About this vendor
We specialize in teamwork, timelines and attention to detail! Having started this journey over 10 years ago, we've done over 200 weddings and events and have learned so much along the way. We are committed to our clients and giving them a stress-free, once in a lifetime experience. Being focused on all the big AND little details helps us to be overly prepared for everything thrown our way. Our clients become part of our L-4-Love ohana for life and we truly care and love each one of them!
We've planned weddings, rehearsal dinners, proposals, birthday parties, fundraisers and anniversary parties in Hawaii, all over California and Internationally. Our heart has always been in Hawaii though, and we are happy to now be focused here on Oahu. We are also listed as a preferred vendor at various hotels and venues on Oahu and take pride in building our relationships with our clients and vendors.
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Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Pacific Islander-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Reception
- Rehearsal
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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5
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I’ve been in and to many weddings and have seen how things can feel so different based on your wedding planner. I can honestly say that the weddings that Lauren and L-4-Love has do...
ne were so smooth down to the minute detail. From way back even before I had a boyfriend, I would always tell Lauren that if I ever got married she
HAD to do my wedding. Fast forward years later, I was so blessed to have her move around her personal life schedule to be able to make my dream come true.
We did the 2 month out package. From the very beginning, her organized preferred vendor list with links and explanations helped me to pick out and get all my first choice vendors. She is so knowledgeable with all her experience and had so many useful and great recommendations. When we reached the 2 month out mark, she jumped in and it was such a huge relief. There were lots of little things on my invoices that were incorrect or missing that I didn’t see. She communicates to the vendors and you don’t have to worry about anything.
One of the best things is her down to the minute organized, constantly updated timeline and set up list. She even makes separate ones for the emcees and wedding party and communicates with them. We had lots of last minute guest drop outs/additions and she was so great at helping us keep an organized guest list by name and by table. (I am horrible with excel and making those things). She was always so on top of it with everything. She always made us feel at ease by checking in, keeping us on track, and quickly answering tons of emails and helping with all of our questions and concerns along the way.
The entire wedding day was an amazing whirlwind. But it went so smoothly and we didn’t have to worry about anything except enjoying every minute. Definitely the best day of our lives and without Lauren and her amazing team it wouldn’t have been the same. Then she has her “name changing packet” for after which has been the biggest lifesaver.
Also what makes Lauren so great is that she treats you like family and really cares about each couple (not just doing a job with clients). She’s worth every penny to make your wedding day flawless, stress free and bring your visions beautifully to life!
Lauren was the key player in our wedding. Without her, we wouldn't have had the perfect wedding. Her knowledge and connections she has with many of the vendors made the planning pr...
ocess and coordination smooth. As someone who is extremely anxious, I appreciate Lauren's promptness at responding to emails. Most of the time, she would respond back the same day I send out an email! The relief and reassurance she provided me that we were on the right track to getting things done really calmed my nerves down, and I am forever grateful for her for that.
Lauren also provided a very thorough timeline for the wedding day, which we went over multiple times to ensure that nothing was missed and everything/everyone was accounted for. Since our wedding was at two locations (one location for the ceremony and another location for the reception), a strict timeline was necessary. On the day of, she took care of EVERYTHING. I had no worries in the world, which NEVER happens. This was all thanks to her and her team. I can't recommend them enough. Thank you again for being a part of our special day!
We want to share with the whole world how amazing Lauren and her team are. There are so many things you need out of an excellent wedding planner, and she pretty much checks all the...
boxes.
Lauren cares. We had the unfortunate situation of trying to get married in April 2020. While we did get legally married on our planned day, we did not have the reception we were planning for the few months prior. We selected the two month plan and really Lauren was still doing a lot of work for us before. She was totally in the driver’s seat prior to April and before we really knew how much of an impact the pandemic had on our special day, was gunning towards holding it. Once we realized that this was much more than staying at home for a few weeks, she took the steering wheel and helped us reschedule, and reschedule, and reschedule. Each time she rescheduled our reception, she did all the legwork to confirm our vendors. We really don’t think she needed to, but because she cares so much about us who are pretty much going through this somewhat traumatic time. All we wanted to do was celebrate this with our closest family and friends, but with variants, stay at home orders, and vaccine mandates, we really weren’t sure if this was ever going to happen.
Lauren is pushy, but in the BEST way. She is so on her game and she really worked so well with us and we’re sure all other couples. She made sure we kept to our deadlines (relatively…we struggled a little to meet them, but she let us know which ones were a must and which she could give us a day or two more on). But it makes a huge difference because with all those deadlines we needed to meet, she was working in the background putting all the timelines together and handing off information to our vendors.
Lauren is precise. When our day finally came, we did not have to worry about much. She literally took care of EVERYTHING. Some of our wedding party were even making fun of her, but in a good way. A lot of us work in jobs that manage projects and timelines, but we were all shocked and amazed by the level of detail she puts in her timeline, and how hard she’ll work to carry it through.
