Marie was the absolute best! I still cannot believe how she made our vision come to life. She was…read morealways available to answer questions we had them and made sure the whole planning process went smoothly. She knows all the contacts you need to know on Kauai and as it is smaller compared to the other islands helped us to secure all the vendors we needed. She was honest about what we could do with the budget we had and made sure to stick with what we agreed upon. The week leading up to the wedding she helped execute a last minute change to the set up which saved us all from being soaked on the day. On the day everything ran smoothly and I know she dealt with many things behind the scenes for us so we didn't have to worry (for example getting some kids dinners out earlier and dealing with a small injury) We can't say enough kind words about her, if you are looking for a great wedding planner on Kauai work with Marie!

Hiring LEK Events was hands down one of the best decisions we made while planning our wedding in…read moreKauai. We found Marie and her team through a venue recommendation, and from our very first call, we knew we were in the best hands. Planning a destination wedding in just six months felt daunting--especially from the mainland--but Marie made it all feel doable (and even fun!). She was incredibly organized, responsive, and proactive from day one. Within hours of our first conversation, she was checking vendor availability and getting the ball rolling. She answered every question quickly, gave honest and thoughtful advice, and truly helped us stay grounded in our vision and budget. Marie only works with top-tier vendors--every person she recommended, from catering to florals to lighting, delivered above and beyond. And on the day of the wedding, she and her team handled every detail so we could be fully present and soak it all in. There were so many moments where Marie went above and beyond. At one point, when I had a small wardrobe mishap, she pulled out a sewing kit and helped fix it without missing a beat--just one example of how calm, prepared, and thoughtful she is. If you're planning a wedding in Kauai and want someone who will bring professionalism, creativity, and genuine care to the process, look no further than LEK Events. We're forever grateful for Marie and her team.

In July of 2015 Connie and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary and renewed or wedding vows on…read morethe beach of Kauai. It was so awesome as the waves were right next to us. What made it very very special was Pastor Harold Kilborn of Koloa. He has a great sense of humor. He made it so special with the heart felt words he spoke which are still so very meaningful to us. Our daughter and son-in-law were there to share with us and recorded every precious moment on video. Tears run down our cheeks every time we view it. We broke bread with the Pastor and his wonderful wife after the ceremony. I doesn't get any better than this....we feel so blessed to have discovered Pastor Kilborn. Aloha....Greg & Connie from AZ

Harold was a pleasure to work with for our wedding ceremony. It was just the two of us and he made…read morethe event so intimate and it was if he had known us for years. He performed a Hawaiian non-denominational service with very nice touches including blowing the conch before and after the ceremony. Mahalo Harold for making this day so special for us. Aloha nui loa

Words of caution....please re-consider hiring A Simple Marriage. This company also has a website…read morecalls romantickauaiweddings.com We paid these folks to perform our 10th anniversary vow renewal in Kauai. While the ceremony was memorable, the final products were never delivered as promised. We pre-paid for 50 retouched photos in a CD format and a 16x20 canvas portrait of our choosing, however, we never received the final products as promised by Ron. After many email attempts, we got a couple of responses back with excuses and more promises that never came to fruition. After six months of no deliverables, I finally filed a complaint (charge dispute) with my credit card company and got the charges reversed. I'm out $300 initial deposit but at least got back the remaining $700 from my MasterCard. My husband and I are truly disappointed with A Simple Marriage and initially thought they were honest people, however, after this less than memorable experience, we really have to be more selective with who we can trust.

To emphasize a previous Yelp review: please be cautious when hiring A Simple Marriage…read more Communication with these folks is poor and at times lacking. Initially, Ron was great at returning calls and emails, and being very professional. He sent confirmation emails regarding our phone conversations. During our first conversations and emails, he told me that his wife Suzanne would be contacting us regarding the details of our ceremony. As the time of our ceremony grew closer, I called Ron again and asked when we would be able to speak with Suzanne regarding the details of our ceremony. We never got to talk to Suzanne, Ron went through the details with us, which seemed a little odd as he wasn't the officiant. We payed the rest of the amount, almost $1000 (which we should not have done until we actually had the ceremony). Ron told us he would send us another confirmation email regarding what we had paid for, details of ceremony, etc. We never received a confirmation email. I emailed several times with no response, my now husband called several times ending in a disconnected phone number. I started to feel very uneasy about the whole situation, and as a bride under pressure the last thing needed was to have no communication with our would be officiant and photographer! I looked them up with the Better Business Bureau, and found out that there have already been 2 complaints in the last 3 years for lack of goods/services. I left like we've been taken for our money. Eventually, my now husband was able to find a number and speak with Ron. At that point, I did not feel comfortable using their services any longer and decided to cancel about 2 and a half weeks prior to our ceremony date. Again, Ron over the phone stated that he would send another confirmation email for a wedding cancellation, it was not sent for 4 more days. We were able to find a wonderful officiant and photographer at last minute who were very professional and on top of everything for less than what Ron and Suzanne were offering. Ron stated that he will not be refunding the deposit due to all the work that was put into our ceremony already- I was able to find out that in fact 10 days before the ceremony, the beach was not even reserved yet for us, so I'm not quite sure what sort of preparations they have been doing for us- no beach reservation, no actual talk with the true officiant....I gave them 2 weeks to re-credit my credit card before sending them another email asking for our refund back. I was told by Ron, that 2 weeks is not enough time, and that in fact 30 days is the norm. That also seemed very fishy to me I don't know if Ron and Suzanne would have been good during the ceremony; however, I was unwilling to find out based upon their lack of punctuality in paperwork, poor communication and at times lack of communication. Previous reviews also stated that they were not given their pictures either- that's a chance I was unwilling to take.

