What our married couples are saying…

Thank you so much for all your help and guidance over the past 10 months. We definitely could not have done this without you! It has been wonderful getting to know you and we feel so lucky to have had you as our wedding planner.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Aaron Ding
Groom, August 16, 2014
The Kahala Hotel and Resort
Full Wedding Planning

Thank you for being a part of our wedding! Your expertise and friendly pesonality made my planning smooth and successful. We could not have asked for a better partner:)

Many Thanks,

Flora & Mario
Bride and Groom, June 29, 2014
Halekulani Hotel and Resort
“Day Of” Services

We wanted to thank you for doing such an excellent job of coordinating Tracey and Bryan’s wedding. I don’t know what we would have done without your help to keep us on track and to pay attention to detail. Kristen said she had fun working with you also the day of the wedding. We can’t wait to see the pictures. My young nieces who were at the Kahala want to get married there someday too! If I meet someone who would like to get married in Hawaii, I will definitely recommend you.

Thank you again,

Jeri Pounds and Family
Mother of the Bride, March 18, 2014
The Kahala Hotel and Resort
“Day Of” Services

Thank you so much for all of your help with our wedding – we couldn’t have done it without you! Laura – you weren’t just an amazing coordinator, but also an ally, confidante & friend. Words cannot express how appreciative we are for making the wedding of our dreams a reality. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

With love,

Tara & Michael Rome
Bride and Groom, May 18, 2013
The Halekulani Hotel and Resort
“Day Of” Services

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your help in planning our wedding.

When we first decided to plan our wedding in Hawaii from Australia, I felt a little overwhelmed and concerned about how we would find everything we wanted and how we would bring it all together. Once we got in contact with you, everything fell into place. You really made the whole process simple and effortless. Nothing was ever too hard and you got everything exactly as we had wanted. All we had to do was get ready and turn up.

We also found the vendors that you sourced to be of the highest quality and they were also really lovely people that made our day that much more special. We loved the Hawaiian ceremony. It was great to learn more about the Hawaiian traditions and incorporate them into our wedding. The musician was perfect. We loved every song performed. Chrissy’s pictures were wonderful. They arrived on the same day we returned from our trip. We have been a little slack in getting them printed, but we will definitely have a number of them printed and put in an album and around our house shortly.

All in all, you gave us a wonderful day that we will never forget.

Thanks again,

Belinda Mysak
Bride, May 2, 2013
Northshore Ceremony
All Inclusive Wedding Package

We used Parasol events (Laura-Ann Lewis) to help to organize our Hawaiian wedding in August, 2012. I was living in Australia at the time and my fiancé on the mainland and I was finding it extremely difficult trying to organize the wedding from another Country. Laura was fantastic right from the start and really flexible in terms of allowing me to book some things that were easier for me to do (such as the wedding ceremony and reception venues) and she took care of the other details that I found really difficult to organize (like hiring chairs, transportation, cake, flowers, musicians, wedding coordinator on the day of the ceremony etc), which allowed me to keep my costs down and stick to my budget. Everything that she organized for me was just perfect and exactly what I wanted. On the day of the ceremony I opted to have one of the Parasol wedding coordinators on site to make sure everything went smoothly (something I would definitely recommend). Jessica was our wedding coordinator on the day and she was also amazing. Everything went smoothly. I can’t recommend Parasol enough.

THANK YOU so much Laura and Jessica for making our day perfect!!!

Bethany Wooton
Bride, August 17, 2012
Byodo Temple
All Inclusive Wedding Planning

It’s been such a pleasure working with you to plan our special day. The way you excel at what you do has made our decision to have a destination wedding an enjoyable “piece of cake” experience.

There’s not enough room on this card to say: thank you, thank you, thank you! You’ve been a calming, reasonable, reassuring and supportive “Voice”.

Thank you & We wish you all the best,

Jhoanna & Chris Swan
Bride and Groom, April 20, 2012
Turtle Bay Hotel & Resort
Full Wedding Planning

Working with Parasol Events, (specifically Laura-Ann Lewis) was the foundation for our successful wedding. We interviewed several other wedding planners along with Laura, but were immediately drawn to her. We could not have made a better decision!

Over the course of almost a year, Laura helped us (guided us, really!) in developing, planning, and ultimately executing our dream wedding! Laura is everything you want in a wedding planner, and more. She is meticulous, thorough, experienced, and has an incredible eye for detail. She has outstanding design sense and style, and can easily provide design guidance to match the individual client’s unique preferences. Early on, we brainstormed with Laura about our potential thoughts and ideas on design, and a few days later – Laura provided us with an “inspiration board” that completely captured the design we were going for (even though we weren’t sure what it was ourselves!) In addition, almost all the vendors we ultimately selected (florist, entertainment, photography) were per Laura’s recommendations – and they were outstanding! For the couple that didn’t know what we wanted, and didn’t know what we needed to do – Laura was perfect!

If that weren’t enough – Laura is an absolute pleasure to work with! She is extremely well-organized, and so easy to talk to! Laura always made herself available, and constantly invited us to contact her by e-mail or phone if we needed to (even when she went on vacation!) We never felt pressured or forced into anything. One of the most satisfying aspects of our wedding, was the fact that we had no regrets about any of our decisions! This was a testament to Laura’s outstanding planning, because we had all the time and information to explore every possible option – from our venue, to our entertainment, to our menu, to our design!

About one month from our wedding date, the venue that we had selected for our wedding changed ownership overnight. The “Waikiki EDITION” hotel, formerly owned and operated by Marriott, suddenly became the “Modern Honolulu,” and was now operated by Aqua Resorts. This, of course, caused us a great deal of concern, as we weren’t sure what this meant for our wedding! Laura expertly handled the situation, immediately contacting the new management and confirming our wedding was still intact! She even made some calls and tentatively prepared a plan B at a different hotel, in the event that we needed to switch venues!

When it comes down to it – we placed our complete trust and faith in Laura and essentially asked her to tell us what we needed to do to make our dream wedding a reality. Laura went above and beyond our expectations, and we could not have done it without her!”

Joanne & Garret
Bride and Groom October 16, 2011
Modern Honolulu
Full Wedding Planning

Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding day so wonderful and so
memorable. Working with you has made a lot less stressful than it could have
been. Alia you were great! You made everything seem to flow so well. I was
so focus during the ceremony that I didn’t even get to meet and thank Kelly,
please help me extend my thanks to him. Blake was very nice and I forgot if
he mentioned how long it usually takes to process the video. Everyone I’ve
met has been awesome!

Thank you again,

Jolene & Mike Chau
Bride and Groom October 22, 2010
All Inclusive Ceremony Package -Waialae Beach Park

I just wanted to touch base with you to say thank you, thank you, thank you.

You made our day so easy, stress free and beautiful.

It was everything i had imagined. The venue divine, the flowers were perfect, Cynthia was great and Anna the photographer was so lovely.

Your phone call on the day to ensure all was well was so thoughtful.

I am so grateful to you for making our day so perfect. I wish we had been given the opportunity to meet so i could thank you in person. I have already recommended you to one girl who is getting married in Turtle Bay next May. (I forwarded on your email). I will tell EVERYONE to contact you when they get engaged!!

You are so fantastic at what you do, Thank you

Jane Miller
Bride October 9, 2010
All Inclusive Package Options for Turtle Bay Stable Beach