Wedding Guest Book
FROM OUR WEDDING GUEST BOOK AT THE AITUTAKI LAGOON RESORT & SPA

COMMENT COUPLE’S / GUEST NAMES
DATE

“We shared our honeymoon here. It was beautiful. Thanks.”

Sandy & Peter Costa, Australia

10.05.10

“TO EVERYBODY WHO MADE OUR DAY SO SPECIAL – THANK YOU SOO MUCH EVERYBODY! IT WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDINGJ”

Pia Persson & Stuart Mills, from Sweden and Australia, now residing in San Fransisco CA, USA

12.04.10

“Our wedding day was perfect. Everything that we imagined and much more. The beach setting was beautiful and the resort is paradise on Earth. Thank you to Mani and all of the staff for a truly memorable day on 10 April 2010.”

Mary & Del Webber, Canada

12.04.10

“This is the most amazing day of my life with the location but more importantly because of Emma. Thank you, MatJ.” “Beautiful destination for our dream wedding. We were blown away by everything. Thank you and we will be back in the near future! Emma.”

Mat & Emma Veitch, Australia

12.04.10

“To the Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa staff and especially Mani, Thank You for making our wedding day so beautiful, stress free and memorable. Aitutaki is the perfect wedding destination and we look forward to returning for our anniversary one day soon.”

Troy & Rachel Hews, Australia

03.04.10

“It was just a perfect wedding. Mani you were a star!!! Katie (resort photographer) was brilliant in keeping the girls calm. William your food is beautiful and you have such a cheeky grin!! A BIG THANK YOU to all the staff for the best party ever xxx”

Jason & Kelly Waddell, New Zealand

02.04.10

“MAGICAL TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ESPECIALLY MANI FOR THE HEART & POLES, WILLIAM FOR THE CAKE AND KATIE FOR THE GREAT PHOTOS!!!”

Teresa & Glenn Dear, NZ

28.03.10

“Thank you for giving us both the perfect start to our honeymoon and married life. Best of luck to you all for the rebuilding process xxx”

Shannan & Kane Lowry, Australia

05.03.10

“(BY EMAIL) Hi Joanne (Resort Wedding Photographer)! I hope all is well over there and the sun is shining. I would like to say that we had a wonderful wedding and honeymoon in the Cook Islands.  We will always remember this trip and I have sung the praises of both resorts to many people since I got back. With the beautiful photos to show them I think you may have a few more visitors from the Gold Coast and Brisbane soon. I know that you are trying to encourage visitors to return to the Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and I would be happy to provide a written testimony of the wonderful time we had if you would like. Regards, Jane Watling-Dean + Ross Ranger (Married 4.30pm, Friday 19 February 2010 at Kuriri Point, Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa, a few days following Cyclone Pat).”

Jane Watling-Dean & Ross Ranger, QLD, Australia

19.02.10

“Thank you so much for making our wedding so magical. We will be back in 5 years to check on our tree.”

Ross & Jane Ranger, Queensland, Australia

19.02.10

“Fantastic holiday and honeymoon! Beautiful place! We will be back!”

Russell & Alisha Weekley, Australia

24.01.10

“It was the perfect destination for us to join together as husband and wife amongst new and very dear friends. God Bless and Meitaki Maata!”

Stuart & Tracy Dalglish, QLD, Australia 

19.01.10

“Amazing place. Thank you for making our honeymoon just amazing. Thank you to the happy, friendly staff!”

Nicole & Brett Craig, Sydney, Australia

18.01.10

“Fantastic Mani! Thank you to you and your team x”

John & Camelia Bejenariu, Melbourne, Australia

15.01.10

“Thank you – perfect!” 

Rolf Schwaiker, Germany

29.12.09 

“We had a dream wedding! Thank you so much to Mata and everyone for providing such a great day for us and our guest.”

Louise Crokkie, Scotland

19.12.09 

“Thanks to all for providing us with our dream wedding on ‘PARADISE ISLAND’!” 

Minh & Tu Nga Nguyen, Sydney, Australia 

20.11.09 

“Want to come back one day! Enjoyed everything.”

