Our wedding venue fell through 6 days before our Big Day and Jeremy literally saved the day! Needless to say, hiring Hanai Events and working with Jeremy was the BEST decision & investment we made when it came to creating & executing our Big Day.
In the summer of 2017, my (now) husband & I were preparing to move half way across the country, while trying to plan a destination wedding. Prior to connecting with Hanai Events, we did our homework, flew to Oahu and scoped out some of Waikiki's/Oahu's all-inclusive wedding packages/venues and identified some fine dining restaurants we loved (i.e., Moana Surfrider, Royal Hawaiian, Four Seasons, Azure restaurant, etc.). Our hearts were dead set on having our wedding in Hawaii (aka pricey) & we also weren't willing to spend the going rate for wedding's these days (delusional?). Au contraire, Jeremy and his crew made it all happen! We started working with Jeremy 9 months before our wedding date & from day one he was such a pleasure to work with--enthusiastic, vulnerable, knowledgable, attentive, personable, grounding, resourceful, generous, vivacious and so much more.
We told him what we envisioned and referred to the quality and hopes of what we liked about the venues/restaurants we had previously checked out. In return, he provided us with amazing recommendations for vendors (BIG SHOUT OUT to Sophia Roud Media, The Nook Neighborhood Bistro and Kristi Masuhara). Given he is a local, he knows all the hidden gems Oahu has to offer, which were AMAZING! Jeremy also provided creative solutions to manufacturing our vision, while so eloquently keeping us honest about what are the most important aspects, to us, for our special day. He would give us recommendations and provide his opinion based on his wisdom, but he never pushed his opinions on us.
In addition to having our wedding on a Tuesday (which proved to have its benefits and drawbacks), we tasked Jeremy with: securing an After-Party spot, he helped us put together our Day After BBQ (of which he was incredibly generous with his time & resources) and hooked us up with Pink Sails Waikiki (shout out to DJ) for the firework catamaran ride to close out our week-long festivities. Who ever said you can't have your cake and eat it, too, has not met Jeremy!
As noted, our wedding venue (a private estate) had a pipe burst, flooding the venue. Jeremy had SIX DAYS to find a new venue and basically re-work the 9 months of planning into 6 days--inclusive of many logistical curve balls. Everything was pulled off beautifully & the new venue exceeded all of our expectations! Our day was absolutely perfect and all the while, I had ultimate faith and trust that Jeremy would save the day! Our family has since adopted Jeremy, or what the Hawaiian culture terms as officially "Hanai'd"--coincidence? I think not! Jeremy & Hanai Events could very well be the wisest choice you make when planning your special event! read more