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A Romantic, Tropical Wedding at Maui Dragon Fruit Farm in Maui, Hawaii

Evelyn Kong (27 and a business program manager) and Neil Ozzie (31 and a product quality manager) chose to celebrate their love at Maui Dragon Fruit F

Evelyn Kong (27 and a business program manager) and Neil Ozzie (31 and a product quality manager) chose to celebrate their love at Maui Dragon Fruit Farm in Lahaina, Hawaii, which captured the beautiful tropical landscape that created a romantic ambience for their wedding day. Card stock invitations with fuchsia orchid designs were sent out to guests, accompanied by humorous postcards depicting the couple with a sunset backdrop. The ceremony took place on the lawn of the venue, decorated with orchid decor next to the linen-draped wedding arch that went along with the gold, white and coral color palette. Evelyn was not a big fan of heels, especially when it came to getting married on the lawn, so she wore gold shoes with intricate beading and jewels on the toes. The reception took place under a large white tent, where white dining tables were decorated in centerpieces of candles surrounded by seashells and branches. Each guest received a small pouch with a starfish design to take home with as favors, which were filled with macadamia nuts, shell necklaces, Hawaiian salt and fortune cookies.

Elegant Silver Diamond Engagement Ring
The white and fuchsia wedding invitations with an orchid graphic had a card stock backdrop, and was sent out with a tropical sunset postcard depicting the faces of the bride and the groom.
“I hate heels and we got married on a lawn, so I wore sequined sandals with an ivory Casablanca dress,” Evelyn says.
Evelyn held an ivory bouquet filled with hydrangeas and orchids, tied with a white wrap around the stems.
Strapless Ivory Wedding Dress, Lace Overlay
“When we knew we wanted to get married in Maui, Hawaii, we wanted to make sure our wedding captured the atmosphere on the island,” Evelyn says. “The Maui Dragon Fruit Farm was the perfect wedding between the beauty of the ocean and the majestic landscape of the island.”
Evelyn and Neil held hands as they were married in front of the white draped wedding arch.
Orange and Pink Hawaiian Leis
First Kiss at Draped Wedding Arch
Evelyn and Neil, Outdoor Shot
Evelyn and Neil, Kissing Shot
Tented Reception with Lanterns, Dining Tables
rn“We had white, gold and coral as our color palette,” Evelyn says. “We wanted simple colors that would be complimented by the venue's landscape, and wanted everything to look beautiful, island-like and romantic. rn
Couple Kissing at Sweetheart Table
Centerpieces of white candles surrounded by seashells and branches decorated the dining tables at the reception. White and silver paper displayed table numbers printed in a coral color.
“We gave each guest linen bags filled with macadamia nuts, Hawaiian salt, shell necklaces and customer fortune cookies,” Evelyn says. The pouches had starfish designs that added to the tropical theme.
The three-tiered ivory wedding cake was simply decorated with elegant orchid flowers.
Evelyn and Neil had their first dance under the white tent at the reception, with paper white lanterns hanging above.