Tyson & Kelly Schneider, Brisbane, Australia

17.11.09 

“Paradise on earth. Thank you to your wonderful staff for making our honeymoon such a wonderful experience. This place is simply magical! We will be back. See you again!” 

Jennifer Brown & Rommel Mangulabnan, Sydney, Australia 

17.11.09 

“Thank you all for looking after us. We had a wonderful time. The wedding was fantastic! We’ll definitely come back again! Thank you!”

Yawen Xiao & Yuan Li, Auckland, NZ 

06.11.09 

“Thank you everyone for making our special day even more memorable. Karla and I will always treasure our fond memories of the day and the warmth and dedication of the team at Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa. You guys are amazing! You all have gone above and beyond!  

Ray & Karla, Auckland, NZ 

22.09.09 

“A wonderful spot and hospitality for a wedding! Thank you all.”

Brian & Mary Klee, Lower Hutt, NZ 

20.09.09 

“A wedding in paradise, was a perfect dream. Thanks to the location, Rose and her amazing team!!” 

Karla & Ray Connor, Auckland, NZ 

18.09.09 

“A BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH. THANKS SO MUCH FOR OUR LOVELY WEDDINGJ”

Justin & Jo Sonter, NSW, Australia

11.09.09  

“Amazing wedding on 23.07.09 absolutely stunning location.”  

David & Lana, London, UK  

25.07.09 

“Hi Mata. I just wanted to e mail you to thank you and all your staff for the wonderful time we had in Aitutaki. You surely made this a memorable holiday and our Renewal of Vows ceremony was a perfect day. The whole staff in reception, restaurants, activities and housekeeping were all very welcoming and friendly and helped make the time so special. There are now many jealous friends and relatives in New Zealand and the UK, having seen some of our photos of your lovely resort. Thank you all and you can be sure you will be seeing us again.”  

Keith & Susan McGlade, Hamilton, NZ  

10.07.09 

“Thank you for helping make our wedding day such a special one surrounded by the most magnificent location in the world. We look forward to coming back for our anniversary in the years to come.” 

Jim & Dolly, Brisbane, Australia  

06.07.09  

“Amazing place. Perfect honeymoon. We will be back!!!” 

Malinda & Jayden Kirkpatrick, Australia 

06.04.09 

“Thank you Mata!! It was beautiful.” 

Erik & Barbara, Portland, US 

27.03.09 

“O for awesome – the most romantic place on Earth. Great honeymoon…xxx” 

James & Missy Sutherland, NZ 

29.03.09 

“A lovely and enjoyable stay in Paradise!!!” 

Tyrone & Faye De Kauwe, Australia 

23.03.09 

“Best honeymoon ever!!” 

Jenna & Ranui McQueen, NZ 

23.03.09 

“Great place!” 

Minna & Toni, Finland 

19.02.09 

“Beautiful wedding (thanks Mata!) and a wonderful honeymoon. We had the best time of our lives. Thank you!” 

Gregory & Rosalind Mack  

06.01.09  

“Lovely time on our honeymoon; incredible staff and very relaxing. We will be back.”  

Hannah & Vitti Jackson, USA  

27.12.08 

“The most amazing place on earth. We had the most beautiful wedding and honeymoon ‘wedding moon’!!! Thank you!!! We will be back.”  

Alex & Ali Richardson  

22.12.08 

“Great wedding; fantastic nature; unbelievably friendly staff. We’ll be back to check our ‘uto’.”  

Peter & Klavaja Klofutar, Slovenia  

22.12.08  

“Gorgeous wedding. Unforgettable time. Memory forever.”  

Brayden & Tatiana Fraser, Australia  

27.10.08 

““Best day of our lives. Beautiful surroundings and people. See you next year.” 

Gentry & Jackee King, Hamilton, NZ 

27.06.08 

““Amazing Holiday, perfect resort, and wonderful staff. Loved everything. We’ll be back again!” 

Shane & Michelle Bessant, Auckland, NZ 

26.06.08 

““Perfect wedding; Perfect place; Great time!” 

Jason & Vicki Craig, NZ 

21.06.08 

“PERFECT WEDDING, WONDERFUL STAFF. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.”

