Reviews of Hawaii Weddings by Tori Rogers, LLC (Event Planner)

Cristina Canut

My husband and I wanted to renew our wedding vows on our 10th wedding anniversary and since we love nothing more than visiting the Hawaiian islands, we chose Mama's Fish House in Maui as the perfect spot for the ceremony. So I immediately starting researching wedding coordinators on the island. I called Tori and after our first conversation I knew she was the right fit for us and what we wanted on our special day. Tori did not disappoint! She was extremely professional, very friendly, and most importantly planned the perfect ceremony we had dreamed about. Thank you Tori for making our day so magical!

Ellen G

Marc and I have been engaged for 5 years and originally wanted to have our wedding at home in New York. It was getting too stressful with everyone wanting to be invited and involved, so we decided to do a smaller wedding in our favorite place of Hawaii. We were not sure which island would be best for us, but Tori helped us to figure that out in less than 5 minutes. She knows SO MUCH about all of the islands, its pros and cons, the different venues and vendors, the climate and activities, etc. that we only needed that 5 minutes with her to know we wanted her to plan our wedding. To freely speak with us and try to get to know us so she could help us before even hiring her???? It was a no brainer. Tori helped us through every step of planning when we hired her for her Total Package. She even gave us resources for some of the things we wanted to get on our own and bring with us, like kimonos for the bridesmaids, a personalized cake topper that coordinated with our theme, invitations, and more. Our wedding day was perfect. I KNOW there were things that happened and I never knew about them. Tori said we were on a NO NEED TO KNOW basis and to only know that everything is handled and perfect. I never ONCE worried or seemed stress, which seemed strange to my friends and family. I am usually a control freak about everything, but I felt totally calm and stress free knowing Tori had our backs and was taking care of everything for us. She worked so well with the hotel we booked for our wedding, including the rehearsal meet and greet and the day after brunch. Oh, and Tori helped us with those, too. We paid her extra but it was worth it!!! Not only is she incredibly detail-oriented, but my friends noticed she did extra things for the wedding to look even more beautiful. By the way, the vendors LOVE HER. They said she was one of their favorite coordinators to work with because she is organized and fun. She even dances a little when she is cleaning up! If you want an organized, detail-oriented. creative, personal, fun wedding planner? Then you need to hire Tori from Hawaii Weddings by Tori Rogers. You will not be disappointed.

Rowena Weedon

She is no wedding planner! She is useless and condescending. I just attended a wedding by Tori and witnessed how rude she was to the guests and even the bride and groom. She disappears constantly and does not communicate well. What a joke!! Do not hire her!!

George Y

Loved our wedding. Tori was impressive. She kept us within our budget while creating the vibe and look we wanted for our wedding day. She put my wife at ease, which put ME at ease. I always felt she was honest with us about the quality and costs of the people she hired for our wedding, and I truly appreciated that. Our guests are still raving about the day and all of the personal touches Tori encouraged us to include.

Aric Johnstone

We originally sought out Tori after seeing positive reviews online, but I have to say that our experience with her really ended on a sour note. We provided Tori a lot of information about who we were and what we were looking for, including our specific budget, and our communications thereafter never indicated that she felt like she couldn't make something work. We exchanged several emails leading up to our first skype call, and while I thought her insistence to not provide a quote was a bit odd (the only planner of 6 we spoke to who wouldn't), I was initially really excited by her prompt and open communication of expectations. A few weeks later we had a call together to discuss our vision and expectations, but prior to doing any of that Tori had already decided which venue we would pursue. And while I appreciate that our lower than normal budget limited us in terms of options, we were both a little confused why more time wasn't spent trying to understand what we wanted versus telling us what would happen. We both felt like that conversation was a little forceful, but again we really liked how on top of it she seemed and her overall enthusiasm. Following that call, Tori did provide us a very rough breakdown of costs and some ideas on what she would bring to the table creatively, and we spent the next couple of weeks considering our options and deciding the best route to go, all the while keeping in touch with her and asking a few minor clarifying questions along the way. Finally, we had widdled down our choices to Tori and organizing directly through a hotel. We were leaning towards Tori but just needed to clarify some terms of the arrangment first, including removing photography from the proposal as we had since found someone to do it in our circle of friends. This is where our experience went sour... Tori responded within a few hours (I'll give her credit for promptness) with what we found to be a very forceful and borderline rude email saying she couldn't make our wedding happen and we needed to find someone else. She insisted that our budget was not enough to cover the costs of the wedding and proceeded to break those down line by line, which resulted in a dollar amount that significantly exceeded the initial budget we told her! So not only were we really taken back by her forceful email, but we were both scratching our heads as to why she kept assuring us she could make our budget work only to tell us right before decision time that it was impossible. We acknowledge Tori's enthusiasm and promptness of communication, and maybe she was just having a bad day, but I felt like we should throw our voices into the review mix and say this was not a good experience for us. She didn't end up ever giving us a comprehensive breakdown of costs, which again seems very odd to me as every other planner we spoke to was more than happy to. She told us she doesn't because she condone shopping proposals around, but based on this experience it would have been very helpful because we would have seen straight away that it wouldn't work! And we're now left wondering what the real reasons for not providing the breakdown are given her final (though still incomplete) accounting of costs were significantly over our budget. Anyway, there's clearly many people who have had good experiences with her, but just felt like I needed to add my voice to the conversation. Three words, "get a quote"!