Featured Wedding: Christine and Wes

Loulu Palm Estate, North Shore Oahu

Christine and Wes came to us from San Francisco, California, both accountants in their day to day life. Wanting a fairly simple, casual, unpretentious, yet beautiful wedding for up to 50 guests at a private location, they selected the secluded and newly rennovated, Loulu Palm Estate for its expansive lawn and private beach front, perfect for taking pictures with their toes in the sand.

The bride and groom chose to personalize their wedding with Japanese influences, since both of them are hapa (in their case, half Japanese), and Hawaiian influences, in recognition of their wedding locale.

Moving forward with recommendations for catering, Christine and Wes picked the foods they loved and hoped their guests would also enjoy. Must haves: a sushi bar complete with a live sushi chef, soba (buckwheat) noodles in take-out boxes, and mochi ice cream from Bubbies!

The flowers were to be kept simple, yet reflect bright, tropical tones in fuchsia pink, reds and oranges.

Coconut “bowls” were filled with tasty morsels: roasted macadamia nuts (of course!) and assorted Japanese iso peanuts.

In keeping with the Japanese and Hawaiian flavors, the entertainment would be a mix of both cultures with music by Eric Lee for the ceremony and cocktail hour, including two hula dancers to help entertain the guests after the ceremony, and Taiko from world renowned Taiko artist, Kenny Endo (who happens to be the bride's uncle) for the reception. A fire knife dancer also performed once the sun went down and the bonfire was lit for guests to enjoy some s’mores.

All pictures courtesy of David Murphey, Perfekt Photo.

Catering and rentals provided by Catering Connection.