We know some of the hurdles we went through won’t apply to most reading this (the COVID rescheduling mostly), but we thought it was critical to include it in our review because it really shows you Lauren will make sure your event is perfect. You know, she doesn’t have a crystal ball, or had a manual on how to handle weddings in a worldwide pandemic, however, with her organization, precision, and her passion for her work, she dedicated herself to making sure our wedding was something we’ll always remember.
Lastly, we’ve been to our share of weddings (in all honesty, we’re some of the last of our own friends to get married, so we’ve been to A LOT), and never have we taken the time to say, “Wow, this planner got her/his/ s*** TOGETHER!” but we had a ton of people who made similar comments to us, saying that this was the smoothest wedding they’ve ever attended. I think at best we’ve been to weddings where we’ve never noticed any hiccups, and at worst, helping our friends with the timeline that day. So for people to even notice the organization, that’s truly awesome.
The price of a planner is not cheap, but we do feel like anyone getting married should budget for one. And even better, if Lauren is available, BOOK HER NOW! You will not regret it.
Planning a wedding is difficult enough but add in planning during a pandemic with gathering restrictions is just too much. However, we are so thankful we had Lauren supporting us t...
he entire time. First of all, Lauren is so kind, supportive and understanding. But she is also a hard worker and knows exactly what she is doing. She is exceptional at her job. There are so many details we wouldn't have thought of or planned without her.
We originally were planning for a 300+ wedding but scaled it to 50 people due to restrictions. Lauren assisted us through all of the twists and obstacles (we even had to move the reception to a different venue about a month before. Yes, A MONTH). However, Lauren and her team worked their magic and everything came together so well. Even better than we could have imagined. Everyone had a great time at the wedding and raved how smooth everything went. On the wedding day, we actually got to enjoy and take in the moment without worrying about logistics or calls from vendors.
It’s been a year but we’ve had time to reflect and are so grateful and appreciative of everything Lauren and her team did for us. Because of L4Love Weddings, our special day was absolutely perfect.
Working with Lauren and the L-4-Love team was the best decision I made during the wedding planning process. Lauren is an absolute delight and an amazing person. She made the whole ...
planning process smooth and easy. We had to postpone our wedding due to COVID and Lauren made it so easy for us to get everything rebooked. Our wedding day was everything we wanted and more. Lauren understood our vision and really brought it to life. The day went SO smoothly because I know Lauren was behind the scenes taking care of things. She thought of every little detail so my husband and I could just enjoy the day. I could not recommend Lauren more!!!
Lauren is simply the best! Her professionalism, kindness, and work ethic are amazing and she helped to make our special day what we always dreamed! Lauren is detail oriented and re...
ally takes the stress of wedding planning away so you can truly enjoy the day.
I promise you will not regret hiring her!!!
Let me start by saying that hiring Lauren was probably the best wedding related decision I made (aside from marrying my hubby of course 😜). From the get go, Lauren was always pro...
mpt in replying to my emails. I’m sure any bride can attest to how stressful it is having vendors who take forever to reply to emails. Not Lauren! She sometimes even replies in minutes! Not only was she quick, but no matter how many questions I had, she never failed to address every single concern. It doesn’t stop here. Not only is she prompt and thorough, but she was also SO sweet and kind!
Having a global pandemic strike smack dab in the middle of wedding planning was a challenge to say the least, but Lauren handled everything as if she had planned weddings during pandemics in her past life. From changing our date twice, to reaching out to our vendors to reschedule, to helping us find the most epic ceremony venue, to standing up for us when we were having unexpected fees on an invoice, we honestly couldn’t have done it without her. We always felt that she truly had our best interest in mind, and stayed positive and realistic at the same time, despite the challenges. EVERY couple needs someone like Lauren and her team on their wedding day. Looking back, I felt absolutely zero stress on our wedding day, and to me, that’s priceless!! ✨
Lauren at L-4-Love was recommended to us by 2 coworkers and one of my now-husband's best friends, who all gave rave reviews. When we first contacted her, she immediately impressed...
us with her initiative by coordinating a couple of great quotes with a top-notch photographer and videographer. She continued to impress us by helping us save lots of money with her ideas on how to negotiate certain things with the hotel and getting us good deals with other vendors. We were planning a destination wedding on Lana'i, which is an island so small that almost all vendors need to be flown in, making logistics more challenging, however, she helped us navigate all the intricacies along the way. She was very flexible and helpful when we had to reschedule our wedding to a year later due to COVID. Throughout, we communicated a lot and she made sure we had all the little and big details were in place. I appreciate that she was always so helpful to me even when I might have been freaking out and getting type-A. I also appreciated that she would give her honest opinion (even if it might have been bad news or contrary to what I thought I wanted) and it would end up working out; in addition, it was great that she did a site visit on her own with the hotel (flew to the neighbor island), which she didn't have to do. Our guests had an AMAZING time and thought the wedding was beautiful, and we had a WONDERFUL time on the wedding day, full with great memories and everything went smoothly; the vendors she had recommended all executed perfectly too. The day-of coordination with her and her assistant was very smooth as well; one detail that was very nice was that they coordinated moving all our things from the reception back our rooms; we didn't have to worry about that. Plus, Lauren and Mona had really calming and positive energies on the wedding day that helped make it a nice experience. I definitely recommend using L-4-Love and am glad that we worked with Lauren!!
