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Hello all my Hawaii Bees!!

I've been waiting so long to share my wedding pics, and I am finally able to.  Hope you all enjoy them! 

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I'm too lazy to do vendor reviews, but let me say that every single one of the vendors I used was excellent, and I would recommend any of them in a heartbeat.  Just ask if you have any particular questions, I'd be happy to answer.

Venue: Halekulani, Hau Terrace, Ai Saranillio

Day of Coordinator: Dianna Shitanishi

Cake: Cakelava

Flowers: Designs by Hemingway

Dress/Grooms Emsemble: J Crew, Sig Zane

Bridesmaid Dresses: Anthropologie

Photography: Chrissy Lambert

Videographer: Advanced Visual Arts

Linens: Les Saison

Harpist: Pumehana Davis

Hawaiian Trio/Hula Dancers: Jeff Teves Trio

Officiant: Ron Valenciana

Hair/Makeup: Dorys Foltin

Rehearsal Dinner: Gordon Biersch

Trolley: Roberts Hawaii

Room Block: Waikiki Parc

It looks like the wedding was amazing.  i really like your ceremony site and I love your hair, i plan on something similar. 

 Did you like having a day-of coordinator.  I think it might releive some of my stress, but i'm not sure about it.

 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Hi Suzanne,

I know I had heard it said many times before my own wedding, that hiring a DOC was the best decision the bride had made. 

And I knew that I definitely wanted one since I didn't want to make any of my guests do any work after they had spent so much time and money to come be a pert of my day.  I also knew that I'd spent so much energy on my DIY projects that I wanted them to be displayed and executed just as I had imagined in my head. 

I was totally BLOWN away by how much I loved my DOC.  She was better than anything I could have hoped for; never intrusive, totally behind the scenes, and SO on top of it all.  Our whole wedding day was so perfect and I know its (almost) all because of her. 

So I've added myself to the list of brides who say that a day-of-coordinator was the best money I ever spent!

aww i can't click on the link :(  I tried clicking and reposting it in the address bar...am i missing something? I really would love to see your wedding :) i bet your cake was goregous...i really want one from cakelava :)

Thanks for posting the pics!  You look beautiful and I love all your details.  Makes me so excited to get married at the Hau Terrace too!  Congrats!

Hi Hawaii09,

Advanced Visual Arts was probably my least favorite vendor that I had.  I wasn't even sure I wanted a videographer, so when we decided to do one, we went with the cheapest option, and that shows a little.  He captured everything he needed and there is nothing wrong with the video, its just very simple.  He was easy and friendly to work with, although it did take him almost 2 months to send us the video.

Designs by Hempinway IS expensive, I think, but her work is awesome.  The flowers ended up being my most favorite part.  And they look sooo good in pictures.   Sometimes I had to email her a few times to get her to do what I wanted, but in the end, I was very satisfied.

And I LOVED cakelava.  So friendly and soooo tasty.  We got one layer of  coconut pineapple chunk and one layer of the chocolate dream, yummm...I wish I had some cake right now.  :)

Oh and Dianna was super too.  Everyone says it...best money spent...EVER!