Thank You to Timory and Joel at "Aloha Ever After" for making our special day the most amazing…read moreexperience ever! When my wife and I decided to do a destination wedding in Hawaii, we had no clue where to start. I started out researching photographers and ministers, when I contacted Aloha Ever After and spoke with Timory, I just knew this was the right company and the right people to make our wedding the best it could be. We set our wedding date for Dec.9,2018. (I know, I unintentionally procrastinated with my review.) But our experience was phenomenal and the memory stays with us every day. Timory did an incredible job helping us with information to get the marriage license, flowers, suggested accommodations in the area and even provided great options for the ceremony. after seeing Shipwrecks Beach, we chose that as the place to start our new life. We arranged to have her partner/Husband Joel perform the ceremony and Timory on photography. They were both awesome to work with, in tune with our wishes and exceptional with assisting us the whole way. The ceremony was beautiful, we did a sand ceremony as well and all of the photos were absolutely breathtaking! One of my outstanding memories during the ceremony was Timory asking us to pause briefly to look into the ocean, there was a Manta Ray lingering just off the beach, in front of our location, she said that was a rare occurance at that beach, in fact, she said she hadn't seen that in 20 years of performing weddings at that beach, the locals at the Tidepools restaurant all concurred and didn't believe it until I showed them the photo. we chalked it up as the spirit of our lost loved ones joining our special moment. that was super cool to experience. I truly can't say enough about Aloha Ever After, The prices were more than reasonable, the help with planning was priceless, the team of Timory and Joel and the overall experience is something I'll never forget. We've returned once to revisit for our anniversary and to reflect on the memories. We hope to go again someday to renew our vows and you know my first call will be to Aloha Ever After! Thank You for a job well done!

Hi we just got married 7/1/24 Joel set the whole thing up…read morefor us. He was great. We have not yet gotten our pictures or license. But he gave us all kinds of ideas. And different locations to choose from. He help with the flowers and the timing Of everything. I don't know about you bit we changed things 20 times. Joel handled us like a pro. We are both very happy with everything he help us with. Yes if you find your partner and want to do something amazing for your life starting together talk with Joel. 5 stars from us.

It was just a pleasure to work with Maile Weddings and photography. From the first moment I…read moreconnected with Kaye, we knew this was the team we wanted to work with. Kayes' responsiveness, suggestions and great photography skills/ideas were top notch. Maile Weddings and Photography made our wedding extra special and one that we will never forget.

I was interested in their orchid package. I was ready to proceed with the payment and planning…read more Then, the owner named Kaye ghosted me. I never got a reply via email when I mentioned that I am coming from Canada. At least, reply that she doesn't accommodate Canadians, rather than completely ghosting me and my fiancé. Just a heads up for future Canadian couples who are interested in this wedding planner.

The team at Kauai Island Weddings is AMAZING! I can't believe there are so few reviews for them…read more Hans made everything so easy and stress free. I could not have asked for a better experience. And you can't beat the price!! I am truly so happy with how our wedding turned out and can't wait for our photos to come in! Thank you, Hans, Sabina, Johannes and Jay for making our day so incredibly special.

My husband and I used Kaua'i Island Weddings after doing an online search. We decide to get married…read morein Feb 2025 in mid October so that left us with little time to get everything situated. After the online search and a couple of emails with Hans, we knew this was the way we wanted to go. Hans, helped us with everything. He sent us list of vendors, helped give us ideas for excursions on the island, gave us names of official marriage license representatives, and called us a week before to verify it all. Hans was great help and truly made our wedding day so stress free. The photographer, musician, and officiant, all used through Kaua'i Island weddings were AMAZING! We were so happy with the way everything came out. We highly recommend!!

We are visiting Kauai in May for our son's wedding. I'm…read morelooking forward to working with Magenta. She was a joy to talk to on the phone. Extremely helpful, offering up suggestions that would accommodate our group of 15. As well as suggesting the best time of the day for our photography session in order to capture the beautiful sunsets..

Could not have asked for a better wedding planner! Magenta was AMAZING! She worked so hard to get…read morethe permit needed for the location I had my heart set on. She coordinated an amazing couple to sing/perform at the ceremony and Karen was such a kind & loving officiant! Magenta had the arbor and chairs set up and ready, all I had to do was show up! She took pictures for us with our camera and did an awesome job. Her private chef recommendation made the reception great. Everything went perfect and I am so thankful I picked Magenta to help plan our wedding! Thank you again for everything!

First, I want to say Diana is super nice. There a few reviews that mentioned slow response time, so…read moregoing in I was aware of that. In the beginning responses to emails were pretty prompt (within 2-3 days). I had 6 months to plan my wedding and it was to be a simple affair with just my groom and I. So, I wasn't too worried about getting a response within 24 hours. I did notice that response time was a little quicker if you called vs. email, but like I said I had plenty of time so the 2 to 3 days was fine for my situation. Diana was always kind even when I changed my mind about 100 times on my bouquet and other things. Always reassuring me that it's what I want and to make sure I remember that because she didn't want me to settle even if it meant making a million changes. :) She met with us the day after we got on the island and took us to our beach choices, even adding one at the last minute that she thought we may like. Then on the day of the wedding she called to make sure we were doing well and on time. During that conversation I mentioned liking another beach better than the one we chose. Even though it was about an hour before the ceremony she offered to change to location......making her job 1000 times harder. In the end, we did NOT make the change and everything was absolutely perfect. Diana had done/set up everything I asked. My bouquet was perfect and just like the picture I sent her. Our cake was moist and very good. The rose petals were scattered on the ground just the way I asked and our lei's were fresh and beautiful. I definitely would use Diana again. Although, I don't plan on getting married again as I got the perfect guy :)

