About this vendor
Based in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Elardo Events provides couples with careful and attentive wedding planning services. Owner Tara Elardo loves meeting new clients and helping them achieve their dream day. From the overall design concept to the hidden logistics, she will go above and beyond to give you a stress-free planning process.
Tara has always been passionate about event planning, starting as early as high school. After organizing different rallies and dances, she realized her passion and went to study event management in college. Tara now has over 10 years of professional experience and works to turn each couple's wedding into an unforgettable event.
Whether you're planning an intimate elopement or extravagant celebration, Elardo Events will strive to exceed your expectations. Some of Tara's packages include full-service planning, partial planning, and day-of coordination. She will take care of your important event details to ensure that your journey to the altar is full of joy and happiness. In addition to the big day, Elardo Events also plans engagement parties, wedding showers, and other prenuptial events.
Details
Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- RSVP Tracking
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
- Bachelorette Party
Awards and Affiliations
2023 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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5
out of 5.018 reviews
Tara was phenomenal. We hired her as our "day of" wedding coordinator. Of all the people we hired to help with our wedding, Tara was the best bang for our buck. Our big day was so ...
much more satisfying because of how relaxed and taken care of we felt leading up to the wedding. She is incredibly organized and excels at communication with all vendors. Really can't recommend her highly enough!
Tara was fantastic. She is thoughtful, creative, funny and calming. She put in so much work outside of the standard wedding planner duties just to make sure my vision came to life....
She guided me through the oftentimes taxing timeline and logistical aspects. She communicated when certain decorations or finishing touches needed to be ordered/purchased so I wasn't scrambling at the last minute. She gave me very clear action items to complete so I could feel productive and and not procrastinate! She is VERY detailed, which I LOVED. For example, she made a friends & family wedding timeline electronic PDF so that we could share it with the bridal party and close friends so all questions were answered. She made a "floral inspiration" worksheet so that she could see the vision I had and make sure she replicated it. She also made a clear yet detailed wedding timeline and a helpful how-to guide for vendors to make sure everyone was communicating flawlessly before the big day. I would absolutely recommend Elardo Events for any event! Thank you, Tara, for all of your hard work!
Tara is very detailed in her work and was very helpful on the wedding day!
I am a day of coordinator at Casa Real, and I had the pleasure of working with Tara for a recent event. She is one of the most organized and fun planners I have ever worked with. H...
ere coordination with vendors is so impressive, and she clearly goes above and beyond for her clients. She sent us a full video detailing the event so all of the vendors were on the same page! She was truly a joy to work with on the day as well.
Tara is a GIFT. From first phone call, to final vendor follow ups, she went above and beyond to make our wedding day special and memorable. Her attention to detail and organization...
al skills are top notch. I would work with her a million more times if I could! Thank you Elardo Events!! You are THE BEST!
As a photographer, I have worked with countless planners/coordinators over the years. I can honestly say, working with Tara was an absolute highlight. She is incredibly proficient ...
at her job, but what I appreciated most was her calm energy and kind demeanor. Wedding days can be so stressful for the couples (and vendors alike!) and Tara made the entire experience from start to finish an absolute JOY for everyone!
Hire her. Like right now. It will be one of the best decisions you make for yourselves during the entire wedding process, I promise :)
Your go to wedding and events planner!
Where do I begin? I loved working with Tara on Mikaela & Ryan's wedding. She was so caring, energetic, and very responsive! She was super ea...
sy to work with, and I always felt supported as a vendor. What I truly appreciate about Tara and her team was their professionalism and communication. She's super organized and passionate about her job. I strongly recommend Elardo Events for any weddings or intimate gatherings that you may be planning!
Tara, are the best!
Tara is the BEST!!! We worked with her for a wedding a little over a month ago. She was the planner/coordinator for this wedding. We were the videographers. Her and her team did a ...
phenomenal job prior to the wedding and then day of the wedding. Prior to the wedding she put together a solid timeline for everyone to follow that covered EVERY SINGLE DETAIL of the wedding day. The spreadsheet was used by all the vendors and let me tell you it helped a lot to make things go smoothly during the wedding. Tara is really an awesome person to work with as well! She has a very fun and upbeat personality and professionalism in her work. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Tara as a wedding planner/coordinator!!!
Working with Tara was 1000% the best wedding decision we made. Her attention to detail, organization, calm demeanor, positive attitude, and willingness to roll-up her sleeves is se...
cond to none. We literally could not imagine going through it all without her! From Day 1, Tara was an absolute pro. She made the process fun for us, which is saying a lot coming from two super Type A, career-centric people, who really had no idea what to expect going into the wedding planning process.
Our wedding day itself was absolutely perfect. Everything came together beautifully, and that's a testament to the awesome relationships that Tara established with us and our vendors along the way. Our guests have not stopped telling us how much fun they had.
She's a rising STAR in this industry, so do yourself a huge favor and hire Elardo Events right now. You'll be so happy you did.
I legitimately do not even know where to begin, other than HIRE TARA IMMEDIATELY! I am probably one of the most Type A people, you will ever meet. So relinquishing control day of w...
as extremely hard for me. However, I knew that if I actually wanted to enjoy the day, unlike many of the weddings I have been in previously, I needed a day of coordinator. I interviewed several and Tara was the ONLY one that made me feel good about handing over control. She was thorough, on top of things, and, quite frankly, equally as Type A. I can honestly say we were ALWAYS on the same page. I swear every email between us started with "I was just about to ask you...", because I'm pretty sure we shared a wavelength.
