Maui Weddings, testimonials

Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009
From: Gina Siqueiros <ginalsi@yahoo.com>
Subject: Mahalo Marc and Judy
To: Marc <grodan@maui.net>

Aloha Marc and Judy,

Michael and I want to thank you for such a wonderful wedding. We never dreamed we could afford to have a wedding ceremony in Maui. Our pictures came out great, thank you for doing such a wonderful job!! The Honeymoon Gazebo was perfect and the hospitality was Five Star! From swimming with dolphins and turtles to watching a luau our wedding will be unforgettable. We especially appreciated how Mark and Judy made the Gazebo available one more night after we missed out flight. We are so fortunate to have found Marc and would recommend his services to anyone. Mahalo Marc and Judy.

Always,

Michael and Gina Vasquez

I know we've thanked you several times but I just had to give you my personal thank you, one more time, for helping make our wedding day perfect & memorable in every way. The DVD was so well done & all of the photos captured those wonderful & magical moments in time. We have already watched it several times and can't wait to share it with all of our family & friends. I know this is all routine for you, but for us it was a once in a lifetime event and the whole experience really did exceed our expectations, as you promise on your website. It was a pleasure working with you and I would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone. Thanks Marc!

Judy

Kris and I just wanted to let you know how pleased we are with our wedding pictures and our video. They turned out amazing. You two did a beautiful job. Everything you did for us surpassed all of our expectations. I was a little nervous planning everything being so far away but I dreamed of a beautiful stress free day and that is exactly what I had even though it rained the entire time except for our kiss. No one could even tell that it was raining the whole time on the video. Thank you for your hair and make-up recommendations Marci was great and she did a beautiful job. And the Sea Watch was great too, great food everyone enjoyed our day with us. Thank you for everything you did you truly made our day magical.

Mahalo,

Kris & Tara Frania

Let me take the liberty to thank you guys once again. You really made it happen – the renewal wedding day - which was of paramount importance to us – were created with professionalism, personality, passion and human philanthropy– all valuable ingredients for a romantic wedding on the beach. We will never forget this special evening – not to mention Uncle Gene and Minister Vance – and also the big surprise “the white Doves” and the “Champagne” - wow – this was really a promise made in Paradise – thank you – you will always be in our prayers

Dear Marc,
Words cannot express the gratitude we have for you. From beginning to end, you were professional and courteous. All of your referrals, suggestions, and even directions were perfect!!! From the planning stage to the actual day, you were ALWAYS one step ahead of my next question.
In addition to finding us a beautiful and breathtaking beach location, you made our day so at ease. There was no stress whatsoever. When myself and Jim saw the pictures for the first time, we couldn't believe our eyes. And each day after has allowed us to relive it over and over again. You made me feel like the most beautiful bride!!! The pictures are absolutely breathtaking!
Your referrals for hair and make up were great. Marci was professional and personable. When we went to the restaurant you recommended (Sea Watch at Emerald Lake Country Club), they were wonderful. They put out a white tablecloth and flowers. In fact, we enjoyed our day SO much, we went and spent the ENTIRE next day at the beach where we got married and visited Sea Watch again.
Everything was beyond our wildest dreams!! Thank you for making our dreams come true! We truly appreciate it more than you know. Everything we envisioned for our day, you made a reality. We would change nothing about our day and we owe that to you.
Much love & gratitude, Theresa & Jim
P.S. On a personal note (between you and me), as a BIG compliment, your site no longer does you any justice. Looking at our pictures and the comments from recent couples, you should update your site ASAP!! Feel free to use ours!!! Lots of love and thanks again, Theresa

From: JClark4923@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:16:46 EDT
Subject: Thank You!

Hi Marc, I have been meaning to email you for a couple of weeks now! Mark and I just want to thank you for the beautiful job you did with our wedding. The ceremony, the pictures, the video.....it was all perfect! We had a reception in June and showed the video and pictures and just let me say there was not a dry eye in the room! Thanks again for beautiful memories we will never forget! Mark and Jennifer Vest Indianapolis, IN

Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mr Mike <mrmike712@yahoo.com>
Subject: Thank you for the awesome photos and nice ceremony!

Aloha Marc,
We just wanted to send you this note to thank you very much for the fantastic photography work you did for us as well as that very nice ceremony June 30th!
Your photos came out especially nice and we really appreciate all you did to help us put together the perfect stress free wedding.
Mahalo! :o) Michael and Sandy Dorsey

Just wanted to let you know we made it home with the CD fine and I have already had prints made and put a photo album together to show everybody! Everyone I show it too is very complimentary of your work! I cannot say enough great things about you, Thank you for making our wedding so special and memorable! Mahalo! Danny & Wendy Wendy Nelson Staffing Manager Robert Half International/Accountemps www.accountemps.com

Subject: FW: Thank you Marc and Judy
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:57:34 -0700
From: "Pete Kostin" <PKostin@fieldav.com>

Judy, we received the wedding video yesterday; thank you for getting it to us in time for our open house – but even more so thank you for the incredible effort put into it…you see a lot of wedding video’s and never do you get something that so completely captures the most precious of moments…that’s what I see with our video – the most precious of moments captured for us to enjoy time and time again and I can’t tell you how excited we are to share this with our friends and family…I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day.

