I cannot wait to share my experiences and knowledge with the yelp community now that the wedding is…read moretaken care of! Other bride-to-bes or those who are looking into getting engaged should take this information and store it in their metaphoric "back pocket" to save a lot of hassle (and money!) for their big day.
Weddings are beautiful. Weddings are precious memories shared amongst the most important family and friends. But if not given its due respect and organization, it can turn a woman's "little girl dreams" sour.
Multitasking becomes an art form. Regurgitated parking instructions, timelines, and to-dos to a dozen different individuals are now common place. And in the end, one hopes that all works well, the guests enjoyed themselves, and you get to enjoy the moment.
But this doesn't happen overnight, nor does it happen alone.
It's a concerted effort of many vendors, supportive family members, friends, and your other half to seal-the-deal and get things done right!
Over the next few weeks, I will be laying out some of the industry's best (and worst) bridal vendors that I've experienced for myself: those who went above and beyond, had the best deals, laid out all the cards, and did a phenomenal job in the process.
And the first on my list is Techniques Hawaii.
Matt Muccio, the CEO and owner of this company, is the man behind the madness and had met me by pure whimsy.
The week before the big day, I was celebrating my bachelorette party with a bunch of girls and happened to bump into him at Zippy's for some after-clubbing nom noms.
After his congratulatory salutation, we found out that we actually knew a lot about each other, including where we live, the friends we knew, and even the wedding venue that we picked!
Our ceremony and reception was held at the Pomaikai Ballrooms in Dole Cannery Iwilei who, ironically, works exclusively with Techniques Hawaii for their AV/sound equipment. Must mean they're legit! Although we had opted to use our family friends for all of our AV setups, Matt went out of his way to help us.
He was extremely cordial, professional, and had a confidence about him. We hit it right off the bat and he generously offered to setup a complimentary 9'x12' screen for our Powerpoint slideshow as a "wedding gift"! How sweet! He gave me his business card to assure me that he was good for it, and before we knew it, we were parting ways with out beanless chili and portuguese sausage breakfasts!
The rest of his staff are extremely proficient, and once I emailed them, it took less than 10 minutes to receive a reply. They confirmed the complimentary setup and even offered us a projector package at 50% off the original price if we needed the cords as well! We confirmed the dates and times, and were good to go.
As a bride, let me tell you how comforting it is to have Plan B's and C's for everything. Techniques Hawaii not only gave us precious memories for me and our guests to cherish, but they exemplified quick follow-through, professionalism, and good old-fashioned "aloha" that we don't see too often nowadays, ESPECIALLY in this industry.
Take note...this is the company you want to go with!
All the best to you Techniques Hawaii! :D