Hawaii — The Knot Community

Hair & Makeup on Maui

ReginaJ — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:47:26 +0000

Hi,

We are getting married in Maui in August. I want to wear my hair 1/2 up. I am also looking to have very natural make-up. I don't wear much make-up on a daily basis so I want to keep it natural & minimal on the wedding day. My coordinator uses H&M people that are $250 total & they come to my condo. I want to know if that is normal or is that considered pretty expensive?? Of course, I would rather pay less (so I can stay within budget).

What H&M people have you used? What was the cost? Were you happy??

THANKS!!

Sew in cups or wear a strapless bra?

suwannee79 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:31:38 +0000

I have my first alterations appt. tomorrow and I think I'd prefer to have cups sewn into my dress so I don't have to worry about a bra showing - for those who did this did you like it or were you uncomfortable? Not to be TMI but I'm a B cup so I'm not worried about not having enough support :) Also, my bodice has boning and isn't a thin material so I don't think the cups would show.

Oh and did you buy the cups or did the person doing your alterations provide them for a cost? Thanks!

DIY Invitations?

TashaK24 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:06:00 +0000

Hi Ladies, can I see your DIY invitations? My sister, who's a graphic artist, making my invites and we're trying to decide what to go with!

TIA!

hair/make up help!

Celstrial — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:51:11 +0000

Hi Ladies! I've been lurking for months, wedding this May in Maui.

Question: How much did you pay for hair makeup for yourself and/or others (mom, bridesmaids, etc). Just trying to figure out how much is average because what I have now as options are quite expensive and just wanted to know your experience.

Thanks for everyone's help :)

CD in OOT Bag??

madstaylor — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:18:32 +0000

Hi ladies, its been awhile since I've been on here, but with a little over 3 months to go I've been coming back to get last minute ideas. At one point [I've looked and cant find it] someone posted they were were going to give their guests a cd with Hawaiian music in their OOT bags and I think thats a great idea. Does anyone have any good recommendations on Hawaiian songs? Thnaks! :)

Maddie

Studiosuits.com

machan2010 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:28:35 +0000

Not the most exciting topic, but thought I would share our great experience with Studiosuits.com.

FIis not a suit kinda guy, so we didn't want to spend a ton of money. We ordered the $99.00 custom made blended linen suit. I measured FI (which was hilarious!) and placed the order on-line. Really easy, with good directions for measuring and lots of options for the kind of suit you want.

Total cost with shipping was $134.00 and it took about 2.5 weeks from the time I placed the order to get it. It looks great!!! Really well made and FI says comfortable! Communication was good, they told me when it went into production (which was right away!) and gave me a tracking number once it was shipped.

Also, I ordered some fabric samples (mostly lighter colors in the pure linen and the blended linen) so if anyone is interested I would happily put them into the mail for you! I'm terrible at throwing things away, but I really don't think I need to hang on to fabric samples!!! Just send me PM if you are interested.

Maui Wedding Advice

forournewlife — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:32:21 +0000

My fiance and I want to get married in Maui December 2012. We have a 12k budget and are planning a small, simple beach ceremony(Only about 6-10 ppl) with the Old Lahaina Luau afterwards. I am thinking about staying at the Westin Maui Hotel. Anyone have any advice about wedding planners? When should I contact them to start planning? I'm nervous about all this planning...it's pretty overwhelming and I don't know where to start.

LSOrchid2011- You're next

keltons — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:35:53 +0000

I think you're next up to get hitched! If you want to use the parasol, send me the address you'd like me to send it to. Enjoy!

Veils and trains?

Ceannajaye — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:10:55 +0000

So I found a dress I love and my mom really likes it too. However, when I told her that I was ordering it without a train and I have no intention of wearing a veil, she freaked out telling me that I wouldn't look or feel like a "real bride." I really want her to be happy, but I don't really want those details, particularly for an outdoor DW. What are you all doing or think about this?

sld0618

maui2011 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:52:25 +0000

Hey Sarah, love your BMs dresses and also your idea of getting one in white...i think i may follow your lead if you don't mind...getting a white dress to wear the night before at the luau. Do you mind telling me the manufacturer of your bridesmaids dresses? Thx. J.

caiandcullen

maui2011 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:13:23 +0000

Congrats on being pregnant...soooo exciting!!! J.