Marc, the photo’s that you took for us are amazing – I have never felt more beautiful in my entire life and the ceremony was spectacular. You brought a level of comfort that I didn’t think was possible – even with the close loss of my finger (just kidding). I have to thank you for making the most important day of our lives come together with such spectacular ease and grace…and not only did you make it come together with ease and grace but you captured that ease and grace on film for us to share and enjoy for the rest of our lives.

Thank you again to both of you – I’m at a loss as I know there are no words that can truly tell the both of you how thankful I am and how much I appreciate all that you did for us – a thousand times over and from the entirety of my heart and soul thank you…Thank You!!

Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:48:00 -0800 (PST)
From: maria smith <the_baddgirl@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: 12/29

Hi Marc! We wanted to let you know we received our video today, watched it, and thought it was BRILLIANT! Thank you so much. It was a job well done! Please Thank your wife and Sara as well for all their had work and efforts also.

Sender: starletd@hotmail.com
From: "Starlet Derby" <starletd@hotmail.com>
To: grodan@maui.net
Subject: The DVD and EVERYTHING!!
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:08:38 -0700

Marc & JJ....
I hope you got my message on your cell last night. We received the DVD and viewed it and OH MY GOODNESS. What magic you captured - I could barely stand it. The slow motion part with my niece and two little flowergirls running in the grass in their barefeet, set to Ribbons of Gold by Stevie Wonder....I kept it together until that very part. Then I cried a river. Eric was VERY impressed - we could have watched it over and over. I CANNOT wait to play it at our Post-Wedding party - I can see a lot of tears already. Seriously, you both were pure joy to get to know and work with. Marc, thank you for your patience, grace, help & assistance that went way beyond the call of duty. Thank you for putting me at ease during the planning process and for conducting such a blissful, spirited ceremony. JJ - thank you for your time, care, attention to detail, and talent. You captured our wedding absolutely PERFECTLY, and I'm SO grateful for it. If EVER you two need a bride-to-be's mind set at ease, send her my email address and I'd be happy to tell her to just chill and allow you two to work your magic. Beautiful island, beautiful setting, beautiful people like you two - Yes, we made the best choice EVER by getting married on Maui. Lots of love and blessings are wished for you both, always, Eric & Starlet Picone

Delivered-To: grodan@maui.net
Subject: THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:26:13 -0700
Topic: THANK YOU SO MUCH!

From: "Dawn C. Hughes" <dchughes@newqc.com>
To: "Marc" <grodan@maui.net>
Hi Marc,Thank you for making the biggest moment of our lives so special. We had a WONDERFUL time, and your pictures are amazing! I cannot tell you how many compliments we have gotten on them. Hope you are doing well!

To: Grodan@maui.net
From: "WM" <wm1913@cableaz.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 23:19:39 -0700

Oh my friend Marc! We just got the productions! WOW! WOW! WOW! So wonderful and beautiful, sir! Absolutely the most enchanting ceremony and experience ever! And we owe so much to you and your wife for it, thank you from the deepest nook and cranny or our hearts.We counted the days for it, and expected it on Monday, but here it is Saturday and what a surprise! We balled up in the love chair and popped it in, and from first scene our mouths hit the chair…so magnificent to see, all over again. The same tears dropped down our faces like the ones at the ceremony; and we could almost smell the gardens. Everything from the fantastic organization of choice clips to the melodic music that topped off the production into a handsome piece of art was of absolute good taste and professionalism that flowed like spring water.We look so forward to sharing this with our family and friends at the reception. It will surely be the hit. It will give them all the chance to witness our ceremony and the surroundings we were so blessed & honored to have had host our special day. Thank you again, and we look forward to sharing this production and your name with everyone.Mahalo and God Bless! You will always be a part of our uniting!Promise to drop a line ever so often…Warner & Michelle Tavares

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:41:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kirstin Reisel <tigerluv212@yahoo.com>
Subject: Thank You from Kirstin and Chris
To: Marc <grodan@maui.net>

From: "Sarah Spence" sspence@mcnallyland.com
Hi Marc,Jade and I have arrived home now and we wanted to pass on a quick email to let you know how much we loved how the wedding photos turned out and wanted to thank you for making our special day run so smoothly. We actually spent a lot of time at the airport because our plane was delayed and we talked to another gentleman who was there for his sister's wedding and he advised on how much of a nightmare his sister's wedding planner had been(I guess she didn't answer their phone calls for 5 days before the wedding) - we were so happy to have you take such good care of us! Take care!

Marc, We just wanted to thank you again for making our wedding the most wonderful day! The pictures turned out great and we have received many compliments on them. We absolutely love all of them :-) We have passed your business card on to one of our friends who is contemplating marrying in Maui as well. Thank you so much for everything! Amanda, Imtiaz and Thea

Well you have done it again, another masterpiece. We received the video yesterday and watched it last night. It was

Awesome. This was the first time I had gotten to hear the song that Steve picked out for the video (My Girl) I was so

neat to be able to see the things going on during the wedding like waves crashing in the background. The scenery shots

were beautiful. It all makes me long to go back and do it all again. We all fell in love with Maui

Thank you just doesn’t seem to be enough, so I will wish you Happy Holidays and may God bless you both

Thank you so much for the video. Wow! Watching it is like being there again. We are so glad that we did decide to get married in Hawaii, it's so beautiful. We save ourselves a lot of trouble by not planning a wedding here with the relatives. Everything was perfect and thanks to you guys we have some great memories.

