Kauai Wedding Ministers

Niles and his lovely wife Aileen performed a beautiful Hawaiian Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony for our parents 50^th Anniversary Celebration. They were wonderful. Niles helped us plan it via email and he was so helpful. Thank You Niles and Eileen for making our celebration so special. The words were beautiful as were the songs. You will both always be remembered fondly by our family!

Niles was the perfect officiant for our wedding. His words about love and the spirit of aloha made our wedding feel that more special. We were actually at the wrong end of the beach where we were supposed to meet Niles for the ceremony. Niles went out of his way and met us where we were and we appreciated that since it was our first time there. The ceremony was incredible and the coconut ceremony was worth it! Niles and Aileen were so friendly and the songs were beautiful. I highly recommend Niles and no better backdrop than Kauai. Aloha.

A week before our trip to Kauai, I had the bright idea to surprise my husband of 28 years with a vow renewal ceremony. Pastor Niles was so accommodating and helpful in my planning process. With his assistance, everything from arranging a photographer to purchasing leis all fell into place right on time. It was a beautiful and meaningful ceremony on the beach with Niles and his wife Aileen providing encouraging words and lovely traditional Hawaiian music. My husband was pleasantly surprised and loved every minute of it! Thank you, Niles and Aileen, for your heartfelt words of blessing and a true spirit of Aloha we will always remember fondly.

My wife and I just renewed our vows on Kauai to celebrate our 25^th wedding anniversary. I looked online for information about how to do this. Niles’ website came up and when I looked, something just struck me about the pictures he has of the ceremonies. I contacted Niles and he was so helpful and kind. We planned our big day and he met us a few days before to go over everything and answer any questions for us. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful. We renewed our vows at sunset at Shipwreck point. It was a beautifuly cermony. Niles had such kind and loving words for us. He also played songs and sang for us. We ended the cermony dancing in the sand while Niles played the ukulele and the sun went down. We will remember this occasion for the rest of our lives. Niles made this such a special moment for us that we will cherish and treasure forever. We highly recommend Niles to anyone who is insterested in weddings or vow renewals. Aloha!

Seven years ago, while on vacation in Kauai, my now wife and I, after being together for thirteen years, decided to be married there .
INTERJECT: Marriage license. At that time, you could only get a marriage license at either the fish market or a certain beauty parlor. I opted for the fish market, but the beauty parlor was on the nearer side of the island.
Being in our 40s and 50s, and non-​denominational, we were only looking for a JP or minister with a license and a camera. In fact, I considered anyone sitting at the bar with a camera would suffice for the photographer part. Commercial wedding services on the island only provided mega-​packages with videos, music, elaborate ceremonies, photo packages, native Hawaiin rituals… you get the drift. These were mega-​packages, mega-​priced. Great for some, but not all.
We were so fortunate, (so satisfied and grateful later), to connect with Reverend Wes Cronk. He was a wonderful man, and understood just what we would not like as much as what we would like. He was willing and able to suggest his friend Dexter, a photographer, to cover basic memories of the event for my wife and I. This wasn’t going to be submitted into a film festival or anything, so basic was good. Under my wife’s previous scouting location directive, these two gentleman climbed to the top of Shipwreck Beach to perform and photograph the ceremony. Not Everest, but still a heavy-​breather. All hell of a thunderclap, with a rainbow, opened up right at the «I wills», and since we had to immediately run for shelter, further photography continued after the storm, down on the beach.
Mr. Cronk and Dexter were absolutely perfect for the two of us. They satisfied our preferences to the fullest, and arranged the ceremony as we wanted it. They provided the memorable wedding we had always planned. The wedding vows provided by Reverend Cronk were just enough, and not too much. Sincere and binding. Short, to the point, and mindful of the sanctity of the union.
Just a note; It is expensive to get married on the islands. Some of the most romantic and beautiful places on the planet come at a price. Search hard and get what you want, not what they’re selling. You only do this once, right?
S & D

Thank you Niles & Aileen for doing such an amazing job for my sister’s wedding on 5÷15÷15. You both added such a beautiful Hawaiian touch to the entire ceremony. We would highly recommend you both to anyone looking to get married in Kauai. Thank you again & may God bless you both!

