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Featured Weddings
Pablo & Bessie
Pride of Hawaii Cruise Ship
Photos by: Visionari
We were so thrilled and honored when the STYLE network contacted us to help plan Pablo and Bessie’s wedding to be aired on the show “How Do I Look?” Given the nature of the TV show, we did not have as much communication as with our regular clients. We were given some information about the couple such as their occupations, favorite colors, hobbies, etc. to help design their dream wedding. With the help of florist Fong Tagawa of Floral Inspirations, we created a beautiful wedding utilizing Bessie’s favorite color, lavender, and other island inspired elements such as a lauhala ring pillow, orchid bouquets and fresh island maile leis. It was so touching and exciting to see all these island elements coming to life on a national TV network show. Visit the “Press” page on our website to watch the show.
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Lance & Mary Anne
St. Augustine Church & Ihilani Resort - Oahu
Photos by: Shawn Starr Photography
Mary Anne is probably one of the most easy-going brides we have ever worked with. She was so worry-free that she asked us at our final meeting whether she was the most “unorganized” bride we had ever dealt with. To us, she was anything but “unorganized!” She was positive and really had her mind focused on the right thing – having a GREAT time on her wedding day. Lance and Mary Anne had a traditional Filipino Catholic ceremony at the beautiful St. Augustine Church in Waikiki, and their ceremony was held on the Lagoon Lawn at the Ihilani Hotel in Ko Olina. The ambiance Lance and Mary Anne wanted for their reception was modern and elegant. We utilized long banquet table seating and square chargers to help achieve the modern look for the event. We finished off the look by using some gold accents (antique gold napkins, champagne table runners and old gold chivari chairs) to add that splash of elegance.
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Tuan & Danelle
Halekulani Resort & Spa - Oahu
Photos by: Frank Amodo Photography
Tuan and Dani’s wedding was exactly the wedding they had envisioned since day one. They had a cohesive theme which was carried out beautifully from their boxed invitation to choice of linen used at their wedding reception. Dani is a great communicator in terms of her likes and dislikes, which was definitely one of the reasons why her vision for clean, chic and elegant had come to life. One of the most memorable moments at their wedding was the way they had taken a twist on the traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony. Dani wore a modern tea length red dress from the new J Crew wedding line for the ceremony, which took place on the center dance floor of the ballroom. We dimmed all the lights in the ballroom with the exception of a spot light highlighting the “tea ceremony action” on the dance floor. The ambiance was solemn, and the ceremony was dramatic.
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Jon & Elina
Lanikuhonua Phase I - Oahu
Photos by: Frank Amodo Photography
Elina came to us knowing exactly what she wanted for her wedding: lots of food, drinks and beautiful design! Elina loved dramatic colors, and Naomi Lee of Les Saisons fine linen rentals suggested utilizing fuchsia and plum linen to set the bold tone for the reception. Besides the linen, we also added dramatic up lights to flood the top of the tent with a nice red glow. Colorful, lively and bold were the words to describe the reception. Elina’s wedding dress was also one of the most unique we’ve seen. We just LOVED her mermaid style dress embellished by pleats at the bottom. We had been noticing a lot of everyday wear fashion trends (i.e.: pleats, tea length dresses, etc.) intermixing with bridal fashion lately. This is definitely a huge plus for fashionable brides who want to go for the wow factor if they not big fans of the traditional lace and beaded type of wedding gowns.
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Pridel & Richelle
The Westin Moana Surfrider Hotel - Oahu
Photos by: Frank Amodo Photography
Our lucky 7.7.07 couple! We started working with Pridel and Richelle in 2005 because for a date with such high demand, we definitely needed to start planning early. Richelle loved the vintage look of the hotel and decided upon a vintage themed wedding. We utilized elements such as pearls, lace, gold accents and even wild Rosemary to help achieve the vintage ambiance. Photographer Frank Amodo did an amazing job in capturing the essence of this wedding. Some of the black and white photos of Richelle and Pridel looking straight into the camera resemble photos that could have been taken in the 1950’s. These photos feel so candid and, just simply, raw. And of course, we all LOVED Richelle’s blue shoes – best wedding shoes we have ever seen!
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Bryan & Anna
JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa - Oahu
Photos by: Shawn Starr Photography
I (Sandra) love it when I get the opportunity to work with clients with “Hong Kong connection” since I was born there and lived there for about 13 years. Anna’s family is originally from Hong Kong, but she now lives in New York with Bryan. Anna had so much trust in her vendors that she was open to ANY ideas that would make her wedding fabulous. Almost all of Anna’s and Bryan’s guests had traveled from out of town to attend their Hawaiian wedding; Anna wanted to utilize as much tropical flowers as possible to give her guests a true Hawaii experience. Yvonne Chapman of Yvonne Floral Designs created beautiful arrangements and table setting for the ceremony and reception. Fine Koa chargers were placed at each setting to help set the tone for the event and hand crafted bamboo vases were used to enhance bright, beautiful tropical flowers. Anna and Bryan’s wedding took place over Chinese New Year weekend, so we rented champagne gold linens and ‘good luck red’ napkins from Les Saisons to top off this beautiful event.
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Adam & Renee
Lanikuhonua Phase II - Oahu
Photos by: Frank Amodo Photography
True surfers at heart, Adam and Renee, chose Lanikuhonua Phase II to be close to the ocean when they tied the knot. Adam and Renee were high school sweethearts, and they had been together for more than 10 years when they married in November 2007. Renee’s personal style can be described as beachy and relaxed, and her style has definitely exuded through her wedding. Seashell adorned place setting, soft green and champagne accents plus Adam’s and Renee’s optimism created a comfortable and soothing ambiance for their wedding. Check out their beautiful wedding photos and, of course, the amazing Lanikuhonua sunset!
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Brian & Katie
Hale Koa Hotel - Oahu
Photos by: Marcia Campbell Photography
Brian and Katie got married a year ago in an intimate beach ceremony attended only by their families. Katie loved the outdoors and she said her barefoot wedding was truly her “dream wedding”. Katie came from a large family, so she decided to host another wedding reception that would allow more of her friends and family to attend. What can we do when a bride has already had her “dream wedding?” Instead of focusing on creating another wedding affair, we were determined to create this event based on true celebration style and design based solely on Katie’s outgoing and fun personality. We wanted to make this a fun and lively celebration to remember. To help create a lively ambiance, we utilized all types of fun, colorful and unique tropical flowers for her wedding. Beautiful kissing balls, hung throughout the ceremony site, helped set the tone for the event. We removed all ballroom banquet chairs and replaced them with modern black folding chairs to avoid the ballroom looking too “stuffy.” We also utilized beautiful Capri blue linens and chocolate brown napkins to create a young, spontaneous and a little “mismatched” feel to the wedding. The liveliness of the event allowed the guests to relax and feel “belonged” to a space where Brian and Katie’s personalities truly exuded.
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Sam & Kathleen
White Rock Beach & Spago at the Four Seasons Resort - Maui
Photos by: Mark Nomura Photography
Sam and Kathleen got married at White Rock Beach in Maui and had an intimate reception at the edgy Four Season’s Spago restaurant. Kathleen has always envisioned getting married on the beach, but a fashion junkie at heart, she LOVES her shoes! In order for Kathleen to wear heels on sand, we constructed a hard surfaced runway style aisle for her. We also set up an all white chuppah on top of the hard surface. The mesh between this modern all white ceremony set up on a rustic Maui beach was the perfect setting for these two New Yorkers’ wedding getaway in paradise.
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Kenneth & Roxanna
Lanikuhonua Phase I - Oahu
Photos by: Mark Nomura Photography
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