Sunset Ranch Hawaii

I wish there was an infinite amount of stars to give Sunset Ranch. I don't even know where to begin because everyone and everything that makes Sunset Ranch is what creates the magic. Being from the mainland, I wanted to have my wedding somewhere that would represent who we (me and my new husband) are and bring awareness and beauty of the islands. To be fair they had their hands full with me. I was inviting my guests to Hawaii to celebrate my 50th bday but there would be a change of plans... they wouldn't know until they arrived it was my/our surprise wedding. This is no easy task, and JONAH was the chosen one! It took a single phone call with Jonah and quick trip to see Sunset Ranch that we knew this was the place. Then after speaking to GREG and talking story with him just made me/us fall in love more. We were drawn to the property not only for its beauty but also the story behind it all... Mālama ka 'aina, family and community. I think it was fate that the stars aligned to bring Jonah into our lives to help plan our wedding as this was 20+years in the making. Yes, we have been together that long. Let's just say we took the scenic route. Wouldn't have wanted it any other way... that's another story for another time. JONAH is and will always be my girl! I honestly am not sure what I contributed to the planning because Jonah ran with my dream wedding theme and I do believe all I had to do was say Ok. From our first call and to our first meeting it was such the perfect fit that I knew I didn't have to worry about a thing. I didn't feel the need to hire any other wedding planner vendor, she was on top of everything! HER TEAM Was unbelievable! They were so attentive and met every need. It was like they were everywhere and yet very ninja-ish. They were ahead of everything that could possibly be needed. I've been to a lot of weddings and been part of many... and I'm not being bias BUT they were all DAMN awesome! You can say I was clueless if anything went wrong which I'm pretty sure nothing did. And even if it did, at that point who cares! The VENDORS - I'll be reviewing them individually but just like Sunset Ranch.. more than 5 stars. Sunset Ranch .. thank you for making my 50th birthday and wedding the most memorable for us and our guests! We haven't stopped smiling and laughing about the whole thing and our guests have been nonstop talking about it. There is not enough space or words to explain how wonderful you all have been. But with words and heartfelt gratitude ... mahalo e kuʻu hoa aloha (Thank you my beloved friends)

It's a beautiful location with terrible customer service. The way we were treated hardly makes up for the view. Rehearsal runs an hour late getting started because coordinator mismanages the time. We were never greeted by the coordinator -but we were fussed at for being 10 minutes early, told to move our totes from the driveway and warned for no one to drive on the Astro turf-no one intended to. I was not happy that this was the way our family was treated. At 40 minutes after the rehearsal was supposed to start we are greeted by being told how awesome the coordinator is. We had already observed otherwise. Our flower girl's dad picked up flowers from off the precious Astro turf so she could practice and our coordinator threw a fit because had she picked them from a tree, the coordinator would be in big trouble for allowing the grounds to be destroyed -again more focus on her and not the ones paying the bill. Our guests who did not know the 11 month history, were very put off. After a huge speech of how we are not to stress the bride, the coordinator called the bride when we left and "felt like a lot of people were upset with her". Yeah, we were. We just kept our cool because we did not want to upset the bride. We all just tried to make the best of it because we wanted a good day. As if.... After weeks of unsuccessful contact, the final bill was emailed but emailed the day of the rehearsal which too late to accept a check but was required before the wedding. It incurred a large fee bc it could only be paid by credit card. F.As a local, I am ashamed of the lack of aloha. As a person who cares deeply for my family, I wish we'd have never met this coordinator. These are just the things that happened in one day. I can go back over the 11month history and share the stress load, it doesn't get anything back for us, but maybe it will save you the trouble. No one wants to see someone he or she loves treated in such a way. I'll only leave the three things that happened to me or my husband (3 of many) on the day of. 1. It's been hours since and I am still crying. She told the grooms grandparents when to arrive, but not where to wait. My daughter brought them to the venue at the appointed time. Coordinator was not there to meet them to tell them where to go. My daughter tried to call but could not get me because a lot was going on. My daughter found me and popped in to ask where to take the grandparents. Unbeknownst to her, the mother was dressing the bride. It upset the bride. Even so. The only reason this happened was the coordinator was in the room with the videographer watching. The videographer was directing, not the coordinator. Moments before time go to my first look with my son, which she failed to tell me was going to happen. She pulled me aside and told me not to let anyone else in that room because "that girl" messed things up. That girl was at rehearsal and the coordinator never acknowledged her. That girl was my family and that girl was very upset to have stepped into such a moment when no one was around to help her do the task she was assigned. My daughter feels terrible still. Much crying on her part and she doesn't want to bring too much attention to it because it may make things worse. I not only had an unplanned big event that day. I had to go to it shaking and crying not letting anyone know my anger. The only reason my daughter knew where to find me was because the coordinator took everyone to the room during the rehearsal -which had walls of windows and no shades to pull for privacy and said this is where you'll be. Side note, we had to take turns huddling in a corner to not flash the ranch workers as we got dressed. 2. We were never told where to sit when we walked down the aisle. We just walked in and we walked out at rehearsal - no chairs were present at that time. When we were lining up the grooms grandParents did not know where to sit. I got the coordinators attention, because this was a chaotic scene. They were too scared to ask. When I said, I have a question, she loudly huffed and rolled her eyes and demanded to know what. I asked, "What row do they sit in?" She said , "Seconds row. There are name tags on the seat." This is the first we had heard of said name tags. Her name tags were so small we all sat in the wrong place. My daughter in law, aka that girl, had been requested by the bride to sit on the front row- and this was not communicated to her. The brides father sat in the wrong seat. These are not big deals, but after two days of abuse because the coordinator was not, well, coordinating, it was a lot.Continued in photos. .