I wish there was an option for zero stars…read more I first contacted Diana from Alohana Weddings in mid August of 2011. She got back to me right away with a laundry list of vendors and proceeded to talk a million miles a minute, but within the conversation, never stopped to ask what my vision was or what my budget was. Once I got the info from her, I set up another call and weeks went by before we connected again. It was only after I sent an email threatening to fire her that she quickly called me back. At this point she sent a catering proposal that was completely incorrect; food choices and services were wrong. When I responded with a request for another call to discuss the discrepancy and also get a full proposal so we could budget correctly I heard nothing. Weeks went by, multiple emails sent with no responses or even acknowledgement. Now it's November...THREE MONTHS after our initial call. With it being less than six months from my wedding that is going to be held 3,000 miles away, without a single confirmation with a vendor, still no catering contract, and no cost breakdown I realized that there was no way I could trust Diana to follow through and sent her an email requesting to terminate her services. She, of course, quickly responded when she received this email. She had charged an up-front deposit of $300.00 and in her response said that she would be keeping the deposit because of the work she had done so far; one thing being that she had booked our photographer. When I told me new coordinator the photographer, she reached out to them and they told her that I was not booked. She sent me a list of vendors that were allegedly booked, but with Diana who knows what had been done and what was fabricated. All this to say, I do NOT recommend Diana Gardner and Alohana Weddings; she herself called this instance "embarrassing" and "a learning lesson" (ALL ON MY DIME). She wasted valuable planning time and made the last three months extremely stressful and now I have to start planning my wedding from scratch and fight for an undeserving $300 deposit. STAY AWAY!!!

There's really only one word that I can use to describe the team at ABC: INCREDIBLE!…read more My (now) wife and I planned what can only be described as a highly complex destination wedding weekend in Kauai with tons and tons of details. The team at ABC absolutely nailed it and did it all with a smile on their face. No matter what surprises popped up during the planning and even on the day of the wedding itself, they were quickly resolved and it felt like we always had someone (Julie!!!) at our side. And on top of all that, they are very very reasonable on pricing. THANK YOU SO MUCH JULIE AND ABC! We couldn't have asked for a better team to help us with our big day!

We are based in Indiana so we were absolutely clueless planning a destination wedding in Hawaii. We…read morereceived glowing recommendations from our venue, the Sheraton Kauai Resort, loved their social media and helpful blog articles, and had a fantastic initial phone call with Julie. It was a no brainer from there that ABC was going to be our wedding coordinator. We did the signature package which was so perfect for wanting to ensure we put our own touches on our own wedding needs, but had access to recommended vendors, unlimited calls leading up to the big day, and our coordinator (Julie) took over as primary point of contact at the 3-month mark, allowing us to focus on getting ready for the wedding and eliminate stress! Their process of helping you plan a wedding is so organized and detail-oriented. They make it so simple for anyone to become a wedding expert! They ensure that you're thinking through all necessary details to plan for a perfect day, empower you to select vendors that match your style and needs for your dream wedding, and consult you on building your perfect wedding day timeline! We received so many compliments of how seamless the day ran, so many of our guests said they'd never been to a more efficient wedding that flowed perfectly with no hiccups. We are so blessed to have had Julie as part of our wedding planning process. She is such an incredibly kind and caring person and we cannot recommend her enough. On top of this, we are a same-sex couple and one of our concerns was finding an LGBTQ friendly coordinator. Julie always made us feel comfortable, loved, and welcome. She even went through the effort to change all of the pre-set language in spreadsheets and surveys that said "bride and groom" to "bride and bride." These little efforts went such a long way for us and were just another reason we loved our experience. Julie and the ABC team are the perfect people to trust with your big day, you won't regret choosing to work with ABC!

My fiancé and I contacted Jessica on short notice. We had such an amazing experience working with…read moreher and her team. Everyone was so kind and welcoming. The week we went was quite a doozy. We had to leave Kauai due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the day we arrived stay one more night in Oahu and then fly back. Jessica was very understanding and she worked with us as our timeframe is changed around. It also happened to be one of the rainiest weeks of the year. So finding a spot that had the right lighting for our photos was difficult and Jessica offered to meet us on a Sunday and take pictures outside of our ceremony day which we very very much appreciated. They gave us a lot of options were added photos and were very welcoming towards our family and even took some family photos which we will treasure forever. For her ceremony she did a traditional ring blessing which I would very much recommend. She was so kind and warm I would urge you to reach out to her if you're even considering an elopement inquiry or a small wedding as we did. We had six people and Jessica met us at our Airbnb but she also has a property that you can elect to use or meet at one of the local beaches which she knows inside and out. Both Jessica and Robert were very communicative and we wouldn't wanted to have done this with anybody else. Thank you both so much!

Jessica and Robert were fantastic to work with. They were really fun throughout the photography…read moresession and the ceremony was very beautiful. Jessica made the planning painless and simple. She was quick to respond and was on top of everything! We highly recommend using their property for the ceremony, it was drop dead gorgeous! We couldn't be happier!