Weekend and Holiday Weddings

We really want to do your wedding but, we gotta tell you what to expect if you are planning a weekend or holiday wedding. This is Hawaii and everyone goes to the beach on the weekend and especially holidays so, it's busy, it's crowded, and adequate parking is a real problem. The larger the wedding the greater these things will affect your event. Can you still have your wedding on a weekend or holiday? Of course, you can, we just want you to be prepared for what you can expect.

If you must have your wedding on a weekend, here are some locations we suggest for weekends and holidays. The main criteria is for lighting for photos and the business of the location with consideration of parking availability which can be little to none as the day progresses.

Waimanalo Beach - Windward Oahu is good for most times of the day from 10 am and up to 3 pm as best. We like it in the mornings up to 2 pm

Makapuu Beach - Windward Oahu works in the morning at or before 10:00 am.

Waialae Beach - Honolulu/Waikiki is good in the morning at or before 10:00 am.

Magic Island - Honolulu/Waikiki works in the morning but, the late afternoon 1 hour before sunset is best. The parking can be a problem sometimes, especially in the summer.

Portlock Beach - East Honolulu the late afternoon 1 hour before sunset is best.

Any other location and time is probably going to be busy from the start of the day and/or have no parking but, you can let us know where you're thinking of and we'll et you know.

Also, we use "real" wedding professionals and as you may expect, just where you live, weekends are when "locals" get married and have their big, traditional wedding ceremonies and reception consequently, this is when ministers, photographers, videographers, musicians, florists, and just about everyone who works in the wedding industry, earns their living so, they really want to reserve these days for bigger local "regular" jobs at significantly higher prices.

Weekends always require higher rates for for professionals for example, hotels will charge $200 to $300 for a minister, musicians are often booked for 1-3 hours, photographers and videographers charge significantly more for their services and rarely take small jobs, many florists won't even do small weddings and receptions they are just too busy, and limousines want 3-4 hours minimums. If you don't believe us, all you have to do is start contacting professionals and hotels for prices for a weekend date.

If yours is a small beach wedding and you can do it at one of the times and locations we suggest for a weekend wedding, we should be able to help you and you can get away with just paying our flat fee added on to our packages. This will depend upon the specific date and the individual vendors required though we can usually do it. No worries.

If you are planning a more traditional wedding or one at a paid site like a hotel or private estate, expect to pay regular weekend rates for your professional services. With that said, we'll do everything possible to work with our vendors to get you the best rates for the services you require and rates which will usually be lower than if you had booked them individually or from other vendors. And we'll of course, coordinate all the services you secure through us.