Planning Perfect Hawaiian Weddings
Wedding Goals Hawaii is a wedding planning service located in Ewa Beach, HI. If you're planning your once-in-a-lifetime celebration on the beautiful Polynesian island, this business can help you streamline your event.
Owner and event planner Lisa takes great pride and honor in working with couples near and far as they create their dream wedding. This professional describes herself as a detail-orientated, caring, and trustworthy person, which are all the attributes needed for designing bespoke events. Whether you need her services on your big day or a month prior, she will use her contacts and organizational knowledge to make your celebration a success.
From beginning to end, Wedding Goals Hawaii will ensure that your special day reflects your desires and overall vision. Lisa understands it can be difficult planning a destination wedding, so she is the connection that will work behind the scenes to build your one-of-a-kind day. In addition, this professional has three wedding packages available, so you can select the option that aligns best with your preferences.
Woman-owned Business
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Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Planning
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A la Carte Wedding Planning
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Destination Wedding Planning
Full Service Wedding Planning
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4.5
out of 5.08 reviews
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Reviews say the planner was exceptional—organized, responsive, and calm—making the wedding day seamless and stress-free. She managed logistics, vendor recommendations, and last-minute issues with professionalism, even helping with decor and shipping. Couples praised her warmth, budget-consciousness, and ability to let them relax and enjoy their day.Review photos
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Dominic W
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5.0
3/05/2024
Working with Wedding Goals Hawai’i and Lisa was the best decision we made in the entire wedding planning process. We interviewed other wedding planners and Lisa gave us a sense of ...
relief, calm, and excitement and we instantly knew she’d be our wedding planner. We have family on Oahu, but we are based on the mainland (California), which initially made planning a wedding in Hawaii a little daunting. However, Lisa scheduled calls and had all the connections, which took basically all of the stress off of us and saved a ton of money. Let us tell you too, Lisa is well-connected!! A huge benefit in hiring Lisa is her strong connections. Our guests have been raving about the vendors that Lisa connected us with that we would not have been able to find otherwise. As a financial planner myself, Lisa knows how to stick to a budget and is extremely conscious of the costs of everything throughout the entire process. She kept us under budget all while ensuring we would have the wedding of our dreams!! Lastly, Lisa is truly a wonderful and warm person that we were so happy to guide us through this entire process. She has the heart, passion, organizational, and leadership qualities that is needed to make your wedding an amazing experience.
Jory S
5.0
6/10/2026
Lisa was truly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. From the very beginning, she went above and beyond in every aspect of planning and coordination. She was incredibl...
y responsive, attentive to every detail, organized, and always one step ahead. Her timelines were flawless, and because of her preparation, our entire wedding day flowed seamlessly.
Beyond her professionalism, Lisa is such a warm, caring, and genuine person. You can immediately tell how much she loves what she does. She brought so much positivity, kindness, and excitement throughout the entire process, and it made such a difference.
One of the greatest gifts she gave me was the ability to actually relax and enjoy my wedding day. I knew everything was being handled, which allowed me to be fully present with my husband, family, and friends. That peace of mind is priceless.
I cannot recommend Lisa enough. She is talented, detail-oriented, personable, and truly cares about her couples. If you're considering hiring her, do it—you will be so grateful you did!
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Aja G
5.0
6/02/2026
Lisa and her team were absolutely amazing. Not only was she a big help in remembering little things that most couples would not think about at weddings, but she also made sure ever...
y little detail from the build-up to the day of was perfect. She is very friendly and easy to talk to about your wedding visions. She is also honest and insightful about what may and may not work. We honestly don't know how we'd made our wedding day perfect without her. She is the best!
