Do you remember the day you received your very first e-mail? Do you remember how excited you were with the new wonders of technology? Do you remember the last time your e-mail inbox was empty? We truly appreciate e-mail for it allows us to plan destination weddings from all over the world and we even [...]

A friend of mine sent me this picture and it makes me smile every time I look at it.    It is also a great non-verbal reminder to take a break from time to time, which is what we encourage our brides to do as well. As with everything, you want to find balance between work, [...]

Four years ago today, Margaret and Patrick had their destination wedding which was captured forever by Chrissy Lambert. Margaret was actually the bride that introduced me to the beautiful oceanfront property called Lanikuhonua.   Throughout the planning process she would always say “I think you’re going to end up doing a lot of weddings at this [...]

Happy 1st Anniversary to Liz and Donald who were married at Kawela Kai North Shore one year ago today!  After their wedding, Reverend Elias repeating over and over the time 5:10pm.  It was the exact time when the couple signed their marriage license and he said it would have significant meaning in their lives. He [...]

We’re excited to be in Martha Stewart Weddings – Summer 2011! http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/courtney-and-hunter In life, there are many things that come full circle, and this is another example.   I recently reconnected with our very first Lanikuhonua bride who now lives in Beijing, China as I have another bride from China that had asked if it was [...]

We understand that it may be difficult to entrust one of the most important days in your life to a stranger, especially for destination weddings that we often don’t have the chance to meet in person until they arrive in Honolulu. We also know that trust is important ingredient for a good friendship and marriage, [...]

When considering your Hawaii wedding planner have you ever thought about: a)  The “behind the scenes” time they devote to your wedding? b)  The value of their on-going working relationships with vendors and expertise? c)  The costs that they may incur to make your wedding day seamless? d)  The value of your time? This is [...]

Starting May 2, we are launching our “First Two Promotion” whereby the first two couples that book our ‘For Sanity’s Sake” within a given month will save $500 off this super value added package. Why only the first two? Due to the amount of time that we devote to serving the client in this package, [...]

We often have our destination wedding clients send boxes for their wedding to us about a month before the wedding date.  This allowed time to receive the boxes and check that all contents arrived safely. To date, we haven’t had any problems since boxes were always sent priority mail or via Fedex, but today we [...]

You have your off-premise venue, you have your date and now it is time to hire your caterer!    Before you contact prospective caterers, be sure to be prepared with answers to the following questions as it will help them to better service to you, and it will help us to define which caterers may (or [...]