Modern Elopement

My wife and I got married in late April 2022 and had a great experience working with Summer at Modern Elopement! Planning a wedding is never easy - you're often making various important decisions for the first (and hopefully last!) time. Super stressful!I felt that Modern Elopement struck the perfect balance between dealing with any minutia that we didn't care to worry about, but had enough customizability to let us make our special day our own.We held our wedding at the Deck at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel, which was a beautiful and practical venue right in Waikiki. Summer did an excellent job as our coordinator. Everything from the decorations, to the music, food, bookings, styling, etc were perfect! We couldn't have possibly imagined a better wedding at our favorite place on Earth.If we ever get divorced we both know who to go to for our second weddings!

We wanted something small and intimate for our wedding and ME delivered. The first call with Morgan was a delight, she answered all of my questions and the process was smooth. We got our contact and read through it. Everything was explained perfectly so make sure you read the whole thing peeps! We paid the first payment and off we went on planning our wedding. The forms were easy and straightforward. After submitting our venue/flower requests, we went on to planning the dinner. At this time emails between our concierge were a bit lacking and she took a bit to reply (more than a day, sometimes two). I would've appreciated updates from her like "I'll be working on this and I'll get back to you next week" and actually get back to me or say something like "I'm sorry I was prioritizing another client I'll be with you shortly" besides not replying. But after a bit, we got our planner Lynsey and everything was perfect, communication, planning and execution before, during, and after. She was joined by Kat on the day of and they both are the sweetest, and detailed persons. Our day was perfect and I wouldn't have changed anything. Dinner at Roy's Ko Olina was fab, everyone loved it. We can't wait to get our professional pics back, we know it'll be amazing. And my make up the day of by Cherbu?! FLAWLESS. SO ANY COMPLIMENTS on it and she was a doll. Everyone we worked with was amazing and so kind. I'm so glad we chose ME for a stress free and easy event. We went a little over budget, mostly for the dinner and flowers but it was worth it, worth it all!

Thank you to Modern Elopement and our wedding planner, Jennifer Takenaka for making our wedding stress-free and memorable! Jennifer responded to us in a timely manner and was able to answer all of our questions. She was very professional and so sweet when we met in person on the day of the wedding. We enjoyed working with her and appreciate all of her help! Overall, my husband and I did very little since Modern Elopement was able to take care of everything. We just took care of our attire, travel, and bringing certain documents for the marriage license agent.We got engaged in Feb 2022 and eloped in June 2022 during our trip to Hawaii. We chose the Four Seasons package and had 13 people in our group (including me and my husband). They provided several questionnaires to help us choose what we wanted from a selection of vendors they curated (ie. photographer, music, course menu, florals, type of wedding officiant, etc.). You just have to choose what you want, and they take care of the rest. Our photographer, videographer, officiant, hair/makeup artist, and everyone else involved with our wedding were all friendly and professional.They were also able to make accommodations such as adding a videographer to do a full ceremony video along with the included highlight clip, dietary restrictions, time changes, and more. Just ask! Highly recommend this company to plan your elopement/micro wedding. Give yourself some peace of mind and choose Modern Elopement.

This is a super late review of my experience with Modern Elopement. I just got my video and photos back and cried- everything was absolutely beautiful!I found them on Instagram and I was so happy to see that they specialize in smaller weddings that are far more intimate (which is what my husband and I were looking for). Our wedding was about 30 people and let me tell you that my experience working with them has been nothing short of AMAZING. I really appreciate the timeliness of their responses, the ease and convenience of their online bridal portal and the level of care they put into your special day. Planning my wedding in the middle of my job promotion would be way more stressful but Modern Elopement gave me the peace of mind that I really needed. My wedding was perfect, I can't stress that enough. Shout out to Jennifer and her team, every last dollar was worth it.

We just received our video of our dream wedding 3+ months ago in Kauai and crying all over again! Thank you Modern Elopement and SUMMER for dealing with my endless questions, requests, and anxiety (being a destination wedding bride). We had an intimate 25 people wedding in Kauai and it was the most perfect day ever. We had about 2 minutes of the most beautiful good luck rain during the ceremony, but Summer was already handing out umbrellas before I could realize it was raining. The venue, transportation, the floral decors...etc they were ALL on point and so so beautiful. For the dinner reception, I didn't really like any of the locations in their package and really wanted an oceanside location. So I asked Summer to see if another place was available and she made it happen! She stayed throughout the dinner to make sure everything flowed smoothly and I can't appreciate her enough for doing that. Thank you!!

