There is no magic wedding calculator that figures out the percentage you should spend in each category as that is going to be based on your own priorities and there are too many variables. When you’re working on your wedding budget, it is important to understand the difference between fixed costs and variable costs so [...]

The most common question that we receive is “when should we book our Hawaii vendors.?     The answer to that will vary depending on your wedding date,  your ability to make decisions, the time of year and the trust level you have with your planner. At this time of year, we are encouraging our new 2013 [...]

Have you ever heard the phrase “Happy Wife,  Happy Life?    There is another one…….. “Happy Bride, Happy Groom.” Wondering what to get your fi·an·cée for Christmas?       Give her the gift of a wedding planner!       A wedding planner becomes her trusted adviser, the “go to person” to help bring [...]

We love our iPhone just as much as you do, but we have found one major problem with them. In today’s society, everyone is so worried about responding as fast as possible, which results in them not taking the time to read the entire message, or thoroughly read through attachments. How do we know this?     [...]

Did you have a clear sense of what you wanted for your wedding only to have a complete change in direction? It is not uncommon to have some changes in wedding colors  and/or type of flowers used after bridal dresses are decided upon or needing to scale back due to budget restrictions. It is unusual, [...]

In today’s world, everyone is so focused on responding as fast as possible via their iPad, iPhone, Blackberry or other technological device, that they don’t take the time to read everything thoroughly. Airlines implemented “change fees” many years ago to force travelers to really think about their travel plans and to ensure their dates, times, [...]

Starting May 1, 2012, we are launching our 2013 “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 [...]

The process of evaluating services and/or products and coming to a mutual decision is one of the the hardest parts of the wedding planning process and is unfortunately where the most costly mistakes occur. Our newest couple just booked us for May 2012 (yes, just two months away), and as their wedding date drew closer they [...]

For some couples they know hiring a Hawaii wedding planner is a necessity, and for others they feel that they can save money and do everything themselves. A big misconception is “I do not need a planner because I already hired all of my vendors.”    Yes, getting your vendors is a big checkmark, but it is just a [...]

January is always the month that everyone sets New Years’ resolutions, which more often than not last a couple of weeks and then they are forgotten.  In lieu of making resolutions that fail as you did not create a plan of action to achieve them, develop a SMART plan which may be used for your [...]