Jazmine P
5.0
5/29/2026
Lisa Wildrlechner was easy to work with and a true blessing. Her professionalism was impeccable. From the start of planning to the day of my wedding, she was in constant communicat...
ion and provided quick responses to all my questions and comments. Worked extremely well with all my vendors. She controlled the day so my husband and I could have a beautiful day with our friends and our family. My husband and I appreciate the knowledge that she provided to make our day truly special. She went above and beyond. Although we had some minor changes on the day of the wedding, she handled every hiccup with a calm and professional attitude. Our venue hall was not ready in time to be decorated, but she worked calmly with the venue to ensure decorations could be completed on time. She helped me with my nerves by addressing each hiccup without my knowledge and understood my needs and wants as a bride. Work with Lisa Wildrlechner and you will not be disappointed. She truly has a heart of gold. She is worth every penny! Do not miss out and use Lisa if you want a wonderful person to be part of your special day.
Sha W
1.0
5/28/2026
DO NOT HIRE LISA ENANORIA WIDRELECHNER OF HAWAII WEDDING GOALS UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR DREAM WEDDING ABSOLUTELY RUINED.
Lisa destroyed our wedding with unnecessary stress, chaos, disa...
ppointment, and absolute incompetence. Our experience was beyond horrific, it was CATASTROPHIC. Nearly a year later, we are STILL dealing with the emotional fallout from what should have been the happiest day of our lives.
I rarely leave reviews, but I feel obligated to warn every bride, groom, family, and vendor considering working with Lisa: RUN. Your wedding day cannot be redone and thinking we could trust Lisa with ours after initial red flags and empty promises was the biggest mistake we’ve ever made.
Lisa breached our written and signed contract, completely failed to deliver contracted services, communicated poorly throughout the process, and demonstrated shocking levels of disorganization and unprofessionalism. No couple should have to spend the months after their wedding feeling devastated, depressed, and taken advantage of.
Here are just some of the major issues we experienced on our wedding day:
-Breach of contract/failure to deliver services: Numerous agreed-upon responsibilities were left incomplete, severely delayed in setup, or ignored entirely. From start to finish, our wedding was unfortunately chaotic and poorly managed despite very detailed instructions and timelines provided. She further breached our contract by arriving with only one assistant and refusing to provide the second assistant required in our signed agreement, resulting in inadequate support during critical wedding-day operations.
-Venue setup disaster and severe wedding coordination mismanagement caused bride and groom to miss once-in-a-lifetime moments: Despite very detailed written setup instructions (provided via emails, texts, docs, calls, and visual references), Lisa failed to set up the venue on-time. As a result, the bride, groom, family, and friends were forced to help setup before the ceremony causing us to miss on critical wedding events including couple, family, and wedding party photos and a long-awaited venue reveal so we could visually see and experience all of our months of hard work come to fruition. HORRIBLE!!
-Major absence of day-of coordination: Throughout the wedding day, the bride was forced to solve problems herself that should have been handled by Lisa, but she was nowhere to be found. Guests and vendors noted the absence of visible coordination support throughout the event. This led to avoidable delays, disorganization, and missed scheduled moments. Guests even shared they didn’t know we had a coordinator because she was so absent. She also failed to properly manage vendor communication before and during the wedding and could not complete basic coordination duties or effectively triage issues as promised.
To make matters worse, when we attempted to resolve the situation privately and professionally afterward, Lisa showed zero accountability, remorse, or willingness to make things right. No sincere apology or meaningful refund for the severe breach of contract and under-delivery of services. Instead, she ghosted us entirely.
Your wedding day, like ours, cannot be redone. Save yourself the heartbreak, stress, disappointment, financial loss, and hire literally anyone else. There are countless vendors out there who are professional, communicative, ethical, and actually care about their clients. Lisa is NOT one of them.
Response from Wedding Goals Hawaii on 05/28/2026
Aloha Shannon,
We are sorry to hear that you feel disappointed with your wedding experien...
ce, as our goal has always been to support couples through one of the most important days of their lives.
That said, we respectfully disagree with several characterizations presented in this review. Our team arrived early, prior to the venue having tables and chairs fully set up, in order to meet the florist and begin preparations earlier than our agreed-upon start time. Throughout the day, we worked to adapt to multiple logistical and venue-related challenges, including last-minute adjustments, wrinkled venue slipcovers, and changes to décor and setup expectations.