Received the video and we thought it was great!! Keith is real picky. He has seen many wedding videos & he states this is the best he's seen. Thank you so much! I didn't think there was too many stills at the end of the video, Judy. In fact, you could have added more until the end of the last song. I don't think you can have too many pics. It was wonderful. You did a great job! The wedding was awesome. Looking back now, I wish I would have worried less about the weather & just relax...it turned out perfect. I would recommend anyone getting married in Maui to go through you 2. It is well worth the price!! Thanks again!

Subject: wedding video... thank you so much for the wedding video; it is great and brings back alot of memories. Hope that you are both well. God Bless, Ryan & Jeanette Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004

From: "D. Driscoll" Subject: Video Perry and Diana (Hickey) Driscoll - Oct 6/03

Hi Marc and Judy: We received the video and it is absolutely beautiful. We were not expecting such a great professional job. We have watched it over and over reliving our wedding day. All our friends think it is absolutely marvellous too. Thank you both from the bottom of our hearts. Diana and Perry

To: "shirleymay" From: Marc Grodan Subject: Re: Great Wedding! Marc, Mike and I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciated the wonderful wedding and excellent pictures! All of our friends have just raved about how great they were! I had announcements made using the sunset kiss one...and it turned out very well! I know you hear this from everyone, but our friends just can't believe how together and organized everything was and we didn't have to do a thing....just show up!!! Thanks again for EVERYTHING! Shirley & Michael Beck

From: "kelly macleod" To: grodan@maui.net Subject: Thank You for a wonderful job!! Hi Marc and Judy! We just wanted to thank you both for the wonderful job that you did. We were very pleased with our photos, and our wedding video! When a person does a get away wedding, you never know if it will turn out because you are taking a chance on people you never have personally met before, but I would have no problem suggesting the both of you for anyone else who does a get away wedding!! We really appreciate what you did for us! Take care~ Corey and Kelly Williams

X-From_: Heather@williments.co.nz
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:21:06 +1200

Dear Marc and Judy,
I hope you are both well. How is life in Maui?
We made it back to New Zealand safely, after a brilliant two weeks in Hawaii, our families waiting patiently at the airport for us to show our faces and our photos. I have to say that they are brilliant! I absolutely hate looking at photos of me, but you have done them so brilliantly, that I actually enjoy looking at pictures of myself smiling out from the pages of our album. The photos are absolutely gorgeous, and everyone has commented on them. We would like to thank you both very much for making our wedding on Makena Beach the most memorable and perfect day of our lives! From the photographs, to the flowers and Brent's lei, to the table with the cake and the champagne flutes, to the ceremony, to the video (which we have watched several times!) it was all perfect, and we will never forget a moment of it.
Thank you for giving us such a special day
Heather Gordon and Brent Cutting Wellington, New Zealand

From: "linden" <d.linden@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 18:47:51 -0700

Aloha Marc! We received our wedding pictures - they are BEAUTIFUL!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for such a special memory of our honeymoon!!! You are an excellent photographer... I will definitely send people your way if they want special photographs on the island. Hope you're doing well. Take care - and again - Maholo nui loa! Loretta & Dan Linden

Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002
From: LCantu245@aol.com

Aloha!
Just wanted to let you know we received the video. Thank you so much! We had our own private viewing right away and we loved it! Thank you so much for allowing us have the wedding that we wanted. The music in the video is wonderful also. You both are very much appreciated. All of our friends are jealous that we had such an easy wedding, when theirs were so stressful! Once again, thank you for all the work you did for us!
Sincerely,
Chris and Lisa Cantu

From: Angela8275@cs.com Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 18:53:49 EDT

Dear Judy & Marc,

Aloha. The video was very inspirational. Many of our friends and family commented on the video and said it looked like a Hollywood production. Thankyou for making our dreams come true and letting us share them with our friends and family. Many many mahalos Michael & Angela Nadock P.S. see you soon.

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From: "Roger and Cheryl Whitford" <rclwhitford@worldnet.att.net> To: "Marc Grodan" <grodan@maui.net>
Subject: Thank You! Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 09:37:19 -0700
Dear Marc & Judy, Thank you so much for making our day very special for us. I can't express into words how great it was for all of us. The video was fantastic and the music you had in it was perfect. We decided that we'd keep it like it is and won't send the CD of the music we were going to put in it. The music that was on the video was beautiful..... (What were the name of the songs and the album/artist that played them?) We watched it the night we picked it up from you and we all had tears in our eyes. We loved the pictures you took around the Plantation! You did a wonderful job on the wedding and I couldn't believe how easy it was for us to have you do it all. You made us very relaxed and we had a great time. The pictures turned out wonderful in the album!! We had a great time one Maui, but the time went to fast. We didn't get to do all the things we wanted to. We would love to spend our first anniversary back there. It was so wonderful to meet both of you! Marc, I appreciate all you help and all your answers to ALL the questions I asked before hand. You both are terrific! Thank you for every thing! Sincerely, Roger and Cheryl PS.....Happy early birthday Judy! :)

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"Christi @ nerdsbyte.com" <christi@nerdsbyte.com> To: "'Marc Grodan'" grodan@maui.net Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001

