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December 2023 by Megan Kahalehili
Our wedding day was a dream come true. It was literally everything I imagined and more. We did the “maid of honor for hire” service and worked with Chris who was absolutely amazing. She had great input and was super supportive throughout the whole process. The groomsmen and bridesmaids will still talk about our day and how thorough Chris was with the timeline. It alleviated a lot concern off the MOH and BM too! Wedding planning was such a rollercoaster but Chris had the whole thing handled let us have our day and I’ll always be so grateful for her and the team.
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October 2023 by Zakariya C.
Would have loved more empathy and compassion in communication for our situation instead of the 'awe, bummer I'm sorry etc...' type of vibe we felt you gave off, where it comes off more corporate than being understanding of us being human and how life happens sometimes. This situation happened just after we had to cancel everything out of the blue a few months back for personal reasons, but it is what it is and regardless of how it went, we'll still kindly give you four stars anyway, because even if our experience wasn't the greatest in the end with you, we care enough to still support your business. All the best to you and I only hope that one day you understand how it feels.
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August 2023 by C N.
My husband and I just recently married at Aulani in Hawai'i with Love Letter as our floral vendor. The process was fairly straightforward and easy. After we selected Love Letter as our vendor, we were immediately connected with Makana. We were asked to fill out a questionnaire that would give Love Letter an idea of what our price range was and what we were looking for. After we submitted the form, Makana and the team provided us with a very helpful visual guide proposal with multiple price options so we had a general idea of what we wanted, colors, and types of flowers. We then had a zoom call with Makana and they walked us through more of the proposal and to answer any questions we had. We ended up going with local, tropical florals with a lot of greenery: Lei's for ourselves and our wedding party, flower crowns for the flower girls, a beautiful floral arrangement for the alter, petals in the aisle way with the mickey mouse design, bud vases for the cocktail hour, a lovely flower arrangement for our memorial table, and the most amazing floral arrangements for our ballroom. Makana provided their expertise as well of staggering tall and short arrangements on the various tables to give it dimension vs. everything looking really flat. They also offered us some additional cost savings by repurposing the floral on the alter to be used for various other decorations, including our sweethearts table. Many of our guests were awestruck with how amazing all the floral arrangements turned out and they looked amazing in our photos. We also loved the additional Disney magic of including some hidden mickeys into the floral arrangements. Day of the wedding, we were able to catch Makana and their team setting up the floral arrangements as we checked in the morning. Makana also coordinated directly with our Disney wedding lead and delivered our beautiful leis so we could wear them for our family photos. We love all the hard work and detail that Makana and the Love Letter team did for our wedding and it really put the extra aloha look and feel to our big day. Mahalo to Makana and the Love Letter team! Highly recommend 100%!
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August 2023 by Robin C.
I cannot believe it took me this long to write this review. I had the wedding of my dreams thanks to Louise and the Love Letter Weddings team! I should caveat that I am from Chicago, and am a self aware very detail-oriented, design obsessed person who was psyched to have a wedding in Hawaii but had zero idea of where to start. I also knew that I wanted to have a stylish wedding that incorporated my Chinese culture and still represented me and my now husband's taste being a little more modern -- but that I didn't want a Hawaii-themed wedding. Louise and LLW delivered. I'd highly recommend Louise and do the full service start-to-finish planning option she offers -- despite my pickiness we were able to confirm venue, catering, floral, makeup and hotel vendors on ONE site trip. The biggest value is that Louise has incredible relationships with vendors on the island and she could steer us to narrowed down top choices for our style and budget right away -- immediately saving us hours. Not to mention, there are a million things you can't tell about a vendor from their website or IG profile -- namely how professional, on time, consistent, or adaptable they are if things go wrong -- and Louise and team knew all of those nuances on top of having very close relationships with any vendor you'd consider on the island. You just don't want to have to worry about those things when you have the fun big decisions to make. Louise was endlessly patient even when I had so many questions and calls, and never made me feel silly for wanting to try something different. She and her team (shout out Edna!) were collaborative and fun, and when some things needed pivots or attention on the day of -- her team was there. I cannot recommend Louise enough; honestly if you're not sure about who to go to for a planner - please PM me and I'd be happy to tell you about our experience.
