Best Day Ever Hawaii Wedding Planner

01/22/2025

Thinking about a destination wedding in Hawaii and have no idea where to start? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Looking for perfect spot to get married??? 🌴

✔ a gorgeous "private feeling" beach or a private ocean-front venue
✔ someplace that feels intimate and special (like you have the entire area to yourself)
✔ a spot that looks absolutely stunning in photos
✔ that is not too hot, or rainy or windy
✔ some place easy to get to, not too far from our hotel
✔ not too far from the parking area and that has nice restrooms nearby (just incase)

Plus. help setting up all the things ???

✔ hair and makeup for you and the bridal party
✔ florals - bouquets, archways, boutonnieres
✔ photography & maybe even videography
✔ an incredible officiant
✔ a musician to set the mood + create ambiance
✔ chairs + leis for guests, ceremony decor

Let's also add in an incredible professional planner who is dedicated to your wedding, who totally gets your vision, who's available 24/7 to give guidance on EVERYTHING wedding related ...

We get it.

Planning a destination wedding is no joke.

That's why we set up our wedding packages to already include all these things.

Yesssss - it's possible! And we can help! 🙌🏽

Learn more about our all inclusive CUSTOM Hawaii Wedding Ceremony Packages at ⤵

www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

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PS. Yesss, and we can totally help you to get INCREDIBLY stunning photos like this one from

01/20/2025

Destination Wedding Perfection 💍

What you want ...

✅ To marry the love of your life with a beautiful and intimate ceremony, on a beautiful island, surrounded by your closest family and friends.

What you don't want ...
🚫 To have to find this perfect beach
🚫 To have to worry about getting all the permits
🚫 To think about if parking is safe, legal, or close enough to the ceremony
🚫 To have to worry about rain, wind or if the water tides will be too high
🚫 To have the timing off and end up with photos where you and your hubby are squinting the whole time because it's just way too sunny and the lighting sucks.
🚫 To have spent hours researching and booking vendors on your own only to find out on your wedding day that the "special deal" they gave you really means that they're flaky, show up late, arrive dressed sloppily and do a crappy job.
🚫 To set-up, clean-up or organize anything on your wedding day.


Simple Beach Weddings, are never really that simple.

But that's why you have us! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

Our all-inclusive Hawaii Wedding packages are so much more than just helping you with location and venues. You get someone who has your back on everything.

Can you figure it out yourself? ... we never doubted you. But the question is, do you you really want to? 🤷🏻‍♀️

www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

PS. Check out all of our all-inclusive Hawaii Wedding packages at the most beautiful oceanfront venues. We've hand-picked everything and designed the perfect packages, complete with a team of incredible vendors, to create an ✨ experience-of-a-lifetime✨ because we genuinely believe your wedding day is too special to have it any other way. 💖

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01/15/2025

Our all-inclusive Hawaii Wedding packages are so much more than just helping you with location and venues. You get someone who has your back on EVERYTHING. We aren't called "Best Day Ever" for no reason.

Can you figure it out yourself? ... of course you can.

But will you overspend, end up with at least a few crappy vendors, very likely. Will it be hard, overwhelming and stressful, absolutely. Are you guaranteed to have the wedding of your dreams, hard to tell 😣

You can't plan a destination wedding on your own AND also have ease, simplicity, and wedding day executed to perfection. There are too many little things that could go wrong. Things that you have no idea could go wrong and that you'd have no way of overseeing if you are the star of the show.

This is why you need a TEAM of experts, and someone highly qualified managing them. Is it worth the cost 🤔 Well, that depends on how important it is for you to be able to be fully in the moment and have a dream wedding day 🙋🏻‍♀️ 💫

I'm just gonna say it, you need us! 😉

We are Best Day Ever and we specialize in intimate (50 guests or less) all-inclusive, custom Hawaii elopements
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01/13/2025

A picture perfect Botanical Garden Wedding, majestic mountain ranges, stunning greenery, and the perfect couple - does it get any better? 😍

Take a peek into Tyler & Ciara's intimate Hawaii elopement 🥂💍🍃

" Kristina and Nicole were amazing! Friends and family kept asking me how wedding planning was going and they were so surprised when I told them it was great and I had zero stress. Best Day Ever really made it an easy stress free process. Our day was beautiful and everything I could have ever imagined! I would do it a hundred more times if I could. Thank you BDE!!"
- Ciara Turnbow (Bride)

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MAHALO to our incredible team 🤙🏾
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12/30/2024

Happy Wedding Day to James & John! 12.30.24

We're out and about today, prepping for their big day - an intimate ceremony in front of a private Hawaiian waterfall - it's gonna be epic, can't wait to share photos.