Marc/Judy, We received the pictures and video and what can I say except I am overwhelmed by how wonderful everything turned out. Every single photo was perfect and the video was just beautiful. I have paid a considerable amount for professional photographers before and never, never have I been so pleased with the outcome as I am today. My husband says I am about the most particular person he knows (you might even say I'm a perfectionist) and I could not have asked for more. Everything was exactly that - perfect. Even though I am sure you do this almost every day, you and your wife made us feel so special. You are about the two kindest people we have ever met and we are so lucky that you were the ones to marry us. I could go on and on but words seem so inadequate to express how lovely everything was. I would highly recommend you to anyone I know and please feel free to use our letter or photos on your website. Thanks to you and your wife, our wedding was everything we had dreamed it would be.Sincerely,Christi and Chris Diehl Married April 10, 2001 - Makena, Maui

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To: "Marc Grodan" <grodan@maui.net>
Subject: Heidi and Doug Feb. 20/01
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:29:00 -0700

Aloha Marc! Hope all is well with you in beautiful Maui. Once again, thank you for an incredible wedding day! Even though I knew what to expect, I couldn't possibly have known how wonderfully special the day would turn out to be! When we got home, we watched the video - again just simply expecting to see on video, what we remembered of the day. What a surpise to experience a totally professional video with the most beautiful music. I had tears in my eyes within the first 2 minutes of watching it. We later watched it again with my family....and they had tears in their eyes. I can honestly say that one of the more special moments was walking onto the beach ....no people in sight...waves crashing on the sand...whales breaching in the ocean, and seeing the wedding cake table all beautifully decorated and waiting just for us. HOW ROMANTIC IS THAT! You and Judy were more than the officiants and organizers of a ceremony.....you were a special part of the whole experience - and I thank you for that. Thank you again so very much.

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From: Lydia Reynolds
Subject: Perfect! Marc, When everyone here in Kentucky heard that our minister was also going to be the photographer at our ceremony, you should have heard the wise cracks! They ate their words, however, when they saw the photographs and video at our reception upon our return. We could never have imagined how easy it could be to get married 9 air travel hours away! We wanted to get married, not just have a wedding. You helped us accomplish that and more. Thank you for choosing this profession. You are a blessing to the lives you touch. Judy, we want to thank you as well for your presence and input at our wedding. What a team you two make! May our Lord richly bless your work and your lives as you serve Him together. Being married is simply the greatest! Tom & Lydia
Scharstein July 8, 2000
************************************************************************ Date August 8, 2000 Marc & Judy - Thank you SO much for making our day absolutely perfect! It was wonderful to have everything set up and ready to go! We love our photos and our video. If you need an additional reference, please feel free to use our name! Mark & Cheryl
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From: Austin Riddle <riddler4@gte.net>
To: Marc Grodan <grodan@maui.net>
Subject: Wedding May 2,2000
Dear Marc & Judy,
We arrived back in the mainland and have viewedthe pictures. We must
say that you did such a wonderful job! This will bring back lovely
memories for a lifetime. We have alreadyviewed the video twice and
will view it over and over again. Wedefinitely will recommend your
company to anyone planning a wedding in Maui. Thanks for giving us the
opportunity of being one of your many clients. It was all our pleasure.
Thank you,
Austin & Dianne Riddle

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From: Rhonda Fea Wilkinson <rhonda@coam.net>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 00:00:32 -0700 (PDT)
To: grodan@maui.net
X-URL: http://www.coam.net/

Dear Marc,
I am so sorry that this e-mail took such a long time to get to you. Every since we've arrived in Las Vegas from Maui, it seems like we havebeen running non stop. Please forgive us? Let me start off by saying,we were truly blessed to have had you as our wedding cordinator, Pastor,and all of your other expertise services for our wedding. Thank youfor going out of your way to make time for us. Thanks for givingso freely and putting our mind at ease. Thanks for being the kindand generous person that you are. Who knows just how to make othersfeel cared for and loved. The pictures and video tape are asome...Weare very pleased with everything! (Family & friends love everythingthat you've done for us.) With special thanks to you, Mrs. Grodan, andeveryone who helped to make our wedding day so beautiful and special. Thepleasure that you've brought is more than you could ever know... May God bless you and your family as you do for others.Thanks from thebottom of our hearts for everything.
P.S.I have refered and given literture on A Promise Made in Paradiseto over several people who were interested in getting married in HawaiiMaui the same way our wedding was planned, and with you as there cordinator/Pastor.
Remain blessed! With Love in Christ,
Herb & Rhonda Cromwell

From: CSJOHNSON9@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 23:42:59 EDT
Subject: re: Gary and Connie Chandler
To: grodan@maui.net

Gary and I just wanted to say Aloha, and thank you and Judy for makingour
wedding day so very special. You both made it relaxing and alotof fun.
Everyone has just been in awe of the pictures taken. The video wasfantastic,
great job Judy. We almost cried when we watched the video at yourhome, and
appreciate you taking the time to let us see it then. We didn'thave to wait
until we got home to see what a wonderful job you did. We were marriedon
March 25, the day the gods kissed our wedding and we had to movethe wedding
site. I liked the new place much better, so the rain was a blessingfor sure.
I don't know if you have a way of knowing what music was editedinto our
video, it was perfect. Especially the first song, that starts out,"There are
places I remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forevernot for
better and some have gone and some remain. All these places havetheir
moments with lovers and freinds, I still can recall. Some are deadand some
are livng but in my life I love them all. That song had an unknown meaning
to you, but very special meaning to us. Gary lost his 9 year olddaughter 15
months prior to our wedding. This song touched us deeply. If thereis anyway
you can let me know who recorded the song and the title, and wherewe could
purchase a copy of the entire song would really mean alot to us. Thanks
again for making our wonderful day more magical than I ever imagined.Connie
Chandler

From: "Steve Wiley" <wileys@posdata.com>
To: "Marc Grodan" <grodan@maui.net>

Amy and I both would like to Thank You for the absolutely PERFECT
wedding!!!! When we received our pictures we could not believe oureyes!!!!
When we got home and watched the video it brought tears to our eye's!!!!Our
families and friends could not get over the ability you have totruly
"Capture the Moment".... There was not one single bad picture....We cannot
thank the both of you enough for making our wedding day so special!It truly
was perfect in our eye's! If there is ever anything that we cando, letter
to write for the internet, pictures, reference, anything!, pleasedo not
hesitate to call or Email... Once again thank you both!!! You areboth such
talented people and we wish you well....

