I worked with Fong (through my event planner) for my proposal in late February. Fong is truly an…read moreartist. With relatively limited input she managed to truly capture my girlfriend's personality in her floral work. Despite its size (the penthouse suite at the O'ahu Four Seasons), Fong's work made the location feel intimate and ours. We ended up using some of the flowers in our engagement shoot the next day (she said yes!), and they held up throughout our stay. Listen, Fong isn't cheap, but this is one of those "you get what you pay for" kind of deals. Beautiful craftsmanship with tons of initiative. If I wouldn't be getting married on the other side of the world I would have zero hesitation to partner with Fong again. I'm attaching some samples of Fong's work for us. Enjoy!

The best thing that happened to me was meeting Fong, owner of Floral Inspirations. Fong is…read moreWONDERFUL! Besides meeting her once for our consultation she stayed in constant contact with me throughout the whole wedding process through phone or email. I really wanted to focus my time and energy on making the reception hall look magnificent and from the very beginning she just got my whole concept and executed things exactly the way I wanted. She had me send her examples of bouquets I liked, flowers I liked, flower colors, I sent her a sample of what I wanted my reception to look like and a sample of my invitation, everything possible so that she could really get my theme-- and boy did she get it! I gave her my budget and she worked with it and I got everything that I wanted (think calalillies, monzenita branches, philenopsis orchids, high vases, low vases, lots of bling, etc.). At the last minute I even said that I would like some sort of an arch for my ceremony and I told her I only had $500 for it and she said she could do it and in the end that was the best looking archway I've ever seen with monzenita branches with strands of white orchirds, strands of jewels, and strands with little glass ornaments with a single white orchid in them hanging down from the archway. EVERYONE, and I mean everyone, said that the floral arrangements were breathtaking and that everything looked so posh and luxuirous; that they've never been to a reception like ours before and I attribute this to her designs! At the end of everything I told her that I truly felt like she was my hanai mom and I meant it. She was a dream come true and anyone would be blessed to work her!

She is absolutely amazing florist who practically reads your mind when it comes to what you want…read more She is easy going and calm but will get excited with your ideas and try to give you what you want. She will do all this with very very reasonable price. My daughter and I got many quotes and Cortney's one was the cheapest and yet the arrangements (arch, table arrangement, bouquets, welcome sign and etc.) she provided was beautiful. Many guests were very impressed with the decoration. Give her a chance to do your wedding and you won't regret it.

Thinking about throwing a destination wedding in Hawaii? Please call Cortney Crane!…read more We decided to have my sister's wedding in Honolulu, as she didn't want the typical wedding in our local city (San Francisco). We decided to plan a 50 guest wedding in Hawaii, and picked Honolulu as the spot. While we picked our event venue (Modern Honolulu) we needed someone to really help us in organizing everything at the location, as we had not checked out anything before. Also, as sister of the bride, I was not going to be planning every detail (no thanks!). From the immediate first interaction email, Cortney was a true delight to work with. She handled everything with professionalism and helpfulness, not to mention being such a friendly and reachable person. All the details fro pre-wedding night dinner to post wedding activities were handled, and she had consistent contact with the hotel venue to make sure all the guest accommodations and event logistics were set. When meeting in person a couple days before the wedding (which was last night) she was even more awesome in person and helped run even random errands my annoying family had asked. From the DJ, wedding favors, banquet, reception, officiator, photog and SO MANY requests, she did everything for us. I recommend anyone planning a wedding on the island to hire Cortney, as she is super honest, amazing, creative and (affordable)! Thank you Cortney for your help in Marjan & JPs wedding, everyone truly appreciates it and you are amazing! As if you're not busy enough, you will be the queen wedding planner on Honolulu to come.

First of thank EJ for helping me! EJ recommended fresh flower leis for the budget I wanted to stay…read morewith in and I got a money and ribbon lei as a 2 for one so I was excited ! She also delivered the leis to me! I would recommend The Flower Day for all your graduation needs !