Due to the uncertainty of planning a wedding during the pandemic, we wanted a small wedding/ family trip to Hawaii. The venue I wanted to book required me to hire a wedding planner, so I started looking into their suggested vendor list. I decided to go with Modern Elopement because they specialized in small weddings and had the best aesthetics. I am so glad I hired Modern Elopement because they took care of everything and made planning a destination wedding very stress-free. The only caveat is that they charge their service fees on top of every vendor's fees after tax, so you're essentially paying double tax (once to the vendor and once to Modern Elopement). Hawaii tax is pretty high, so keep that in mind when you're budgeting. The great thing about Modern Elopement is that they are super accommodating. I did not like any of the makeup artists on their vendor list and wanted to find one that specialized in makeup for East Asians. I found a makeup artist myself and they were able to book her on my behalf. On the day of the wedding, my bouquet arrived at the hotel but was missing the flowers that I specified. The florist told me they did not have the flowers in stock that day. My wedding coordinator Leilani reassured me that I would get the exact bouquet I requested before my ceremony, and she made it happen! I still don't know how she pulled it off, but it totally made my day. Leilani was super sweet and attentive, she took care of me and the groom throughout the day, made sure we were hydrated during our photo shoot and made sure that our guests were comfortable. My guests kept saying how the wedding was magical, like a fairytale. A big thank you to the Modern Elopement team and all the vendors!

Modern Elopement made our special day stress free and intimate - exactly what we wanted, especially in light of the ever changing COVID precautions. We spent an hour or so planning/providing feedback and Nicole took care of the rest, including everything from car service, to assisting us with our marriage license, to ensuring we had the best photographer. With the logistics arranged, we were able to cherish the moment with each other. Highly recommend!

My experience with Modern Elopement was terrible! I hired them to help with my daughter's wedding on Kauai. When I first spoke to Morgan, the owner, she was very nice and made it sound like things would be easy. I wish I had never hired them. I could have done it myself for far less money and frustration. Biggest complaints: Bait and switch on prices. Poor communication. Ineptitude with contacts.It felt like there was a lot of bait and switch. They have a "package" with certain things included. Then there is an "embellishment boutique" that you can shop. There are pictures and a price. After we picked out what we wanted in the boutique, we actually got an order confirmation (see picture attached). But when it was time to pay, there was a different price. When we complained, they said the price in the boutique was just an estimate. The fine print in the contract does say "price estimates," but neither talking to them nor the boutique site makes that clear. For example, the "order confirmation" lists the wedding cake at $250.00, but then they said that, after talking to the bakery, it would be $530.00. The harpist is listed at $260.00 in the boutique, but they charged us $628.00. And she was terrible. She sounded like an amateur, playing one note at a time. For that much money, we expected her to play beautifully. It was just one of many disappointments. There was poor communication with the "Lead Wedding Concierge." She often took several days to get back to me. When I complained, Morgan said they tried to get back within 24 hours. It was rarely that soon. And several times, the concierge didn't get back to me at all until I asked again. Very frustrating. They said they could help with the dinner after the wedding. They have "Dinner Options" books with specific restaurants and menus with prices, for example, "menu option 1, $120/per person." It seemed pretty straightforward. So, we chose a restaurant and a menu option. For weeks, I kept getting the run around. They said they had put in a lot of calls but hadn't heard back from the restaurant. This place didn't take big groups. That place wasn't available. If there was anything available, it was 2-3 times more expensive than what was in their dinner options or what they had said in a call. We still did not have a place for dinner two weeks before the wedding! I scrambled around myself and finally found something, which I wish I had done in the first place. I could go on and on. Basically, I could have made an extra trip to Kauai and organized everything myself, and it would have saved me money, time, and grief. Very unhappy with Modern Elopement!

I absolutely could not recommend Modern Elopement enough!! Our wedding day and the planning was completely stress free and beautiful. Jennifer was our initial contact through all the planning and process, and was a delight to work with. She was so nice to speak to and really helped me trust that the end result would be what I was looking for. I didn't see anything til day of since I planned our wedding from NM and it was in Hawaii. And I can honestly say they went above and beyond what I imagined! Day-of the wedding we met Jade who was cool, calm, and collected. This helped any stress I might have had. She walked me through what the entire day would look like down to every cue. Her calmness was contagious. But most of all the team made sure every detail and moment was for my husband and I. They were determined to make every second a perfect for us, even greeting us with drinks after we walked down the aisle. I have been to many weddings and seen many friends deal with difficult planners and venues. Modern Elopement has streamlined this process perfectly and given so much room at the same time to incorporate all the details you want. Just based on the amazing team I worked with I would choose them time and time again. They even surprised me with with golden arc that I wanted! From the hair stylist, makeup artist, photographer, officiant, and musician, everyone they have chosen to work alongside is so professional and masters at their skill. I enjoyed working with everyone I did and was so happy they could be a part of our big day.

Our first decision when it came to our wedding was 0 stress, we wanted to enjoy the process of being an engaged couple planning our big day, our second was to go with Modern Elopement after that everything became so much easier! Summer from Modern Elopement went above and beyond to make all of our WANTS and NEEDS and everything in between possible. Before them a wedding in hawaii felt impossible, we were in California and I was too big of a stress ball to even try planning this on my own. From the planning to the day of to after the wedding Summer had made us a part and aware of everything: I can't thank her and the team enough for the day going so smoothly even when there was still some hiccups out of everyone's control! Id go with Modern Elopement in an instant, Best and easiest decision we made!