Close-up of a shiny disco ball reflecting light, surrounded by yellow and pink flowers. Fern leaves are visible, adding a touch of green. The scene is bright and festive, reminiscent of a vibrant Maui private chef event for a festive bridal party with warm tones from the flowers enhancing the metallic surface of the ball.

Creative Credits

The People Behind the Lens

The beauty you see throughout Lotus Chefs has been captured, styled, grown, arranged, baked, built, and imagined by many talented hands. We’re incredibly grateful to the photographers and creative collaborators who help us tell our story.

It Takes a Village to Make Something Beautiful.

Lotus Chefs has always been rooted in collaboration.

Over the years, we’ve had the joy of working alongside an incredible community of Maui photographers, florists, artists, makers, bakers, farmers, and fellow small businesses.

Many of the photographs throughout this website began with someone generously sharing their talent with us, whether through a creative collaboration, a styled shoot, a client celebration, or simply being in the right place with a camera at the right time.

This little corner of our website is for them.

A beautifully set outdoor table for tea, decorated with elegant china, teapots, tiered trays of sandwiches and pastries, surrounded by lush greenery and a pond in the background.
A vibrant bouquet including red roses, yellow mums, and small black-eyed Susans sits on a table with a blurred background, reminiscent of the elegance offered by Maui private chef services.
A close-up of a hand pouring tea from a floral teapot into a matching teacup at a decorated table, with colorful flowers and pastries, while people sit blurred in the background.
Elegant table setting with a gold-rimmed charger, ornate pink and white plate, white napkin in a gold ring, and gold utensils on a lace tablecloth—perfect for an intimate private chef fine dining experience.
A group of people sitting around a long, decorated table outdoors, smiling and raising crystal glasses for a toast. The table is set with plates, gold chargers, flowers, and candles.
A vibrant floral arrangement in a clear vase featuring orange, red, purple, and yellow flowers with green fern leaves, placed on a white table. A floral arrangement for a private chef dinner service with tablescaping.
A three-tiered serving tray with assorted pastries, scones, and finger sandwiches on a table set for tea, with a small ceramic bunny figurine and miniature tea set in the foreground.
A close-up of an elegant table setting with floral china, gold-rimmed plates, textured glasses with lemon, and a vibrant bouquet of colorful flowers as the centerpiece—perfect for an intimate private chef fine dining experience.
A close-up of a decorative table setting by Chef Kyra with crystal glasses, pink napkins, gold cutlery, and floral accents on a beige tablecloth, creating a vibrant and elegant atmosphere.
A couple sits together at a decorated table; the man wears a green leaf lei, and the woman has colorful flowers in her hair and a veil. The table is set with vibrant floral arrangements and elegant place settings, creating an enchanting atmosphere perfect for private chef fine dining.
A vibrant floral arrangement with pink roses, orange and yellow flowers, purple orchids, and lush green leaves sits on a table with wooden chairs—perfect for a Maui brunch—with a blurred poolside background.
A close-up of an elegant outdoor table setting with vintage teacups, plates, finger sandwiches, and a decorative golden horse centerpiece, surrounded by lush greenery in the background.
A vibrant floral arrangement with orange, yellow, and pink flowers graces the table, accentuating the elegance of a dining experience enhanced by Maui personal chef services. A pink napkin and white plate peek through in the foreground, while a silver orb-like decorative object sparkles in the background.
A group of people practice yoga or meditation on mats arranged in a circle on a grassy lawn, surrounded by lush greenery and tall trees, with a small gazebo in the background under a bright, sunny sky.
A close-up of a decorative floral sugar bowl with spoons and a matching teapot on a table, with a vase of yellow flowers and a tiered tray of pastries in the background.
Two women set a dining table decorated with vibrant flowers, elegant china, and tiered trays of pastries in a bright room with large windows, creating an inviting atmosphere reminiscent of a private chef fine dining experience.
VICTORIA FELT, PHOTOGRAPHY

Knots in the Pines

We recently had the pleasure of collaborating with Victoria for an intimate micro-wedding celebration for Santina and Mark. Her destination elopement photography has a sweeping, larger-than-life quality, yet she captured the quiet romance of our vintage-inspired table just as beautifully. The result was a dreamy, whimsical post-wedding brunch that felt like its own little world.