Outstanding EVERYTHING...venue, food, atmosphere, staff...just all in all wonderful. And HUGE shoutout to event coordinator Jonah!My bestie from the mainland wanted to celebrate her 50th in a big way. No bettah way than in the 50th state! There was also this other thing she's been wanting to do...get married. She and her man have been together 20+ years...youngest kid just graduated college...yep, that long. Thing with Filipino events, the guest list can get astronomical. The enormity of their guest list kept their wedding planning at bay. So this birthday party...they decided to keep as a theme, and surprise everyone with a wedding.Jonah is all kinds of AAAAHHHMAZING. During a venue visit, I had brought my niece's Flat Stanley self, Flat Gianna (super fun school project!) to take pictures at the ranch. I mentioned that I wanted to bring Flat Gianna surfing, was thinking of using a ziplock bag to keep her dry. Jonah took Flat Gianna laminated and trimmed her, and making her a wetsuit.Day of the event, Jonah had everything running like clockwork...nothing was amiss. There is so much more to say, but just know you're in good hands with Jonah.

Was part of the wedding party and Jonah was our first contact here and managed the whole day wonderfully. She was amazing, just on top of everything and knew how to herd the cats . The venue was amazing, the food was great, I wish I could live there .

We at HNL Studios, can say that Sunset Ranch on the North Shore of Hawaii is an amazing venue. We love the convenience that Sunset Ranch offers as well as the large property, allowing couples to have both their ceremony and reception in one place!As wedding photographers, we loved working with the staff at Sunset Ranch and their attentiveness helped make the day smooth and unforgettable.

Sunset Ranch and Jonah were nothing short of amazing to work with. The venue itself is absolutely breathtaking with the most stunning views of the north shore and the proficiency of our coordinator Jonah and her team the day of our wedding made everything seamless. We couldn't be happier with sunset ranch and their team for helping us make the biggest day of lives an absolute dream!

Yes This place is beautiful n comfortable n relaxing. Over looking the ocean n mountains, it's tranquillizing in a comfortable zone.The place is big n very open.They have a catering service for you with great fresh food of choice. Great for parties n events.

Sunset Ranch is an absolute dream venue! I got married at Sunset Ranch last month and could not be more happy with how everything turned out.I live in California and wanted to host our wedding in Hawaii. After doing some browsing online, I stumbled across Sunset Ranch and ended up booking solely based on the pictures online. I am happy to say, the venue is 100 times prettier in person. We ended up booking the signature package and so glad that we did because it made planning so much easier. All of the package vendors exceeded our expectations.The package came with a coordinator that helped with all of my questions leading up to the wedding as well as taking care of everything the day of. Laurie was assigned as my coordinator and I am so thankful for all of her help. She took care of everything! My wedding day was stress free and perfect. We decided to utilize all of the ranch for our wedding day. The ceremony was hosted at the Fern Garden. Cocktail hour was hosted at Charlie's Pond with lawn games and live music and our reception was hosted in the Sunset Stables. Getting to use all of the different event spaces really added to our guest experience. All of the spaces were unique and spectacular. It has been exactly a month since our big day and all of our guests are still raving about their day at Sunset Ranch. We have had so many guests day that it was the best wedding they have ever been to and we would like to thank Sunset Ranch and it's staff for that.

I couldn't have asked for a better wedding venue than Sunset Ranch! Everyone from our wedding coordinator to our waiting staff gave us the best service and did an amazing job of giving us the best day of our lives. I have never seen a venue so organized and seamless. The fact that this venue gives you a wedding coordinator, makes a world of difference. Alia made sure everything was perfect for our wedding day and made it so that we didn't stress about a single thing. She was super tedious by helping out with the timeline and coordinating all of the vendors. Not only were we happy with the quality of service, but the venue was absolutely gorgeous! We weren't able to see it beforehand as we live out of state, but right as we walked in, it took our breath away. Everything was newly renovated and so clean. We had our ceremony at Fern's Garden and our guests couldn't stop talking about how beautiful it was. The photos came out beautifully and we wish we could relive all of it again.

The venue itself is beautifully picturesque. My son's wedding started at 3:00 PM and featured a special time dedicated to sunset photos just before the cake was cut and served. The photos and videos look amazing. As beautiful as the venue is, that beauty does not make up for the horrible customer service provided by the wedding coordinator. From poor communication from the point of a signed contract on, to asking the bride for the same information multiple times in the months leading up to the wedding weekend and then asking for the same information again onsite (why have her fill out a worksheet with the information only to ask for it several times after the completed worksheet was submitted), to arguing with the officiant, (bride and groom too) who had met personally with the couple in advance of rehearsal, demanding changes to the service the minister and couple had decided upon, to her rudeness to the wedding party and even wedding guests... The coordinator's conduct was appalling, especially considering how much she was paid. Sadly, there is no option for hiring an outside coordinator. For lack of space I will not go into all the details of our bad experience, but I will sum this review up by warning those searching for a venue in Oahu to save yourself the frustration, heartache, and embarrassment. Look elsewhere.