Our wedding would not have been the same without Sarah. As we live in Canada, wedding planning from…read moreafar would have been a nightmare, but Sarah made everything easy. For 1 year, she patiently met regularly online with us and was quick to respond to emails. She was organized and very helpful, with excellent suggestions on everything from floral suggestions (using arch flowers as centerpieces, using bridesmaid bouquets at the head table) to hair and makeup recommendations (Mai Tokioka was truly as fantastic as she said) to restaurant recommendations. Sarah offered to receive packages at her home so we didn't have to overload our suitcases bringing things over from Canada, and also offered to print our welcome board, seating chart and display photos. This made life so much easier for us. Because of renovations at our wedding venue, we weren't able to stay there and had to stay across the street at a sister hotel. Sarah ensured that we weren't inconvenienced by having her assistants help move our things from room to room, and made sure nothing got lost. On the day of the wedding, Sarah had 2 assistants to ensure the day ran smoothly. One assistant was very sweet and followed me around to ensure I had everything I needed and helped with my dress for photos. The other assistant so kindly ran around from hotel to hotel when I forgot my garter and other things. Sarah herself made sure everything was perfect, including music, cake florals, name plates, guest sign-in table, and even helped set up the electric keyboard I requested so I could play a song just before my processional. I could go on and on about Sarah, but suffice to say, if you need the most perfect vendor, you should definitely choose her from Engaging Moments.

We were referred to Sarah by a friend of ours. From the start, Sarah at Engaging Moments was…read morenothing but professional and prompt. We got married at the Kahala Hotel on 1/27/24 and she and Hiromi made sure everything went smoothly on wedding day. I truly consider ourselves lucky, because I heard so many stories about how you have to expect something to go wrong on your wedding day- but this turned out to be the exact opposite. Sarah took care of our "day of planning" which was actually 2 months out because we just wanted the final details taken care of as we had prebooked out the majority of our vendors (photography, DJ, lion dance, cloud effect, photobooth etc). She reached out a little prior to to our 2 month out timeline start date. Here we had meetings to check in with our DJ about music, and met a few times in person to ensure the flowers, song choices and ceremony were all in check. Just before the wedding, we met and she took our guest sign in book, table signs, seating chart, pens, etc. Bascially and literally took everything off our hands. Hiromi, her assistant helped during the big day and helped me change in our room to a shorter reception dress. Both of them deserve the biggest praise for helping our dream wedding come true. Thank you Sarah and Hiromi!!! Now, this isn't even covering the flowers portion. In addition to "Day of Planning" we also booked Engaging Moments for our arch flowers and wedding reception flowers which were alternating tall and short flower arrangements. Please see photos attached. She also did our head table flowers. It was nothing short of a fairy tale. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! If you want an organized, sweet, super artistic florist and wedding planner - look no further.

Hiring Modern Elopement for our Hawaii wedding was the best decision we made. Planning a…read moredestination wedding from the California felt daunting, but Jade and her team made it look effortless. Their deep knowledge of local vendors and Hawaiian traditions was invaluable. On the day of, we were able to fully relax--I even spent the morning laughing and having breakfast with my girls because I knew everything was in their hands. If there were any hiccups, we never knew about them! Jade is professional, calm, and truly went above and beyond to make our vision a reality. We would recommend Modern Elopement to anyone looking for a stress free destination experience!

Thank you to Modern Elopement and our wedding planner, Jennifer Takenaka for making our wedding…read morestress-free and memorable! Jennifer responded to us in a timely manner and was able to answer all of our questions. She was very professional and so sweet when we met in person on the day of the wedding. We enjoyed working with her and appreciate all of her help! Overall, my husband and I did very little since Modern Elopement was able to take care of everything. We just took care of our attire, travel, and bringing certain documents for the marriage license agent. We got engaged in Feb 2022 and eloped in June 2022 during our trip to Hawaii. We chose the Four Seasons package and had 13 people in our group (including me and my husband). They provided several questionnaires to help us choose what we wanted from a selection of vendors they curated (ie. photographer, music, course menu, florals, type of wedding officiant, etc.). You just have to choose what you want, and they take care of the rest. Our photographer, videographer, officiant, hair/makeup artist, and everyone else involved with our wedding were all friendly and professional. They were also able to make accommodations such as adding a videographer to do a full ceremony video along with the included highlight clip, dietary restrictions, time changes, and more. Just ask! Highly recommend this company to plan your elopement/micro wedding. Give yourself some peace of mind and choose Modern Elopement.

