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January 2024 by Matthew L.
Mina, Jayvee, Allison, and the CIHW team were incredible in helping us plan our wedding. They have a great network of vendors and the area that was super useful for planning our wedding, making it much easier for us to plan a wedding at Kualoa Ranch. They did a great job planning and keeping us on schedule both in the planning period and during the event. Thank you so much!
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January 2024 by Nicole Nguyen
Our destination wedding day on Oahu was nothing short of perfection, and we owe so much of that to Mina, Allison, and Jayvee. From the initial consultation to the last dance, CIHW demonstrated exceptional attention to detail and organizational process. They flawlessly executed our vision, turning dreams into reality. Their calming presence and expert coordination ensured a stress-free celebration for us and our guests. Our wedding guests kept telling us it was one of the most beautiful and best weddings they have ever been to. One of the things that we were most concerned was keeping within our floral budget without compromising on our vision for the wedding. CIHW was able to help us with this and we were so impressed with how they were able to make it work within our floral budget. If you're looking for a wedding planner who goes above and beyond to make your day truly special, look no further than CIHW. We are so grateful for their expertise and highly recommend their services!
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December 2023 by Nicole N.
Our destination wedding day on Oahu was nothing short of perfection, and we owe so much of that to Mina, Allison, and Jayvee. From the initial consultation to the last dance, CIHW demonstrated exceptional attention to detail and organizational process. They flawlessly executed our vision, turning dreams into reality. Their calming presence and expert coordination ensured a stress-free celebration for us and our guests. Our wedding guests kept telling us it was one of the most beautiful and best weddings they have ever been to. One of the things that we were most concerned was keeping within our floral budget without compromising on our vision for the wedding. CIHW was able to help us with this and we were so impressed with how they were able to make it work within our floral budget. If you're looking for a wedding planner who goes above and beyond to make your day truly special, look no further than CIHW. We are so grateful for their expertise and highly recommend their services!
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September 2023 by Phoebe Chou
CIHW did such an amazing job for our wedding! We booked them an entire year ago and they made our entire year and wedding planning process very smooth, fun, and stress-free! We mainly worked with Jayvee and Allison and they were both very professional and patient with answering all of our questions and fulfilling our needs/vision. They planned out a schedule for us and throughout the year, they checked in, helped us book our venue (they checked out the venue for us, we never saw the venue in person), vendors, design a layout and put together a very detailed timeline for our wedding day! On our wedding day, Jayvee and Allison were impeccable. The venue looked beautiful and everything was setup so nicely. Everything went according to the plan we discussed beforehand. Jayvee and Allison were attentive to all of our needs at all times, always looking ahead and checking in with us for any changes, and very prepared that they even had bandaids ready for me! Everyone had a great time and felt that the wedding went very well! We are so happy we chose CIHW, they deserve all the credit! They definitely have a lot of experience and I would 100% recommend them!
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September 2023 by Phoebe C.
CIHW did such an amazing job for our wedding! We booked them an entire year ago and they made our entire year and wedding planning process very smooth, fun, and stress-free! We mainly worked with Jayvee and Allison and they were both very professional and patient with answering all of our questions and fulfilling our needs/vision. They planned out a schedule for us and throughout the year, they checked in, helped us book our venue (they checked out the venue for us, we never saw the venue in person), vendors, design a layout and put together a very detailed timeline for our wedding day! On our wedding day, Jayvee and Allison were impeccable. The venue looked beautiful and everything was setup so nicely. Everything went according to the plan we discussed beforehand. Jayvee and Allison were attentive to all of our needs at all times, always looking ahead and checking in with us for any changes, and very prepared that they even had bandaids ready for me! Everyone had a great time and felt that the wedding went very well! We are so happy we chose CIHW, they deserve all the credit! They definitely have a lot of experience and I would 100% recommend them!
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August 2023 by Deborah C.
We had a wonderful experience working with Jayvee & the CIHW team to plan our destination wedding in Oahu. My husband and I are a couple from California and though I'm a Project Manager at work (and a Type 1 ), I knew I needed a wedding planner local in Hawaii who had the relationships with vendors & knowledge of the area to bring our vision to reality. We started with an introduction zoom meeting and closer to our wedding date, a few more zooms to wrap up the timeline details. Most of our communication was via email. Note that the weddings closer to the date of get priority, so while e-mail responses can take awhile when your wedding's far out, you'll appreciate the faster responses when it's your turn :) All of CIHW's recommended vendors were top notch, professional, and reliable. We received many compliments about our decor, entertainment, hair and makeup artist, beautiful cake, how smooth the night went, clear top tent with lighting, photo/video team, and the list goes on! My bridesmaid said it's a really good sign when the photographer arrived an hour early to the venue. In the two months leading up to our event, I worked primarily with Jayvee when it came to day of timeline and rentals. She's patient, experienced, knows what looks chic aesthetically, and is on top of every detail. On the wedding day, Jayvee and Elena were the first to arrive and the last to leave to oversee the whole setup and breakdown. They were present and proactive in their role, so that my husband and I could be fully present and soak in every moment with our guests. We were smiling and laughing the whole day as if we didn't have a worry in the world! If there were any hiccups, my husband and I had no idea about it (even to this day). We were well taken care of, and the team's gestures meant a lot, whether it was handing us signature cocktails after the ceremony, bringing us ice cream from our ice cream vendor, or packing up cake and musubis to enjoy the morning after. Thanks CIHW team for making our wedding day so special! We are forever grateful that you made our day one to cherish! (Photos: Jason Deng)
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April 2023 by Andrey S.
