I am typically never the type to leave or write reviews, b/c everyone has their own opinion and…read moreexperience, right? Well, I can truly say, Napili was the BEST experience from start to finish that I had when planning my elopement and if anyone is considering eloping/having a photo session/online ceremony, GO WITH NAPILI.
Ok that's the jist, here's the details:
My fiance and I had decided we wanted to have a personal ceremony just the two of us in Hawaii, but wanted the option to video stream the service back to our family. Napili was among a few vendors we reached out for a quote, not only was the response prompt but Jessica from Napili was the only one who took the time to both email and follow up with a call-something that I appreciated. From the first conversation, I knew that Jessica, and Isa were amazing humans and consummate professionals so I felt very taken care of.
The way they operate is incredible transparent and efficient. We were able to choose a package with everything we wanted and in our budget, swapping out different items (for example, we didn't want an extra number of photo locations, but wanted a live stream and florals) to get what we wanted.
Napili takes care of everything! Seriously, I think we paid online, showed up, and had a couple of calls and that was it. If you're someone who wants to be more involved, Jessica was incredibly responsive via texts and calls (impressive given its peak busy wedding season and there's also the time difference) but for us, it was wonderful to have very little logistical details to worry about like filing for beach permits and searching for the best local wedding performer (two things that are required for all Maui weddings). They have such a knowledge of the island-from location to vendors to weather, it was easy to trust them (and quite honestly, a luxury).
On the actual wedding day, Isa and Jessica (remember, first time meeting in person) were just as amazing as they had been on the phone. They met us after sending the best directions to get to them. They were flexible with our running a few minutes late, and went with the flow with the light rain (which really added to the ambiance of the day). My (now) husband and I felt completely ourselves: comfortable, relaxed, joyous, and silly during photos.
The ceremony: OH MY GOSH CAN I GUSH AT HOW BEAUTIFUL? They timed it out perfectly to have the best and most beautiful spot on Ironwoods Cliffs in Kapalua, Maui and so in the ceremony, the photos, and live stream you could see the sun setting, the waves crashing, my dress blowing in the wind. We felt like the star characters on the cover art of a romance novel! The officiant they picked for us was amazing, Joe Miles, I mean I think the feedback we got from everyone who watched the livestream was 1) the entire thing was so beautiful it looked (but wasn't) fake! and 2) Joe was wonderful. He made our ceremony so perfectly us, including Hawaiian leis, spiritual vows, a shout out to our family (and dog!) at home, and the breaking of the glass.
Afterwards, we got one raw photo to share which was STUNNING. I can't wait to get the rest of the images, and we've rewatched the replay of the live feed about a dozen times. I can't thank Jessica, Isa, and Joe enough for making this incredibly important day as perfect as can be. Seriously, go with them if you get the chance.