Lauren, is the absolute best wedding planner out there! What a blessing it was to have worked with her. From day one she was very responsive, detail oriented, and organized. She he...
lped us navigate through all of the challenges with COVID restrictions. This included having to replan numerous aspects of our wedding along the way due to restrictions. She was integral with communicating with our venue and all of our vendors. She planned the most perfect and stress free day for us and we were able to kick back and enjoy our wedding day. We can’t thank her enough for the phenomenal job she did. Lauren is very down to earth, kind, humble, and joy to work with. She is also a very creative thinker and will listen to your needs while coming up with creative solutions. Best of all, Lauren has a preferred vendors list with her recommendations and experiences of other vendors. This will definitely save time and help you select the vendors that suite your needs the best.
We met a wedding planner and gained a great friend. Thank you Lauren!
From two postponements due to COVID to pulling off our dream wedding, we really could not have done it without Lauren and her team!!! Lauren is the most organized, thoughtful, cari...
ng, and detailed wedding planner. From 2 years of planning to the day of the wedding, her and her team were very professional and always catered to our needs. They truly made our wedding stress less and really made it about celebrating us as a newly married couple. She really understood our vision for the wedding and executed it perfectly! I highly recommend L-4 love to any couple!!
We were one of the poor souls who had a 2020 wedding that had to be postponed 3 times. That means poor Lauren had to shift gears and basically plan 3 different weddings for us, wit...
h A LOT of uncertainty along the way. But we are SO glad we had Lauren on our team the entire way. To know what kind of planner you are looking for, you need to know what kind of bride you are first. For me, I tell myself I'm low-key and chill, have low expectations, but I'm a closet control freak and type A project planner. So I always thought that I had things under control. But no no friends, Lauren will show you the way to wedding planning. Let me break it down:
COMMUNICATION: Best of the best. She is very timely and sometimes ridiculously fast at responding to e-mails. Most importantly, one of the only people who actually answers ALL of my questions within an e-mail, like, line by line. I love that! Our scheduled calls are very efficient and productive. She sends you homework to work on between the meetings so you know what to prepare for. I also really appreciated her taking over communication and coordination with the various vendors as we got closer to the date. It gets to be very frustrating and hard to keep track of various vendors/contracts/dates etc as you get closer to wedding date, and when various things are needed. But she will help to communicate with vendors for you (especially since she has a good relationship with a lot of vendors on island to start with) and can help to negotiate any snags that happen along the way. Win!
ORGANIZATION: Again, extremely organized. She uses Excel sheets (which I also love) and has things sent to you in chunks according to her timeline of planning (I think this may also depend on what package you select with her. I got the 2-months out planner package). She really is "all about the details" of planning. She will go through any "what if" scenarios with you as you get closer to the date, and try to help you brainstorm alternatives or ideas if you need to. She also has her own collection of rentals to borrow from if you need for those small items like frames, votives, candles, etc, so you don't have to worry about those small things from a rental company.
PROFESSIONALISM: All-star. Lauren and her team are very kind and warm people, but never slacked on the professionalism from day 1.
WOW FACTOR: Planning a wedding is inevitably a stressful and very anxiety-ridden process, leading up to this one huge day where everything is supposed to come to life and unfold before your eyes. As a bride, it is hard not to think about and wonder if things will be okay on wedding day, and notice if things maybe aren't exactly what they are supposed to be. But I'll say that on my wedding day, I was completely stress free. I handed everything off to Lauren and her team the days prior to our wedding, and I felt completely at ease knowing she was in charge. Our wedding day was absolutely flawless (even though a few hiccups did happen on wedding day, but Lauren hid them from me SO WELL)! I can't say enough about her. She is AMAZING at what she does, and does it all with the kindest and most humble heart.
If only I could hire her to coordinate my life....
Lauren was the absolute best wedding planner. Not only did she help us navigate COVID/rescheduling all of our venues/vendors, but she was also instrumental in ensuring open lines o...
f communication between everybody. Since I was remotely planning our wedding, she went the extra mile ensuring she reached out to vendors and ensured to keep us updated about all changes/concerns. She is great about keeping you on task and really responsive to all forms of communication (email, phone call, text). She was professional, easy to work with, and super personable. Definitely would recommend her/her services for your wedding planning needs!