Jessica and her team were amazing. Planning our event was seamless thanks to them. Jessica…read moreprovided our wonderful photographer, our amazing officiant, the videographer, hair and makeup, beautiful flowers, as well as offered excellent direction with choices for our post wedding dinner, wedding cake, and table linen rentals. Celeste was on-site with us during the wedding and was extremely helpful in coordinating the ceremony. Jessica was very responsive to my ongoing requests via phone, text, and email. At every turn, with every concern, I felt that Jessica was there for me providing expert advice and taking care of so many details for me. She provide ideas and options on beach locations for the wedding as well as optimal timing, based on the sunset. Thank you to Jessica and her team for our beautiful Kauai wedding!

I am writing this many, many months after my perfect, beautiful, amazing, wedding in Kauai in…read moreSeptember 2018. Alii Kauai Weddings did the best job helping me plan my dream elopement from Texas. I had never been to Kauai or even on a tropical vacation anywhere and they were always available to answer my questions and helped me plan everything out exactly like I wanted. The moment that I realized I had definitely made the right decision hiring them was when our flight got delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight and we got stuck in Los Angeles the night before our wedding! It was so stressful and I don't know what I would have done without Jessica. I called her and explained what happened and that we would not be able to get a flight until the next day ( Sunday, our planned wedding day). She made a miracle happen and was able to move our wedding from Sunday to Monday: flowers, cake, videographer, photographer, officiant, wedding coordinator and all! I couldn't believe it and was so grateful to not have to go from the airport straight to our wedding! The vendors that she works with were exceptional. The flowers were better than I could have imagined. The cake was delicious. Our pictures and video were perfect. Our officiant was wonderful. The coordinator onsite was helpful and everything ran very smoothly. I couldn't recommend this company more.

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.

I was looking for a wedding planner that would be able to see my vision and help me make it happen…read more I was looking for Partial/Day of Coordination. I called several wedding planners. A couple planners didn't seem interested once we spoke and I mentioned Partial/Day of Coordination. I had narrowed it down to two planners. After speaking to Raimey and receiving her email with her quote, I knew she was the one. The photos she included in her presentation hit the nail on the head. A week leading up to the wedding was very stressful. Hurricane Lane was happening, but I knew we were okay since we had a Plan B. Due to the weather and flooding that was going on, unforseenable events happened. Raimey could have cancelled and we would totally understand, but she was there for us and a consummate professional. Because the weather was unpredictable, we decided to go with Plan B and have our ceremony on the lanai. She took my vision and made it a reality! Everything was beautiful and intimate. Mahalo Raimey!!

Raimey helped me plan my wedding on 10/24/15 and she was really great to work with. I went with a…read morepartial wedding plan since I wanted to be hands on with the planning. I met with Raimey almost a year before my wedding date and we had regular check ins leading up to the wedding. She's super friendly and easy to work with. The day of my wedding everything went really smooth thanks to Raimey. She even surprised me with some personalized wedding decor. I'm super happy with the way everything turned out.

First of all I must think Fern and Michael for making a movie set wedding for low cost in a short…read moretime, while working with my cognitive issues due to MS. Fern has the patience of an Angel to lbecause of my cognitive issues she ended up repeating things numerous times, and during the process Fern and Michael made me feel like family! They truly care about your wedding and your ideas. If you want to work with a one stop shop place you will not be disappointed! Fern and Michael Are the epitome of the Aloha spirit!

Michael, Fern and Quinn make a great team! Jennifer and I were so happy with our wedding because…read moreit was absolutely perfect! We loved the venue where we celebrated our marriage ceremony....truly a beautiful location! All of the arrangements that were made were great......thank you guys for making Jen and I's special day super special!!!

Planning a destination wedding on a budget could get overwhelming. Especially when I started by…read moreemailing the photographers and florists directly and getting outrageous quotes. Really OUTRAGEOUS QUOTES. I seriously thought we weren't going to pull it off. And once again Yelp came to the rescue. I came across Maile Weddings while doing a Yelp search for photographers. And then the light-bulb went on and I thought "duh Mel why aren't you looking for a wedding planner?" So I called and spoke to Kaye. She was so helpful, resourceful, and affordable. I did contact 2 other wedding planners as well as 2 event planners from Kauai resorts. But nobody made me feel as at ease as Kaye did. And her photos stood out from the others so I chose to go with her. She always responded promptly to my emails and phone calls. She is so tied into the community that she had all the contact needed to pull off the wedding we envisioned. Once we arrived on the Island, Kaye came to meet us to go over the details. Again putting me at ease. On the day of the wedding, there was a breakdown on my part on where I was going to put on my dress and Kaye didn't skip a beat and found a place for me to change and helped me get into my dress. When we arrived at Tunnels Beach, everything went perfectly. My wedding was truly perfect! She listened to every one of my requests and no detail was missed. The officiant (Patrick) that she chose for us was amazing. His ceremony was exactly what we wanted. The flowers were perfect, The location was perfect. The timing for sunset was perfect. I am so grateful to Kaye for making herself available to us and being so extraordinary at what she does. I highly recommend her services to anyone looking to get married on Kauai.

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.

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.