After getting engaged on Maui, this bride and groom were so excited to say “I do” at an Oahu Destination Wedding! And they chose the perfect spot for it. Jasmine and Sean come to Hawaii once a year, so we are thrilled they decided to get married on this beautiful island!

With the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club as their venue, these two could not have had a more amazing Oahu Destination Wedding. I mean just check out that scenery! Have you ever seen anything more amazing?! We seriously can’t get over the lush greenery or majestic clouds. It’s safe to say this is a day this couple and their wedding guests will never forget. We know we sure won’t! Thank you, Jasmine and Sean, for trusting Simple Oahu Wedding to help plan the wedding day of your dreams. Congratulations and Warm Aloha!

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Oahu Wedding Planner: Simple Oahu Wedding

Onsite Coordinator: Oli of Simple Oahu Wedding

Oahu Wedding Photographer: Mike of Karma Hill Photography

Videographer: Orig Media

Oahu Officiant: Pastor John Fuchigami

Musician: David Asing

Oahu Wedding Floral: Sweet Blossoms Hawaii

Oahu Wedding Venues: Royal Hawaiian Golf Club

Time of Day: Early Evening

View our recent wedding: Locals in Love ~ Yuka & Tim’s Oahu Beach Wedding

Living in Hawaii gives you an undeniable sense of our planet’s beauty and the importance of living sustainably. From Hawaii’s lush green mountains and jungles to our tropical blue oceans and lively coral reefs, we cherish our islands natural magnificence. A sustainable wedding is not just eco-friendly but rather an elevated level of wedding planning. As wedding coordinators in Oahu, HI it is our duty to help clients design their wedding experience to be more “green” adding to the overall beauty.

BELOW ARE 6 TIPS FOR HAVING AN EARTH-FRIENDLY SUSTAINABLE WEDDING

Also, check out the styled shoot at the bottom to see just how to accomplish an eco-friendly wedding”.

1. KEEP YOUR GUEST COUNT SMALL

At Simple Oahu Wedding, we specialize in intimate weddings because less can be so much more and we believe Simplicity = Beauty. There are many benefits of a small wedding, from cost savings to the quality time you get to spend with each guest. Keeping wedding guest count small reduces the environmental impact of your wedding. It’s estimated that one round-trip flight between New York and California, generates about 20 percent of the greenhouse gases that your car would emit over an entire year. The fewer people you have flying and driving from far distances to your wedding, the smaller the environmental impact.

2. HAVE YOUR RECEPTION AT A RESTAURANT

A private reception in an epic location looks amazing in photos and has lots of options for decor and design. However the more “Disposable Details” you include in your wedding, the more waste goes into the local landfill. When you are on an island with limited land, it’s very important to reduce the amount of wedding waste to decrease pressure on the local infrastructure.

Restaurants are a great option for an eco-friendly reception. They often already have a great deal of reception dinner decor. Restaurants can usually reuse the flowers from their wedding arch for table centerpieces and almost always have candles. There is a significant cost saving having your reception at a restaurant as well because you don’t have to rent everything down to the forks. You can easily spend $15- $30 dollars per guest renting table settings for a venue style reception dinner and you haven’t even got food on your plate yet.

Many restaurants in Hawaii use locally sourced ingredients reducing the distance your food has to travel. Meanwhile when food is shipped it increases the carbon footprint of your reception dinner or brunch. Most importantly you can find ocean-friendly certified restaurants by the Surfrider Foundation to make your reception even more sustainable! See Ocean Friendly Certified restaurants on Oahu.

3. USE LOCALLY SOURCED FLOWERS

Hawaii is full of beautiful flowers that grow year-round here. If you want something that doesn’t grow here, it has to be flown from somewhere else increasing your carbon footprint. Why insist on Peonies when you can similarly get lush fresh Protea?

Local flowers add a sense of place to your wedding rather than importing flowers. Embracing the local flora and fauna adds to the specialness of a wedding. Our styled shoot below features locally sourced flowers harvested in Oahu. The vibrant colors on the arch set against the striking green mountains are simply gorgeous and complement the location! The floral for the below eco-friendly wedding shoot was designed by the local floral shop Sweet Blossoms Hawaii.