We were looking for a simple, stress-free marriage ceremony. Karen and Rev. Tasaka delivered…read moreperfectly. Our ceremony took place at Papa'iloa beach in the morning. We ordered the package that included a musician who sang and played guitar, photographer, and officiant which was a terrific value. Any questions and requests we had after booking were quickly answered and accomodated. The music by Eddie was beautiful and perfect. The photographer, Slave, took many beautiful shots and made it fun. They even gave us all the shots on a thumb drive right after the ceremony so we could do what we wanted with them instead of having to pick which ones we wanted. Rev. David Tasaka performed a beautiful ceremony and was so photogenic we can't help but smile when we see the shots that include him. We did not have a rehearsal nor was one needed. When we arrived at the beach early they were all already there and had chosen the perfect spot for us but you can always choose your own as well. Rev. Tasaka explained the ceremony and Slave took photos before, during, and after the ceremony while Eddie played music throughout. We highly recommend Hawaiian Creative Gay Weddings; stop searching and contact them, you won't be disappointed!

Gina is absolutely amazing!! Word cannot express how grateful we were to have her and her team with…read moreus on our wedding day. We were planning our wedding in Hawaii from out of state and had no idea what we needed to do. We were so happy to have found Gina through a friend. Gina broke down the wedding planning process into parts for us that made it manageable (as someone who finds zero joy in event planning, this was the best). Her organization and attention to detail made everything seamless. Our wedding day was probably the least stressed we had been throughout the whole process! We were able to enjoy the day and it truly was the best day ever. Gina and her team were awesome!! If you're looking for a wedding planner in Oahu, Gina is the one!

If I could give Gina and her team at Perfection more than 5 stars, I would! Gina was our reception…read moreplanner included in our wedding package through Hawaii Vista Weddings, and she and her assistant Brinn were our coordinators on site running the show of our big day. Gina executed everything to perfection as her company name suggests! We only had two meetings with her and lots of emails and texts in between, but my husband and I were so impressed with how smoothly everything ran on the big day! She helped me feel at ease and never made me feel like I was asking too many questions. When I told her the vibe I envisioned for the reception she over delivered and it was exactly how I thought it would look in my head even though I didn't have any reference photos at all! I'd highly recommend Gina and her team to anybody!

Rev. Rosemary was a delight to work with. She made (remotely) planning our 10 year vow renewal…read moreeasy; and the day itself was very special with no mistakes or logistical hiccups. She was very accommodating to last minute changes/additions for our ceremony needs. The photographer she contracted for us (Erwin) did a great job (as you can see by the pics I posted) and was very professional. He was very accommodating in helping us re-enact a picture taken with my family 9 years prior. The flowers she arranged were also beautiful. So pretty that I brought all of them home and am in process of having them preserved and put into shadowboxes. Rev. Rosemary was also very nice in blessing my husband's new wedding ring; which replaced the one that was lost in Hanauma Bay while snorkeling (shaking fist). Her blessing of the ring makes it more sentimental and important to us both as yet another Hawaii souvenir. I highly recommend Rev. Rosemary and My Hawaii Wedding for any Hawaiian destination wedding or vow renewal. She is very easy to work with, and will do everything she can to make your day easy, special and memorable.

Thanks Rosemary for the great blessings on renewing our vows and my birthday on the 3rd of January!…read moreEven though it was very simple we were truly happy with the outcome of all!!More power to you God bless!! Aloha,Rommel and Elena