Sincerely,
Steve & Amy Wiley
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Mahalo nui loa (Thanks alot)From:"Richard Huff" <KRHUFF@prodigy.net>

To: "Marc Grodan" <grodan@maui.net>

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:02:39-0500

It is hard to put into words how truly happywe are with our wedding video. The only thing that made us anxiousto return to Ohio was seeing it, and we have to admit, every time we seeit, we cry. (Hard to believe, huh?) Please, please, please tell Judywhat a great job she did and if you were the one that edited it, Marc,WOW! What amazed us the most was that you chose Keali'i Reichel'smusic for the video. We bought his CD when we were in Maui, becausewe loved him so much and in fact, had wished that we had given you thatCD to add to our wedding video! What kind of emotional energy isthat, Marc? Can a minister explain that better than we laymen whothink it happened because we all were truly tuned into each other? Another wonderful thing about the video is that Kathy had wanted to filma variety of tropical flowers before we left, and hadn't had the chanceto film everything - you did it for us in the most beautiful romantic way! Our many thanks, again, for providing us with the most special day of ourlife - one that we will never forget. Nor will we ever forget youand Judy. We will keep in touch with you and if you'd like, feelfree to give our e-mail address out to anyone who'd like a recent reference.
Mahalo!!!
Kathy and Rich Huff

From: "Claudette Sawyer" <csawyer@javanet.com>
To: "Marc Grodan" <grodan@maui.net>
Subject: My Beautiful Maui Wedding
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 10:00:56 -0400

Aloha, Marc!! This is Jayne Cormier (formerlyFitzgerald). I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for my beautifulMaui wedding. The ceremony surpassed anything I could have imaginedfor my wedding.You and your wife did an incredible job on the video! Everyone that watches it laughs and almost cries (especially our familythat was present). The editing was unbelievable. I did notexpect it! The quality was so professional. I can almost smellthe flowers, feel the ocean breeze and feel the sand beneath my feet. The music was very moving, too. I absolutely love the first song. I think it's a remake of a Beatles song. That version is very pretty. When we had our reception, here in Massachusetts, we played the video continuously.Our guests enjoyed it. It was nice for them to be able to see it. They understood, after watching the video, why we got married in Hawaiiwith just our immediate family instead of a large, expensive wedding athome! It was the chance of a lifetime. We'll treasure it always. Many of them wished they had done it. As for the photos . . . what canI say? AMAZING!! I never thought of myself as photogenic. Boy, did you guys change my mind!! There is quite a demand for picturesof our ceremony. We've already had several copies made. Thosepictures are
some of the best wedding photos I have everseen. EVERYONE looks good! How often does that happen? Pleasethank Lenny for us as well. He brought the ambiance to the ceremony. My husband, Steve, thought he was great! My mother was glad she addedhim to the ceremony. I would also like to thank you for your flexibilityregarding the beach location. It really made things much easier. My grandparents did not have to go far. I got to get ready and justwalk a short distance down to the beach. Plus the whole rest of ourvacation we got to be reminded every time we went down to the beach. That location ended up being quite nice. I hope you thought so, too.I would like to add one more thing. My mother was soooooo pleased. I think the whole time she was worried that something - anything wouldgo wrong. Absolutely nothing did. She took everything on herself,and you gave her peace of mind. It's nice to be able to take a riskand try something different and have it work out beyond your expectations.Once again, sincere thanks and gratitude to you and your lovely wife formaking our dreams come true.
Best wishes,
Jayne Cormier
(Happily Maui'd Bride)

From: "Shawn Jarvis" <snk22097@teleport.com>
To: <grodan@maui.net>
Subject: Testimonial of our loving wedding
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 11:01:36 -0700
Aloha Marc,
Just wanted to let you know that now thatwe are back to the mainland what a wonderful
wedding day that you provided for both meand Kurt. You made everything about our day
relaxing and romantic. We both justwanted to thank you very much for the beautiful
pictures and video. We couldn't waitto show everyone here at home in Oregon. Everyone
was in awe at the pictures. You madeeverything happen with ease. The video was
beautifully put together with the music andeveryone shed a few tears viewing it seeing
the beautiful landscape and the romanticismit portrayed. We have both watched the video
and looked at the pictures everyday sincewe arrived home. The day you planned for us
will be etched in our memories forever. Thanks to you and Judy again for a very memorable
day in our lives. We will definitelybe back for our anniversary in July of 2000.
Mahalo, Shawn Jarvis and Kurt Vandervort

