Wailea Beach on Maui's south shore, fronting the Wailea resort wedding venues
Kapalua Bay on Maui's west side
The shoreline at Makena on Maui's south shore, a permitted ceremony location
Kaanapali Beach on Maui's west side
Sunset over a Maui beach at ceremony hour
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What a Maui wedding actually costs

We read every venue's own pricing page, wrote down what we found, and said so plainly when there was nothing to find. 16 Maui venues, checked by hand.

$20State beach permit, the minimum
$7,000Beachfront event house, weekday
$14,000Private estate, peak weekend

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Wailea Beach, South Maui
16Maui venues profiled
7publish a price you can read
13taking wedding bookings
$0what couples pay us
The part nobody publishes

Who puts a number in writing, and who makes you ask

Every figure below was copied from that venue's own page. Where a venue publishes nothing, we say nothing rather than guess.

Venue Holds up to Published starting figure Status
Makena Cove (Secret Cove)South Maui 30hard cap, includes your photographer $20state permit minimum Booking
Sugar Beach EventsSouth Maui 300 $3,600Beachside package Booking
Hotel WaileaSouth Maui 150seated outdoors $5,000ceremony fee, up to 10 guests Booking
Olowalu Plantation HouseWest Maui 200above that needs state approval $9,000Monday to Thursday, rising to $14,000 Friday to Sunday Booking
Haiku MillNorth Shore 100includes staff and vendors $3,600from a 2020 price sheet, not reconfirmed Verify first
Kukahiko EstateSouth Maui Not published You have to askNot published anywhere. Booked through Makena Weddings. Booking
Merriman's KapaluaWest Maui 200deck or buyout, 40 seated on the lawn You have to askNone published anywhere. Booking
Four Seasons Resort Maui at WaileaSouth Maui 500seated dinner You have to askNothing on the resort site carries a fee, minimum or package price. Booking
Grand WaileaSouth Maui 1,620seated dinner You have to askEverything routes to a proposal request. Booking
Andaz Maui at Wailea ResortSouth Maui 300seated dinner You have to askNone from Hyatt. A third party listing shows packages from $15,500. Booking
The Resort at Kapalua BayWest Maui Not published You have to askNo wedding page published under either operator since Marriott took over in March 2026. Verify first
Maui Tropical PlantationCentral Maui Not published You have to askNot published. The weddings page returns an error. Verify first
Maui Pineapple Chapel (The Steeple House)West Maui 50080 in the chapel and terrace, up to 500 tented on the lawn $1,500ceremony only, three hours, not Saturdays. Ceremony and reception from $3,500. Booking
Hana-Maui ResortHana / East Maui 150seated dinner. The 2025 guide claims 200 for a ceremony, the resort web page says 150. $3,500ceremony site fee, up to 50 guests Booking
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, KapaluaWest Maui Not published You have to askNo site fee or food and beverage minimum published. Catering is published at $225 per person for dinner. Booking
Wailea Beach Resort, Marriott MauiSouth Maui 1,000seated dinner on the Luau Gardens lawn, 950 in the ballroom You have to askNothing on the resort site carries a fee, minimum or package price. Booking

Last full check: 1 August 2026. Figures are starting points, not quotes, and most venues add food, beverage and service on top. Confirm everything directly with the venue before you sign anything.

Late sunset light on a West Maui beach

The island is the easy part. Finding out what it costs is not.

Why trust this site

Three promises, and they are the whole business model

We re-check every venue quarterly

Capacities close, brands change hands and price sheets go stale. Every venue page carries the date we last looked. The last full pass was 1 August 2026.

We publish what we could not confirm

Every venue page ends with a list of the gaps we could not close, so you know exactly what to ask on the first call instead of finding out later.

Nobody pays to be here

No venue on this page has paid us anything, and there is nothing on this site for a couple to buy. If that ever changes we will label it on the listing itself.

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Three guides that answer most of it

Maui beach wedding permits

Which beaches the state will permit, what the fee actually is, what is banned, and who has to apply for it.

Read the permit guide

What a Maui wedding really costs

The full stack, from the $20 permit to a peak weekend estate, with the costs couples forget until the invoice lands.

Read the cost guide

Which venues publish a price

The 7 venues we profiled that put a number in writing, and the 9 that route you to a proposal request instead.

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Good to know

Maui wedding questions, answered

Do we need a permit to get married on a Maui beach?

Yes, if anyone involved is being paid. Hawaii treats a ceremony with paid vendors as commercial activity, so it needs a right of entry permit from the state Land Division. The fee is 10 cents per square foot, per event, per day, with a minimum of $20 per event, so a two person elopement pays the floor and a larger footprint costs more. Your planner or officiant applies, not you, and they need liability insurance naming the State of Hawaii. Resort and private estate weddings do not need one. Checked against the state's own permit terms on 2 August 2026.

How far in advance should we book a venue?

Popular Wailea and Kapalua venues book 12 to 18 months out for peak season, roughly May through October. Elopements and very small ceremonies can often be arranged in 8 to 12 weeks.

What does a Maui wedding actually cost?

The floor is the $20 state permit for two people on a public beach. A beachfront event house starts around $7,000 for the venue alone on a weekday. A private estate on a peak weekend runs to $14,000 before you have fed anyone. Food, beverage, service charges and vendors sit on top of all of those. Our cost guide breaks the whole stack down.

Is MauiWeddings.com free for couples?

Yes. There is nothing here for a couple to buy. No venue on this site has paid us anything, and nobody can pay to be listed or to rank higher. If that ever changes, it will be labelled on the listing itself.

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