The event involved DIY décor that had elements requiring unplanned onsite adjustments, including chair bows that needed to be reworked and transferred between ceremony and reception spaces due to fit and quantity limitations.
Prior to the wedding, one concern specifically communicated to us was the appearance of wrinkles in linens and chair coverings. On the wedding day, the venue-provided ceremony chair slipcovers arrived heavily wrinkled, which required a time-consuming solution and additional coordination with venue staff to address. Despite these unexpected challenges and adjustments, our team worked diligently throughout the day, and both the ceremony and reception spaces were completed prior to their respective start times.
Regarding staffing, while one section of the contract mistakenly referenced two assistants, our prior communications, pricing discussions, and other sections of the contract reflected one assistant as part of the discounted coordination package. We nevertheless worked diligently to fulfill the agreed-upon services and assist beyond the original scope where possible.
We also want to clarify that certain operational matters, including venue food-service policies, were managed directly by the venue and outside the scope of our coordination responsibilities. However, food service was opened on time and remained available to guests during the venue’s designated service window.
Following the wedding, we responded in detail to the concerns raised and attempted to address them constructively. The request for a full refund was made more than two months after the event took place, and after carefully reviewing all communications, timelines, and services provided, we did not believe a full refund was warranted.
We genuinely regret that the experience did not align with your vision and understand your disappointment. While we recognize and respect your feelings, we do not believe this review fully reflects the entirety of the services provided or the efforts made by our team under challenging circumstances.
We sincerely wish you and Bryan the very best moving forward.
Bea S
5.0
9/29/2025
I just had my wedding 2 weeks ago at Ko’Olina and it was the most seamless and perfect day ever, all thanks to Lisa at Wedding Goals Hawaii. She is sweet, helpful, attentive, and a...
bsolutely delivered the day of the wedding! My wedding party and family all complimented on how great my coordinator was during the rehearsal and wedding day! She made sure everything was smooth and that every detail was perfect.
I was planning the wedding all the way from Maryland and she stepped in 2 months before to help me plan our big day! She would even check in before the 2 month mark! Almost every vendor was her recommendation and I could not have been happier with my selection of vendors. They were all perfect. No question.
Lisa goes above and beyond for her clients! She even supplied my bud vases and hurricane vases for my centerpieces. She even let me ship decorations to her house just to make it easier for me to travel with less decor. 1000/10 for Lisa and her team! Thank you for making my wedding the wedding of my dreams! Mahalo!
Ariana K
5.0
10/18/2023
Lisa has been amazing. She’s the kindest & hardworking woman and she’ll make sure to do her best in creating the wedding of your dreams. She’s been there since day one and she’s so...
flexible with any late decisions or changes you wanna do. She did an amazing job coordinating our day just so we can relax and enjoy it. Thank you so much Lisa for giving us the wedding of our dreams🤍
Response from Wedding Goals Hawaii on 10/31/2023
Ari and Niah - First of all, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to you both for choosing We...
dding Goals Hawaii to be a part of your special day. Your happiness and satisfaction are our greatest reward, but we also appreciate that you took the time to share your 5-star experience.
Joe & Maggie A
5.0
4/17/2023
Lisa is the BEST! Our Wedding could not have turned out any better. From start to finish it was simply PERFECTION!
Lisa got us through all the planning, got all the vendor connec...
tions for us and even went so far as to even tend bar the day of the wedding (she has her license!).
She helped us with all of this with only 4 months of planning time!
Of all the attributes and skills, the thing we love best about her is her kind and caring heart. She gave so much of herself and I would highly recommend her to any couple out there who needs help in getting their wedding planned! We set the date and she helped us get our Wedding goals managed, organized and achieved with the highest level of professionalism and she really made sure that we did not feel the stress and pressure of putting together our Wedding in such a short time. I could not have asked for any one better!
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