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New Wedding Location
What's the best way to ensure your wedding guests are confused after flying 4000 miles to be at your wedding? Move it to a new location! Yes, we are moving our wedding ! The wedding will now be held at the Waialae Country Club, near Waikiki. It is literally 2000 feet from the old location. However, we get a private beachfront, a gorgeous view, parking, a fall-back plan in case of rain, and other wonderful amenities! The WCC is a beautiful venue that hosts the PGA's Sony Open...
BOOK HOTEL NOW
Book your hotel now! We've arranged a discounted rate at the Hilton Prince Kuhio in Waikiki. The property is the top-rated hotel by guests at Hotels.com, recently underwent a $65M renovation, is a short walk to the beach, and has a poolside bar as well as 24hr cafe for old friends to catchup. To get the wedding rate, you must book through the following website: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/HNLWAHF-LAU-20090213/index.jhtml -Standard rooms (king or...
Booking information
GET YOUR PLANE TICKETS NOW! Prices are cheap. $400 from Washington DC to Honolulu! That's an amazing price. HOTEL -- We are very close to finalizing a group rate with the Hilton Price Kuhio hotel. We should have a special weblink that will give you a discounted rate available soon. Hold tight for one more day! If you are looking for someone to share a hotel room (hey, stop thinking dirty) then let us know. We can help pair up friends looking to...
Update: flights, hotels, invites, and more
Flights to Honolulu from DC for under $650 right now, from DFW for under $600 right now, from SEA for under $400. Yea, airfare is getting cheaper...but don't wait too long. Wedding in t-minus eleven weeks! My favorite travel site is Orbitz because their advance search gives you a "+/- one day" option to compare fares. We finalized our hotel. Should have info to you within the week. Just waiting to sign some contracts. We think you'll love it! Just...
Chill on the Hotel
Don't book your hotel just yet! Rates keep dropping and we're working hard on a group rate. More info soon!
Airfare Searching & Tips
Here is the best site I've found to get low rates to Hawaii: http://www.airfarewatchdog.com Just type in your airport into the blue field at the top that says "See fares for your City". They really could use some graphic design help. But their list of rates weekly airfares from your local airport can't be beat. A few other quick tips. Ticket prices are lowest from midnight Tuesday night to noon on Wednesday. why? I have no idea. If you use travelocity or expedia, the...
Can you say "Malasada"?
What great culture doesn't have some sort of fried dough dessert? Or breakfast, as the case may be? Malasada's are Hawaii's answer to the donut. Crispy outside, soft inside, and covered in sweet goodness, they are mouth-watering heaven, especially after a morning of surfing.
Malasadas were adopted from Portuguese laborers that came to Hawaii to work the plantations inthe late...
Attractions & Secret Spots
Spending a few days in Honolulu? Don't know where to go? I've got a few ideas for you.
Fiya and I just added an "Attractions" page to the wedding website. Just follow the left on the left. <P> I'm slowly compiling a list of must-see's for first time tourists as well as some of my favorite spots that only the locals know about.
If you have any questions, just send me an email. Cheers!
Airfare even cheaper!
Oil is under $60 per barrel. And do you know what that means? Plane tickets to our wedding are getting cheaper! Roundtrip fares from Washington DC to Honolulu can be purchased for under $600 on United, Continental, and United.
