5 Reasons You Should Book a Hawaii Based Wedding Planner

Creating your dream wedding takes a lot of work, and in turn a LOT of planning. Things like deciding on a budget, finding a venue and vendors, creating the timeline of your day, and the execution of the day itself all take up so much time and effort. This also only scratches the surface of everything that goes into planning a wedding, which is why booking a wedding planner is one of the single best investments you can make for your wedding day in Hawaii. Let’s go over 5 reasons why booking a Hawaii based wedding planner is almost a must for your wedding on the islands, as well as take a look at some of my favorites I’ve worked with!

5 Reasons You Should Book a Hawaii Based Wedding Planner

For A Stress Free Wedding Planning Experience

Ultimately, booking a Hawaii based wedding planner to plan your wedding day on the islands is meant to give you a stress free planning experience. It’s what they do! Everything from nailing down the vision of your day, to timeline creation, budget planning, seating chart creation, vendor coordination, and more all are taken care of in a timely and efficient manner. Your planner is able to take care of nearly every part of the planning process in the lead up to your wedding day. The things that they can’t directly handle (like determining who makes the cut for your guest list), they can still assist with by sending you reminders and answering any questions you might have.

To Help You Find the Right Venue for Your Vision

Another benefit of booking a wedding planner for your day is the assistance they provide when it comes to choosing the right venue for you. I have a ton of resources on my blog going over the best venues on the islands, but often when couples book me they do so after already booking a venue, so I can’t give any specific recommendations unique to them. This is where booking a Hawaii based wedding planner comes into play as they are THE first vendor you’ll book for your day. Being based in Hawaii is also essential as they’ll know the different venues inside and out, and after honing in on the unique vision you have for your day they can suggest ones that best fit the dream wedding you have in your mind!

For Vendor Recommendations for Your One of a Kind Wedding

Similarly to their knowledge of the different wedding venues across the islands, knowing and having connections with the different vendors on the islands is also an incredible benefit of having a Hawaii based wedding planner. Much like the right venue can help to achieve your unique wedding vision, the different vendors you book will also play a huge part in this process. In addition to recommending and sourcing these different vendors, your planner will also be able to read through the different contracts from your vendors and act as a point of contact relaying the details of your day.

Many Wedding Venues in Hawaii Require One

As it turns out, many wedding venues across the Hawaiian islands actually require couples to book a wedding planner in order to also book their space. Knowing this requirement, and understanding the other benefits of booking a planner, it’s all the more important to find one whose values, practices, and personality all resonate with you. We’ll take a look at some of my favorites next, but there’s one more important detail to cover!

To Give You Peace of Mind on Your Wedding Day

As a Hawaii based wedding photographer, one of my top priorities for your wedding day (aside from artfully documenting your favorite memories) is ensuring that you fully enjoy yourselves on the day of your wedding. Your Hawaii wedding planner also has this goal at the forefront of their minds throughout the entirety of the planning process. Their expertise on every aspect of the wedding day and everything that goes into planning it allows you to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourselves to the fullest in the lead up to your wedding AND on the day itself!

My Favorite Hawaii Based Wedding Planners

There are many talented and experienced wedding planners based in Hawaii for you to choose from. The 8 below are some of my personal favorites that I’ve worked with in the past, ones that I can wholeheartedly recommend with complete confidence to pull off your unique wedding vision!

For The Good Events

“No matter your event vision, aesthetic preferences, or individual needs, it’s our absolute honor to turn your love story into an unforgettable celebration.” This mission statement from the endlessly talented people of For The Good Events sums up the incredible work they do. This Hawaii based wedding planning team specializes in personalized planning options to best serve each specific couples' needs. They offer full service wedding planning, partial planning, elopement services, and even destination planning assistance for couples in California, Washington, and more!

All The Deets

The next wedding planner on my list is the wonderful team of All The Deets Weddings and Events. “Creating dream weddings for the laid-back luxe” is their motto, and it’s a vision they execute to perfection with every event they’re a part of. Alyssa, Codie, and their dream team of coordinators specialize in full event planning, partial event planning, and 60 day coordination assistance. This array of specialties allows them to bring their couples vision of a luxurious wedding to life with a service that fits their specific needs!

Forever Amour Events

Based on the island of Oahu, as well as New York City, Forever Amour Events is another fabulous option for couples looking for assistance in planning a luxurious wedding on the Hawaiian Islands. Where Forever Amour excels is in their attention to detail in creating one of a kind weddings with personal touches and details of the couples included throughout the day. They’ve mastered the art of balancing intention with elegance, something that I am constantly admiring and appreciative of as it’s similar to how I approach my photography!

Love Letter Weddings

Love Letter Weddings is another Hawaii based planner that I’ve had the pleasure of working with and have seen firsthand the amount of care and intention they put into their couples’ weddings. They offer an array of services from full wedding planning, to partial planning, as well as consultation to best meet the needs of their couples. They also take this a step further with their floral offerings which can elevate your wedding while also streamlining the planning process itself. Their approach to planning is done in a way that keeps things exciting AND stress free, allowing their couples to enjoy the entire process and not only the wedding day itself!

Drawing Moment

The next Hawaii based wedding planner I want to take a look at is none other than the team at Drawing Moment. Not only does Drawing Moment offer in depth and excellent wedding planning services, they also have options for coordination services as well as design services. This allows them to help bring their couples’ dream wedding to life, regardless of how hands on they want to be in the process. Whether you want them to take care of every detail, or just guide you through the process, they’ll do so in a way that leaves you with the unforgettable wedding day you’ve always dreamt of.

The Gay Agenda Collective

The Gay Agenda Collective specialize in wedding planning and other services for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. It’s a wonderful organization that aims to bring inclusivity to the islands, as every couple deserves to celebrate their love here in paradise! They offer full service wedding planning, partial planning, coordination, design services, elopement planning, and floral design for their couples, all of which are done with the highest quality of service and care. They also strive to make weddings on the islands more sustainable, which I LOVE. Check out their rental company WedCycle to learn more!

Aloha Bridal Connections

Next up I’d like to discuss Aloha Bridal Connections, which not only offers phenomenal wedding planning services in Hawaii, but a variety of other resources as well. Their planning services include day-of coordination (for hotel weddings only), hybrid coordination services, partial planning services, and full-service planning. This array of offerings, combined with their comprehensive guide to the different wedding vendors and venues of Hawaii found on their site, allows you to assemble the wedding of your dreams with ease!

I Do Weddings Inc

Last and certainly not least is I Do Weddings Inc, where peace of mind throughout the planning process is their primary goal. I Do Weddings works incredibly hard to ensure that their couples have a simple, straightforward, and relaxed planning experience. They offer full planning and coordination services as well as a day-of coordination option to not only help with the planning process, but also ensure that all the hard work and planning that went into your day comes together exactly how you envisioned it would. 

For more wedding planning resources like this one make sure to check out some of my other articles here. If you’re looking to book me to document your wedding day send me an inquiry so we can get to know one another!