We chose Kauai Elopements to plan our elopement, and I truly cannot say enough good things about…read moreour experience. They handled everything -- the beach permit, officiant, photographer, and flowers -- and it made our lives so much easier during what could have been a stressful planning process. Communication was excellent from start to finish. They checked in often, answered every question I had, and even offered helpful recommendations on where to eat and things to do while we were on the island, which made the entire trip even more special. Our officiant Primrose was absolutely wonderful -- so warm, welcoming, and genuine. She created a ceremony that felt deeply personal and unforgettable, and we felt completely at ease with her from the moment we met. The flowers weren't exactly what I initially envisioned, but they were still beautiful and honestly ended up complementing my dress better than what I probably would have chosen myself. Sometimes trusting the professionals really pays off. And our photographer -- wow. The photos are absolutely stunning. Rachel gave great direction, made us feel comfortable, and captured moments we will treasure forever. If I had the chance to do it all over again, I would choose Kauai Elopements 1,000 percent without hesitation. They helped make one of the most important days of our lives truly perfect.

It has been almost two months since my wife and I got married, and we are overdue for this review!…read moreI really can't express my full gratitude enough, for the wonderful and amazing team; Hailey, Jessica, Meredith, Ainsley, everyone with Kauai Elopements. April, my wife, and I wanted a small and intimate wedding, with minimal stress during planning (as we all strive for, right?). Kauai Elopements absolutely delivered. Their team kept in touch appropriately and periodically, and the system where we could choose vendors from a provided list made it SO easy! Our ceremony was BEYOND loved by our family, friends, and us. Again, I really don't know how to condense all these thoughts into this review haha. I grew up in San Diego, shirtless, shoeless, beach/nature-lover. Naturally, I still felt like I might be met with a little "outsider" vibe. Not true whatsoever. As a matter of fact; during photos after the ceremony (Tunnels Beach), so many people, local or not, passed by wishing us congratulations.. GENUINE congrats with true smiles. My soul was warm. It's warm right now, typing this out. The talkative guy that I am, was very vocal about not just appreciating Kauai as a whole (physically and spiritually) accepting our request to marry there, but that I equally appreciate the opportunity to be able to bring our friends & family and GIVE back our love to the culture's spiritual ancestors and past. I am definitely not a religious man.. BUT I am very spiritual, and I'd like to believe that the Love/Kindness energy that I felt so much could be felt by those around that day. This leads me to bring spotlight to Aokai our officiant, Ikaika our photographer, and Joel our videographer. Holy crap, I can't tell anyone enough how much my heart was pounding during first-look.. no one but I could ultimately control that.. but the guys said every single possible RIGHT thing to say to my ear as I waited. BEST damn support on our big day whew! As I mentioned, I'm not religious; the textbook, typical-religious I often think of leaning toward christianity, catholicism etc. I'm big on spirituality, and energy and symbolic traditions and rituals that have deep MEANING to the individuals involved. Aokai's contribution was a darn A++, spot-on, amazing beyond belief. I'm actually working on preserving our coconut as recommended because it is so dear to me. I'll also never forget (no one will haha) how I accidentally drank from the coconut before I fed it to April lol sorry babe. We will absolutely return for vow renewals in the future. Lastly, the patience of Ikaika and Joel made my day so much better when I began to stress, they assured me that everything is okay, during first-look, as well as after the ceremony when there was a lot of interjecting from my mom about who's next for photos and how to stand. ("Mom stop, let them do their job!!") hahaha. A huge thanks again, and I wish nothing but the very very best for all who helped make our big day a success. With Love, Bry & April Delmendo 11/06/24