Mike & Jill Stuart, NZ

28.05.08

“WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE! EXCELLENT SERVICE AND UNFORGETTABLE WEDDING. THANK YOU!!”

Courtney & Sharee Nicoll

23.05.08

“Amazing location. We had a fantastic wedding day. Thanks to Mata, Carol & All Staff for all their help.”

Catherine & Graham Steele, Sydney, Australia

19.05.08

“Thank you for fulfilling our Overwater Bungalow dream - you exceeded our high expectations.”

Rodney & Cassie Jaughin, NSW, Australia

11.05.08

“What a beautiful spot! We had a wonderful honeymoon. Thank you!”

Sanjay Wavde & Johanna O’Rourke, Sydney, Australia

11.05.08

“The perfect location for our honeymoon. We loved it!”

Luke & Prue Unicomb

10.05.08

“What a wonderful place to start our life together!! Thank you!”

Heather & David Lapworth

12.04.08

“It was Everything and More than what we Expected! Thanks for an AMAZING HONEYMOON.”

Chris & Gill Steven

10.04.08

“Thanks to all the staff for a wonderful time.”

Peter & Kerry McKnight, Sunshine Coast, Australia

03.04.08

“The most beautiful wedding. Thank you so much!”

Sacha & Brett Grindrod, Brisbane, Australia

24.03.08

“A perfect living location! I love coconuts. The people very friendly.”

Penelope Checa & Ildar Abbasov, Ecuador, South America

19.03.08

“Just stunning. Wedding was a true dream.”

Mark & Rosemary Pickett

15.03.08

“Heaven on earth!!” Bungalow 31 is paradise. Thank you.”

Sanjay & Janine Gupta

15.03.08

“Hmmm……relaxing.”

Julie-Ann & Troy Simper, Adelaide, Australia

28.02.08

“We love this place!!! The Overwater Bungalow is gorgeous and the Honeymoon Bungalow is DIVINE!!! Love the staff!”

Loren & Peter van Gent, Auckland, NZ

24.01.08

“A perfect honeymoon location, most enjoyable!!! We loved it.”

Nic & Danielle Read, Perth, Australia

18.01.08

“Most beautiful place on Earth! Could not have imagined a more perfect wedding!”

Harvey & Megan Wright, Indianapolis, USA

17.01.08

“A huge thank you to the Resort Manager and everyone at this resort for the most perfect wedding ever! See you A.S.A.P for our anniversaries.”

Sean & Cheryl Robinson

30.12.07

“A great place for wedding and honeymoon.”

Brenda & Mike, Alberta, Canada

19.12.07

“Don’t want to go home! Beautiful place! Fabulous honeymoon!”

Peter & Char Shada, Chicago, USA

11.12.07

“What an amazing honeymoon – just how we’d dreamed it to be!!”

Michelle & Mark Newman, Sydney, Australia

03.11.07

“Not ready to go home what a stunning place, had a lovely honeymoon.  Thanks!”

Daniel & Hannah, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

4.10.07

“Awesome time, spent with family to celebrate.  See you next year.” 

Shane & Michelle Hutton, Auckland, NZ 

30.9.07 

“Our wedding in paradise was everything we had dreamt of.  Love and kisses to Mata for being such a wonderful wedding planner.  Kia Orana!” 

Nicole & Simon Stanton, Mt Eliza, Victoria, Australia

11.8.07

“Thank you everybody and Heather for a great wedding!” 

Anna & Olav Bokestad, Gothenburg, Sweden 

17.7.07

“Thank you for making our wedding so wonderful.  It was like a dream come true.” 

Cindy & Pablo Tello, Sweden 

12.7.07 

“Wondeful stay.  Couldn’t fault it!” 

The Cotts, Tasmania, Australia

19.6.07

“A beautiful place for our wedding.  Special thanks to Mata & Roland.  Unforgettable!”

Peter & Sue Wijenberg, Sydney, Australia 

10.6.07

“A wonderful and romantic place to honeymoon!”

Jeff & Amada Griffin, Brisbane, Australia 

9.6.07

“A perfect honeymoon.  Thank you.” 

Tony & Zoe Joleioki, Sydney, Australia 

3.5.07 

“True romance under the stars!” 

