Staubitser and Souza Wed on Maui

Bryan Staubitser, a son of Thomas and Marlene Staubitser of Montauk, and Miken Souza were married on Oct. 1 at the Hui No’eau Cultural Arts Center in Makawao, Maui. Rennette Pacheco Bishaw of Hilo, Hawaii, known as Aunti Rae, a kahu, or Hawaiian minister, officiated. 

The bride is a daughter of Kennethy and Mike Souza of Wailuku, Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands. 

Family and friends from Maui, Oahu, Molokai, and the Big Island, as well as New York, Maine, California, Minnesota, Florida, and Costa Rica, joined the couple for their celebration. 

The bride’s attendants included her sisters, Kaui Souza and Kennelly Souza of Maui, the groom’s sisters, Casey Staubitser and Jamesine Staubitser of Montauk, and Logan Bilderback of San Diego. Her niece, Payton, was the flower girl.

Mr. Staubitser’s best man was his brother, Thomas Staubitser of Montauk. His friends Grant Monahan, Roger Elliot, and Grady Levine of Montauk, Chris Zorbo of Oahu, and Andrew Kahalewai of Maui served as groomsmen. 

The bride’s mother created all the floral arrangements for the ceremony and reception, including handmade leis for everyone. The cocktail hour featured appetizers made by the Souzas’ family and friends. Kaui Souza and her daughter, Payton, performed a song they had written themselves.

The couple met while attending the University of Hawaii on Oahu. The bride is an emergency medical technician studying to become a paramedic. The groom, who grew up in Montauk, is a firefighter for the County of Maui. They live in Wailuku.