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April 2023 by Courtney Freeman
My husband and I got married on Oahu in early November 2022 and ended up booking with Love Letter Weddings. Louise and her team exceeded our expectations. They went above and beyond on EVERYTHING we had envisioned for our special day. We did The Full Shebang service due to us not being local, and living in Arizona. Obviously it is hard to plan a wedding, especially while living in a different state. But Louise and the team made it absolutely stress free for us. We took one trip to the island to check out all of the vendors and LLW set everything up for us within the 5 days we were there to book everything we needed to. When we were not there, we did monthly zoom meetings planning the rest of the wedding. They are the most organized business and kept everything so in tact for us, so everything was easy to find if I needed to pull something up. It was also such a relief to not have to worry about anything on my wedding day. They handled it all! I couldn’t thank the team enough for all of the hard work and help with making our day the most incredible day ever!
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January 2023 by Lucy E.
Love Letter Weddings is hands down the best money spent and best vendor decision we made for our big day. We could not recommend Louise, her exceptional service and team more. My now husband and I are based in Los Angeles, but picked Hawaii as our destination given I'm from New Zealand and he's from New York. We were initially flying pretty blind, and our venue of choice required an approved planner to coordinate on our behalf. After some extensive social media and internet research, we thought Louise might be a fit right away and it turns out she was indeed a perfect match just minutes into our first consultation. We opted for the Maid of Honor package, which meant LLW provided a list of recommended vendors for us to choose from, a full online planning service (Aisle Planner) with a budget Louise's team put together. Louise was also fully contactable to us throughout for any and all questions. She gave amazing advice, provided key milestones and deadlines to keep us on track, then one month out from the wedding, we had an extensive handover meeting and LLW took it over from there. To say our minds were blown at LLW's expertise, professionalism and attention to detail is an understatement. We literally could not have pulled off our dream wedding without Louise and her team. Leading into the wedding, they were amazing at ticking off the things we hadn't thought of, picking up our master timeline, locking in call times and all details with vendors and pulling together those final touches. They made it all feel so simple, when we knew that wasn't the case. The day of the wedding, our guests were in awe at the team around us. When a LLW team member walked my father and I to the top of the aisle, they even offered us breath mints, and me Vaseline for my ring finger. They didn't miss a beat - they set up our decor, tent, table settings, flowers and ceremony just as we envisioned and made it all perfect down to the last detail. They were always in the right spot to cue the key beats of the night; ensure speakers had champagne for toasts; brought my husband and I food/cocktails during our photos; set up favors and dessert and had everything run flawlessly and according to plan. At the end of the night, Louise even had our leftover alcohol, gifts, bouquets and signs packed away on the bus before we even got on board. She was also able to hook up my dress train in about 10 seconds after several minutes of the bridesmaids struggling! We feel so fortunate to have met and shared our experience with Louise and quite honestly - we miss our regular Zooms with her! This is one of the most hard-working, organized, personable and dream teams you could ever met. So many of our guests have told us this is one of the best weddings they've ever been to. We of course had our vision in mind, but there's no way it would've been half the success it was without Louise and her team. Thank you so much Love Letter Weddings and truly - look no further than them if you are planning a destination wedding.
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January 2023 by Mari T.