Lauren did an AMAZING job with our wedding and worked tirelessly despite the many wrenches that were thrown in our path in 2020! We decided on a 2 month package and we are so glad ...
we had someone to hold our hand through the craziness of a pandemic year. Lauren sounded the alarm when our original venue was not looking reliable for a May 2021 wedding and was easily accessible by email for any and all of our questions. Her vendor list was very helpful and we found our amazing photographer and florist through her recommendations. Lauren's attention to detail is unsurpassed and her timeline was helpful to our wedding parties in making the day go by smoothly. Her connections with other vendors in the industry also came in clutch and we felt confident that the day would come together. Thank you so much Lauren!!
Lauren made everything so easy for us, she is absolutely the best. From our first meeting to the day of the wedding, Lauren was responsive, organized, the KINDEST, and really made ...
sure we were comfortable with every decision. We were literally worry-free on our wedding day thanks to her and her amazing team.
I can easily say that hiring Lauren and the L-4-Love team as our wedding coordinator was one of the best decisions that I have made for our wedding. From the moment I contacted her...
for questions regarding her packages and our planned date over a year and a half in advance and the way she responded and how prompt she was, I already knew that I was going to be in great hands. My husband and I knew we needed a coordinator since we don't live in Hawaii. I found L-4-Love and the amazing reviews through Wedding Wire and Yelp and I can now speak for myself that all of her great reviews are one hundred percent accurate. I chose the two month out package and even then, Lauren was still always available to guide me and check up on me months before the two month mark came! Her prices are very reasonable and she is so organized and thorough. On the day of our wedding, I met her team and they were equally kind and professional. Everything was on schedule and went as planned without me having to think of anything. Lauren covers literally every detail and things that I never would have thought of if I planned a wedding on my own. What's crazy is looking back, I can honestly say that I wasn't even asked one real question that day.. besides if I wanted more champagne, more food on my plate, and if I was okay. Lauren helped me to have the wedding we've always envisioned and is the reason for us having the most perfect day. It was the absolute best day of our lives and one I'll never forget thanks to L-4-Love.
We hired Lauren Smith to coordinate our wedding and we're so glad we chose her! She is truly an amazing planner and so sweet to work with! She was very organized throughout the ent...
ire process and quick to respond to our many emails. Not once did we feel stressed out because we knew we were in good hands. Her pricing is also very reasonable! Our wedding day was perfect thanks to Lauren and her team. Everything went by smoothly and many of our guests complimented how our wedding was one of the best they've attended because of the flow. We would absolutely recommend Lauren and the L-4-Love team to any couple who is looking to hire a wedding coordinator. Thank you so much to Lauren and her wonderful team!
We are so grateful to Lauren & the L-4-Love team! Our wedding day was flawless and beyond anything we imagined. When we first started wedding planning, we didn’t know where to star...
t. Thankfully we had Lauren who was there to provide us with guidance, recommendations, and was always quick to respond to any questions we had. Our wedding ended up falling on a hurricane weekend - thanks to Lauren and her team, our wedding still went on stress-free! She made sure to communicate with us and all our vendors so we were all on the same page. We couldn’t recommend a better wedding planner and team ❤️!
5.0 Amy
We hired Lauren at L-4-Love about 6 months out for the month-of-coordination. She was very friendly, sweet, and put us at ease while planning our wedding. She met us at ti...
mes and locations that were convenient for us. Her prices are very reasonable and she does her best to work with the couple to remain within their budget as much as possible. Lauren had great ideas and was able to bring our vision to life the day of the wedding. I did not feel an ounce of stress on our special day and the wedding day was pretty darn perfect. Her team was great and they definitely made our ceremony and reception space beautiful with their attention to detail and creative touches. I would absolutely recommend L-4-Love to any couple who even has an incling to hire a wedding coordinator. Yes, it’s a cost to add on to the budget, but so well worth it for peace of mind and less stress. Thank you so much Lauren and team... couldn’t have done it so easily and beautifully without you!
Lauren is the most amazing wedding planner! I cannot say enough good things about her and her team at L-4 Love. She is incredibly organized and responds quickly (usually the same d...
ay!) to any questions my mom and I had during the wedding planning process. My wedding day turned out spectacularly and without a single hiccup largely because of her. She was also able to contribute some great ideas that made my wedding vision come true. She thinks of everything and her attention to detail is incredible. Lauren is a very kind and caring person on top of everything else which makes her a pleasure to work with. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, organized, kind and very competent wedding planner.
Having the opportunity to be taken care of by Lauren and the L-4-Love team was truly an invaluable gift! It was so comforting to have Lauren’s help from the very start of our commu...
nications even though we were on a 2-month timeline including day-of coordination. We recommend outreaching to Lauren as soon as possible, since she can guide you in the right direction by providing detailed information based on her collective work, including a checklist of what’s needed, when. Throughout the entire process, we were pleased to know that Lauren really understood our priorities and what mattered, and were assured that her management and organization would perfectly support that. We could not have imagined a better wedding experience, and Lauren’s guidance, especially on the day of our wedding afforded us the utmost trust -- in knowing our guests, vendors, and both of us -- were in the best hands possible.