Pastor Niles and Aileen made our renewal ceremony WONDERFUL!!! He was so helpful in providing pre-​ceremony recommendations for flowers etc and of course the FABULOUS TIdepools Restaurant for a deliciously romantic dinner afterwards. He begins by setting the tone with the blowing of the conch shell and his ceremony is researched and heartfelt reminding us of the things we already know but sometimes easily forget in marriage. He definitely «renewed» us and graced us with the Hawaiian spirit to take us through the next 20 years. Since we were trying to keep our ceremony simple and our costs down for a small additional fee Aileen also took pictures during the ceremony with our camera which saved about $ 450 the minimum cost of most photographers on the island. We just can not say enough and have been truly blessed to have found Pastor Niles and Aileen. We wish them both only the best as they look forward to celebrating their 50^th anniversary soon. Aloha, Mahalo, and God Bless you both!

We planned a last minute wedding on the beach at sunset and found Niles on line and wow what a find!!! He was so helpful with recommendations, being extremely flexible with our change of plans and most important gave the most beautiful ceremony. He and his wife made our day so very special, with his Christian faith, Hawaiian style and their traditional music. Thank you, we HIGHLY recommend him!

Mahalo, Mr. Kageyama! Your ceremony words were so meaningful and deep, and from your heart. For them to come from a man of 48 years of marriage makes it that much more special! Thank you for your patience during our photos. And, thank you for the folder of momentos and for the insightful book. You were a treasure to have as our wedding minister. From our hearts! — RJ and Wannessa Badger

I don’t often take time to review vendors but we found Niles on Unilocal and his ceremony and music were so good we created a profile just to put up a good review of him. He was very easy to work with via email and made changes to our ceremony as requested. He was at the ceremony site early and played music as we arrived. The ceremony itself was smooth and you could tell Niles knew what he was doing. His expertise made us feel at ease. We had a small ceremony but EACH guest commented on how wonderful Niles was.

Perfect ceremony. Nothing could have been better. A friend and I suprised oru wives with the vows renewal package. Niles and Aileen werewonderful. I just cannot say enough about how great they were. The songs they sang and the vows that we repeated to each other were great. I would highly recommend their services to anyone that is interested in getting married or, as in our case a vows renewal ceremony. Thank you again Nile and Aileen for the wonderful once in a lifetime event. It cold not have been better.

My husband and I were married on Kauai sixteen years ago. It was a personal and uniquely Hawaiian experience that we hoped to recapture with a vow renewal during our most recent return to Kauai.
Niles and Aileen provided the perfect sequel to our original wedding. Niles has exactly the aloha spirit we were hoping for. His message somehow completely fit our relationship today and addressed where we want our marriage to grow in the future. His words reminded us of the love we have for each other so much that my husband and I had tears in our eyes as we repeated our vows to each other.
Niles and Aileen are such a nice couple and their singing together is a sweet reminder of that. It was simple for them to accommodate any requests we had and make the ceremony exactly what we had hoped.
Mahalo Niles and Aileen!
Monica and Clay

My husband and I, along with our friends, recently renewed our wedding vows (our 30^th, our friends 20^th) on Hanalei Beach in front of the St. Regis in Kauai with Niles and Aileen Kageyama. Niles and his wife treated us to the blowing of the conch shell, lovely traditional Hawaiian music, beautiful words of love and marriage all within a serene Christian ceremony. The setting was perfect, our ceremony was perfect and we could not have asked for a more wonderful experience. It was more than we expected and will remain a truly special memory for the four of us. Thank you for everything you did to make our ceremony so unique.
Jay and Martha Webster, Houston, Texas

In Nov my husband planned our entire vow renewal ceremony with Pastor Niles. What an amazing man. He had all of our friends crying, especially the guys. It was so touching and romantic. We have recommended him to many people since then. He made our renewal ceremony incredibly special.

Niles is the real deal! He is the epitome of warmth and aloha and truly a man of God that you feel comfortable with immediately. As a photographer and at one time a wedding coordinator, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Niles for many years and he is wonderful as an officiant and as a person.

We were recently married on the beach in Kauai and it was frankly the perfect day. We wanted a small ceremony with just our family, but also wanted it to be a very spiritual experience. Although we only met Niles the day of the wedding, we felt immediately that he was like a friend/​pastor that we had always known. He delivered a ceremony that was truly meaningful to us and we will forever be grateful. We’d highly recommend Niles if you are looking to get married on the amazing island of Kauai.
Keith and Turi

I’ve known Niles Kageyama for 10 years, and I have attended several of his wedding ceremonies. He is very personable, performs a very heartfelt ceremony and blows the conch shell! He is also a gifted musician. I recommend him for any wedding or vow renewal.