From:Barbara Creaghe <bcreaghe@agris.com>
Aloha! Mark, and I just wantedto let you both know how wonderful you are. Our
wedding was perfect - just theway we wanted it. We were also simply blown
away by the pictures and thevideo! You both have a rare talent for
capturing people's souls onfilm "
Mahalo,
Mark and Barbara
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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 01:07:20-0700
From: Jennifer Aquino <jaquino@earthlink.net>
Subject: mahalo!
Hi Marc!
We just wanted to thank youagainour wedding ceremony on Makena beach was amazing
it was so special to us to haveit small & intimate with our families and the pictures came out sobeautiful! thank you again
Jennifer & Kipp Shiotani

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From: "Michael & Carissa"<skibums@cmc.net>
To: "Marc Grodan" <grodan@maui.net>
Subject: Remember me?
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:24:26-0800

Remember Michael and CarissaHull from 11/17/98? Just a quick hello and an
update...we had our weddingreception the week after we returned and
everyone just loved our photosand video! People seemed to be amazed that
we got the negatives with thephotos, that was a big deal apparently. How
are you and your lovely wifedoing? I had friends of mine (already
married, sorry) come to Mauilast week, how was the weather? I have not
heard back from them yet.
Anyhow, just another Mahalofor the best day of our lives! Take care and
God bless!!!
Carissa Hull

From: "pat swift" <paswift@home.com>

To: <grodan@maui.net>Subject:Mahalo

Aloha Marc from the snowy greatwhite north. Thank you from all of our
friends and us for the mostperfect relaxed wedding. We had a great time -
the weather cooperated for usand we couldn't imagine a better sunset. You
made us feel very comfortableand relaxed - I didn't even need to use the
ball of Kleenex I held justin case. We received the photos just a few days
after we got home and are veryhappy with them. I love showing them to our
friends that didn't make thetrip and of course our family. Everyone thinks
they're amazing - we may haveconvinced a few to get married the same way.
We're already planning to goback to Maui for our anniversary, November
14th, 1999. Thank-youagain, Jessica & Chad Breitenstein.
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bill.krueger@agagas.com

Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 14:08:25 -0500
Subject: Re: Wedding - Krueger/Sabio

Marc:
Thanks again for everything - you did a greatjob!!! We are very pleased
with the way everything came out - from thepictures, video, the sites,
flowers, leis, cake/champagne, etc... andyour work and your quick
turn-around time! - all at a reasonable rate! You made the event very
special for us and nicely preserved our memories! We greatly appreciate
your job well done!
Hopefully we can contact you sometime in thefuture for a renewal of our
vows someday - whenever we can get back toMaui.
Thank you,
William Krueger
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Miller <j-miller@clear.net.nz>
Date: Tuesday, 15 December 1998 20:15

It is now just over one month since you married us on Makena Beach. Now
it's back at work here in New Zealand, and very happily married! We have
been so very thrilled with everything, we want to Thank you again. We have
played the video, shown off our photos, and have wonderful memoriesto
treasure of our special day. It was all we had hoped for,and more, thanks
to you. Everyone agrees that you did a wonderful job!
I have also been back to the travel agent here in New Zealand,and
recommended you, for others planning to marry on Maui. Knowingyou get such
a lot of business from the Internet, please feel free to give oure-mail
address to anyone who might like to talk others who have experienceda
sunset beach wedding. We would be only to happy to share ourmemories!
We do have one request. The video has some lovely shots ofthe table
setting you had organised, but we don't have a photograph of it. It was so
beautifully done, we wondered if you might possibly be able to takeone and
fill that wee gap for us. We would be only too happy to reimbursecosts. If
it is not too much trouble, our postal address is :
21 Muritai Terrace
Christchurch, 8
New Zealand.
Once again, we are truly grateful for the time and effort you putin, to
make our day such a special and never-to-be-forgotten day!!
We wish you all the very best for Christmas and the New Year.
Kindest regards,
Jan & James Miller

To: grodan@maui.net
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:41:20 -0700
From: Brian C Tanko <btanko.home@juno.com>

Want the PERFECT wedding without the headaches? This is it! Marc Grodan
does it all. My wife and I had the best wedding and Marc deliveredon
everything he said he would. From the location, to the cake,to the
champagne, to the pictures, and the video -- the list goes on! Thank
you, Marc, for everything. We have received compliment aftercompliment
regarding the video and we have nothing but praise to spread onyour
behalf. To everyone else out there, if you're looking forthe perfect,
intimate wedding, on beautiful Maui, you can't go wrong with Marc. He
literally takes care of everything and it is gauranteed to be betterthan
you expected.

From: Peter Fraley <pfraley@ciprico.com>
To: Marc Grodan <grodan@maui.net>
Cc: "..Beth Fraley" <tiggerfraley@earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: Wedding on January 30th
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 10:54:16 -0500
Aloha, Marc,
Everything is going very well. Beth and I are in our 4th blissfulmonth of
marriage. We look at the wedding pictures you took, often. I scanned in some of them at work and Beth has been emailing them to friends. You did a fantastic job, not only with the pictures, but with the entirewedding. We had looked at many other wedding coordinators, but I'mso glad
we went with you. The guitarist (Moku?) was perfect, and Carl'svideo was extremely well done. We sent a copy of the video down toBeth's Grandmother in Florida and she watched it many times. Bethis about the most important person in the world to her Grandmother, andit meant a lot for her to actually be able to see the wedding and the vows.The rest of the honeymoon was wonderful as well. We saw whales, wentscuba diving through a jungle gym of lava tubes on Lanai and with majesticmanta rays on the Big Island, took a helicopter ride over an active volcano,ate the best desert we've ever had...twice (the chocolate souffléat Roy's), snorkeled with several pods of wild spinner dolphins in Cook'sbay, and hiked through a bamboo forest to the isolated waterfall at theHana sacred pools. It was a magical time, and if Beth had her way,we'd have moved to Hawaii a couple of months ago. Well, maybe someday.Wedid receive the replacement flutes a while back, thanks, and we jus receivedthe marriage certificate this week as well. Beth has been anxiouslyawaiting it so she could get all her work and legal documentation straightenedout. Marc, thanks so much for everything! Feel free to use us asa reference anytime.
To: "Marc Grodan"
Subject: Testimonial
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998