We hired Lauren for the one-month coordinator package, and the L-4-Love team did not disappoint! From start to finish, her team was phenomenal. I first contacted Lauren about 1.5 y...
ears before our wedding day, and she was incredibly flexible and responsive to my inquiries and scheduling our initial conversation. We planned our Hawai'i wedding from the mainland, and so most of our communication leading up to the wedding was over email (we able to use her creative consultation a la carte service in addition to the one-month package), and her high level of responsiveness and professionalism sustained itself over the months before the big day.
When we were able to sit down with Lauren in person during the week before the wedding, Lauren was super thorough in making sure both my husband and I had everything covered and were aligned on the details and flow of the day. She covered every detail we could (and couldn't) think of, and on top of this was super friendly and laid back. On the day of, her and her team took care of everything so seamlessly and my husband and I were able to relax (and eat!) and enjoy the day.
Highly recommend L-4-Love!
I owe our perfect wedding day to Lauren and her L-4-Love team! Lauren’s attention to detail, responsiveness, quick thinking, professionalism, and seasoned wedding industry experien...
ce made executing our wedding day a stress-free journey.
We hired Lauren for two month out coordination but even before the two months, Lauren was available for quick questions, ideas, and advice. As we got closer to the big day, Lauren quickly jumped right in and took over where I left off. She was very thorough in working with our vendors, especially our venue, to make sure every detail was not overlooked. I know some brides have a hard time entrusting someone else with their wedding vision – I admit I was like this in the beginning lol – but I quickly saw that we were in the best hands with Lauren. I could tell that she wanted to honor whatever was important to us and would do all that she could to make it happen. She worked with me to complete every necessary task ahead of time, which allowed us to enjoy the few days leading up to the wedding and most importantly, the day of the wedding.
On the day of, Lauren and her team were all business. They kept everything on schedule, kept us updated as to how we were doing with timing, and really took care of everything so that we didn't have to worry about a thing. That really allowed us to spend time with our guests and EAT! I had two of my girlfriends help with the check-in table and they told me that Lauren’s team even took care of them, offering to bring them appetizers and drinks while they were at the check-in table. I thought that was so thoughtful and really exemplifies the L-4-Love team’s attention to detail.
If you’re on the fence about hiring a wedding coordinator, do it. It’s so worth it and will save you so much stress and worry. And if you can, don’t think twice about going with the best! Lauren was my perfect planning partner, and she’ll be yours too.
I must start by saying Lauren and her team are the best the Hawaii wedding industry has to offer. If you're even remotely interested in using her team I will make your decision ea...
sy, book her!! My wife Jenn and I decided to shoot for the stars and have a 650 person wedding at the Iolani Palace in April. We knew right away that if we were going to make this happen we would need Lauren and the rest of the team at L 4 Love.
As you can imagine, planning a wedding of this magnitude is no easy task. Dealing with logistics related to set-up, decor, catering, venue, etc., I can go on forever as to what we were up against. Lauren broke everything down in a way that was easy for us to comprehend. She created a method to the madness and we were able to look at our wedding in an organized matter. I know this seems pretty straight forward but what she was able to do overall was take our entire wedding experience and turn it in to a lasting POSITIVE memory.
When it comes to your big day, you're not just a number to Lauren and the team. She takes personal accountability for your event and handles anything that comes her way. She's the one you want fighting in your corner and her knowledge and expertise has made her a true expert in trouble shooting and solving problems on the fly.
Our timeline was executed perfectly, everything about our special day was perfect and it's all thanks to Lauren and the rest of her team. Don't take one of the happiest days of your life and leave it up to chance. They say the hardest part about planning a wedding is deciding who to marry. I'm not sure if this is entirely true, but I can say that in working with Lauren there was no doubt in my mind that my special day would be anything short of spectacular.
I've been working in the wedding industry for quite some time now. I've been to over 2,000 weddings in my life and have worked with dozens of wedding planners. There is no one I trust more than Lauren at L 4 Love.
Lauren is an amazing wedding planner! We had an amazing wedding, and could not have done it without her. We first contacted Lauren about 11 months before our wedding date (we alrea...
dy had a date and venue booked) and went with her Two Month Package. However, she was always super helpful and responsive to any questions we had before she completely took over at the two month mark. We were able to pick some amazing vendors thanks to her recommendations and experience. Once we got closer to the day, she took over in communicating and coordinating with all the vendors we had hired. She is extremely detail oriented and thought of so many things we wouldn't even have thought of without her help. On the day of our wedding, she helped us keep everything running smoothly and dealt with last minute hitches like inclement weather and key guests arriving late because of traffic. We and our guests were able to enjoy the moment and not worry about the details all thanks to Lauren and her amazing team. We could not have been more pleased. Highly recommend!