I 100% recommend Love Letter Weddings to anyone getting married on Oahu - we absolutely love Louise and her wonderful team. To anyone starting the wedding planning process - passing along this key advice: a fabulous coordinator/planner is KEY & absolutely worth the investment. I could write a novel describing all the ways they ensured we had our dream wedding and truly went ABOVE AND BEYOND so many times. I'll keep it to just 5 reasons we were so happy with LLW (I could write 100). 1. Why we picked LLW: It was an extensive process - I received a list from a friend who is involved in the Oahu wedding scene of the coordinators/planners he felt were best/had 0 red flags. I researched them all and chatted with ~5 who were all excellent. I was down to LLW and another planner, so let my husband choose between the two and he knew immediately after meeting via Zoom that LLW was for us based on Louise's vibe, availability throughout the process, and tech-savvy-ness. I grew up in Hawaii, but we planned our wedding from the east coast and felt Louise and LLW bridged the destination and local wedding chasm effortlessly. Also, Louise is NOT PUSHY AT ALL in terms of trying to upsell you on packages or anything. She portrays a sincere desire to give you what you need/want in terms of help - something I greatly appreciated. :) 2. Truly professional and prompt: Louise responds promptly to emails and if she is going to take a while due to weddings or vacations, she lets you know so you are never left hanging. This was a huge deal to us! My husband (tech) and me (medicine) wish we had the email etiquette Louise and her team have in our own work they are so good. 3. Maid of Honor for Hire Package: I chose this package because I was genuinely excited to plan our wedding and in discussion with Louise felt this was the right one for me. Compared to other "partial planning/coordination" packages, I felt that Louise's offered the most flexibility and availability to ask questions and consult about various parts of the planning process. It was perfect for me and could not recommend it more! 4. Above and Beyond: A couple of snafus happened during the process that Louise handled and helped us through like a champ. First, while visiting the office early on, my car got towed - and LOUISE DROVE MY MOM AND ME TO THE TOW YARD. Second, when my welcome wedding sign did not arrive from Etsy on time, LLW made us a gorgeous one for our wedding (see photos). Third, I folded 1000 cranes and wanted them behind us - they were a tangled mess, but they made it look amazing. Lastly, my mom was eager to help and be involved, which was great but sometimes stressful - Louise also was so kind to my mom who asked a million questions and even helped me suggest ways to help reduce the stress around my mom trying to take over the wedding planning. :) My family called Louise was an angel for this wedding planner superpower! 5. Our Perfect/Dream Wedding: The most important thing! Our wedding was truly perfect! We were so happy. Everything came out the way we wanted and the day was so fun and stress-free. Louise and her team made our vision come true and our guests had an amazing time - some said it was the most beautiful wedding they've ever been to - which I attribute to Louise and the LLW team. Clearly based on the length of this review, we were absolutely thrilled with LLW. Trust your wedding to Louise and the LLW team - you will be so glad you did. Thank you, Louise and the LLW team for the best day ever - we can't thank you enough!
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January 2023 by Robbie H.
For those of you planning on having a wedding on Oahu, I 100% Love Letter Weddings. We did a destination wedding there(we are located in california) and Louise helped us navigate through all the details, kept us on track even though we can be very delayed, and gave us the wedding we could only dream of. Her pricing is more than fair and so worth it. Weddings are extremely stressful(understated) and her talent and organize allows for a smooth process. She keeps everything organized with a separate program that allows us to track guests, moodboards, budgets, events, timelines, as well as regular zoom meetings. This is great because my wife and I are both visual and auditory learners and having both really makes the process easy. Louise knows all the great vendors out there and with hawaiian time being a real thing, she is able to connect with them and make sure things happen on time. This to me, was one of the greatest benefits. Not living there or knowing who does what and having that all taken care of really brought our stress levels down. Her team is extremely talented and nice and they all make you feel so special :). I, as the groom, am not so plan-oriented compared to my wife and I know that drove her crazy but Louise was able to balance everything and keep me in check. She responded quickly to all emails, questions, concerns, and really took the time to get to know us to make the process easier. The actual event: It was beyond great and she gave us and the guests such a wonderful experience. Her and her team transformed our already beautiful paliku venue into everything we spoke about and drew out. Her timeline was flawless and her attention to detail really showed. I know i already mentioned this but her connections and friends/vendors were all so great and accomodating and we really felt the hawaiian love. If you have gotten this far, I feel like you might really be considering Louise and a wedding in hawaii. She is truly so talented and will make your wedding better than you could of imagined in your head. Thank you Louise and team for making our day so special and something we will always remember and be so grateful for.
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December 2022 by Erica L.
Louise and her team were the best investment we made for our semi-destination wedding! My family is mostly from Oahu, but my (now) husband's family flew in from the east coast and we invited friends and family from all over the US. It was important to me to have a coordinator based on Oahu since I wouldn't be onsite for most of the planning, and she came highly recommended by my friend. We hired her for the Whole Shebang and Florals. I love how upfront and clear Louise was from the very beginning. You know exactly what you are getting, how much you will be paying, and she delivers above and beyond! She was so organized and kept us on track without any worries at all. She made every step of the planning so easy, with checklists and the wedding software to keep everything together. Her team was equally as incredible and helpful during the planning and on the day of the wedding! Louise and her team really care about making every detail special and perfect for you, no matter what level of service you choose. I would gladly get married again, just to plan another amazing event with Louise!
