Great Start to 2012!

Good morning 2012!  Okay, yes…. So we are a little belated.  But, we have been  busy little wedding planning bees, preparing for our first event of the new year.  We find ourselves in the gorgeous island of Hawaii…a.k.a. “The Big Island,” for the wedding of Caroline & Phil.   This amazing couple is about to tie the knot at the luxurious Four Seasons Resort Hualalai.  It will be a 3-day event extravaganza, leading up to their wedding day, which will be one for the record books.  We have loved working with this American/Aussie pair since this past summer, and we could not ask for better clients.  We are looking forward to making their wedding day an unforgettable experience. We have an amazing team of vendors including the fabulous husband and wife wedding photography team Whitney and Jesse from Our Labor of Love flying in from Atalanta Georgia, the beautiful girls of Bella Bloom Floral Boutique from Maui and incredible slack key guitarist LT Smooth, just to mention a few.  More photos and details to come soon…. Hau’oli Makahiki Hou!

Up Country Wedding in Kula Maui

Kimerlee and Morgan made their love for each other official in front of their closest family and friends on the grounds of one of Maui’s hidden gems. The Pili Lani Estate sits on the slopes of Haleakala in Up Country Maui boasting incredible views of the West Maui Mountains and all of central Maui. This private 17 acre property was exactly what they were looking for, a venue where they could host their intimate group of 17 guests for both their accommodations and a wedding venue, offering an all inclusive laid back vacation for their wedding festivities. The setting was nothing short of spectacular and beautifully captured by Rebecca and Jonathan of Tamiz Photography. The expansive grounds led to a fun photo-shoot with some of the property’s amenities such as a swing-set and life size chess board. For more photos of this “oh-la-la” wedding, check it out on this weeks feature on the Destination Blog on Style Me Pretty

Event Planning: Belle Destination Weddings & Events

Photography: Tamiz Photography

Catering: Aloha Events Catering

Flowers: Bella Bloom Maui

Rentals: Pacific Event Group & Pacific Isle Rentals

Stylized Photoshoot by Belle Destination Weddings & Events and Evonne & Darren Photography

Producing a stylized wedding photo-shoot is such a fun and exciting project. It allows us to freely express our inspiration without any borders and to collaborate with amazing vendors giving them the spot light that they deserve. Our last stylized shoot was inspired by  “South of France meets Hawaiian Vintage”. It was truly a labor of love and the end product was deliciously captured by  Evonne & Darren Photography, check out their juicy blog for more eye popping photos from the shoot. And what was the “crème de la crème” you might ask? Well, “tout simplement” – our inspiration was published on the beautiful blog Style Me Pretty.

Event Design: Belle Destination Weddings & Events

Photography: Evonne & Darren Photography

Foral Decor: Bella Bloom Maui

Rentals/Furniture/Liens: Pacific Event Group

Catering: Aloha Events Catering

Cocktail Set up: Garnish Events

Hair and Makeup: Beauty by Trisha

Dress: Tamara Catz

Perfect in Paradise

Floral Design by Karen Tran / Photo by Belle Destination Events

What did you do last Friday, you ask?  Well, I was privileged to be a part of the Maui wedding of Su-Yin & Tomohisa held at the Farimont Kea Lani resort.  These two make the sweetest couple.   It is obvious to anyone in the same room how much love Su-Yin & Tomo share and how much mutual respect they have for each other.  Their admiration and pride for one another is truly inspiring.  When Su-Yin took on the task of planning her event on her own, she realized quickly that she could use some additional assistance to ensure that everything came together smoothly, so she enlisted the help of Belle Destination Events for On-Site & Consultation Services.  So, as much as I would love to take full credit, this wedding was such a collaborative effort, and Su-Yin came up with most of the artfully crafted D.I.Y. elements.  She scoured Etsy and the shelves of stores for a creative collaboration of color and personalized elements.  She really did an amazing job of binding each element together.

A very large part of the credit must go to San Diego-based floral designer, Karen Tran, whose floral designs and linens were elaborate, stunning, and absolutely impeccable.  Her team did an incredible job transforming the simple room into it’s own romantic wonderland. Karen truly brought Su-Yin’s vision to life and many of the elements in her inspiration board made it gracefully to the table top.

Guests traveled from all over the globe for this very intimate affair – France, China, Australia, Canada, Cambodia….the list goes on.  They really wanted these guests to feel welcome and thank them for traveling so far to be with them to celebrate this momentous day.

So how about a sneak peak, you ask???  This featured video is actually a “Same-Day Edit” produced by the talented cinematographers of, Aria Studios (based out of Oahu).  This clip was actually shot and edited that same day, and was shown at the wedding reception.  They did an amazing job capturing the excitement of the day.  The photos, shot by Christie Pham (also based out of Oahu), will take about 2 months to post, but this gives us a little taste in the meantime…. Enjoy!

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Love & Aloha,

Jane

Maui Wedding at Merriman's Kapalua published on Style Me Pretty

We get such a warm fuzzy feeling inside when we get published on the oh-so gorgeous wedding blog Style Me Pretty, but to have Two blog entries published in one day…. wow!! We were so delighted and we couldn’t have done it without the amazing and talented Maui Wedding Vendors that we love to work with! Here is a beautiful spread of Lori and Matt’s Beautiful Wedding at the wonderful Kapalua Bay Restaurant Merriman’s

First and foremost, thank you Mike Adrian for capturing all of the amazing details so beautifully, it is always a pleasure to work with you. Thank you to the wonderful team at Bella Bloom Maui who work hard at putting together beautiful floral designs.  Thank you to Pacific Event Group  for providing all of the beautiful linens and last but and least, Hawaii Video Memories, thank you for capturing the spirit of the day, creating memories to last a life time…