Aloha ladies, I just had a question for you all.
I just recently got engaged in Maui and my fiance and I are planning to have the wedding there as well. We live in Canada so I am a little nervous about planning this from far away and I don't know if we'll be able to go back to check out venues and vendors and etc.
For any of you who have planned a DW in Hawaii, how much time did you allow for planning? We're most likely going to have a beach wedding with no more than 30 people or so.
Thanks in advance!
Re: Realistically, how far in advance should one start planning?
Also, to rest your worries, I never did a planning trip or visited the venue or met anyone in person. I HEAVILY relied on this board, many reviews, and Yelp. I was worried at first, but once I got to the island and my big day came, everything went perfectly. Some small issues here and there may have arisen, but I was the only one who ever noticed and everyone had a great time. Planning from home can totally be done, but I would highly suggest at least a day of coordinator so you can relax and enjoy the day.
We definitely have 2 things set so far: the time of year and the fact that we want a pre-sunset wedding. I was thinking that maybe a chartered sunset dinner cruise might make a nice reception idea as well...
By the way Pillbug88, did you plan everything on your own or did you hire a wedding planner?
If you don't mind my asking, how much was your budget? I'm just curious because we're anticipating about the same number of guests and we're doing ours on a weekday as well.
depends on your venue, most of the ones we looked at booked 12-14 months in advance