Reviews of Cherished in Hawaii Weddings (Event Planner)

Jay Pili

Absolutely love this team! From the initial meeting with Mina, to the day of execution by Leah and Jayvee, my wife and I felt like we were in good hands several months leading up to the wedding. In fact, we are sitting here now 3 weeks post wedding still so very happy that we decided to go with CIHW for wedding coordination. From the beginning stages of planning (14 months prior to wedding day) last year, my wife and I thought that we could plan/coordinate everything without needing any professional services since we had so much time to prepare, and we typically are very organized. However, around the 6-7-month mark prior to the wedding, we realized that no matter how organized and on top of things we were, we needed someone to take the lead on executing everything the day of the wedding, as well as some help since we were planning our wedding in Hawaii all the way from Washington, DC. At that time, I had gotten a recommendation to CIHW from a family member, and after doing some research on the company – decided to call them up. After the phone conversation with Leah, we knew immediately that we wanted to hire them and didn’t need to contact the other companies that we had lined up to call. We decided to go with the day of coordination package. About 2 months prior to the wedding, we got a call from Leah to create our wedding timeline for the day of the wedding. Spent several hours on the phone, but we hammered out every single detail from waking up, until end of reception. There were multiple things Leah covered on our timeline that we didn’t even think of, and this is one example of how valuable their service is. Fast forward to the week prior to the wedding – this is where CIHW really shined for us. We had a meeting in person with Leah and Jayvee, and we went over the timeline again, but this time finalizing it, and many other details that we had not thought about or left on the back burner. The next day, Leah ran our wedding rehearsal at Sea Life Park flawlessly. We had envisioned how we wanted everything to go, and were witnessing it first hand at the rehearsal - it was on point. She was patient with everyone, all while loosening them up and making them feel comfortable. A couple of hours afterwards on that same day, we had another meeting with Leah and our reception planner at the Kahala Hotel. She made sure we finished up that meeting so my wife and I wouldn’t be late to our rehearsal dinner scheduled for that evening. Now for the day of the wedding – this is where both Leah and Jayvee rocked out like rockstars. There’s way too much to list here, but from the beginning of the day until the end of the reception, Leah was ON TOP of everything and made sure that no matter what kind of obstacles we had that day – that the day would be a great one – and it sure was and exceeded both of our expectations. We’re still not sure how Jayvee decorated the entire reception so beautifully. We even joke around now saying that “If it was storming during the ceremony and the roof was burning down at the reception, Leah and Jayvee would still ensure the wedding was awesome with a smile on their face”. We could write a whole page about the wedding day alone, but the bottom line is if we had to do it again, we’d hire them no questions asked and would consider the full coordination package. From the both of us to the CIHW team – Fa’afetai Lava and Cam On Nhieu!

Kinson Chik

Highlights: Leah the coordinator on the actual day was a magician, she made magic happen and everything was super smooth. Everything was set up the way we wanted and even more than we expected.The team helped us think of many things we never thought of and was very flexible to our changes (and we made quite a few changes even up until the day of) We had our destination wedding in Oahu this year in March. Our wedding was relatively small and on the simple side. We really had no clue jumping in but Cherished in Hawaii helped to give us a full rundown and details to consider. All 3 helped a lot in all the different aspects from venue, decor, rentals and day of rundown. Each of them provided lots of details which never crossed our minds. Would have been nice to meet all 3 of them to thank them in person. We trusted them and took a lot of their suggestions. From the catering to the venue for the ceremony and rentals, it turned out superb and all of our guests gave us many compliments. Also I think the price is very reasonable and on the cheaper side compared to the competitors. Definitely need to thank Leah as she was there for the whole day and helped from beginning to the end. Even at the end of the night, I felt bad as we didn't know she would be there cleaning late into the night. She was so positive and energetic and it couldn't have been as smooth without her (and I am sure also without the rest of the team). Only areas of improvement - Some very minor miscalculations for the final amount. (which was kindly corrected later, so definitely was not a big issue). - We were very budget centric but never really had a good picture of the numbers Thank you again for all the help while we were many miles away planning. Mahalo.

Nikki Shaughnessy

Where to begin.... Mina, Leah and Jayvee with Cherished in Hawaii Weddings were absolutely incredible. As my husband and I are from Canada, we felt it made the most sense to hire a wedding planner... BEST.DECISION.EVER hiring CIHW. These three ladies made our planning so easy and stress free, and we could not put a price on that. Mina was incredible by working with us for nearly a year and a half booking all of our vendors, all of whom were phenomenal. Jayvee, she was so easy to work with when it came down to ordering our rentals and really did an excellent job in understanding what our wedding vision was and created the perfect inspiration board for us to envision what our layout would look like. And then Leah... our executioner! Leah had such an incredibly calming and warm personality during the day of our wedding and really ensured that any hiccups were taken care of, and that my husband and I were having the best day. We really do not have enough words to express our gratitude to these ladies for making our biggest day so incredible. CIHW offers incredible services at, what we felt, was an affordable price. These ladies work hard for their couples and we are forever grateful <3

surf organic

Fantastic service - very professional and made the day run so smoothly. Weddings don't have to be stressful.

Katherine Young

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Mina, Leah, and Jayvee last Sunday for our wedding in Honolulu. To be blunt, they were absolutely amazing to work with. I think it is important to explain that I began wedding planning as one of those people that said they absolutely could not afford to hire a wedding coordinator, and wouldn't need to because we were having a small non-frilly wedding. Meaning we'd have under 50 guests, and the look of our wedding would be very simple with nothing extravagant. It was a destination wedding for us, and as time slowly crept up I began realizing there were lots of factors I was forgetting. Who would make sure the DJ would know where to set up? How would I tell the photographer where to take pictures (as I had never been to our venue before)? Who would set up and clean up the few decorations we did have? I was adamant our parents and wedding party would not lift a finger, as they had already traveled so far to be with us. This is when I began looking into the idea of a Day of Coordinator. Mina emailed me back quoting me a price and listing the services that came along with it. She was not pushy at all, which I loved, and somehow seemed so calm and friendly even via email. We hired them and started working directly with Leah, who is awesome! I emailed Leah with little things every other day or so and she got back to me super quick. We had one long phone meeting, and one meeting in person before the wedding and that was all we needed. Our wedding was PERFECT! My husband (who was not immediately on board for a DOC) said that was the best money we spent. Shout out again to these three amazing ladies. They are truly professionals, but connect with you as though you've known them for years. Bottom line: you need a DOC for your wedding if you want to be carefree and enjoy your day. Hire Cherished in Hawaii Weddings. You will not regret it! Thanks again ladies, we love y'all! XOXO Jake and Katie

Ryan Ko

Leah, Jayvee, and Mina are professional and helpful AF. Highly recommend hiring them for your wedding coordination.