If you should happen to find yourself in Maui and staying at the Grand Wailea Resort and decide to either renew your wedding vows or even get married, well, the hotel has just the facility you need. This small church is in the hotel grounds and is available for weddings and vows and I would imagine it’s a pretty busy place.
The church is nicely lit up with stained glass windows providing color inside so I thought I’d grab a shot for the site. The large number of lamps that light the way to the from the church and the abundance of tiki torches add to the evening ambiance.
While staying at the hotel I’ve seen quite a few weddings, some people have large receptions at the hotel and there are loads of people who opt for a beach wedding instead of the church (it’s probably pretty pricey – everything else is here), and almost every night there’s some bride and groom having their pictures taken on the beach.
Having your wedding pictures taken on a beach really sounds nice, and I’m sure for the wedding party it’s great. But if you want to take a picture and you have nothing to do with the wedding good luck! The local professionals hog all the good locations and prevent you from standing in the best place for a sunset picture – that is of course unless you want to photograph the bride of the day as well.
Talking of sunsets… I can’t get a good one, and I’ll tell you I’ve tried, several times. The main problem is that the sun sets over Lanai which is an Hawaiian Island to the west of Maui. To make matters worse Lanai has a large extinct volcano in the middle (don’t they all) and all around the peak are puffy white clouds. So the sun actually sets behind the white clouds, and the sunset lasts around 60 seconds. Even in it’s best moment, it’s not great. I’ll keep trying though and I may get one before I leave.
Anyway, back to the church. I took this shot just after the sun went down and with a long exposure got the sky to look almost light blue. Fortunately nobody was in the way and I got the shot below first time.
Cater and Master Chief hit the beach this afternoon, but Carter made a huge mistake and fell asleep, so Master Chief buried him!
