As a professional planner, we are always assisting our clients with securing their vendors and the value of what is actually being provided is often misunderstood. I would like to encourage vendors to explain that their total pricing is not just for the amount of time that they are on-site for the wedding day, but [...]

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, [...]

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

In today’s world, with so many options and many external factors that can easily make you question your decisions, I always remind my clients that what they first envision for their wedding day is usually the “core” of what they really want, similar to how when you take a test your first hunch is usually [...]

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, [...]

Five years ago today Hawaii Weddings and Events was officially registered as Hawaii’s newest full service event planning firm.     It has been an amazing journey and we’re so very grateful and blessed to have been of service to couples from around the world. With every journey there are lessons to be learned, and [...]

Everyone dreams of their beautiful Hawaii wedding outdoors with the palm trees swaying and the tradewinds blowing, and that is fortunately how it is most days, but the reality is that we do sometimes have “blessings” (passing showers) and occasionally a storm front moving in, which is what we’re faced with today. So what would [...]

Contrary to popular belief, the purpose of asking for your wedding budget is not to spend it all, which is why many clients tend to give a lower figure. As a mother with two kids in college, you can trust that I know how quickly money disappears!  Through my own personal experiences,  I also know [...]

This afternoon I had lunch with one of my vendors as it allowed us time to get out the office and actually eat while finalizing several events in a short period of time.    After wrapping up our events, we talked about their teams’ experiences at events when there was no wedding coordinator (or a very [...]

As we wrap up the end of a very busy wedding season, we will be on a three day company retreat  November 8, 9 and 10, 2010 at a private oceanfront estate to celebrate a very successful 2010 and rejuvenate our bodies and minds. During these three days, we will be making the time to [...]