Nojca & Ivo Ljubljana, Gorkie, Slovenia (Europe)

26.4.07

“Lovely setting for our honeymoon.” 

Kate & Carl,Cairns, Australia 

19.4.07

“Awesome place for a honeymoon.” 

Louise & Wayne, NSW, Australia 

14.4.07

“Amazing service, amazing scenery.  Amazing!” 

Adam & Ruth Lincoln 

7.4.07

“Thanks for the most amazing honeymoon – we don’t want to leave!!” 

Adrian & Lee Pearce, Waggo Waggo

6.4.07

 

NSW, Australia 

 

“Thank you for our perfect wedding and honeymoon, we’ll never forget it.” 

John & Orla, Norway, Ireland 

6.4.07

“Thanks for making our honeymoon and holiday such a wonderful experience.” 

Bryan & Petra Van Prooyen, Qld, Australia 

4.4.07

“Thank you for making our wedding day and honeymoon so beautiful.”

Robin & Peter Walden, NZ 

15.3.07

“This is an awesome place for a honeymoon!” 

Mick & Caz White, Melbourne, Australia 

12.3.07

“Thank you for a wonderful honeymoon” 

Wes & Mandy Humpage, Victoria, Australia 

8.3.07

“This place is a paradise.  Wonderful people, great staff member, wonderful services.  Will surely return.  Good Job Brian Death & staff.”

Gord & Elizabeth Thomson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

28.2.07

“Photos worth a thousand words but a photo and a thousand words still cannot describe the magic tha exists here.  Adam & Eve living in the garden of Eden would come here for a holiday. “

Visese & Selina Filihiahekava 

24.2.07

“Wonderful visit”

Mary & Paul Stanley 

29.1.07

“If Heaven would be earth, it would be here.  Thank you very very much.”

Mada & Marco Cibis, Jena, Germany

19.1.07

“Excellent, we love it.  Service beautiful.  Would like to return.  Thank you.”

Suman Jyoti Bhula, Auckland, NZ 

17.1.07

“Our honeymoon could not have been better.  We love it here so much and staff are wonderful.  Thank you for everything”

Ruth & Adrian Johnson, Leeds, England 

13.1.07

“Thank you for fantastic honeymoon!.  Keep the great service!” 

Wendy & Russell, Pretoria, South Africa/Australia 

06.1.07

“Thanks for everything!! Akea (our tree).  We had an excellent time.  Look after our tree.”

Julia & Tony Nazzal, Wellington, NZ 

27.12.06

“Will return to visit our planted coconut tree.” 

Bahrain, KSA, Dubai, NZ 

27.12.06

“We would like to thank you all for making our honeymoon so enjoyable!  What a slice of paradise you are sitting on!”

Nathan & Cheryl Tarantoca, Sydney, Australia 

23.12.06

“Thank you for such a magical honeymoon” 

Steve & Renee Yassine

12.12.06

“It was a perfect wedding day! We thank all staff, but most of all we thank Mata for organising the magical wedding!!  Thanks you for everything.  We thank Paul Osta for his patience and professionalism!” 

Danijela & Primoz, Polanc, Slovania, Europe 

8.12.06 

“Fantastic honeymoon spot!  Thanks to all the staff for their friendly service” 

Fotios & Amy Makris, Melbourne, Australia

7.12.06 

“Fantastic place to start.  ‘Mauke’! “ 

Apii Dean 

24.11.06 

“Mauke Oldies Tour”

T. Moekao

24.11.06

“Mauke Golden Oldies Tour”

Jack Vaine Keo 

24.11.06 

“Beautiful”

Jake & Heather Weigler, Portland, Oregon, USA 

23.11.06 

“3rd time here.  That speaks for itself!!” 

22Marvin & Elizabteh Alkin, London, England 

22.11.06 

“A wonderful time! Food was great!” 

Christine & Nathan Rave, Narellon, Sydney, Australia 

14.11.06

“A wonderful honeymoon.  Thanks to all staff!!”

Matt & Melissa Forsyth, Australia 

13.11.06 

“A wonderful place to end our honeymoon….Paradise!”

