Arluis Destination Weddings

Sally and team are rock stars and fantastic at what they do. My wife and I knew we needed someone to help us with our planning and coordination as our wedding would be a destination wedding for many of our guests. Arluis Weddings was provided to us as a recommendation. First and foremost, if you're on the fence on wedding planning and/or coordination, I hope this review convinces you that it is 100% worth it, and if that's the case, Sally and team are 1000% worth it.Like many couples, my wife and I were one of the Covid couples that had postponed their 2020 wedding. We decided to shift our wedding to the islands to keep it closer to some family and also help keep our wedding size smaller. We initially found our venue at the end of 2020, but made no planning until April of 2021 when we felt safer on having a wedding. At that point, we had nothing else planned and knew we needed help.We started off with an initial phone call with Sally, and we knew right away that we wanted to partner and work with Sally. This was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding.Despite only having a few months to plan everything, Sally and team helped make our day a reality and success. I will share a few anecdotes to help convince you that you should work with this team.1. Despite only planning the wedding with about 3.5 months of lead time, at no point did my wife and I feel any stress related to the planning. Our only stressors were associated with the pandemic which was out of the control of both us and any vendor. Despite that, Sally made sure to have our back on all our planning. My wife and I were fully able to focus on our work and a recent home purchase that we made. At no point did wedding planning cause us any stress and Sally and team were really helpful to make sure of that.2. Vendor selections - We had a few inspiration pictures and boards that we shared with Sally, and she helped us make the perfect selection for exactly what we wanted. These were things such as our furniture rentals, place setting, dance floor, and many more things you don't think about initially like a welcome sign! Moreover, Sally helped work to make sure we were efficient with our dollars even helping us book more price efficient items like the dance floor from vendors she works and is familiar with.3. Since this was a destination wedding, Sally made sure to go to our wedding venue and work with our contact at the venue to preview layout. Moreover, it was the first time our DJ worked at this site (and they were awesome too by the way), so Sally went with them to preview the space. We had a detailed floor plan and an idea on how the day would be executed. We met the day prior to go over the details so that everyone would be comfortable on the day of the wedding.4. Finally - we had no issues at our wedding and it was a wonderful celebration. For example, we took a little bit longer on taking some photos that we wanted (our choice), and Sally and team were there to help make sure we got everything back on track - helping us grab our room key from our friend while we took pictures, meeting us at the room, and then helping bring back items to our room at the end of the night. All of these things were unprompted by us, but ultimately made a difference in making sure the night went well. These are the small things you won't initially notice or think of, but really help make a difference.We had many guests tell us that it was one of their favorite weddings they've been to. Sometimes you'll think this is flattery, but the fact that many have shared it with us has made us extremely happy. This is in part thanks to Sally and team.Thank you so much for making our day wonderful. Make sure to inquire and work with Sally and team!

Wow. Went to an amazing wedding put on by Arluis - despite all the restrictions, they did a great job - the multi-lingual staff, venue, service and wedding flowers were all amazing. They made everything seem like it was so easy - but with so many moving parts it was just a miracle Arluis was able to get things done so professionally and with a lot of Aloha! Obviously they are lucky to be able to offer so many great venues throughout the Hawaiian islands - but they really put together a top notch team with only the very best vendors and staff. It is so difficult to know what you'll be getting into when booking from so far away, but the wedding we went to was absolutely perfect - and what couple doesn't deserve the very best for their wedding day?! Seriously wanted to get married again (to my same spouse of course!) after attending an Arluis wedding! They do all sorts of weddings apparently and the Aloha we felt really made my friend's wedding extra special.