We got married on February 26, 2011 and I must give a hearty shout out to our wedding planner…read moreMarlene Mira, of Mira Mira Events. When my husband and I began planning our wedding we thought we could do everything ourselves. Afterall, my husband grew up on Kauai and I'd been there to visit several times. We'd both visited the venue we'd selected before. What was left to do? We wanted a really simple wedding. Why would we pay someone to plan things when we could do it ourselves? Well, I found out really quickly that trying to sort everything out and get things coordinated was more difficult than we'd anticipated. After attending a friend's wedding, and after talking to the bride the next day about the stresses of getting everything done, my husband was really convinced we should hire someone to help us out. I'd seen Marlene's site and was really impressed. I just had a good feeling about it, compared to the other stuff I'd seen out there. And? She was from Waimea, my husband's home town. I gave Marlene a call and from the very beginning I knew we'd done the right thing. When we contacted Marlene we already had our venue, photographer and our officiant but we didn't have anything fully sorted out. We were having a wedding with over 100 guests in attendance.. not your typical "destination wedding." To make things worse, our venue owner was on "Hawaii time." a lot, which made planning difficult. Marlene was very professional and knew just what needed to be done. She was always very responsive to us and always had great, cost-effective suggestions. It was so nice to have her "on the ground" in Kauai. She helped us plan everything ahead of time, coordinated the rentals, suggested a ceremony/cocktail hour musician and the hair/makeup stylist, and helped us figure out our custom food and drink menus (all local cuisine and beers). Marlene worked tirelessly at setting up a very detailed budget and event plan for us beforehand so we knew exactly what was going to happen in the days leading up to the wedding and on the wedding day, minute-by-minute and exactly how much it was going to cost. All of her recommendations turned out to be spot on. And, Marlene and her staff were at the venue all day on the wedding day working with all of our vendors and setting things up. All we had to do was show up and have a great time! We could not have pulled off this wedding without Marlene and we cannot recommend her enough!

Marlene of Mira Mira events helped my husband and I plan the destination wedding of our dreams…read more Working with Marlene over the last year has been absolutely amazing... She made what I thought would be an overwhelming or stressful process incredibly easy for us. Suddenly, planning a wedding from another state not only seemed manageable, but rather a positive and fun experience. Marlene is such a little gem... just so sweet, enthusiastic, and a true professional and expert in her work. I felt like she really took the time to get to know us... and was able to flawlessly express our collective ideas into a beautiful, tropical wedding in Kauai. Marlene's connections and the vendors she works with are all so wonderful. They each played a part in creating our dream wedding, though it was Marlene and her team who put all the pieces together perfectly. I could not possibly have had a more positive experience with Mira Mira Events. If you are looking to plan an event in Kauai, we wholeheartedly believe Marlene and her team will create an incredible experience you will never forget.

I want to say a huge thank you to Frieda for officiating our wedding ceremony! She truly became an…read moreimportant part of our lives (and our wedding photos!). We really want to highlight her professionalism and care - she asked us about how we met, our favorite songs, what we love about each other, and created a fully personalized ceremony script just for us. She also asked about the wedding style and what colors our friends would be wearing, and chose a beautiful navy blue dress that fit perfetly into the overall look and photos. She actively helped us with finding the location, and together we ended up choosing what is probably the best spot with a view of Hanalei Bay. Absolutely stunning. We started communicating about two months before the ceremony, and she walked me through every single step of what was needed to get married in Hawaii (we're based in California). She also shared contacts for a marriage agent, who I later worked with. Frieda arrived perfectly on time, and right after the ceremony on January 21, 2026, she submitted all the paperwork. By the time we returned from Hawaii to California, our marriage certificate was already in our mailbox. Thank you so much for this experience and for being such an important part of starting our family. Truly grateful

Everything went well using Freida to officiate and plan our wedding. She was outstanding. Many…read morekudos and thank you's to Freida for helping make our Kauai Wedding Day a beautiful experience.

We had a wonderful experience with Coral Photography! We booked it at a desk located in the 1Hotel…read morein Princeville. We were traveling with our daughters, a husband, and one year old grandbaby! Our photographer, Maria Paz was fantastic to work with. She put everyone at ease, and was terrific with the baby. The fabulous photos and video created captured moments in time that we will cherish forever! I heartily recommend this. It is well worth the time and expense!

Israel was absolutely astounding for our family photos. He knows how to gain the positive happy…read moreattention of children of all ages. We were both blessed & privileged to have him as our family photographer & you should too. Make that request

Ikaika was a pleasure to work with and highly recommend his services to my friends/family or anyone…read morevisiting. I booked Ikaika about a hidden proposal in Haena Beach Park a month before proposing in March 2025. I was unsure about location to propose so Ikaika consulted me on a phone call about potential locations and times available. He was very detailed and thorough about pros and cons and tailored his service towards my preferences. Ikaika also offered back up time slots in case other circumstances changed our scheduled shoot. Ikaika was responsive throughout the day of the photoshoot. Proposing is stressful enough and Ikaika made the coordination process seamless. Our photos came out incredible and better than I could have imagined! Ikaika captured the moment perfectly and I am so happy to have these photos to reflect and share for the rest of my life! Post proposal photoshoot went well and Ikaika has a great photography eye to combine the beauty of the scenery and his clients. We took up the full hour and took any photo requests we had. Ikaika delivered 8 sneak peak photos to us through email the day after the proposal. The rest of our photos were sent 2-3 weeks later.

