We utilized Simply Elegant's floral, decor, and photo booth services for our August wedding at Paliku Gardens at Kualoa Ranch and were very pleased with both the process and the end result. As I currently live on the mainland, all of our wedding planning (other than Venue and food), including all interactions with Simply Elegant, was done remotely.
From the first outreach, Kristin was responsive, professional, and extremely easy to work with. I had been struggling to find a vendor who could execute our florals/decor in the simple, minimalist way I was envisioning as I didn't want fussy centerpieces detracting from the natural outdoor beauty of Kualoa. Unlike other vendors who were more interested in pushing larger/more expensive products, Kristin truly understood that simplicity was a priority for me and embraced supporting my vision. I sent her a handful of ideas from Pinterest that I had been gathering, and she was able to help me brainstorm and translate my scattered ideas into specificitems. As a result of Kristin's consultations, we landed on centerpieces consisting of a pineapple on a monstera leaf accompanied by yellow/orange roses and votive candles, chuppah decorations consisting of roses and ruscus, and cocktail table decorations consisting of a floating rose in a stemless wineglass. We were able to repurpose the pineapples as both aisle decorations and table centerpieces, and the chuppah flowers as decorations for our sweetheart and cake tables.
Kristin has a strong graphics background and designed her table numbers and photobooth print layout to coordinate with our other materials that had already been printed (menu, favor thank you notes, seating cards, etc.). I gave her full creative control of her pieces and only sent her pictures of our existing materials as an FYI so she could see the full vision of what else we had going on re: decor - I completely did not expect that she would design her pieces to MATCH PERFECTLY!!!
We heard lots of positive feedback about the photo booth, which thankfully is not an actual enclosed "booth" but rather, an open air space in front of a backdrop that is much more conducive to larger groups. Guests immediately received two prints of their photos, and photos were also promptly made available online and accessible to all our guests via Facebook.
Simply Elegant has an extremely easy to use billing system - everything is itemized clearly in an online quote,and they accept credit card (!), which is a huge bonus, particularly when planning a wedding remotely. We went back and forth a few times with some changes I made to the florals and to the timing of the photobooth, and Kristin was very quick and accommodating in updating the digital quote accordingly. Simply Elegant's pricing was reasonable, fair, and most importantly, transparent, which I really appreciated.
I highly recommend Simply Elegant - they were undoubtedly one of the easier vendors to work with (and as anyone planning a wedding/event knows, there are many!) and the quality, value and flexibility they provide is truly unmatched. Thanks again for helping make our wedding day special! read more