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October 2022 by Carolyn Liu
We're so glad we decided to work with Louise! She was crucial in making our special day a success and we're so grateful for all of her help. She was incredible at giving us guidance, simplifying decisions for us, and making us feel assured when we were stressed. Just as another reviewer mentioned, so many of our guests called our wedding the best wedding they've been to and that was all thanks to Louise. She's literally great at EVERYTHING- organization, design, having great connections to the best vendors on the island, communicating with clients, and thinking of all the little details. We also loved working with her LLW team, who were the absolute sweetest before the wedding and the day of. This was a destination wedding for us which added another layer of stress, but literally each time we communicated with Louise we'd leave our meetings feeling so much more relaxed and even excited for everything to come. I would absolutely recommend Louise for your wedding planning services. Our only regret was not hiring Louise for the Full Shebang!
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October 2022 by Carolyn L.
We're so glad we decided to work with Louise! She was crucial in making our special day a success and we're so grateful for all of her help. She was incredible at giving us guidance, simplifying decisions for us, and making us feel assured when we were stressed. Just as another reviewer mentioned, so many of our guests called our wedding the best wedding they've been to and that was all thanks to Louise. She's literally great at EVERYTHING- organization, design, having great connections to the best vendors on the island, communicating with clients, and thinking of all the little details. We also loved working with her LLW team, who were the absolute sweetest before the wedding and the day of. This was a destination wedding for us which added another layer of stress, but literally each time we communicated with Louise we'd leave our meetings feeling so much more relaxed and even excited for everything to come. I would absolutely recommend Louise for your wedding planning services. Our only regret was not hiring Louise for the Full Shebang!
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May 2021 by Kurt T.
Our experience with Love Letter Wedding Floral was nothing short of AMAZING!! What immediately caught our attention was just how responsive Louise and Jayna were. With all the pressures and stress of wedding planning, responsiveness was key. Both Louise and Jayna were extremely professional and really understood our vision. They were real with us (when we had lofty floral design dreams) and collaborated with us on what turned out to be a beautiful design that still worked within our budget. We couldn't be happier with how our florals came out. It was their friendliness and beautiful work that truly helped to ease the anxiety of our COVID wedding. We happily support them and look forward to working with them for more special occasions to come!
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May 2021 by Allyse R.
It is difficult to put into words how incredible our experience was with Louise and her team at Love Letter Weddings and Love Letter Weddings Floral. I think it is best to start from the beginning- My now husband and I got engaged in February 2020 and almost immediately started planning for our dream wedding. We knew we wanted a destination wedding on Oahu and began looking for a wedding coordinator. We had no idea what we were looking for but started a basic search that led us to several day-of coordinators. We quickly changed our search, because being so far away we decided it was best to have a more all-encompassing coordinator who could help us with vendors, design, logistics, budgeting, etc. We came across Love Letter Weddings and saw their "full-shebang service", and although Louise offers a variety of services, we knew this was going to be it for us. I had already started a wedding Pinterest board and noticed that a lot of my pins happened to be from weddings designed by Louise. It was meant to be! As you would expect by our engagement date, our wedding planning quickly hit a standstill because of Covid. We had to decide quickly on how we would proceed. Although there were many unknowns we decided to move forward, and I have to say Louise was a big part of the reason we decided to continue. Wedding planning ended up being a welcome distraction and our regular Skype/Zoom meetings with Louise and Jayna were honestly highlights during a difficult time. Louise is very personable, and I feel like she can easily adapt and work with a variety of clients. My husband and I were pretty involved throughout the entire process, but I know she has had several clients that were more hands-off and has even surprised a bride and groom by selecting their venue for them. She was truly my dream coordinator too in terms of design and FLOWERS! Louise is not afraid of color, and although I've seen truly beautiful neutral weddings she's designed, she helped us steer clear of the muted and moody feel. She also helped us create a design that was unique to us. It was bright, happy, tropical, and incorporated touches of my husband's