Ikaika is an excellent videographer. He's extremely talented and very fun and easy to work with…read more We really enjoyed communicating and collaborating with him. If you're looking for photography or videography on the North Shore of Kauai, he's the man! He created a beautiful cinematic highlight reel of our elopement ceremony at a private waterfall, and also recorded the ceremony itself for us. We're so happy to have these memories preserved in such an artistic way.

Julie is obviously passionate and enthusiastic about being an officiant and celebrating love. It's…read moreso important to find the right officiant for what will be a once in a lifetime moment. Of course, an officiant will always be a part of that lifelong memory. After the pre-wedding couple interview, I was concerned my husband-to-be and I didn't adequately describe ourselves. I didn't need to worry. Julie recognized our story. She translated our love into eloquent words and personalized the ceremony perfectly. Years have since passed, but our fond memories of that day and Julie's words remain with us.

Julie officiated our wedding on Secret Beach. She was super communicative beforehand and…read moreknowledgeable about what might be good spots for the ceremony. She was so sweet and took some great photos of us too! Would recommend. Thanks, Julie!

We worked with Lisa as our wedding planner/day of coordinator for about 8 months before our…read moredestination wedding at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay. Lisa was a pleasure to work with from the very beginning and it felt like we were planning our wedding with a trusted friend rather than a standard wedding planner. Lisa is warm, patient, a great listener, and we could tell that she is passionate in making our dream wedding come to life. We scheduled regular calls as it got closer to our wedding date to ensure that all the details were meticulously planned and executed as discussed. She went above and beyond by letting us ship wedding supplies to her home as the wedding date approached so that we did not have to pack everything into our luggage. She is also knowledgeable and well-connected to vendors within Kauai and she recommended a handful of vendors who matched our vision, communication style, and general vibe of our wedding. We selected our florist, photographer, officiant/live musician, DJ/Emcee, hair/makeup artist based on her positive experience working with them. She worked with us and the vendors to schedule meet and greets, food/beverage tasting to curate the menu at 1Hotel, and trials with our hair/make up artist, and photographer to ensure that our wedding day went smoothly. Lisa was calm and supportive on the day of our wedding and took charge of the vendors so we could truly be present with our guests. She helped us pivot when the wind picked up before the ceremony to ensure that our decor did not fly away. She also helped us stay in time with the music during the processional and helped me down the grassy hill to the aisle when my veil got stuck. Overall, we had a fantastic time at our wedding and we still dream about how beautiful and fun the whole day was. All our friends had a wonderful time and one of the couples even returned to 1Hotel for their babymoon a few months later! Thank you Lisa for everything you did for us and we hope to see you again someday! To anyone who is considering Lisa as your wedding planner, go for it - she'll take care of you.

We were blessed to meet Lisa this year and honored to work with her for our dream destination…read morewedding at the 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay. Our wedding day was perfect in every way and we have such warmth and fond memories from our special day that we will treasure for a lifetime! Lisa worked with us about 4 months out from our ~20 person wedding at the 1 Hotel and was an absolute dream to work with. Being based in NYC and never having visited Kauai until our wedding week, Lisa was our sounding board for choosing vendors (officiant, florals, music, make-up, video, photo, steam/pressing), was conscious of the time zones and never made us feel rushed, and kept us on track without being overbearing about decisions that we needed to make up until the very end. She really brought our vision to life, always filling in gaps as needed (candles, placecards, baskets for our flower people), and finding a new videographer when our initial choice fell through. Everyone that came to our wedding wants to go back to Kauai and the 1 Hotel to relive the day. We can't recommend Lisa enough! Thank you, Lisa, for everything. Alex and I had been together for 13 years before our wedding day, and this day exceeded all of our expectations about what a wedding could be. We are beyond grateful.

We just received our images, and here's what friends and family have said:…read more "WOW!" "Best photos of us I've ever seen" "AMAZING!" "You found a really good photographer!" I wholeheartedly agree, we found the BEST photographer! Liz was easy to work with, great with our kids and made us look fantastic. Our photo session was actually FUN! Definitely recommend her for family photos on Kauai.

Liz was a delight! She made our family session so fun... even the teenagers loved her! Her…read morephotography turned out gorgeous ~ to a one!!! Her prices were amazing and we had ALL our digital 'touched-up' photos in record time. We highly recommend 'Images by Liz'. She knew the perfect location and time. We will hire her again!