I was hesitant on whether I needed a wedding coordinator or not. I will say it was money well spent!
I went with the one-month out package as I knew the general idea of what I wa...
nted but needed help making sure all the i's were dotted and t's crossed, especially since I was planning my wedding from California to happen at home in Hawaii. Although I had purchased only the one-month out package, I feel Lauren was there whenever I needed her before that month she took over. She helped with answering questions, vendor selection, and made sure I was on track with getting everything booked and ordered. It was such a relief when I could hand everything over to her and let her make all the final arrangements with vendors and the wedding party on the timeline. On the day of the event she and her team executed everything flawlessly! Most of all, she was there making sure we were taken care of and knew what to do next. I can say that my husband and I are completely happy with the service we received. Because, while everyone talks about the stress of the wedding the day, I can say confidently we did not think twice about letting Lauren and the rest of the L4 Love team take the reigns for our special day.
In addition to the service, it took a lot off my plate by having access to L4 Love's rentals such as table runners, candles, program holders etc.
Lauren and the entire L-4-Love team will NOT disappoint!
I will preface this review by saying that I am a pretty organized, party-planning savvy person, but I knew that planning my...
wedding (to take place back home in Hawai'i) while living in San Diego was going to take some expert assistance.
I hired L-4-Love for full service wedding coordination as a wedding gift to myself (and for my sanity), and now that the day has come and gone, I 100% stick by my decision to do so.
From their preferred vendor lists, to detailed spreadsheets for budgeting, guest lists, and day-of timelines, their rental inventory, and just an overall outstanding level of communication and support, L-4-Love was on point. Not to mention that Lauren and her team are all so personable and always willing to go the extra mile.
The L-4-Love team was able to keep this "type A" bride calm and organized and I got my wish of being able to fully enjoy my wedding day without worrying about the details.
I would, without hesitation, recommend L-4-Love for your future wedding planning needs.
"L- is for the way you look at me!"
If you sang that like I did, then you'd know that the song will make you feel as good as the service Lauren and her staff provides! :) They ar...
e definitely by far one of the most accommodating coordinators on island! Prior to the wedding, Lauren was very diligent with her emails! As a professional emcee on this island, that is one "must" we hope our coordinators are capable of!
Because Lauren was always answering my emails quickly, I knew she would be just as accommodating on site and let me tell you, "SHE DID NOT DISAPPOINT!" Something I assumed most coordinators should be aware of already but I guess it's a rarity with great coordinators. Well, Lauren is that and more!
On behalf of Kooldip Productions, I thank you Lauren for making our job easy and for being such a smiley and happy person in general! You and your staff are just a fun bunch to be around! :)
If we could give Lauren and her team more than 5 stars we would!! If you are researching who to help you plan your wedding, this is a no brainer. You will have the most stressfree,...
perfectly organised and well designed wedding you could ever hope for! We live in Australia and wanted to get married at Lanikuhonua in Hawaii, so we had to do everything online and blindly (which is so scary!). I researched every possible planner and decided to go with L4Love due to the wonderful reviews and lovely emails exchanged. We chose the month of wedding coordination. From the very moment we chose L4Love we received the best list of vendors and tips and Lauren was so organised and knowledgeable about everything we needed. After all, we had never planned a wedding before! She thought of everything, and the special day came and everything went perfectly to plan. She has a beautiful calming presence about her, and made me the most relaxed bride. I had total trust in everything, which is saying a lot for me being a little anxious perfectionist! Not only that, but our wedding looked even better than we imagined (as if that's even possible!) And we got to rent out a lot of things we needed from L4Love directly at a discount which was so convenient. Her assistant was so gorgeous, and so much thought and detail went into the little things. Love Love Love L4LOVE! We are so lucky we went with this company. They made our wedding flawless and so much fun!
Lauren did such an amazing job for our destination wedding in Hawaii! We live in Vancouver, BC and we hired Lauren for a "Month of Coordination", and we're so thankful we did! Afte...
r our first call, it was clear that Lauren is seasoned and knows the in's and out's of wedding planning. Even with the four-hour time difference, Lauren was quick to respond — this was such a relief and made the process go smooth. I really cannot say enough good things about Lauren -- she's professional, has great planning insights and helped shape our special day to be just the way we wanted it. My husband was even exclaiming on our wedding day how much "fun" weddings are :) I'd highly recommend Lauren and the L-4-Love team!
What can I say except that Lauren and her team are fantastic. I'm sure it’s not every day that the groom has to do most of the wedding vendor coordination but that was the case wit...
h us due to my wife's limited English. Lauren answered all of our questions, emails and guided us throughout the whole planning process. She had checklist for everything we could think of and also had vendor recommendations which all turned out to be wonderful. On the day of the wedding her team took care of all of the coordination between the vendors and the hotel. She had pre planned timelines for us and the bridal party so we knew where we needed to be at all times. She even was prepared for some unexpected emergencies. My groomsman suit button broke off and Lauren was johnny on the spot with a sewing kit. Our entire day went smoothly and we were able to enjoy it all stress free. If we had to do it all over again we would not hesitate to use L4Love again. If you want professional, thoughtful, seamless, and caring wedding coordination we highly recommend Lauren and L4Love!!!