We made contact with CIHW in 2019 to plan for our wedding in the summer of 2020 not knowing that COVID would change everything. The months leading up to our planned wedding date were stressful to say the least, not only were we planning for a wedding, but we also had no certainty that the pandemic would end and when we would be able to celebrate our marriage. Plans kept getting pushed back as travel was restricted and the reality of a destination wedding became merely a dream. We did not want to lose hope and we still wanted to support the wedding business in Hawaii so we kept our deposits and continued to postpone our wedding for the unforeseeable future. Meetings over Zoom with Mina, Jayvee, and their staff were therapeutic in a way as they continued to give us hope and were constantly updating us about the new travel restrictions and gathering limitations that Hawaii would have. They were always positive and made us feel that our dream wedding was within reach and they would do everything they could in their power to make it happen. We decided to do Full Wedding Planning services and we do not regret it one bit. From start to finish, CIHW was available for us every step of the way. Finally, in the summer of 2022, we were able to hold our wedding with minimal COVID-19 restrictions. Jayvee and Allison were our wedding day coordinators and everything they had planned for in our wedding day timeline went smoothly. The only mishap that we had was our original backdrop for our guest seating chart which was to be repurposed as a Polaroid picture backdrop was not ready to be used because of the previous rental. CIHW went above and beyond and lent us an amazing backdrop that they decorated themselves. If there were any other hiccups in the plan, we did not even notice it because we are sure that they took care of it right away. As weddings go, we only had a few bites from our plates but they made sure we were taken care of with plenty of food and desserts from our menu to take home. We had our dream wedding go exactly how we wanted, all thanks to this tireless team of coordinators and vendors. For anyone looking for amazing and dependable wedding coordinators, we highly recommend CIHW!
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March 2023 by Elizabeth Kaplan
I cannot speak highly enough of the Cherished in Hawaii Weddings team. Planning a destination wedding required us to make a lot of decisions without seeing or tasting anything ourselves, so the local knowledge they provided was invaluable.The team helped us find the venue of our dreams and did the majority of liaising with them. We decided to choose one of their packages, allowing us to use the vendors they knew would be amazing, and saving us tons of time in researching and vetting each one. In hindsight it was a great choice as everything was wonderful!The offiant they selected was cheerful, funny, and sincere. The DJ did the most to mix our favourite songs in with ones he knew would get people onto the dance floor. I left most of the décor decisions up to the team and I was blown away by what they were able to put together.The photographer they recommend was excellent and ran circles around us, providing us with so many shots that we will cherish (no pun intended) forever. We had a videographer as well that produced such an amazing video to share with our friends and family that could not attend.We were really impressed with the food choices offered with the packages. Everything was so delicious and all of our guests let us know how much they liked it afterwards. The baker they work with also offered a really great selection of cake flavours. We went with strawberries and cream for the first layer and chocolate raspberry for the second layer. It was delicious, no dry wedding cake here!Allison was our head coordinator. She was a dream to work with. Throughout the planning process she was always available to answer questions and put our concerns at ease. Where she really shone, though, was the day of. She was everywhere. She made sure everyone knew where to go, and what to do. Having her around allowed me to let go, relax, and actually enjoy the wedding! She really is a wedding fairy godmother.At the end of the day I wouldn't have done anything differently. Our guests kept telling us that the wedding was like something you see in the movies. If you're looking to plan your dream wedding, look no further than the Cherished in Hawaii Weddings team!