Anyone want to help me with a bridesmaid dress?

kaesha — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:44:19 +0000

I have to find one for a wedding I'm in this summer! Our original plans (custom made dresses) fell through. Anyone love their BM dresses? Any suggestions of companies I should look at?

Stipulations:

It has to fall on or above the knee.
Mossy green
Chiffon or other lightweight summer outdoorsy fabric

I'm going straight to Hawaii after this wedding (it's on a tiny island near Vancouver), so bonus points for anyone who can help me find something I could wear out there!

Help with info for beach wedding

royzwedding — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:24:22 +0000

Hi all I am new on here and I am really looking for information for my ceremony. I guess what I really want is honest "real" people reviews.
We are planing on getting married in HI in October 2012 then having are reception back here in NE.

We want to stay at Hilton Hawaiian Beach Park at Rainbow towers near Waikiki Beach and get married on that beach.

Right now we are planning on having "Bridal Dream Wedding Company" do our ceremony. I am having trouble finding an opinion about them, but the BBB rates them high and they have been in busy for a long while.

Does anyone have any information about this company or the Hilton Hawaiian Village. I have heard that beach has a lot of Tourist but I don't think that will bug me too much

Any help with my wedding would be awesome!

Vent about Dadzilla

breaness — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:36:26 +0000

Editing some old posts to remove details regarding drama to protect the innocent (and not so innocent!) :)

Thanks to the knotties for help as always!

jackcody

stargirl76 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:09:12 +0000

Have you seen Imaginewurks' new wedding video demo?! You and YH make a cameo! :) And so does his swoony accent. Haha.

We only made a cameo in the beginning :( Haha. But check it out!

Condos for Rent to Host a Very Small, Private Wedding?

mizutamababy — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:39:43 +0000

Hello Hawai'i brides!

I'm writing on behalf of a friend of mine who doesn't speak English, but is interested in getting married in Hawai'i. (Actually a Vegas bride myself, although we did consider Hawai'i!)

She would like to host a ceremony/reception for about 8 people (incl. the bride and groom and immediate family) at a rental condo and was wondering how to go about it. She would probably like to have the condo for 1-2 weeks, for the wedding/honeymoon and family would probably only be staying for 3 days max. with them for the prep/ceremony/reception before returning to Japan.

What kind of price range is she looking at? I would assume it varies from island to island..? Or is this not even possible? She figures she could have a person come out to do the ceremony and hire a caterer.

Thanks for any help/advice!

MotoLyn

AKWinterBride — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:57:40 +0000

Sent you a PM!

NWR: Selling anniversary present-- what to do with $?

breaness — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:14:58 +0000

Last year (late 2009) for our anniversary FI got me a motor scooter. I had said that I wanted a motorcycle so he thought this would be a relatively inexpensive way for me to test it out and see if I liked it and if I was really serious about the idea. Well it turns out, I rarely ever rode it. It can't get above 35 mph and my job is pretty far and needs me to take highways. So I can't drive it to commute and I don't have any short trips that it's practical to use it for since it doesn't have much storage. I love the scooter, and when we do ride it together it's lots of fun, but it just doesn't make sense for me to have. We just spent $300 to have it stored over the winter and I only rode it 6 times last year.

So-- I have a friend who is going to buy it for $750, and she also said I can borrow it and ride it whenever I want. FI is A-OK with me selling it, his only stipulation is that I need to spend the money on something for myself! I just don't know what!

Tonight's the night!

kimmykupcakes — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:45:14 +0000

FI's going over to talk to his parents tonight about what happened on Thursday. I'm a bit anxious about what's going to happen. Fingers crossed it goes well!

Private Venue vs Resort --- how did you decide??

richnikki — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:38:40 +0000

So we went to visit 3 venues yesterday. FI really wants a resort wedding... Plus this resort has a sand area not considered a part of 'Hawaii public beach' so we can get married in the sand with the arch and guests can sit in chairs, etc facing the ocean. We originally thought you couldn't set up arches and chairs on any sand property so we decided ocean front would be okay. Well looking outside the resorts... I found private places (lanikuhonua Kualoa, sunset ranch) where you can figure out every aspect of your wedding... And I got excited!! So now that fiancé found out we can get married in the sand and still have our aisle and 60 guests sitting comfortably he absolutely loves the idea of a resort wedding. How did you choose between a private venue vs a resort??!! I like the privacy of the private venues... no shirtless old men walking next to you in your wedding dress.. Or a resort... Convenience for your guests.

