job is to make sure the first thing they see on the beach is exactly what we planned, and better.

Leilani Kahale

From the mainland

Planned from far away, picked the morning of.

  1. Twelve to six monthsA video call

    At 6 AM Maui time, so it’s lunch in New York. We talk about the beach, the light and what you love.

  2. Three monthsYour palette

    Built from what will be in bloom in your month, with photos from the farm, not from the internet.

  3. The week ofYour actual flowers

    Photos of the stems we picked for you. If something isn’t right, there’s time.

  4. The morningPicked and strung

    Cut upcountry at 5 AM, lei strung by noon, at your beach two hours before the light goes gold.

Recent weddings

Around the island.

  • Anthurium and monstera down a clifftop aisle, Kapalua · June

    Kapalua · JuneAnthurium and monstera down a clifftop aisle

  • Protea and orchids on the lava rocks, Mākena · February

    Mākena · FebruaryProtea and orchids on the lava rocks

  • Red ginger, heliconia, pink protea, Wailea · October

    Wailea · OctoberRed ginger, heliconia, pink protea

  • Garlands under the banyan, Kula · August

    Kula · AugustGarlands under the banyan

  • Plumeria, the first of the season, Kīhei · May

    Kīhei · MayPlumeria, the first of the season

  • Setting the arch before anyone’s up, Baldwin Beach · 6 AM

    Baldwin Beach · 6 AMSetting the arch before anyone’s up

  • King protea above the clouds, The farm · March

    The farm · MarchKing protea above the clouds

  • A lanai by candlelight, orchids and monstera, Wailea · September

    Wailea · SeptemberA lanai by candlelight, orchids and monstera

Mahalo, from our couples.

  • “We met Leilani for the first time on the beach, and it felt like we’d known her a year.”

    Sarah and Tomfrom Minneapolis · Wailea, March

  • “She talked us out of peonies and into protea. Best advice we got for the whole wedding.”

    Priyanka and Devfrom Chicago · Kapalua, November

  • “The trade winds hit forty miles an hour. The arch didn’t move. My veil did.”

    Jess and Alanafrom Seattle · Mākena, January

Maui

Every shore, from the farm in Kula.

© OpenStreetMap contributors
All of Maui From the farm in Kula, upcountry. Lānaʻi by ferry, quoted. Open the map
  1. MākenaSouth shore45 min · sunsets, lava rock
  2. WaileaSouth shore35 min · calm, resort lawns
  3. KīheiSouth shore30 min · long sand, easy parking
  4. KapaluaWest shore1 h 15 · cliffs and coves
  5. NāpiliWest shore1 h 10 · a small bay, sunsets
  6. KāʻanapaliWest shore1 h · the long beach
  7. Baldwin BeachNorth shore25 min · mornings, wind
  8. HāmoaEast, HānaA day · for the brave

Drive times from the farm. South and west shores for sunset ceremonies; the north shore for mornings, before the wind.

Questions

Before you fly.

Do we need a permit for a beach wedding?

Yes, a commercial use permit from the state for most beaches. We file it with you as part of every ceremony, and we know which beaches allow an arch and which want everything carried in by hand.

We’ve never met you. How does this work?

Most of our couples meet us on the day. Before that: a video call, a palette from your month, and photos of your actual flowers the week of. You’ll know exactly what you’re getting.

What about the wind?

The south shore is calm in the afternoon; the north shore isn’t. Arches are weighted with sandbags we bury, bouquets are wired for wind, and we bring a spare boutonniere because one always flies.

Can we fly home with our lei?

Most lei pass the agriculture inspection at the airport. We’ll tell you which ones can go and pack them so they travel. Maile dries beautifully and lasts years.

Can we have peonies or garden roses?

We can fly them in, but they cost more and they don’t love the heat. We’d rather show you what grows here. Most couples change their mind once they see a king protea.

What if it rains?

A passing shower on the north shore is called a blessing, and usually lasts ten minutes. For a venue we plan a covered lanai too, and move the flowers in twenty minutes if we need to.

Check your date

$500 holds your date.

We do one wedding a day, so dates go fast between April and October. Pick yours, and Leilani texts you within the day, in your time zone.

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