2 weeks ago, I finally rented “Bride Wars” with Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. I knew it was going to be a silly movie, but I actually enjoyed it. Candice Bergen played the wedding planner and she was just hilarious.
And ladies, if you plan on getting a Vera Wang wedding gown… “you don’t alter a [...]
If you are like me who loves tea, cocktails and desserts, then you have to check out these great summer recipes from Edible Hawaiian Islands… don’t they sound yummy? Hmmm… hmmm… hmmm… You can definitely serve them at your cocktail/dinner reception!
Earl Grey Ice Cream Cookies
(makes 24 2-inch cookies)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons Earl Grey tea
1/2 [...]
Just wanted to say “Happy Anniversary” to my darling hubby! We got married 4 years ago today at the Moana Surfrider on Oahu. Time really flies… We thought we were only going to have a destination wedding in Hawaii, but little did we know that 2 weeks after our wedding we would move to Maui [...]
I am so thrilled that I got to spend time with more industry friends at a dinner get together at Basil Thai. It’s such an honor to be surrounded by such a talented and fun group of individuals, and here they are:
(L) Augie Chang with Augie Chang Photography; (R) Andrew Hsu with Studio MSV. It’s [...]
I am very blessed that I love what I do, and I am even more blessed to have awesome clients… but I can’t possibly do what I do without a team of wonderful and talented vendors whom I admire and trust. Whether the weddings are on the islands or on the mainland, I have the [...]
I came home late Saturday night after a wedding in Makena. As I unwound and checked my Facebook messages, my heart sank when I found out that one of my high school friends, Carolyn, had lost her battle to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) last Thursday, April 23rd in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
She was diagnosed with the [...]
Almost 2 months ago, I was tagged by a few friends on Facebook on the “25 Random Things” about me. I know it’s long overdue and so here is my list:
I LOVE to travel and have visited close to 500 cities in 30 countries. There are still a lot of places in this world that [...]
My good friend Stacie Tamaki of The Flirty Guide emailed me about a month ago with some sad news. Her 44-year-old cousin Tami, a working mom with 2 young kids, has been diagnosed with a bone marrow disease very similar to Leukemia called Myelosdysplasia. She is in urgent need of a Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant.
During [...]
I always tell people that I am the luckiest girl in the world ‘cuz I have a hubby who loves and adores me, and he takes REALLY good care of me (just check out the photo below on our wedding day, he was wiping my feet after our beach shots and see how elated I [...]
It’s been over 9 months since I had my last spa treatment, so I decided to take a few hours out of my very busy week last Friday to enjoy some “ME” time and to recharge.
I had my favorite Lomi Lomi massage at the Spa Moana at the Hyatt and it was an awesome experience. [...]