Maui - Wedding Coordinators and more

Styler83 — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:03:34 +0000

Hello ladies,

I'm getting married in July and other than my dress, venue and photographer, I really am struggling to finish up with all of details and am thinking I need a wedding coordinator.

I have been in contact with Lori Lawrence, but it seems to take ages to get an email back from her. Are there any other coordinators in Maui who are not too expensive and reliable? Anyone else have any experience with Lori?

By the way, I'm getting married and having my reception at Gannon's and Kim Aihara is my wedding photographer.

Any suggestions on florists and make up/hair or anything else would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

Vent.. Ughhhh

madstaylor — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:00:08 +0000

I just needed some place to vent, FI is driving me nuts! With a little over 3 months to go Im getting stressed. He has done nothing this whole engagement [weve been engaged for 2 years now] and seems to have no opinions what so ever on what we do or how things look. Soo its now 11pm and while hes watching TV im spending another night working on wedding projects. Arggggh has anyone else had this problem?! How did you get him to participate? Ive dont all the big jobs, everything is booked and paid for but I cant even get him to cut out invitations [because "he doesnt cut very well"] uhh yeah... whatever! Im getting to the point I cannot wait to be married so I dont have all of this stuff to do! Sorry girls, just had to freak out a little bit.

Wedding Wars

AKWinterBride — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:12:46 +0000

Have any of you watched the new show on VH1, Wedding Wars? They are all competing for a wedding at Turtle Bay on Oahu. My FI and I could totally beat all these couples (ha ha ha)!! It's fun to watch Hawaii anyway....

NWR: Nostalgia night-- Boyz II Men concert!

breaness — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:55:24 +0000

FI's best friend works at a local concert venue as the lighting director and he got us on the guest list for the Boyz II Men concert last night and it was INCREDIBLE! They are SO amazing even 20 years after their first album. The harmonies were dead on, their voices were flawless and they really knew how to make the crowd get into the show.

And now Motownphilly won't leave my head... and I've got no problem with that :)

When is too late for the dress?

breaness — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:01:36 +0000

Hello ladies!

I'm just under 7 months out -squee!- and I have a question about the dress. My best friend is making my dress and I have full confidence in her abilities, I do however not have full confidence in her timeliness. She claims that she can start and finish it in the month of June, and that's great... but if she doesn't that is a little too close to comfort for the deadline for me.

When should be the cut off time for me to buy a back-up dress?

XP (to the Nest HI board): Those of you with family in Japan/in Japan

kaesha — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:09:04 +0000

How's everyone doing? All of my friends are okay and accounted for (massive sigh of relief)... but I'm still thinking of everyone over there.

Reception Table Name Ideas

samiam0270 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:39:31 +0000

Hi everyone,

So although I wish I was getting married in Hawaii, unfortunately a destination wedding wasn't a possibility so I'm doing a Hawaiian themed wedding here in New England. I'm looking for some suggestions on table names for the reception that would be Hawaiian inspired/themed. I know the usual island names is common, but that only works for 7 tables, and I'm going to have 15 guest tables.

Any ideas? I thought about names of beaches, but I worry that guests will get confused if there are 3 beaches that start with a W, and 3 that start with a K, etc....I may know there is a distinct difference, but for someone just trying to find their seat, it could be an issue.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Tanq

kaesha — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:17:42 +0000

A week?!? That's all you have left? Amazing!

Parasols on beach?

[Deleted User] — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:47:25 +0000

Happy Saturday!

So, I was just reading the previous post about the heat and humidity in Hawaii. We are getting married on the beach (Waimanalo) 4:30 p.m., May 27th. I was considering parasols for the guests, but I am concerned about the wind on the beach. Any thoughts? Also, where to buy parasols on Oahu or cheap shipping vendors?

Thanks for your feedback!

30x30 tent lighting

dianab0237 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:12:46 +0000

Hey girls,

Need some advice from girls who had tent receptions or been to a wedding with a tent reception. We will be having a 30x30 tent and will probably book through Accel Rentals. I've talked to 2 wonderful ladies there and they both have said that a 30" japanese lantern (60 watt) bulb will be sufficient for functional lighting. If that's true, then great, but as I look up at my 60 watt bulb on my ceiling fan...I don't see how 1 bulb will be enough to light up a 30'x30' tent (900 sq feet).

Help please!! :)