Charmayne + Nick: Loulu Palm Estate

What an amazing time I had planning this beautiful wedding for England based couple, Charmayne Woo & Nick Wright who tied the knot ocean side earlier this month on Oahu's stunning North Shore. While ninety percent of our destination wedding couples don't make it out to the islands for planning trips before the wedding, Charmayne and Nick were fortunate to visit us twice (yes twice! AND all the way from England!) before the wedding to select their perfect venue, meet their favored vendors and enjoy tastings with the best cake bakers and caterers on island. And what a treat it was!

After a whirlwind, circle island tour of Oahu and our most popular wedding venues (and a mandatory stop at Kahuku's Giovanni's Shrimp Truck), they picked none other then the Loulu Palm Estate for it's stunning ocean and sunset views and of course, it's gorgeous wide open lawn that would provide the perfect clean palette for our team to design their big day.

Charmayne and Nick hoped for an intimate and elegant evening that focused on good friends, good food and good times. Armed with a folder full of inspirational design images and a clean and modern palette of white, ivory and tiffany blue with touches of yellow, reminiscent of Charmayne's love for Tiffany's and the frangipane (plumeria) bloom, Yvonne Chapman of Yvonne Floral Design designed the most gorgeous bouquets and floral touches.

Here's a peak at some of the photos from Charmayne and Nick's wedding day!

Mahalo to the all star line up of some of our favorite wedding professionals who we couldn't have done this without!

-Florals by Creative Genius, Yvonne Chapman

-Specialty Tabletop Rentals from Event Essentials Hawaii (love LOVE their rentals)

-Specialty Runners from Les Saisons

-Specialty lighting thanks to Alex of MOOD

-Troy Michael DJ (keeping guests on the dance floor all night long)

-Fine Catering by Memoirs Hawaii (Chef Peter created an awe inspiring menu TO DIE FOR!)

-Cake & Desserts: Leigh of Tiers of Joy (who is responsible for my affection of "proper" Pavlova!)

-Stationery & Details by Stacey at Bradley and Lily Fine Stationery (always amazing)

-Images Courtesy Visionari Photo

Naval Special Warfare Foundation Fundraiser: Inspiraton

A few years ago, my hubby (corporate event strategist at Sterling-Jones) and i were honored to work with the Naval Special Warfare Foundation for the first time to produce their first ever Pearl Harbor fundraising event on the USS (Battleship) Missouri. The event was well attended and deemed a huge success. This year, the fundraiser will take place on 9/11, and we are looking forward to kicking it up a notch for what has now become an annual event!

The Foundation was created to support, among many things, Navy Seals wounded in the field, and to support the families of those Navy Seals who have died in service for our country. This fundraiser, even though seeking to do GOOD and raise funds and awareness, will reflect on the great work that Navy Seals do on a daily basis, but will also be heavy hearted because of the fact of why the Foundation exists. It's our hope that our design will not only be visually stunning, but create a sense of peace and hope to the event, and honor those that the Foundation was created for.

We'll be working with floral designer, Michelle Maeda, of Flowergirls Hawaii, to take our design inspiration below, and design the perfect finishing touches for this event!