Dear TAN team,
We met on Halloween night in 1981. She was a black cat cocktail waitress and I was a scarecrow in the band. I asked, "If money wasn't the problem, where would you want to go in this big ol' world?" She immediately replied "Hawaii." Silently I thought, "it's difficult to find enough money to put gas in my tank let alone afford a trip to Hawaii." However I never forgot her reply. Vicki moved in with me in 1984 and in 2000 I visited a presentation by a Travel Advantage Network sales affiliate and purchased the offer. What a new world awaited us as we found it interesting to decide where we wanted to go on vacation. WOW!!

In 2005, we began to discuss our vacation plans for our well-deserved and earned opportunity to go somewhere special for our 25th anniversary. I suggested Hawaii by reminding her about the reply so long ago. Vicki agreed. The plan was now in motion! As I read about TAN's options, Hotel Molokai had everything I needed to spring a surprise wedding—even an arch for garden weddings. I contacted the concierge at the hotel about my plan and she was absolutely superb in helping to arrange the flowers, cake, pastor, marriage license, rings, etc. I was ecstatic!!

We arrived at Hotel Molokai in October 2006 and were extremely pleased with everything. The staff knew about the secret plans and were anxiously waiting for me to "pop the question." This occurred after swinging in the beachside hammocks located near the wedding arch (which was secured to a palm tree). We were standing about 15 feet away from the arch when I asked if she knew what it was. She replied "maybe to put some flowers on." I said that happened sometimes. After a pause I said, "people get married under it." About 5 seconds later I asked "the question" to which she immediately replied "YES!!" WE WERE MARRIED HAWAIIAN STYLE, ON THE BEACH, AT SUNSET, 25 YEARS TO THE DAY WE MET!! FABULOUS!!!!

There are unexpected benefits of visiting Hotel Molokai. The pleasure of listening to "The Aunties"sing & play ukelele every Friday evening, two Aunties playing the Hawaiian Wedding Song (impromptu) for our wedding, opportunities to puruse and purchase local vendors' art and goods, and enjoy the nightly bands and special entertainment. In addition, the "old-time culture" displayed by the locals is indescribably refreshing to the contrasting hustle-bustle world most people experience each working day. In short,words just cannot express the wonderful experience when visiting this tropical paradise.

All of this would not have been possible without the help of Travel Advantage Network bringing our lifelong plans to reality. We are including some photos of our memorable event. Thank you so much for everything.

Sam & Vicki H.
Millville, New Jersey
TAN Travelers since 2000