Excluding rehearsals, weddings and special events, our new business hours will go into effect on October 16th: Consultations are taken by appointment only with a recommended two week advance notice as our schedules do fill up quickly. Evening appointments are available upon request. Sundays – OFF Monday – 10am to 6pm Tuesday – 10am to [...]

This Saturday marks Hawaii Weddings and Events 300th event since launching our event planning firm on March 23, 2006. We understand that the secret of our success has been to  meet the ever-changing needs of our clients, to continually educate our team be attending national catering and special event conferences, close relationships with our valued [...]

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Besides wedding and special events planning, one of my favorite things to do is to teach others about our industry, the same way my mentors shared their knowledge with me. Hawaii Weddings and Events offers a non-paid internship program whereby you let us know what your availability is and we will have you work with [...]

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 [...]

Congratulations to our Washington DC couple, Ericka and Jeffrey who were married in Waikiki 3 years ago today! It is always fun to go back through pictures and reminisce about their wedding day (which even for me seems like yesterday!)       Throughout the years, Ericka has been one Hawaii Weddings and Events biggest supporters, and has [...]

We are very thankful to our couples who take the time to write a review about the services provided by Hawaii Weddings and Events.     We are even more grateful for not only having the honor of serving them, but the friendships that evolve through the process.  Ramona’s latest review may be found on http://www.weddingmapper.com/g/hi/honolulu/vendors/view/128596

What would you do if the white dance floor your bride had rented on her own arrived and looked like this? What would you do if you noticed that two sides of the dance floor didn’t have edging? What would you do if  this happened and you only had one hour before the reception was [...]

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 [...]