Maui Wedding Cakes

Yesterday we had a call from someone who found us listed on Yahoo for "Maui Wedding Cakes". He was checking on trying to get a cake for his Maui Wedding for next year. He thought that we actually make cakes, although our webpage is clear that we use one of the best bakers on Maui.

This groom had never even thought through the idea of using a coordinator. They are planning to do everything themselves for their wedding next year. For some reason, many people like the idea of pulling together all of the details themselves. But that can work against them. Every time I go to a wedding (to shoot photography or perform the wedding ceremony) where there is no on-site coordinator, I see disorganization and a lack of continuity that a coordinator usually corrects.

When I'm working as just a photographer, it's nice to have someone pull everything together. As the photographer, whenever I have to shoot a wedding that doesn't have a coordinator, I often end up doing that job myself. (Because I can't stand disorganization). So I end up asking questions and making "suggestions", which are usually accepted eagerly. Because often, no one really knows what to do next.

Having a wedding coordinator at your wedding really doesn't cost that much more. You won't be paying any more for your Maui wedding cake or your other vendors. Most of them give the coordinator a "wholesale" price. So the coordinator gets part of her pay that way.

And if you don't have a coordinator, who will pick up your Hawaii wedding cake? Finding the baker, and then getting the cake to the wedding can be a big job (considering how Maui is laid out). And if the cake is "too fresh" it may just implode. For smaller weddings we make certain that it is in an ice chest so that it stays just cool enough. But how would a visitor to Maui have an ice chest with them? For larger weddings, we make certain that the cake is delivered by the bakery.

We've used several different Maui wedding cake companies, and the one we now use, based upon our previous experience, is the best on Maui. If we have a choice, we don't use anyone else. Again, that experience is something you'll get from a coordinator that you won't get if you "do it all yourself."