Parasol Events

There is no better partner for your wedding adventure than Laura at Parasol Events! She was absolutely trustworthy and capable of confidently and gently guiding our ideas into reality. With her help we had the best wedding we ever could have imagined and the whole process of planning was, thanks to her knowledge and excellent communication, a big yet comfortable trail of well planned steps. There were no moments of frustration or rush: Laura made the whole complex process doable and, most importantly, fun. We can not recommend her enough and wish you the best in planning your wedding! In her we had an excellent world-class event planner who was deeply interested in helping us realize our dream from top to bottom, and now, a friend too. Thank you Laura for making our magical day big, serene, and beautiful!

I decided to hire a wedding planner for several reasons: my free time is limited, this was a semi-destination wedding, and I had a very vague vision on what the Big Day would be like. I phone interviewed several "top" wedding coordinators on the island. When speaking with Laura, it was obvious that her experiences and breadth of knowledge of the wedding industry would not only lower the stress of wedding planning, but will actually make this a fun process! Parasol Events helped make the entire wedding planning process creative, enjoyable, individualized, and meaningful. Both Laura and Jessica were extremely professional, organized, timely, and personable. They also collaborated well together at helping me figure out what I wanted. Often times, the service with Parasol Events was so exceptionally outstanding that I felt that I was their only client! For example, when my fiancé and I wanted to learn a choreographed wedding couples’ hula dance to surprise our guests. Laura and Jessica found a self-teaching DVD for my fiancé to learn while in Afghanistan and myself to learn in the East Coast, then they organized a dance lesson a week before the wedding (which required coordination of an instructor and studio) so we can practice together in Hawaii. It was an extremely amusing idea, and our guests were tickled to see us pull it off! Also, should anything go wrong, you will be so grateful to have Parasol Events on your side. In short, a month prior to our wedding date, the wedding venue we reserved cancelled. Within 48 hours, I had a list of venues that were available on our wedding date and able to accommodate our wedding size, and list of pros/cons. We were able to transform a nightmare situation into an even more gorgeous wedding than I could imagine. For many reasons, I give Parasol Events the highest recommendations possible!

Working with Parasol Events, (specifically Laura-Ann Lewis) was the foundation for our successful wedding. We interviewed several other wedding planners along with Laura, but were immediately drawn to her. We could not have made a better decision! Over the course of almost a year, Laura helped us (guided us, really!) in developing, planning, and ultimately executing our dream wedding! Laura is everything you want in a wedding planner, and more. She is meticulous, thorough, experienced, and has an incredible eye for detail. She has outstanding design sense and style, and can easily provide design guidance to match the individual client's unique preferences. Early on, we brainstormed with Laura about our potential thoughts and ideas on design, and a few days later - Laura provided us with an "inspiration board" that completely captured the design we were going for (even though we weren't sure what it was ourselves!) In addition, almost all the vendors we ultimately selected (florist, entertainment, photography) were per Laura's recommendations - and they were outstanding! For the couple that didn't know what we wanted, and didn't know what we needed to do - Laura was perfect! If that weren't enough - Laura is an absolute pleasure to work with! She is extremely well-organized, and so easy to talk to! Laura always made herself available, and constantly invited us to contact her by e-mail or phone if we needed to (even when she went on vacation!) We never felt pressured or forced into anything. One of the most satisfying aspects of our wedding, was the fact that we had no regrets about any of our decisions! This was a testament to Laura's outstanding planning, because we had all the time and information to explore every possible option - from our venue, to our entertainment, to our menu, to our design! About one month from our wedding date, the venue that we had selected for our wedding changed ownership overnight. The "Waikiki EDITION" hotel, formerly owned and operated by Marriott, suddenly became the "Modern Honolulu," and was now operated by Aqua Resorts. This, of course, caused us a great deal of concern, as we weren't sure what this meant for our wedding! Laura expertly handled the situation, immediately contacting the new management and confirming our wedding was still intact! She even made some calls and tentatively prepared a plan B at a different hotel, in the event that we needed to switch venues! When it comes down to it - we placed our complete trust and faith in Laura and essentially asked her to tell us what we needed to do to make our dream wedding a reality. Laura went above and beyond our expectations, and we could not have done it without her!

Alia Kennedy was our wedding planner and she was amazing! I didn't have to worry about anything because she took care of everything. I would recommend her to anyone. She was a joy to work with!