Maui-based wedding planning that respects the island, the family, and the math. Full-service coordination for 50-300 guest weddings.
I'm Kekoa Sumida. I planned my first wedding in 2014 — for my cousin, in her parents' Kīhei backyard, on a budget that should not have been possible. We pulled it off. People are still talking about it. I've done over 200 weddings since.
I do full-service planning, partial planning, and month-of coordination. I do not do day-of-only — Hawaiʻi weddings are too logistics-intensive (vendor coordination, permits, ground transport, neighbor-island guest flow) to walk in cold and run them well.
My approach: I will tell you the truth about what your budget can do. I will tell you when a venue is going to nickel-and-dime you. I will tell you when your aunty's idea is actually the right call. I am opinionated and honest — that is what people pay me for.
Most of my couples find me because I've worked with their photographer, florist, or DJ before. The Maui vendor community is small. We talk. If we work together, you'll see that — your day will run because the people on it have run together fifty times before.
Rachel & Dom A. · Lahaina
Kekoa ran our three-day wedding weekend on Maui like a general. She talked us out of two bad ideas (a venue we now know we would have hated, a flower arrangement that wouldn't have survived the wind in Wailea), pushed back when my mother-in-law pushed in, and hit our budget within $300 over twelve months. We never could have done this without her.
Sam P. · Honolulu / Wailea
Honest, organized, opinionated — exactly what you want in a planner. Kekoa told me on our first call that day-of-only wouldn't work for our wedding (130 guests, four neighbor-island vendors, a plated dinner) and she was completely right. We bumped to partial planning and the day ran perfectly.
Maile O. · Pāʻia
Kekoa planned my parents' 50th vow renewal. She handled my parents (not easy), my four siblings (also not easy), and the actual logistics with grace. It was the loveliest day. My mom still texts her on holidays.
These are starting packages. Most vendors will customize for your date, headcount, and the kind of party you're throwing — ask.
6 weeks
I take over 6 weeks before the wedding. Vendor confirmations, timeline, day-of execution. Best when you've planned most of it yourself.
6 months
I come on board halfway through your planning. Vendor sourcing, design direction, full month-of and day-of.
12+ months
From engagement to honeymoon. Budget management, design, vendor sourcing, contracts, full event execution.
Booked dates are pulled from the vendor's own calendar. If your date is open, you can request a quote — they'll confirm in their reply. Most events lock in 2–6 months ahead in Hawaiʻi; for May–August dates, sooner is safer.
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