Stay tuned 🎉

www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

12/27/2024

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"Our experience with Best Day Ever was absolutely exceptional! From the very beginning, Nicole and Kristina made the planning process seamless and stress-free. They have a vast network of reliable and high-quality vendors which ensured that every detail of our wedding was perfect - everything exceeded our expectation.

Their communication was top-notch. They kept us informed every step, responded promptly to my questions and last minute changes.

Their responsiveness was incredibly reassuring, especially when planning a destination wedding.

On the day of our wedding, Nicole was on-site to ensure everything ran smoothly. We were able to fully enjoy our special day without any worries, knowing we were in capable hands.

I wholeheartedly recommend Best Day Ever to anyone planning their wedding in Hawaii. Their professionalism, dedication, and passion for what they do truly make then the best!"

🥰 Mia (Bride)

This is the level of service I would want if I was planning a destination wedding, even if it's a "simpler intimate wedding" and so we make it our mission to over-deliver again and again because we know you need this level of support. Especially when it comes to planning an event of this level (every wedding day is a BIG DEAL)

We LOVE our Brides! Mahalo Mia for the sweetest review 🤗

If you're looking to get married in Hawaii and looking for a planner who values communication, exceptional service, and who believes in over-delivering wedding day perfection . . .

💫 www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

12/26/2024

Wishing everyone a very merry holiday season ♥️ The Salmoiraghi''s

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12/23/2024

QUESTION: How early should we start planning our Hawaii wedding? 🤔

✔️ The sweet spot is 6-9 months prior to your wedding date.

✔️ 1 month is not enough time, 2 months is pretty tight, 3-5 months is doable but will feel busy.

✔️ 6-9 months is that sweet spot that gives you a little room to relax - being able to still get everything done without feeling rushed.

The trick is to start early enough so that you don't feel rushed and have some time to ENJOY planning, while also not starting so early that you over-plan (and often over-spend 🙀).

Pro-TIP 😉 . . . . Hire a planner early, right around that 6-9mo. stage. Book your planner BEFORE anything else, and have her book your vendors for you. Use your planners connections to get hooked up with discounted rates. And use her expertise to guide you early. Set a budget upfront and let your planner know your expectations and vision.

www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

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12/20/2024

12/16/2024

You've spent $Thousands$ on your wedding florals and they're STUNNING 🌺 but what do you do with all those florals after the wedding?

Have you considered donating them? 🤷‍♀️

At Best Day Ever we donate any left over florals to local nursing homes and children's hospitals around O'ahu- we send our couples photos of who received the beautiful arrangements afterwards, so that they see first hand who gets to enjoy their donation.

Having done this for nearly a decade, I've been lucky enough to see just what a difference this little effort makes. I've personally delivered hundreds of floral arrangements to seniors and have watched their faces light up as we walk in the door and my little boys run to them arms filled with humungous flower arrangements.

It's literally the best thing ever 🥰

And it takes like 30 minutes.

So, if you've got a wedding, and don't know what to do with your altar florals, centerpiece florals, bouquets, and more - consider donating them. Most nursing homes would LOVE a donation. The hugs, smiles and squeezes you get for this little act of kindness, is totally worth it 💯

www. Share the Aloha Charity .com

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12/12/2024

What's a CheapEasy & Super Fun wedding upgrade? 🤔

🌸 Add in a Flower Shower 🌸

Here's how much it'll cost: about $30-$50 / a bag of petals (you probably only need one, but add in two for a "more full" flower shower). You can get these petals from your florist, and specify if you want "all white", "all red" or "a mix of bright colors".

