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Looking to get married on Oahu? This full guide to planning an Oahu wedding, including the best locations, vendors, & more!

From all-inclusive packages to a ceremony site right on the Kona coastline, Papa Kona Events is truly a dream Big Island wedding venue!

If you’re on the hunt for a wedding venue filled with the lushest Hawaii vibes, then a Kualoa Ranch wedding is just what you’re looking for!

✨ Industrial-Chic.✨ Who even knew those could go together? Check out Block 41 Seattle, a fave industrial wedding venue of mine!

One thing I love the most about weddings, and especially about the weddings that I’ve had to change and adjust this last year during Covid, is how many couples have been able to incorporate so many special things that they might not have otherwise incorporated in a more traditional wedding day. Amy + Noelia for […]

After a ton of back and forth dealing with Covid and trying to plan their destination wedding in Hawaii, Colby and Kolby (not a typo – how cute is it that they have the same name?! I can’t) finally had their small intimate wedding (Jurassic Park Themed) at the beautiful Paliku Gardens Venue at Kualoa […]

Outside of my own opinion that Lanikai Beach is literally heaven on earth (and definitely one of the best beaches on Oahu or in Hawaii in general), Lanikai Beach also ranks as one of the best beaches in the world.  But like – can you even blame them? Pristine white beaches, that signature aqua ocean, […]

Bride holding a candle

As an mixed-race Asian woman, I know I was sorely missing out on seeing myself represented when I built out my Pinterest boards. And even when I was looking for vendors, I rarely saw any make up artists with Asian faces in their portfolios. I can’t even begin to tell you the horror stories of […]

Bride and groom leaning against a wall with graffiti

As a Hawaii-born island girl now living my city dreams in Seattle, there are a few things that inspire me more than urban wedding vibes in downtown, or witnessing the seasons change. So imagine my delight when the wonderful Hallea Events proposed a styled shoot at one of my favorite downtown Seattle wedding venues, Block […]

Hale Koa Estate is one of my favorite venues on Oahu because it’s got everything you need to have the most perfect Hawaii destination wedding – it’s off the beaten path (read: outside the hustle and bustle of waikiki), it’s private, it also doubles as accommodation (so you can have your closest friends and family […]