Missy & Steven Eddy, Tucson, AZ, USA 

9.11.06 

“A wonderful place to stay.  We enjoyed our honeymoon!!” 

Stephanie & Paul Heier, The Netherlands 

9.11.06

“Great place to start our honeymoon – magical to say the least.”

Tom & Stephanie Glass, San Carlos

8.11.06 

 

CA, USA 

 

“Picture postcard stuff – better then we could have ever imagined.”

Lucy & Yestin Spowart, UK/NZ

3.11.06

“Loved the honeymoon.  We will be back.  Kia Orana.”

Gary & Kylee Capper, NZ

20.10.06

“Beautiful, wonderful, all consuming!! Magical”

Damian & Jill Hawkes 

18.10.06

“Fantastic honeymoon spot – just beautiful!  Lovely friendly people.”

Kim & Andrew Taylor, Christchurch, NZ 

7.10.06

“1 week in Raro and got married! 1 week here for our honeymoon! Thanks.  Better then we could have ever imagined.”

Megan & Josh Moore, Vancouver

30.9.06

 

WA, USA 

 

“We’re so glad we came to Aitutaki for our honeymoon.  You made it so special.”

Marc & Natania Faerata 

29.9.06

“Just great.  We’ll be back very soon.  Wonderful friendly staff”

Alan & Jo Robin-Smith

29.9.06

“We loved having our honeymoon here… every minute of it! Thank you to the lovely staff here.  We’ll be back again someday.”

Margie & Clynton Halstead, NSW, Australia 

23.9.06

“This was an awesome spot to have our honeymoon – thanks again” 

Stuart & Natalie Walsh, ACT, Australia

21.9.06

“Just the best venue in the world! See you all for our first anniversary!!”

Mr & Mrs William & Faye Van De Water

Marrried here 20.9.06

“got married in Raro then came here for honeymoon.  Had a fabulous time rested and relaxed.  This is paradise!

Mr & Mrs Andrew Tuck, Auckland, NZ 

6.9.06

“We had a wonderful honeymoon.  It was just like paradise.  Thank you.”

Alicia & Adam Dunlop, Sunshine Coast, Australia 

2.9.06

“Absolutely wonderful.  This place is heaven.  Thank you for making it so special”

Megan & Woody, Hoblitzell Ventura, USA 

25.8.06

“Thanks for making our honeymoon so special.  The people here are amazing!!!”

Steph & Crhis Amey, Canada

18.8.06

“This is home”

John Summers, Los Angeles, USA

17.8.06

“Thank you all very much for a perfect wedding.  It couldn’t have been better!”

Ben & Ema Thomson, Wellington, NZ 

11.8.06

“The most beautiful resort and a wonderful staff.   You made our honeymoon unforgettable!”

Cheryl & Rob Leonard, Boston, Mass, USA

10.8.06

“An incredible wedding.  Perfect!!  Our thanks to you all”

Gerry & Jane Vanstace, Melbourne, 

27.7.06

 

Australia 

 

“We love it here and we plan on coming back.  Best honeymoon”

Lex & Erika Olayan, San Diego, California, USA 

25.7.06

“Wow! I Primi Italian in Vaago Di Nozoe in Questo Paradiso!!! E Una Pavola!”

Milena & Davide, Zola P. (Bologna), Italy

10.7.06

“Amazing! Thank you for the greatest honeymoon.  Thanks! We will be back!” 

Griff & Jennifer Lloyd, Utah – USA 

20.6.06

“The most beautiful and perfect paradise destination for our honeymoon xxx”

Gareth & Michelle Haggerty, England 

15.6.06

“A wonderful honeymoon destination for us.  Very perfect and memorable”

Tim & Kerryn Wilson, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 

19.5.06

“The staff here have made our wedding & honeymoon the most memorable and amazing time of our lives.  A special thank you to Jobe who made it all possible in such too short amount of time”  

Clare & Nick Ebback

5.5.06

“one word  - MAGICAL.  Our wedding on the 3rd was the most superb day of our lives.  Thanks to each and every staff member for an amazing wedding & honeymoon! We’re so sad to say goodbye, but we’ll be back!”

Kyann & Simon Aukstinaitis, Melbourne, Australia

31.4.-5.4.06

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