Have your planner pass the rose petals out in handfuls to guests right after you say "I do" and before you walk down the aisle. Make sure your planner tells guests to throw the petals "UP" and not "at" you 😝

Then make your exit, get some AMAZING photos, soak in this special moment and ENJOY!

Drop me a 🙌 if you've done or are planning to do a flower shower at your wedding!

www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

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12/11/2024

Let's take a little peek into Paris & Wyatt's intimate oceanfront wedding

Still one of my favorites, I mean seriously, how CUTE is Paris's little dress, if you thought you had to wear a traditional long dress, this is proof that short dresses are back IN - and still so beautiful! 💘

Simple, Beautiful, Intimate, Easy ...
How every wedding should feel :)
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12/09/2024

What makes a wedding day amazing ? 🤔

It's not the flowers, the setup, the music being played at the perfect time, the weather or the food.

Those things are a bonus 😉

At the core of things, what matters the most is how YOU feel 🥰 on your wedding day.

Do you trust that you can relax? That you everything will be handled? That your vision will executed with the utmost care and grace? Can you trust that so fully that you can really soak in every minute and moment of the day?

This 👆🏼 is what makes wedding days amazing. And this starts with the highest quality of 1:1 support in planning.

You need to know that someone else is handling everything, you need to know that they really get you, get your vision and that they are already 3 steps ahead of any issues that may possibly come up.

That's what a good planner does and what makes the real difference in wedding days going off without a hitch.

It is what creates that "cool/calm/collected" get to enjoy every minute of the day feeling, that EVERY bride deserves!

This is what we strive for at Best Day Ever 💜

And why our packages are created specifically around this type of quality care and support.

Think you could be a good fit? Learn more at 👇🏼
www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

12/05/2024

Most couples think they want a wedding planner that’s going to show up on their wedding day and handle all the things.

A day-of planner, timeline creator, someone who handles setup and breakdown, making sure everything goes off without a hitch 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don’t have to convince most brides that part is necessary, and worth spending money on.

But what you probably don’t realize yet - and what most couples really want is… 🤔

💫 A wedding experience that is personalized and catered to you.

💫 A planner who’s guiding you through planning in a way that feels easy.

💫 A planner who organizes options in very thoughtful, detailed emails that include all the info. you need to make EASY informed decisions - so that you don’t have to do any of the back-end research yourself.

💫 A wedding planner who really takes the time to listen to and understand your vision and then designs a plan around that vision.

💫 A planner that is always reassuring you of what’s next, what’s been done so far, and where you are in the planning process so that you’re never worried that something has been forgotten.

🤗 So that you feel confident and reassured, at all times that everything is handled and taken care of.

💫 A planner who gets a feel for your budget upfront and then gives you money saving suggestions on things you would have never even considered.

💫 A planner who makes the months leading up to your wedding day feel light, easy and fun. And who is there to reassure you if they sense that there is even a hint of stress or worry along the way.

We know that having an incredible wedding day is so much more than showing up that day to a beautiful set-up.

But, yes, we’re totally on top of that part too! 🤗

Think you might be a good fit for Best Day Ever? Check out our all-inclusive wedding packages, set up specifically for intimate, custom beautiful Hawaii wedding ceremonies at 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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12/02/2024

Hi, it's Nicole 👋

Been a hot minute since I've introduced myself so I thought I'd do a quick "hello" before the year is over.

About me: I love surfing on Monday mornings with the other old people who hate crowds 🏄🏾‍♀️ and Christmas - I LOVEEEE christmas, anyone else?! 🎄 I make it my mission to buy the biggest Christmas tree I can find as soon as they land in Hawaii, one year we got a 10 ft tree that weighed like 100 lbs, my husband rolls his eyes at me but it was totally worth it and amazing!

And yes - Weddings, design and creating beautiful spaces and experiences have also always been my JAM. Also,
I'm the owner and lead planner at Best Day Ever 💘

We're a small (very hands-on) planning company in Hawai'i that offers all-inclusive, intimate, & fully customizable wedding ceremony packages.