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March 2023 by Angela Fan
The CIHW team helped us plan our destination wedding in Oahu and we honestly couldn't imagine having done it without them! I initially set out to plan most of my wedding by myself but was quickly overwhelmed by the sheer scale of things, complexities of my wedding venue, and the difficulty of not being familiar with local vendors. Then the Cherished in Hawaii team came to our rescue! The team came recommended by my venue (Lanikuhonua) - which was super helpful because they were well-versed in all the intricacies of our (outdoor) venue, the rules, and vendors they've previously had a good experience working with. They helped me think through details that hadn't even occurred to me and gave recommendations during the times when I was too overwhelmed to make another decision!When wedding day came around, we were unexpectedly greeted with thunderstorms and pouring rain that lasted for hours and ultimately flooded our venue. But the CIHW team was able to help us quickly navigate the chaos, steering us to a different part of the venue and modifying the layout to accommodate. All of our guests commented on how smoothly our wedding went - no one had any idea what had ensued earlier in the day!Highly recommend working with the CIHW team for your wedding!
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March 2023 by Angela F.
The CIHW team helped us plan our destination wedding in Oahu and we honestly couldn't imagine having done it without them! I initially set out to plan most of my wedding but was quickly overwhelmed by the sheer scale of things, complexities of my wedding venue, and the difficulty of not being familiar with local vendors. Then the Cherished in Hawaii team came to our rescue! The team came recommended by my venue (Lanikuhonua) - which was super helpful because they were well-versed in all the intricacies of our (outdoor) venue, the rules, and vendors they've previously had a good experience working with. They helped me think through details that hadn't even occurred to me and gave recommendations during the times when I was too overwhelmed to make another decision! When wedding day came around, we were unexpectedly greeted with thunderstorms and pouring rain that lasted for hours and ultimately flooded our venue. But the CIHW team was able to help us quickly navigate the chaos, steering us to a different part of the venue and modifying the layout to accommodate. All of our guests commented on how smoothly our wedding went - no one had any idea what had ensued earlier in the day! Highly recommend working with the CIHW team for your wedding!
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March 2023 by Elizabeth K.
I cannot speak highly enough of the Cherished in Hawaii Weddings team. Planning a destination wedding required us to make a lot of decisions without seeing or tasting anything ourselves, so the local knowledge they provided was invaluable. The team helped us find the venue of our dreams and did the majority of liaising with them. We decided to choose one of their packages, allowing us to use the vendors they knew would be amazing, and saving us tons of time in researching and vetting each one. In hindsight it was a great choice as everything was wonderful! The offiant they selected was cheerful, funny, and sincere. The DJ did the most to mix our favourite songs in with ones he knew would get people onto the dance floor. I left most of the décor decisions up to the team and I was blown away by what they were able to put together. The photographer they recommend was excellent and ran circles around us, providing us with so many shots that we will cherish (no pun intended) forever. We had a videographer as well that produced such an amazing video to share with our friends and family that could not attend. We were really impressed with the food choices offered with the packages. Everything was so delicious and all of our guests let us know how much they liked it afterwards. The baker they work with also offered a really great selection of cake flavours. We went with strawberries and cream for the first layer and chocolate raspberry for the second layer. It was delicious, no dry wedding cake here! Allison was our head coordinator. She was a dream to work with. Throughout the planning process she was always available to answer questions and put our concerns at ease. Where she really shone, though, was the day of. She was everywhere. She made sure everyone knew where to go, and what to do. Having her around allowed me to let go, relax, and actually enjoy the wedding! She really is a wedding fairy godmother. At the end of the day I wouldn't have done anything differently. Our guests kept telling us that the wedding was like something you see in the movies. If you're looking to plan your dream wedding, look no further than the Cherished in Hawaii Weddings team!
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December 2022 by Adrian Bachelier
We had a great experience working with Mina and her team! They went above and beyond to bring the vision of our wedding day to realization! We can't stop talking about what amazing people they all are and what a privilege it was to work with them. If you want the wedding of your dreams CIHW will make it happen!!!
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December 2022 by Zack H.
Cherished in Hawaii did an amazing job with our special day. Our Hawaii wedding was perfectly executed from the time guests arrived at Ocean Gardens to the very last song our DJ played. The lights, music, and atmosphere, schedule, and everything else was top notch. Even now, in looking back at our video highlights and pictures we are even more impressed with what a great job Cherished did in making this dream of a day a reality.
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December 2022 by Adrian B.
We had a great experience working with Mina and her team! They went above and beyond to bring the vision of our wedding day to realization! We can't stop talking about what amazing people they all are and what a privilege it was to work with them. If you want the wedding of you dreams CIHW will make it happen!!!
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November 2022 by Robert H
Working with the wedding planners at Cherished in Hawaii Weddings was the best decision we made. They were all wonderful people to work with. They were organized and followed through on their tasks. Their planning tool helps keep our tasks organized as well. They also made great suggestions on ideas that we weren't even thinking about. Overall, we had a wonderful wedding in Hawaii and we can't thank them enough for helping us plan and organize our wedding. We had a blast. Big shoutout to ******, ****** and **** and everyone else who made our day special.
