We had an unforgettable wedding day because of the Sunset Ranch team!!
I found the Sunset Ranch probably 8 years ago when starting to daydream getting married to my then boyfriend... from Hawaii. When he proposed in 2022, I knew we’d visit SR. It ended up being the only venue we visited because we loved it so much, the natural beauty of the mountains and ocean view were perfect. We chose the standard package with the ceremony in Fern’s Garden, ceremony and cocktail hour in front of the house by Charlie’s Pond. Greg showed us around on our visit, in addition to someone from the planning team. They were super informative and transparent about how their packages work, which ultimately really convinced us it was the venue to work with.
Our incredible planner was Jonah, who helped us over a span of months, all remotely while we lived on the east coast. She kept up with all my thoughts, questions, and occasional changes- and was very patient and informative all the time. The venue’s packages made planning tremendously easy. All we had to do was source stationary, photography, alcohol, makeup/hair, and attire separately. We had 4 meetings with Jonah and she was very flexible in making time that would fit our schedule.
Jonah and I were a good team! Project management is a huge part of my profession, so I handled all the services that the SR package didn’t cover. My feedback on the planning service is to make sure you get a full understanding of what is/is not included, especially if you are someone who will need more help, consider looking into more planning services.
There were thunderstorm forecasts leading up to our day, and Jonah was very calm and helpful and clearly laid out multiple contingency plans. Luckily the whole storm passed and we didn’t have to adjust things, but we felt prepared regardless.
We loved the food, florals, bus drivers, and DJ - all which were part of the standard package. We loved La Flore’s florals, especially!
I would highly recommend a wedding at Sunset Ranch, the views and grounds are beautiful for photography and special to people who are visiting or native to Hawaii (we had a mix, and all loved it!). The team was so smooth and ninja-like on the wedding day. We had a great waitress at our sweet heart table, Shaina (or maybe Shana?); she would find me throughout the night to bring me a new cocktail and was just so sweet!
We also had a billing mixup with the final invoice and someone in the finance department did a great job in fixing things up swiftly.
All around the whole team at SR are great, such a well oiled machine.