I never would have been able to relax on my day, had it not been for Tara. She took my vision and brought it to life, despite the venue not being prepared, and giving some push back. She was able to pivot flawlessly whenever there was a hurdle, and she truly delivered the dreamiest wedding for us! Never once did stress get passed down to us as the Bride and Groom. She was reassuring, confident and helpful. Honestly, the day was better than I ever could have imagined, given some of the issues we had with the venue. She was a total and complete life saver, running between the two hotels my now Husband and I were at, when we forgot things. She even brought things to our hotel rooms for us, when we had forgotten them. I got home thinking I had lost my personalized hanger, and low and behold found it neatly packed away in one of my boxes, courtesy of Tara.
She controlled all of the controllables and more, and I have not heard a single negative things about the day. In fact, I have had guests ask for her number, because she was so incredible and on top of everything. The best advice I can give to any couple in need of any wedding planning/coordination services is RUN DO NOT WALK TO ELARDO EVENTS. She is quite possibly, the best!
I recently worked with Tara on a NYC wedding at Dumbo Loft. It was a pleasure working with her - she was extremely organized and the event was seamless! Her timeline and other docu...
ments were very detailed and helped create an event that was on time and well-executed.
Tara is a life-saver! She was one of the best decisions (besides marrying my husband) that I made for the big day. There is no task that's too big or too small for her to handle. P...
rofessionalism, problem-solving skills, empathy, communication skills, going above and beyond to get the job done. I ordered the package where she steps in six weeks prior to the big day, yet anytime I needed her advice, she was just one email or text away. I thank the heavens for her help! Brides know that the big day will go a million ways and there's so much to think about. Tara can handle it! She will make it a success, without a doubt. I would hire her again in a heartbeat and highly recommend brides to do the same!
My wife already left a review, but Tara is so good that I had to throw in my two cents. My wife and I took on 95% of the planning or our wedding ourselves to help cut costs and by ...
the time our date came around, after having to reschedule due to COVID and a three year engagement, we had put in so much time, money, energy, sweat and tears into this wedding that we were so particular about who would take the reins for the day-of. We talked to several coordinators before finally finding Tara and right off the bat, we clicked. On our intro call, she was so warm and inviting while also maintaining such a leveled and professional approach to taking over our wedding. Immediately after getting off that first call, my wife and I were smiling ear to ear knowing we found the perfect person to coordinate our wedding.
Flash forward to the day of and I am STRESSED. I'm not sure why I ever though I could pull off being a chill bride, I've never been chill about anything in my life. Tara rolled with the punches like the pro that she is. She made game time decisions and adjustments where needed, set up our entire venue with her assistant, handled all of the vendor deliveries, and the after clean up. She even made sure we got our bouquets and polaroids back the next day, after we ran off to the after party. Everything from making a floor plan, handling our hair and makeup artists, to working with our van and driver, and even getting our dog (who was our ring bearer) home safe and sound after the ceremony, Tara NAILED IT.
She is the best, hands down. She cares so much, is so nice, so organized, and so professional. She does not charge enough for how good she is. I will sing this from the rooftops and recommend her to every person I know planning a wedding. Hire her!!!
If you read any review, read this one.
For context, I'm a producer, my entire career is planning big scale events, productions, and hiring people. We went through 3 coordinators ...
before finding Tara and it was because I had such a high standard for who I wanted to help me on my wedding day.
Tara was, hands down, the best thing that could have happened to us for our wedding. We had multiple setbacks and last minute changes and none of them threw Tara off her step. She was honest with us 100% of the time about what was possible and what wasn't possible. And whenever either of us had concerns, Tara's response was always exactly what we needed to hear. She assured us that everything would work out and she would take care of it and she absolutely did. We did all of the decorations for our wedding ourselves and relied on Tara to set it up and execute our vision. Not only were we both FLOORED walking down the aisle seeing what she had done, it was actually better than we could have ever imagined.
I can't say this enough, Tara was the best thing that ever happened to us for our wedding. Truly I don't think we paid her enough. We are so incredibly grateful for what she's done for us and if we were to ever have a huge event in need of planning, I'd hire her in a heartbeat.
Stop looking for a coordinator, just hire her.
Tara was very helpful, respectful and diligent during our wedding planning. She gave us the best quote, pricing and service for a Day of Coordination. Even after the wedding day, ...
she finds time to communicate with some of the vendors. She also exerted an effort to pick-up our flowers from the florist. Thank you, Tara for all your efforts! -Mike and Angela
Loved working with Tara, she was on point all through out the day. Made my day easy and smooth for all vendors. Definitely recommend her for your wedding.
In simple words, 10 out ...
of 10 :)
I had the distinct pleasure of working with Tara. From the very beginning of planning, Tara was on point and extremely organized, patient and attentive to every detail. She made ...
all the pre production and day of run so smoothly, it seemed effortless all the way around. Her professional calm demeanor put everyone at ease. If you are seeking a recipe for success...look no further. Tara Elardo is your coordinated Wedding Professional.
Tara not only helped us plan our wedding once, but twice AND our elopement. She was professional, kind, extremely organized, and went above and beyond for us. We cannot thank her e...
nough for our special day(s), especially considering the circumstances of 2020 and 2021. We would recommend her over and over again, in fact we have friends already booking her for 2022! You will not be disappointed by the quality of service and passion you recieve if you choose Elardo Events to plan your next event! Thank you, Tara for everything you did. If we have another wedding, we know who to call. ;)
Nicholas and Ariana Oberhelman
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