Dear Marc:
After being home for a couple days, we have had plenty of time tolook over our photos and video, as well as share them with our family andfriends. We, along with every one else who has seen them, are so very impressed.The photos are lovely, we look good I must say!!! The video is fun andthe music is so romantic! Michael and I are very happy with all the effortand time you put into making our wedding special. We could not have askedfor a better sunset, could we?? I just want you to know that you are appreciatedand many, many Mahalo's are coming your way for a long time! God blessyou!!
Michael and Carissa Hull Married on November 17, 1998 **********************************************************************

Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998
To: grodan@maui.net
From: Judi K Nielsen Subject: Mahalo!

Marc,
Thank you so much for an absolutely beautiful wedding! We are sopleased about everything! We enjoyed looking through our wedding albumon our flights back to Iowa, and we relived every precious moment. Thepictures are wonderful! The ceremony was very touching and meaningful.....andfun! We sincerely appreciate all of your help getting us in touch withMary (license), Elly (tuxedo), and Marcie (hair). We appreciated your phonecallstouching base with us and for giving us such great directions. Mostly,we appreciated your calm demeanor which allowed us to truly enjoy our specialday. We were so relaxed, and you made everthing so easy for us. Thank youagain and again. You do an outstanding job, and we really appreciate thecare you put into your services. Our wedding was very special because ofyou. Our experience was the best, and we thank you from the bottom of ourhappy little hearts. You are the best!
Mahalo!
Judi and Gary Eyles
Urbandale, Iowa *******************************************************************

From: "JOYCE F KIRKPATRICK" GIZMO69@prodigy.net
To: "Marc Grodan"
Subject: MAHALO
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 20:20:41 -0500

Marc,
There is no way I can ever pay you what the wedding was worth tous. We arrived home today about 3:15 and just finished watching the videoand I am stilling crying. They are tears of happiness not sadness..I havelooked at the pictures on numerous occasions since the day we picked themup. Each time they mean more to me than the time before. I have alwaysthought that I was ugly and have never liked pictures to be taken of mebut I think these are all wonderful. I am ready to return to Maui, butthat is not possible at this time (we will have to try and get this trippaid for first:-) :-)). You and Judy are two very wonderful people andwill always have a special place in our hearts. I hope it is GOD'S willthat we meet again one day because I felt very close to both of you. IfI knew how to say "THANK YOU" in every language in the world I would. Whensomeone contacts you about a wedding and wants references, PLEASE, feelfree to give them our name and e-mail address. This day will always holda special place in our hearts along with our first vows and the birth ofour children. MAHALO and THANK YOU again. Please give Judy a hug for meand tell her we will meet again one day. We are looking forward to anothertrip to Maui but do not care anything about going back to Kauai. Pleasekeep in touch, and may GOD BLESS your home each and every day of your life.

X-Sender: suttons@mail.arkansas.net
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 13:50:15
To: grodan@maui.net (Marc Grodan)
From: Ann & Jeremy
Subject: Maholo nui loa!!!!!!

Aloha Marc!
I wish there was some way for us to appropriately thank you forthe wonderful, romantic Maui wedding you gave us. It was PERFECT!! We couldn'thave asked for, or dreamed for anything better. The ceremony was beautiful!!You were so helpful in everything from all our wedding arrangements togeneral information about Maui for the rest of our stay. The bouquet wasabsolutely gorgeous!!! The pictures, beautiful!!! Everyone that has seenthem just LOVE them. The cake and champagne table was very, very nice!!YUMMY!! :-) You and Judy were so nice, and made us feel very comfortable.Everyone keeps asking us if we regret doing it so far from home, with nofamily or close friends around, and we say a VERY BIG..... NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We wouldn't change it for the world. The locations were beautiful... thewaterfall, the beach, the sunset.... who could ask for anything more perfect???And please give a big "Maholo" to the musician who played for us. He hada wonderful voice, and sang some beautiful songs. Well worth it!!!!! Andthe video.... GREAT!!! We are so glad we have that to watch again and again.The editing on the video is very good, we love the music added in. My mothercried when she watched! It was also very nice, sitting with you both afterthe ceremony and talking. We enjoyed every second, every moment of thatday... June 8, 1998. We are planning on coming back to Maui again, andnext time staying on the other side of the island (your side). We lookforward to running into you then. We wish you both the very best, and again,THANK YOU for making our wedding day so special and absolutely perfect.The very happily married,
Ann & Jeremy Sutton

From: "Richard Anderson" huminbyrd@email.msn.com
To: "Marc Grodan"
Subject: Re: Wedding
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 04:09:45 -0700
Aloha Marc,

Just wanted to thankyou again for making our Wedding Day sucha beautiful one. Amy and I enjoyed your gentle manner with us and the photographsare just lovely. I will certainly recommend you to anyone looking for sucha pleasant wedding experience.
Our Sincerest Mahalo,