My husband and I are from Virginia Beach, VA and we had our destination wedding in Kapolei, HI. I made my search online for a coordinator and funnily enough, through social media h...
ashtags too. I remember searching #hawaiiweddingplanner, among others, and came upon L4Love's instagram. I loved what I saw so I inquired and after the initial phone convo w/Lauren, I felt very at ease w/what was ahead of me. She had all areas covered when asking me what my vision was. We decided to book Lauren for the 6 weeks out package. In retrospect, I sort of wished we booked her for full planning. Lanikuhonua requires that all vendors be booked by us, so I spent almost all of my time researching online about several thousand vendors and trying to find the right one for the right price. Had we booked Lauren for full planning, I feel like life would've been ten times easier! However, her vendor recommendations helped tremendously! We were able to ask Lauren questions throughout our planning and she always responded in a timely manner. As we approached our wedding day, communication w/Lauren began to grow and as soon as the 6 week mark hit, I felt a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. Lauren pretty much took all the planning I had so far off of my hands and I was able to breathe and relax! She made sure to ask me many questions about anything I may or may not have covered. I felt very confident in her when she took the reigns. I no longer had a thousand emails in my inbox, as she took over that too. I was able to just coast into my wedding week. As we arrived in Hawaii for our wedding, Lauren made sure everything went as planned. I walked into my wedding seeing everything look better than I had been imagining for the year of planning! She was very good at making sure things went to schedule and that everything was covered. Our wedding was perfect and she was a big part of it! We would definitely recommend her and her team for your wedding planning needs! They are such great people!
Hiring Lauren to help us coordinate our wedding was the best thing we did for our wedding. We weren't sure if we could budget it in, but we heard such great things about L-4-Love t...
hrough friends and family we couldn't resist. The whole process of hiring her to the end of our wedding was easy and she is very organized. First off, when we inquired about hiring for day of coordination she sent over information on all her packages. The information was very detailed about what services she would provide with each package. We decided to go with the day of coordination. She was very clear on what we needed to have done (seating chart, ceremony order etc) and gave us due dates so there was no miscommunication and we were on top of our stuff. It was great to have a 'wedding expert' to ask little questions. She has done a ton of weddings and knows what she's doing. After working with her for a couple of months we decided to upgrade our package to the month and a half package, this was another smart move on our part. Lauren had us complete everything almost two weeks in advance so we were able to relax a bit the days leading up to the wedding. During the wedding, Lauren and her staff were all smiles and had all the information needed for wedding. They did a great job setting up everything the way we wanted. She also brought extra stuff that matched our decor and added it, which I loved! Some of our vendors commented on how great she was to work with. Everything ran so smoothly the day of the wedding and we didn't have any worries. We would highly recommend her to anyone considering a wedding coordinator.
ZERO complaints about L-4-LOVE!!! They're truly as good as it gets!!! I am an event planner myself and I must say, I'm impressed (and I'm not ever easily impressed, haha!!). For me...
, professionalism, promptness, thoroughness, and friendliness are ALL a must and they hit every mark! Lauren and Nikki were our rockstars!!! Lauren helped us from the beginning until about 2 weeks prior to the wedding and then our package was handed off to Nikki and they were both such a pleasure to work with. From the very beginning, they were always on time, extremely organized, friendly, and thorough!! Our wedding day was such a blur but with Nikki around, everything seemed so smooth that day! We couldn't have been more happy and they were also super thoughtful and left us a sweet little note surrounded by loose flower petals in the shape of a heart in our room. It was the cutest surprise to come back to at the end of the night. THANK YOU ladies - you made our special day more amazing than we could've ever asked for or imagined!!!! xoxo
Do you want your wedding to go smoothly? Do you want a planner who is super responsive, on the ball, who can anticipate problems before they happen, and come up with solutions? The...
n Lauren and the L-4 Love team are exactly what you need. Lauren was hands down, the best choice we made in planning our wedding. Although you don't know it when you book her, you would easily pay twice what she charges after you see how amazing she is. We selected Lauren's month-and-a-half package which is the best deal. Lauren quickly wrapped up any loose ends so that everything was squared away on the day of. She helped us with out timeline which was immensely helpful and coordinated with all our vendors. On the day of, Lauren and her team went above and beyond and was so thoughtful with the things she did. To name a couple of things (out of the many things Lauren did), she had cool towels for us since it was really hot that day. She also packed all of our decorations neatly away in a corner of our room so that we didn't have to clean a thing. It's these little things that makes you know she was really thinking about how to make the wedding day super special and perfect. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Lauren. Thank you, L-4 Love!