A group of women in dresses practice a hula dance on a grassy lawn near a house, surrounded by lush greenery and colorful bushes.
SARAH KATHLEEN, PHOTOGRAPHY

Persephone Unleashed

We’ve had the pleasure of catering Sarah’s incredible women’s empowerment retreats on Maui, Persephone Unleashed where we get to spoil the ladies, style beautiful tables, and dream up special collaborations along the way. Her gatherings are full of intention, connection, and feminine magic, and we always love being part of them.

Chef Kyra Mirian Bramble from Lotus Chefs arranges a picnic setup on a sandy beach on Maui under two elegant umbrellas. The setting includes cushions, a low table with food, and decorative flowers. The ocean and a distant island are in the background under a cloudy sky.
AUDREY BILLUPS, PHOTOGRAPHY

Seven Sisters Studios

Audrey’s dreamy, nature-inspired photography has a way of finding beauty in both the smallest details and the bigger story around them. Her creative work is deeply connected to female empowerment and ocean conservation, and extends beyond photography into dance and multimedia art. We always love seeing our work through her eyes.

AMANDA BEENEN, PHOTOGRAPHY

Sweet Water Hawaii

Amanda has been a longtime friend and collaborator on Maui, and whenever we discover she’s photographing an event we’re catering, we know we’re going to have beautiful images afterward. Most recently, we got to work alongside her for the ACTAI retreat on Maui’s North Shore, capturing all the little details that happen around the table.

Four women stand and laugh together behind a table set with tea, pastries, and desserts on a porch with green French doors and patterned chairs, enjoying a cheerful tea party—a moment beautifully captured by Maui Photographers.
CAITY BRODIE, PHOTOGRAPHY

Salt and Soul Sessions

Caity’s photography is natural, candid, bright, and cheerful, which happens to describe Caity pretty perfectly too. She has a gift for making people feel immediately at ease and capturing the genuine moments happening between all the beautiful ones. She brings so much light to everything she touches.

Chef Kyra Mirian Bramble arranges colorful, flower-garnished appetizers on black curved spoons placed on white plates in a row on a counter.
GAMZE SMITH, PHOTOGRAPHY

Gamze Smith Photography

Amanda has been a longtime friend and collaborator on Maui, and whenever we discover she’s photographing an event we’re catering, we know we’re going to have beautiful images afterward. Most recently, we got to work alongside her for the ACTAI retreat on Maui’s North Shore, capturing all the little details that happen around the table.

CAITLIN GRACE, PHOTOGRAPHY

Caitlin Grace Photography

Caitlin is a longtime friend who has joined us for everything from food shoots to weddings to yoga collaborations over the years. Her work has a beautiful luxury editorial quality while somehow remaining genuine, warm, and completely down to earth. We miss having her on Maui and are always sending love her way.

NICOLE GODDARD, PHOTOGRAPHY

Nicole Goddard Photography

Nicole has been part of our creative world for more than a decade, photographing some of our earliest intimate gatherings in Hāna back in 2013 and 2014. Her career has since taken her to Los Angeles and into high-profile weddings and editorial work, so when she’s back on island, it’s always an honor to find ourselves creating together again.

MELISSA WHITTINGTON, PHOTOGRAPHY

Rainbows and Hot Fudge Photography

Melissa’s soft, feminine eye made her the perfect person to help us capture the launch of Camellia Tea Society. She brought such sweetness to the shoot and beautifully documented the romantic, whimsical world we were just beginning to bring to life. We love that she primarily works closely with newborns and families – perfect for us and our clients!

LIZ AMBER, PHOTOGRAPHY

Amber Photography Studio

Amber photographed the wedding of two of her close girlfriends, Rachel and Ruth, at a beautiful open-air church by the sea on Maui, and her images truly captured the love, intimacy, and spirit of the day. It’s such a joy to have her photographs to remember not only their celebration, but the beautiful spread we had the honor of creating for it.

Made on Maui, Together.

We believe beautiful work gets even better when creative people find one another.

Lotus Chefs has grown alongside an extraordinary community of women, artists, makers, growers, photographers, chefs, and small-business owners on Maui. Some have worked beside us for years. Some joined us for one magical afternoon.

All of them have left a little something behind.

Thank you for helping us make beautiful things, and for letting us share them here.

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