Well, I am now back at work after our lovely trip to Maui.I can't believe that I was just there yesterday! I wanted to write youa note to say THANKS A MILLION for everything you did to make our Mauiwedding a memorable event. I have been showing all of my friends and co-workersthe photos and they are all extremely impressed. I couldn't have done abetter job myself! I also wanted to thank you for helping to arrange forthe lovely flowers - they were exactly what I wanted and more beautifulthan I could have ever imagined (be sure to thank your florist for me too).Lastly, I wanted to thank you for making Bruce & me feel so calm onour wedding day - we were both very nervous and your calm demeanor helpedto make our nervousness go away. We ended up having a lot of fun and weforgot to be self-conscious. We are one of the only married couples thatI know who, when asked if they would do it all over the same way, wouldabsolutely say YES! Thanks once again for all of your help....we couldn'thave done it without you. Sincerely,
Methanie Dempsay Binder and Bruce Binder
PS Saw your webpage this AM and have to say that we look good there!

Date: Tue, 02 Sep 97 10:14:07 PST From: maree@mailgate.northland.ac.nz(maree) To: grodan@maui.net
Subject: Our Wedding
Aloha Marc and Judy,

Our feet have barely touched the ground since we left you both onthe beach in Makena.Words are hard to find to describe how happy and delightedwe are with our wedding. Marc you were 100% on the spot with all of ourarrangements. Leon and I are truly ecstatic with our wedding service, MakenaBeach, our flowers, our video and photographs. Our whole day was perfect.Ourphotos and video arrived the same day we arrived home, much to our delight.Needless to say they are both circulating amongst our family and friendsso they too can enjoy our special day. All have expressed their delightfor the outstanding photos and video footage.To you both our sincere thanksfor making our day just perfect. We look forward to catching you when youcome to New Zealand to visit our little piece of paradise.
Our love and best wishes
Mahalo Maree and Leon Walters

From: Rachel Berg
To: "'Marc Grodan'"
Subject: Thank You
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 11:46:13 -0700
Marc:

We just wanted to send a very belated thank you for our verymagical wedding on March 22nd.Leaving all the arrangements in your handswas the best decision we made. We were able to relax all the way throughthe pre-wedding process and enjoy ourselves.The day of the wedding wasspent at the beach, followed by our sunset wedding and we took incrediblydelightful memories home with us.The site was perfect, the flowers wereperfect, the harpist was perfect, the minister was perfect, the cake andchampagne were perfect, the limo was perfect (our 14-year old nephew stilltalks about Tina, our driver). We think you even arranged for the weather,gorgeous sunset, and the full moon.The pictures and video you took havebeen enjoyed by all our friends and family who didn't come with us to Mauiand they have all ooooh'd and aaaahh'd. Thank you for the most magicalwedding we have ever attended (as guests, bride or groom).
David and Rachel Berg Rachel Berg Administrative Assistant to RussellWeiss, General Manager---

From: CapJef@aol.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 19:02:05 -0400 (EDT) To: grodan@maui.net
Subject: Mahalo !!! Dear Marc,

Conjetta and I would like to thank you for making our weddingday a spectacular success!! From your "Aloha Spirit" to the beach location,to the flowers, to the vows, to the photos, to the video... you exceededour expectations. Your wife Judy and our driver Rich are also to be commendedfor adding to our magical day !!! Mahalo,
Jeff and Connie

From: JŸrg SchŠdler
To: "'Marc Allan Grodan'"
Subject: The Happy Liechtenstein-Couple
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 10:39:47 +0200
Aloha Marc

Back in the reality and already at work since more than two weeks,we realize that we miss the paradise of Maui very much! It's very surethat we see Maui once more one day.There is not one day that we didn'tremember the beautiful ceremony or that we didn't watch the photos.Forthese photos we want to thank you once more. They are so beautiful andgive us a good remember of the beginning of our life together. At the 6thseptember 1997 we will marry in the church here in Liechtenstein. We willsend you some photos of this day. For now we want to say once more MAHALOand ALOHA. Sibilla and JŸrg---

From: "Wallace, Ruth@EDD"
To: "'grodan@maui.net'"
Subject: THANK YOU
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 09:22:59 -070
Dear Marc,

Darrell and I wanted to tell you thank you very much for providingthe wedding services. We are very happy with the way everything turnedout. We were really happy with what you said during the ceremony, the guitarist,the video, the album and the location of the wedding. We couldn't havehad a more stress free wedding. Today is our first day back at work. Itwas very sad leaving Maui. Thank you again for everything.---

Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 20:02:49 -0500 (CDT)
From: samira@ix.netcom.com (David A. Blair)
Subject: Re: Lizanne & David's wedding
To: grodan@maui.net (Marc Grodan)
Aloha Marc,

Got the FDX today - and were just thrilled! Love the photos and thevideo!! Thanks to you and Judy! I hope that you are as pleased as I amabout the B&W photos! I thought they turned out really super! ReallyMarc, everything turned out so lovely - my mother cried whilst watchingthe video - she was touched (me too!) I can't thank you enough for keepingyour promise - everything was truly lovely! Lizanne Blair

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To: "Marc Grodan" <grodan@maui.net>

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:02:39-0500

From: "pat swift" <paswift@home.com>

To: <grodan@maui.net>Subject:Mahalo

bill.krueger@agagas.com