Lauren is an AMAZING wedding coordinator! From the very start, we could tell how passionate she is about her job and business. I wish my husband and I could have afforded to hire...
L-4-Love for full wedding coordination services but sadly we could only have her 6 weeks out and day of wedding package. I'm so glad I hired Lauren at that point in the wedding planning process because there's just so many things going on as your wedding date draws near that you wouldn't even imagine. Lauren knew exactly what we needed and made sure that all of our vendors were all on the same page. She's also VERY prompt at replying to emails and in my opinion, that's very important because it definitely helps to take a lot of stress off your shoulders! I knew that I could rely on Lauren and her crew to get things done exactly how I wanted everything to be. She has a lot of creative ideas and she is very good at what she does! There were a lot of things I left up to her and her assistants because I knew that no matter what, they would make sure everything turned out absolutely perfect and it did. All of our guests had so many good things to say about our wedding and how great everything turned out. Thank you to Lauren and her assistants for being such sweet, amazing people!
Lauren and her team were absolutely amazing! I'm a busy graduate student and was planning my reception from afar so needless to say I was a little scattered and stressed. However, ...
Lauren was so on top of everything and really helped keep me sane. She not only was extremely responsive, organized, professional, and, patient but she always had our best interests in mind. She had a great way of being sensitive to my feelings but honest & realistic about what could and could not be done. And of course, the day of went off without a hitch! Her team was absolutely on top of everything, always anticipating our every need. They never looked stressed or overwhelmed (even if they were), which allowed us to enjoy the day without worries. Even our guests made comment about how great the team was and how everything flowed so smoothly. We had an amazing time at our reception all due to the ladies at L-4-Love. Thank you all!
Lauren and her team were AMAZING! They were so incredibly organized in the weeks and days leading up to the wedding, I seriously do not know how we would have gotten through our da...
y without them. Mona was our main contact on the day, and she was so calm, supportive, and helpful. Whenever there was something going a little off plan, she came to us with solutions, rather than questions that would stress us out. I honestly kept telling everyone that they were our BEST investment for the wedding. Thank you so much for all your hard work!!
Lauren was an absolute blessing! Everyone always asked if we were stressed out because of the wedding, and we were lucky enough to say "No"! Lauren was able to take our ideas and r...
un with it, creating our dream come true! Choosing L-4-Love is the best decision anyone could make!
Lauren and the entire L-4-Love team were absolutely amazing! Because of her diligent planning and organization my wedding day went absolutely perfectly and I didn't have to take ca...
re of anything during my wedding weekend. In the weeks leading up to the wedding she made sure that every detail and potential scenario was planned for. She handled communication with all my other vendors seamlessly so that the day came together perfectly! I have already recommended L4Love to some of my friends!
I have had the pleasure working with Lauren a few times now, she's amazing!! In this industry, she is among the "A-Team" of wedding planners for sure. Brides, I highly recommend ...
getting a planner even if it is just "day of" coordination. I've booked with couples that planned their own weddings and seen how stressed they were, sadly, even on their big day. You owe it to yourself to have your entire wedding experience to be as stress free as possible. I've seen Lauren do exactly that and will continue to recommend her.
Lauren Smith with L-4-Love was truly a blessing. My husband and I were so overwhelmed throughout this entire wedding planning process and turned to Lauren for EVERYTHING! Lauren ...
was very patient with us, always listened to our wants and concerns, and always found a great solution. Lauren took the time to really get to know us, which definitely showed on the wedding day! Everything turned out better than planned... even though our wedding day fell between TWO HUGE hurricanes, Iselle and Julio. Lauren took care of all of the adjustments that needed to be made due to the hurricanes and despite all of that, our wedding was still more than I could've dreamed of. One of the things that I loved most about working with Lauren (other than her being extremely kind and personable) is that she was very conscious of our budget and would always provide money saving options. She also has a large inventory of wedding rentals, which saved us a lot of money as rental companies tend to be more pricey. We highly recommend L-4-LOVE for wedding planning and day-of coordination!
Lauren and her staff at L-4-Love were wonderful! We utilized her assistance in recommending vendors, timeline prep, decoration rental, and day of coordination services. Since we ar...
e in CA and the wedding was in Hawaii, it was super helpful to have her expertise in choosing the vendors, planning the decorations and overall management of the big day! Since we are a lesbian couple we really wanted to make sure that everyone we worked with was open and accepting and Lauren was very helpful in making the right choices! She also sent us ideas for ways to cut costs and was incredibly responsive to my questions. We had Candace Redongo (One of Lauren's associates) and two other assistants for the day of and they were fantastic. I really enjoyed her laid back style and they made sure that I only had to deal with things that I needed to provide input into. They took care of the rest. They also made sure we got all of the pictures we wanted and brought us drinks and whatever else we needed. Well worth every penny and just a pleasure to work with!
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