Hawaii honeymoon's - budget wedding photography, los angeles wedding photographer

Its popularity with honeymooners is renowned — with a wonderful range of sights, activities and accommodations in an absolutely gorgeous setting, it's easy to understand Hawaii's allure. If your idea of the perfect honeymoon is pure relaxation, Hawaii's resorts and beaches are second to none. Conversely, if you like to keep busy, the opportunities for exploration in Hawaii can keep you on the go every day - more than can be said for most tropical island chains. Each island has it own personality, so mixing and matching a couple is a great option.

There are six main islands in the archipelago. Which are right for you?

Maui

Kauai

Hawaii

O'ahu

Lanai

Molokai

Reasons to choose the Hawaiian Islands: Activities for virtually every interest, world-class accommodations, beautiful beaches and scenery, relatively easy to get to, great tourism infrastructure.
Reasons to choose someplace else: If you really want to get off the beaten path, or if you are not beach or water sport people. If you've been there before and want something new.

Just the facts...

Best suited for:

Those who enjoy a tropical environment. Those who want to mix unique activities with pampering and relaxation.

When to go:

Hawaii has good weather virtually year round. The most rainfall occurs between December and March, which also happens to be the high tourist season. The hottest months are generally June to October.

Accommodations:

Mostly large, resort-style hotels and condominiums. Limited number of bed & breakfasts.

Dining:

Wide range of food choices, from continental to Japanese. Seafood is generally delicious. Fresh pineapple, Kona coffee and macadamia nuts!

Special Activities:

Great water activities including, surfing, windsurfing, snorkeling, diving, sailing and whale-watching. Volcano treks, visits to secluded waterfalls and beaches, helicopter rides over Kauai.

Halekulani
A cool retreat from the wackiness of Waikiki, the Halekulani ("house befitting heaven") is the state's only property to score Five Diamond awards from AAA for both lodging and dining. And it deserves them. It's had plenty of time to become perfected; this modern, airy refuge began welcoming guests in 1917. When I arrived for a visit, I was escorted to my room (instead of handed a key and dismissed). The reservationist kindly explained all the amenities and informed me the shower temperature was set at 104 degrees...was that all right? "102 would be better," I replied. So it was said, so it was done....

Hyatt Regency Waikiki
For the views alone, which stretch from the surfers on Waikiki Beach to statuesque Diamond Head, this hotel rates. And the fact that it provides fresh, warm macadamia-nut cookies at bedtime doesn't hurt, either. It's right across from the beach and in the center of the action.

Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows
After your ride from the airport, past sparkling black lava fields, you arrive at this oasis. You're greeted by a gentle Polynesian host, a fragrant lei is slipped around your neck, and you are offered a cool glass of fresh juice. Sufficiently restored, you then check in to this extraordinary place. If you golf, you'll find two of the island's finest courses here. The South Course is built on a lava flow and has spectacular views of the ocean and mountains.

Kona Village Resort
I love this place. It's not among the top-rated, but it's so unique that it will appeal to couples who enjoy something different. If you lodge here, you'll get to sleep in a thatched-hut hale, perfectly civilized with a nice bed and original Hawaiian art inside. Posh-primitive, no phones, TVs, or radios are available to distract you.

Princeville Resort
Kauai may be the state's most beautiful island, and you can really appreciate the drama of its topography from the sky. If you're game, plan to spend an afternoon helicopter flight-seeing over valleys and waterfalls, beaches and secluded coves along the spectacular Na Pali coast. Come home to Princeville, where tennis, spa facilities, and river and ocean kayaking can all become part of your agenda.

Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort & Spa
With architecture and decor reminiscent of Hawaii's golden age during the 1920s and '30s, the Hyatt Regency Kauai stands on a glorious 50-acre oceanfront setting on Keoneloa Bay, part of the popular Poipu Beach district.

Lodge at Koele
Set in the highlands, the Lodge at Koele recreates the ambiance of a baronial English mansion. Rare art, roaring fireplaces, fine architecture all surround you. Some may find it stuffy. But this expensive property and the Manele Bay Hotel are basically the only game in town when it comes to upscale Lanai lodging.

Manele Bay Hotel
The island's only beachside resort, Manele Bay features multi-tiered gardens with waterfalls and an incredible view of the Pacific. It's private and quiet (and if you come from a city, you may find it overly placid and have to escape back to Maui). But it is gorgeous.

Four Seasons Wailea
If I had but just one honeymoon to experience as a bride, let it be at the Four Seasons Wailea...Rated No. 20 on Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List, this exquisite property features the most spacious rooms on the islands. And that, as they say, is not all. Modelled on a Hawaiian palace, the resort features reflecting pools, fountains and cabanas enhanced by views the Pacific. The food's excellent. The staff bends over backwards to satisfy your wishes. And you just happen to be on the best island for vacationers in the whole state.

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa
Big, brassy, busy, and located by one of the most beautiful stretches of beach in Maui, the Hyatt Regency isn't for couples who crave privacy. But it's dynamic and exciting and its a two-acre network of streams, waterfalls, and half-acre pool are great fun for water lovers.