4. RENT YOUR WEDDING DRESS

According to sustainyourstyle.org, clothing has become disposable. As a result, we generate more and more textile waste. A family in the western world throws away an average of 30 kg or 66 lbs of clothing each year. Only 15% is recycled or donated, and the rest goes directly to the landfill or is incinerated. Reduce your wedding’s environmental footprint by renting your clothes so they can be reused. Many people think of renting the Groom’s suit, but there are lots of perfect island wedding dresses available to rent as well! We rented our model’s dress from Rent the Runway a service where you can rent special occasion dresses as well as everyday fashion.

5. RENT AN ELECTRIC CAR

You would be surprised how many cars there are on an island as small as Oahu. The more you can reduce the toxins that gas-powered vehicles produce and put into the environment the more you can feel good about cruising the island with zero emissions! You can rent electric vehicles through most rental agencies and even easier on Turo the car-sharing app. When you use Turo you are also supporting a local family rather than just a big rental car agency. We rented a Tesla model 3 for this shoot from a local resident through Turo click the link above to rent this model 3.

6. USE NATURE AS YOUR DECOR

When thinking of having a sustainable wedding the key is to really get back to nature and enjoy earth’s beauty. By surrounding yourself with nature as your wedding backdrop you don’t need to bring in a lot of stuff to make your wedding beautiful. I know all the wedding blogs and magazines are constantly pushing “More Stuff”, “More Details”!! The truth is it’s just more stuff to have to manage and more stuff to have to throw away.

When you decrease the amount of “wedding stuff” you instantly become closer to a sustainable wedding and are on your way to an eco-friendly marriage experience!

Simple Oahu Wedding – Team

By employing just a few of these sustainable wedding tips you can make your wedding more eco-friendly yet still stress-free. Our whole company philosophy is stress-free wedding planning and our wedding coordinators are happy to help you embrace a more environmentally friendly wedding!

SEE THE ENTIRE ECO-FRIENDLY WEDDING – BELOW

ABOUT THIS SUSTAINABLE WEDDING-STYLED SHOOT IN OAHU, HI

We chose the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club as our venue for this shoot as it shows off the natural epic beauty of Hawaii! We love that you can take an electric golf cart ride about 5 minutes to a LUSH tropical wild jungle. You can see our Oahu Wedding package at this awesome venue on our website here.

We rented the gorgeous Badgley Mischka gown from Rent the Runway and we loved the simplicity of the lines and the romantic swooped back.

The bridal hair and makeup were done by our friends at Reveal, the soft curls and bold lip look was perfect with the vibrant flower crown.

The locally sourced floral was designed by Sweet Blossoms Hawaii, how gorgeous is that cascading white orchid bouquet!

The hexagon arch was rented from Aloha Artisans. We love the sleek yet simple design of it and how well it went with the dark wood chairs. It added to the natural scenery without taking attention away from it.

Of course, our favorite Oahu wedding photography company, Karma Hill Photography, took these epic wedding photos!

Special thanks to our models Megan and Tim. Megan is one of the photographers at Karma Hill Photography so not only is she great behind the camera, she is stunning in front of it! Thanks to her boyfriend Tim for playing along 🙂

When it came time to say ‘I Do,’ Madalina and Marius were all about an Oahu Wedding. Ditching the mitten in favor of the jungle and sea, they knew the South Pacific was exactly right for them. Choosing the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club, they were treated to such gorgeous mountain and jungle views. Greenery as far as the eye can see, it’s such a lush landscape with a romantic feel that’s off the charts. Though the weather had a mind of its own, our beautiful bride and her dashing groom were excellent sports and donned their umbrellas for some of the cutest pictures you’ll ever see.

Though he Michiganders had hoped for sunny skies, they knew the rain just meant blessings from above, as the Aloha Spirt warmed their souls. Surrounded by a few loved ones, they reveled in the intimacy of this moment as they took the next steps forward together. As John declared them husband and wife, another dream came true for both of them. They would be together forever. It was a gorgeous ceremony and one we were so honored to be a part of. Thank you, Madalina and Marius, for choosing Simple Oahu Wedding. We wish you a lifetime of happiness together.

Congratulations and Warm Aloha!!!

