L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love today features an amazing sunset on Kaanapali Beach in Maui on an mazing wedding day.  This destination wedding couple from California was blessed with absolutely perfect weather for their wedding on Maui.  The sunset was no exception.  Beautiful golden rays peeking through wispy clouds made for a spectacular sunset portrait session.  After the stroll down the beach and over the black lava rocks, the happy couple headed back in to get the party started at their wedding reception at the Sheraton Maui Resort and Spa.

When people think about a wedding day and all of its special moments, the preparation time before the ceremony is often overlooked.  The wedding preparation time is not a noted event during the day, but is often full of emotion and special moments that start the whole wedding day off on the right foot.  These are the moments where the bride gets transformed from an excited fiancé to a bride getting laced up in her dream wedding dress by her best friends and family as they look at her with awe and excitement.  These are the moments when it hits the bride and groom that in a few moments they will be saying their “I do”s in front of the most important people in their lives.  These are the moments when the father of the bride sees his “little girl” all of a sudden as a grown woman about to become a wife.  Emotions are flying all around the room with groomsmen making final toasts, bridesmaids helping the flower girl’s stage fright, the anxiety and anticipation of the bride stealing one last look in the mirror to make sure everything looks perfect, the heart skipping a beat or two as the bride waits for the doors to open and “Here Comes the Bride” to play.  It is these moments that are simply priceless and should never be forgotten as the bride and groom look back on the first day of the rest of their lives.

We love the pure joy and excitement in this Daily Shot of Love.  This particular wedding reception really kept us on our toes with many fun and unexpected moments.   The festivities of this Hawaii wedding reception at Haiku Gardens got started off with a choreographed dance performance put on by the bridesmaids. I don’t really have a great way of explaining it other than simply entertaining.   The bridesmaids were in a full theatrical dance costume complete with suspenders and fake mustaches.  The performance took a surprising turn when they grabbed the groom to come up on the stage and swing his arm in a full circle holding a bucket of water while the ladies continued their dance. The groom was a great sport and made some really funny faces (photo-journalistic score!) and managed to keep himself and all of the guests in the front tables completely dry!  Unexpected and entertaining moments like these are just one of the many reasons we absolutely love our jobs!