Blue Sky Weddings

t the planning process we felt Blue Sky Wedding’s services and communication were excellent. Gabrielle and her staff are the utmost professionals and helped us work with our budget and pull together a plan we loved. The vendors they recommended were outstanding and everyone delivered as promised. We love good food so this detail was important to us. The menus were just what we were looking for and together with Gabrielle we developed a menu we were excited about. We also had the chance to experience an amazing full menu tasting which was delicious and very creative. We knew we had a menu we loved and felt confidant our guests would too. On the day of the wedding, everything went as planned and Gabrielle and her crew helped us through the ceremony and reception with subtle grace. Their skill and expertise seems to be unrivaled, because of this we felt completely confident everything was being taken care of as needed. The memories that were created for us that day were more than what we could ever imagine. Blue Sky Weddings is an amazing planning service that we will never forget. They give 100% and we got more than we paid for. Gabrielle delivered a spot on wedding, with perfect timing and on –point throughout.

on I booked Gabrielle is because I felt as if she cornered me into booking her. How so? Well, I inquired with my venue before I inquired with Gabrielle. That same day, I decided to hold my venue so that I had it secured, but keep looking around for the right wedding planner. Come to find out, Gabrielle put a hold on my venue, thus she had control of it for 30 days. To me I felt as if I had to book her, otherwise she still had a hold of the venue and could book another bride there on MY DATE. Further issues: I inquired about several vendors whom she didn't book for me, rather suggested other vendors (when I switched wedding planners, the vendors I originally wanted were in fact available on my date). She was not helpful during the planning process. I would ask her questions and most of the answers came out like, "It's up to you." Not those exact words, but she didn't provide any advice when I needed it. When I spoke with her on the phone, she would constantly interrupt us and wouldn't let us finish what we wanted to say nor ask. My husband and I gave her another change at one point. We talked out our issues with her and thought things would get better, but they didn't. She didn't change nor improve always using her family as an excuse and once even saying to me, "You're not the only wedding I'm planning." We finally dropped her (THANK GOODNESS) and demanded that she pay us back the deposit we paid toward the venue since we had to re-book the venue with our new, and much better wedding planner. Well, she sent the deposit back sans the rest of her coordinator fees! WOW! The audacity! I told her that she did not deserve the rest of the fees owed to her, especially since she didn't see our wedding through to the end! It took her a few weeks to finally send us a check and when I received it, the envelope was not securely sealed and the check inside was folded in half, not secure (didn't fold paper over it--nothing). She is terrible to work with and I would urge all brides to avoid her at all costs. She has excuses up her sleeves and doesn't give you what you want for your wedding. Her prices are extremely high compared to others. If she can't handle the amount of weddings she supposedly does in a year, then she should really think about decreasing the amount of weddings she takes on. She claims that she was not at all malicious in her actions, but I absolutely do not see it that way. She put a hold on my venue before I got a chance to, blocking me out of booking it myself and we had to request for our deposit back from her rather than getting it automatically, then she shorted us. Terrible...oh and I boycott Longhi's because of her. Glad I have never eaten there and I don't plan to...

acular, the location breathtaking, and the food wonderful, and reasonably priced. I'd say to anyone interested in a Maui wedding, call Blue Sky Weddings first. And I hear she's expanding to the San Francisco Bay area. Wow.

ur wedding. Gabrielle was so helpful and flexible with the planning process giving us everything we were looking for. The food was great which they do in-house, our guests raved about the appetizers and dinner. Also the flowers were gorgeous, we choose a bright tropical theme and colors. We had custom linens in tangerine orange we ordered through Blue Sky, which turned out beautifully. The on-site coordinator, Julie was so helpful and cheerful and on top of all the details. The entire staff was friendly, welcoming and professional. We are so happy wiht our wedding. It was perfect.