We used to do large 400+ weddings and although those were fun, our sweet spot has always been with smaller more intimate weddings. So, we shifted and now work exclusively couples who have a smaller guest list (50 or less) and who wanted a more intimate wedding planning experience 🥰 - one which feels easy and fun, without zero pressure, stress or overwhelm.

And, incase you were wondering, we designed our packages for couples who want to keep costs down (so you can still afford that amazing honeymoon or downpayment on a house), but who aren't willing to sacrifice that fairytale wedding experience.

If this sounds like you, check us out at
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www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

PS. 2025 is starting to fill up, so get your date locked in soon :)

Can't wait to be a part of your BEST DAY EVER!
- Nicole

PS. Wishing everyone the happiest Holiday Season
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photo: Kris Ou Photo :)

11/29/2024

Wanna know a little wedding day secret 🤔

Perfect wedding days are pre-designed to perfection with killer wedding teams.

You want your wedding day to go off without a hitch, get a real wedding photographer (not your friends cousin who does photography as a hobby), a professional florist, a professional officiant, and a most importantly, get a professional wedding planner.

Your wedding team is not only going to be there to do their designated jobs (aka, whatever you hired them for), they're going to know exactly what to do if something goes wrong because chances are they've seen it happen before and they'll have a plan they can execute in a moments notice 👉🏽 THIS is how perfect weddings happen.

Examples:

- Rain storm coming, no problem ☔️ (we have back up spots, umbrellas in tow, a rain-app to time out the ceremony, waterproof equipment or coverings).

- Random tourists walking towards your ceremony right when your about to say "I do" 🤦🏻‍♀️ 😫 ... It happens, and we have people in place to stop them and make them go around so they are not behind you ruining your wedding moment.

- Guests can't find parking and are late to your beach ceremony 🚗 not at our weddings. 😉 We scope out the parking situation ahead of time, make sure you are aware of it and let you know exactly what time to leave your hotel, what time you will arrive and EXACTLY where to go. We are there to meet you at drop off and walk you to the exact spot (while holding your dress up and fixing your hair).

We've set up all of our wedding packages to automatically include a killer wedding team to ensure you have a perfect wedding day, because that's what every wedding day should feel like and that is what you deserve 💯

Wouldn't you agree?! 💖

Happy Friday!

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11/29/2024

5 Tips for Children in a Wedding Party 💖

👉🏼 1. Comfy clothing. Toddler and younger children, need to feel comfortable to be happy. Happy kids make everything easier. Cute but comfortable clothes are KEY.

👉🏼 2. Don't use your real rings on the ring pillow. We NEVER use real rings in ring boxes or or tie them to a ring pillow because if the pillow or box drops and the rings fall out it can be a major disaster. Have the photographer get photos of the rings in the box (or on the pretty ring pillow) then take them off and hold them somewhere for safe-keeping with a reliable adult to ensure they don't get lost.

👉🏼 3. Go with the flow. If a flower girl or ring bearer does not want to walk down the aisle, don't be crushed. They're kids, they don't always feel like doing their jobs. Have a parent ready to guide them or walk with them holding their hand. It's not a big deal and doesn't have to ruin your entrance. Kids will do what kids do, be prepared and go with the flow.

👉🏼 4. Don't give the flower girl the basket until right before she walks down the aisle. You don't want the basket getting lost before the big moment. The less any kids need to worry about, the better. We find it easiest to pass the ring pillow and flower basket out minutes before the kids walk down the aisle.

👉🏼 5. Pin boutonnieres and tie on haku leis (little girls head leis) on right before they walk down the aisle. I can't tell you how many times I've seen kids pull these things off. They're not comfortable and can feel itchy or out of place. If you want a boutonniere on nicely or a haku lei on a 5 year old, make sure you put it on as close to the start of the bridal party entrance as you can.

Having worked with hundreds of kids in weddings, we make sure any younger children in our wedding party line up have literally zero responsibilities 😉 We don't give them anything until right before the walk down the aisle, and we keep things as simple, easy and fun as possible.

Take these tips for a more seamless bridal party entrance when involving younger children. 🙌🏼

Happy Friday 😊

www.BestDayEverHawaii.com

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