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Thank you so much! I'm pretty sure we had the grand package. She sent us our edited files promptly and there were so many included. I am happy to recommend her.

Thank you so much. She offers a variety of price points, depending on length of session and how many images you desire. Her prices are posted on her website: https://www.shannonmelekphotography.com/pricingpackages

We did a family session with Shannon Melek Photography this past July. I recommend her 1000% She is so talented, and was also very flexible and accommodating. Check out her facebook page to see lots of samples. We had a tropical storm with some high winds rolling in during our scheduled...

Thanks for the amazing trip report. I really enjoyed following along. It sounds like it was the perfect honeymoon. All of your pictures were so cute.

We stayed in a dedicated 2BR, ocean-view, in July. It was not an accessible room.

I had read in other recent trip reports that they were offering coasters at the DVC member desk. I think you had to take the welcome postcard that was left in the villa. We received the Aulani print in our villa, but there wasn't a postcard to turn in, so it seems a bit hit or miss. They did...

I'm cracking up at how different our experiences were. We had three of us who completed the photo scavenger hunt, but they only gave us one prize, stating it was limited to one per family. My daughter and I both wanted it, but naturally, she came away the winner. And I practically begged for...

Thoughts on Aulani, Food, and Other Misc. We’ve only been home for three weeks and I am already beginning to forget some of the details about the resort that I wanted to comment on. I guess I may need to book another trip to refresh my memory, ha ha. Overall, I really loved Aulani - the...

Thanks for reading. Thanks for following along. I really appreciated the trip reports as I worked on our planning, so hopefully this is helpful.

Day 8 - Checking out, and then home, sweet, home Our flight home was scheduled for around 5pm, so we still had some time left to spend at Aulani. I had already done quite a bit of packing the night before and finished up in the morning. I considered going down early to the front desk to...

I’m feeling pretty sad as I wrap up the end of this trip report. Not just because our wonderful trip is coming to an end, but more so due to the devastating fire in Maui. Seeing the photos and video on tv is truly heartbreaking. It’s hard to believe that it’s real. I feel for the residents...

Thanks for following along :) I'm glad to actually have some readers for my first-ever trip report. I just checked my notes and it looks like I called one of these numbers to make the poke and sake reservation: Concierge, (808) 674-6200 or 1-866-443-4763. If I am remembering, one of the...

Day 7 - Our last full day - more surfing and malasadas! As I worked on our trip planning months earlier, I did not intend for us to spend our last day back at the north shore for a second round of surfing lessons. I wasn’t even sure if they were going to like it. But the kids were adamant that...

Day 6 - Resort Day, continued This was a relaxing evening for us. We made dinner in the room, and then split up for the evening. The guys stayed in the room and read / had electronics time. My daughter and I headed back downstairs for another visit to the gift shops. We went at least once...

Agreed. We found it really easy to drive from Aulani (left around 7am, was there by 7:30am). The first parking lot had just filled, but we easily parked in the next lot over. The free tickets for the Arizona are all you need (book online 8 weeks in advance, $1 service fee). We added the...

Day 6 - Resort Day! Looking back, I think this was one of my favorite days from the entire trip. Husband and I had reservations at the Laniwai Spa for the Signature Lomilomi massage (remember to let them know if you are a DVC member). Initially, our reservations were scheduled 30-minutes...

Migraines are the worst! I really wish that I'd been able to carry my purse with me on our tour. During our planning, I had briefly looked into buying a clear "stadium bag" since I had read that those were allowed in. I never followed through because my packing list was already out of...

Day 5 - Drive-by of Waikiki and a Backup Plan The plans for our second half of the day included some free time in Waikiki to shop and explore the beach, followed by a dinner reservation at Duke’s. I was super excited about going to Duke’s! Unfortunately, my migraine was not improving and as we...

Day 5 - Pearl Harbor and Waikiki (maybe) Husband and I were both looking forward to our scheduled tours at Pearl Harbor. In preparation, we spent time with the kids before the trip reminding them of this moment in history and why it is still so important. They each read a children’s book set...

I don't know how you survive the Phoenix summers - too hot for me, LOL. Thanks for following along. After all of the stress on photo day, I am really pleased with how they turned out. It's not something we will likely do every time, but it had been quite a few years since we've had nice...