Ernest "Da Barefoot Warrior" Puaa Reviews
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Bailey Sent on 02/23/2023Perfection
Ernest is a gem! He officiated our wedding and did an absolutely amazing job. He made everything so personal, so heartfelt and so special. We highly recommend Ernest to be a part of your special day! -
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Tim F. Sent on 04/25/2021Ernest Puaa is a gift ...
Ernest, and Dear Lisa, Julie and I are so grateful for you and the blessing, the music, dance, Aloha, and your presence that you gifted our family and friends last night. Mahalo and God bless you and yours. Love you both dearly and are so happy to be part of your circle. Huge hugs and a big Mahalo! -
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Albert Sent on 04/26/2019Truly happy with Da Barefoot Warrior's ceremony! Mahalo!
Dearest Ernest,
We'd like to thank you for a wonderful ceremony and for making our special day even more memorable than we imagined. Your gentleness, thoughtfulness and your honesty really gave our wedding a unique and truthful Maui flavor. We are forever grateful to the wonderful island of Maui and to you for blessing us as we begin walking together as husband and wife.
Love,
Mr. and Mrs. Ramos
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Megan Sent on 08/07/2015If you are going to maui/other islands please use Ernest! And do yourself a favor, do a traditional hawaiian ceremony. You won't be disappointed.
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Josh Sent on 06/27/2013We had many great experiences with the vendors we hired for our Maui wedding, but Ernest was BY FAR the best choice we made in the entire process. We hired Ernest to both be out wedding officiant, as well for live entertainment at our cocktail hour. I had heard Ernest play in Maui years before, so I knew what to expect in terms of his music - an amazingly soothing and authentic Hawaiian voice. What we didn't know what to expect was what a rock star he turned out to be as an officiant. Our guests can't stop talking about what an amazing job he did. He's seriously one of the most laid back, amiable people you will meet. Ernest shows up wearing an authentic Hawaiian headdress. He blows a conch shell to start the ceremony and to also welcome in the bride. He plays music and can sing for your processional and recessional and he delivers an incredible message during that ceremony that will stick with you for all of your days. He's completely flexible on the format and was willing to mix in all of our special requests into his typical format. He also asked us whether we preferred a spiritual or non-spiritual ceremony. His perfectly-timed and well delivered humor did a great job of putting us at ease, as well as giving our guests some great chuckles. Ernest was also a God-send when it came to helping us coordinate at our rehearsal (our actual coordinator was terrible - Sandra Wagner of a Maui Wedding Day) and also quickly helped us solve some setup issues on our actual wedding day. We must warn you, though, that Ernest is not awesome at email communication. Just be patient with him, as he will come through for you in a very big way when it really counts. Of lesser importance to most, but it mattered to us, so we'll share - Ernest is very ok with his music being used on your wedding video.
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