Mexican heritage beautifully. For those of you that enjoy planning and marking things off your checklist like I do, Louise is definitely for you! My husband says his favorite part of planning was checking off items on Aisle Planner (the planning platform Louise uses) and seeing our percentage complete go up. You could tell how much knowledge and experience Louise has by her detailed lists and blog posts. You never have to question what to do or how to do something, she had everything listed for you down to what essentials to pack for your wedding. Her blog posts were also very helpful. I particularly liked her invitation and wedding site tips, along with interview questions for DJs/MCs, photographers, stylists, etc. Louise removed so much of the logistics and budgeting stress, which we really appreciated since at the time there was so much stress caused by Covid uncertainties. She helped us come up with hotel options for our guests when most hotels were closed and always gave us options that fit within budget. She is also without a doubt one of the most responsive people I have ever come across! Whenever we emailed or texted her a question, we would get an almost immediate response. Because of Covid, our wedding day was a little different. We were very lucky in that a month before our wedding, outdoor weddings became permitted on Oahu, but Louise made sure our wedding was in compliance with the County's guidelines- all of our guests were tested before they arrived, we provided all required information for contact tracing, all guests were temperature screened upon arrival, a limited amount of guests were seated at each table, and Louise's boyfriend even made monstera leaf stickers that were stuck to the dance floor to allow for social distancing. Our goal was to make sure all our guests were comfortable and felt welcomed, and we really feel like that was achieved. Although I do n
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April 2021 by Kristen P.
Louise was our wedding guardian angel. When I contacted her to help with day-of coordination, roughly four months before our wedding date, we had no idea what our wedding could look like under the applicable Covid-related restrictions and orders. Even with this great amount of uncertainty, Louise jumped at the chance to help. From the moment we met, I felt like we were meant to work together. I consider myself a pretty organized person, but Louise's planning skills and attention to detail impressed me to no end. Louise and her team were so knowledgeable, organized, and flexible that they could seamlessly work around any issues and iron out any and all details, even during the most stressful weeks leading up to the wedding when we had to react to the constantly evolving Covid rules. Louise has checklists for every part of the planning process, which meant that every single detail had been considered and planned in advance. She also contacted all of my vendors to share timelines, finalize invoices, and discuss specific and novel issues relating to the applicable pandemic safety measures. Louise also arranged (virtual) meetings with us and our emcee and officiant prior to the wedding to make sure we were all on the same page about the wedding and reception programs, and had great ideas for how the emcee and officiant could encourage guests to enjoy themselves but remain respectful of the pandemic. On the day of our wedding, her calmness and composure were infectious, and my fiance and I felt completely relaxed and at peace throughout the whole day. On the few occasions where I checked on the status of something, Louise was already two steps ahead of me and had it all taken care of! The day after our wedding, we decided that everything had gone perfectly from our perspective, which just goes to show what an excellent job Louise and her team did. What could have easily been a very stressful day due to the pandemic turned out to be the best day of our lives! Finally, we also hired Love Letter Weddings as our florist for our ceremony and reception, and were so happy we did! Louise took special care to make sure we had the flowers we wanted, and even went above and beyond to make the arrangements extra special for us. Her prices were very competitive compared to other florists in town. In sum, I will be recommending Love Letter Weddings, as a planner, coordinator, and florist, to friends and family!
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April 2021 by Ashley Goodwin
Louise and all the team at Love Letter Weddings are glorious! As a wedding vendor who has worked the "other side" of events, I can highly say that not only is Louise educated and well versed within the Hawaii Wedding Industry but she is trustworthy, respectful and above all else cares about her clients. It hasn't been more evident than during a pandemic where Louise has gone above and beyond for her clients to make their wedding process a dream in the midst of what feels like uncertainty.Not only that, she is crazy talented with an eye for style and color and is a powerhouse resource for anyone who works with her. I highly recommend Louise and her entire team for weddings AND florals! They know where it's at! And as a wedding photographer, it's always a joy to work with her and photograph her creations!
