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Hawaii Weddings: No Black Friday or Cyber Monday Specials

How do you feel about sales or specials?  On one hand, I can understand how a business can lower prices for a weekend, a day, or even hours, to entice customers into their store during a slow period of the year.   Then from the consumer point of view, don’t […]

THE ANATOMY OF A LAST MINUTE HAWAII WEDDING PACKAGE.

Picture this: It’s a quiet Saturday for me in Oahu.  The weather is not great by my house.  It’s storming pretty bad, clouds are draping down the mountain side making the Ko’olau Mountain Range almost invisible.   I click on the TV to see what college football games are on. […]

Hurricane Hilda is gone….

8.12.15 – Hurricane Hilda has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is now headed west of State of Hawaii.  It is also weakening drastically in strength.  Looks like Hawaii dodged another bullet.   We’re not expecting any rain either!     8.8.15  – So Hurricane Guillermo is gone.  Thank […]

Supreme Court Rules 5-4 to allow Same-Sex Marriage, but the discussion is not over:

It was a landmark ruling, not to mention, a very close ruling, but same-sex couples can now legally marry in all 50 States of America.  This is definitely a victory for same-sex couples, but just part of a handful of steps before same-sex marriage gains equal footing to traditional marriage. […]

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It’s Never Too Late to Book Your Hawaii Wedding Package!

This was not a last minute wedding if you’re wondering It’s one of the most common questions I get asked during the summer, and I’m not sure why I never addressed this concern through an official article.   But at least once per week, sometimes twice a day, a couple […]

Hawaii Hurricane Season 2015!

Meteorologists are predicting a busy hurricane season for the State of Hawaii due a phenomenon called “El Nino.”  Just in case you have no idea what El Nino is, it’s when the middle to eastern Pacific ocean gets a little warmer than normal, thus creating the right conditions for hurricanes […]

ALERT! Ko Olina Beach, aka “Secret Beach” temporarily closed! ~ NOW OPEN!

The JW Marriott Ihilani is under major renovation. One of my favorite wedding locations located behind the JW Marriott is temporarily closed. The location is known as “Secret Beach” by many wedding companies.  I routinely called it “Anianikou” or sometimes “Lanikuhonua” as that’s what it was known by the locals. […]

EXTREMELY COOL: Maroon 5 Crashes Weddings

There are weddings singers, then there is Maroon 5.  Can you imagine having them play at your wedding?  And can you imagine them playing for free?   Well, for the lucky few, that dream became a reality when the band crashed their wedding to promote their new song, and to […]

Cold Spell, Snow…in Hawaii? Rainstorm…For a Couple of Days on 1-2-2015, Yes!

Yes, it snows in Hawaii!  But, don’t worry, it only snows on the high mountains of the Big Island, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.  The rest of Hawaii is snow free! 2015 started off very cold.   Well, cold for locals like myself, normal for the rest of the world. […]

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IT’S BOOKING SEASON!

Every year since I’ve been in business I’ve always gotten a boatload of inquiries in the days and weeks following Christmas and New Years.  I have no scientific proof of why this rare phenomenon occurs, but I truly believe it has to do something the smell of Christmas trees, baked […]

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