• User rating:

"Wai is awesome!"
Mr. and Mrs. Huang
Seattle, WA
August 9, 2012

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Wai was our wedding planner for our June wedding in Oahu. I cannot say enough good things about our experience!!! Great resource--Since I work full time and am from Seattle, there was only a limited amount of research I could do. Wai connected us to the the island's most reputable vendors. Her in-depth knowledge of the industry and island also helped to navigate us through what could have been a very stressful time. She also acted as our eyes and ears on the island--she visited each location and leveraged her relationships to make sure our vendors executed our vision. Flexible--Despite the different time zones and busy schedules, Wai always made time for us. When we wanted to make changes (e.g., schedule, vendors), she reacted swiftly and graciously. Attentive--Although I know Wai is very popular and has a lot of clients, she always made us feel like we were the only one. She was very focused and paid pain-staking attention to all the details. She anticipated our needs and stepped up when others didn't. For instance, when our hotel and florist both said they would charge $200 for cleaning up confetti, she offered to do it for free. She went beyond the call of duty for us many times. Fun!!!!--From our very first conversation, Wai was a joy to work with . She has a very warm and sunny disposition, and you can tell she is passionate about what she does. Conversations with her were better than yoga for stress-relief. Hiring her was probably the best decision we made during the planning process. We are so thankful for all her efforts in helping to create the wedding of our dreams.

This is the subjective opinion of an independent reviewer and not of Decidio, Inc.

• User rating:

"Best decision ever! & Wai is awesome!!"
Kristin
Washington, DC
July 9, 2011

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I can't say enough good things about Wai from Hawaii Weddings & Events. Right from the start she made us feel like we were the only couple she was dealing with: amazingly quick turnaround to all my emails, very responsive, professional, detail-oriented, on top of everything, and super friendly. She went above and beyond in the entire process. She understood what we wanted right from the beginning and made suggestions were appropriate and respected the wishes we had. She was very creative in helping us cut down costs so we would stick to our budget but still get what we wanted. My (now) husband already loved her even before they met, since he saw the huge smile I had every time I hung up the phone with her or got an email: she was always 10 steps ahead of me and took care of things I hadn't even thought about. I was amazed in how she always found a solution for all issues we had and everything was handled in such a good way that we never had any reason to worry about anything. Few examples: - 2 weeks before the wedding, fiance and I decided we were going to get ready at different hotels, and not on the same one as originally planned. Naturally the change would impact the schedule/logistics of several of the vendors (i.e. photog, videog, etc), but Wai took care of everything - talking to the vendors to make sure they'd be able to work around it and adjusting the schedule so everything would go smoothly. - On the day before of the wedding we realized that my MIL would need a special chair with armrest. Needless to say that with all our family in town, rehearsal and dinner that night etc, we had absolutely no time to run around the island to find one. Wai was simply awesome - I called her and in less than 15 mins she sends me a picture message with a chair that would work perfectly. I learned afterwards that after being unsuccessful with many rental vendors, she contacted her friends to find a chair that would work for us, and after we gave the ok she also coordinated with the friend to get the chair to the wedding site. What a relief that was, in 15 mins that major issue was solved and we were able to relax and have fun at the rehearsal. These are just few of the many examples of how great our experience with Wai was - we couldn't have done without her. Our families and even our officiant had the chance to interact with her and were all very very complimentary of the amazing work she did. We also had the chance to speak to Dianna a couple of times in the beginning and she also seemed very professional and on top of everything. They really know what they're doing. They have worked with a lot of vendors in the island and have close relationship with the best ones. That is a huge plus. I hadn't realized the value of that until I saw how better off I was on the weeks leading to the wedding: all the loose ends that needed to be wrapped up with the vendors were taken care without me needing to be involved. As Wai and the vendors are constantly in touch they were able to discuss the details and Wai would come to me only when needed, which worked perfectly for us as we had many things to take care of at home and work before taking off to Hawaii. I could write pages here, but all in all, I'd recommend Wai and Hawaii Weddings & Events in a heartbeat. We were on a tight budget and I was a bit worried in the beginning about spending on the "luxury" of a coordinator, but I can say that hiring HW&E was the best decision we've made.

This is the subjective opinion of an independent reviewer and not of Decidio, Inc.