Oahu Wedding Photographer: Mike of Karma Hill Photography

Officiant: Pastor John

Floral: Designs by DB Hemingway

Musician: David Asing

Oahu Wedding Location: Royal Hawaiian Golf Club

Time of Day: Afternoon

 

Check out our last Oahu wedding here:

 

When it came time to say ‘I Do,’ Nancee and Michael fell in love with the idea of an Oahu Venue Wedding. Making the trip from Texas with joy-filled hearts, they were blown away by the majesty of the island around them. The magical mountains held court in the distance while the lush landscapes all around them set the romantic scene that would become their wedding day. Greenery everywhere the eye could see, dramatic clouds creating a canopy overhead, and the smiles shining brightly from all in attendance combined to create a phenomenal moment. We are so glad these two were blessed by the breathtaking scene that unfolded because they could not be any sweeter.

Together with their son and daughter, they stood before loved ones and made the promises that will carry them through the rest of their lives. Speaking aloud the words they’ve known all along in their hearts, the moment came for Kawena to pronounce them husband and wife. When she did so, the cheers rang out from the garden chairs as our beautiful bride and dashing groom sealed the ceremony with a kiss. It was a wonderful moment and one we were honored to partake in. Thank you, Nancee and Michael, for letting Simple Oahu Wedding share in the joy of this day. We wish you a lifetime of happiness together and hope our paths cross again one day on a future anniversary trip. Congratulations and Warm Aloha!!!

Oahu Wedding Photographer: Rae of Karma Hill Photography

Officiant: Kahu Kawena

Floral: Sweet Blossoms Hawaii

Arch Rental: Accel Rentals

Oahu Wedding Location: Royal Hawaiian Golf Club & Waimanalo Beach

Time of Day: Afternoon

 

View our recent wedding: Beauty All Around ~ Arlette & Marty’s Simple Oahu Wedding

We are happy to announce that we are now offering Oahu Wedding Packages at three beautiful Wedding Venues!

An Oahu beach wedding is a great option for those who want the ultimate in simplicity. The downside to beach weddings is that because they are on public beaches we have to follow strict permitting rules enforced by the state. For couples that have more than 30 guests, want their guests to be seated during the ceremony, or a desire to have more decoration such as a wedding arch, a venue wedding ceremony is a great option!

We have selected three amazing Oahu wedding venues and created simple to book packages. An Oahu destination wedding with stunning photography and floral has never been easier to book, thanks to our new packages!

Complete package details and pricing on all of our Oahu Wedding Venues is available on our website at https://simpleoahuwedding.com/oahu-wedding-venues

Venue 1: Secret Island at Kualoa Ranch
About This Venue: Kualoa Ranch is a world-renowned privately owned nature preserve that boasts views of both lush green mountains and sparkling aqua water. Many movies have been filmed at Kualoa Ranch, but the most well known is probably Jurassic park! The ranch has many wedding venues but the one we love the most is their “Secret Island” location. You and your guests will be transported over a calm ancient fish pond on a large double hull wood canoe, setting the stage for your amazing ceremony! Once on the island, you will stroll through a lush tropical forest to get to the private beach where your ceremony will be held. The photo opportunities at this property are endless and you will have the most amazing photo team there to capture it for you!

Venue 2: Paradise Cove Luau
About This Venue: We created a Paradise Cove Luau wedding package because we LOVE the options this venue offers! It has the option to have a ceremony on the grass with stunning ocean views or a sand in the toes beach ceremony that can seat up to 50 guests. A luau is also a great option for a fun and low-stress wedding reception dinner! You can purchase tables in the box seating area which includes table service and a fabulous view of the show. You get your food and entertainment in one easy package! The Luau is also in the Ko’olina resort that boasts some of the best resorts and weather on the island. Just think, you could stay at the nearby Four Seasons, or Disney’s Aulani, have breakfast with Moana in the morning and enjoy your wedding and Luau at night!

Venue 3: Royal Hawaiian Golf Club
About This Venue: The ceremony location at the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club is breathtaking! Lush green mountains surround you and trees so large they look like they came from prehistoric times are in the distance. We love this Oahu wedding venue because it shows off a different side of Hawaii and the amazing mountains that the island of Oahu is known for. The package includes a golf cart ride for the couple to take advantage of the amazing scenery which includes a jungle with a beautiful pond, an old bridge and a gorgeous fairway with a huge water feature and fountains. For those who still want the beach in their photos, adding on photo time to this package and heading to nearby Waimanalo beach is a great option! You will have the best of Hawaii all in one day and captured perfectly by our photo team.

We can’t wait to host your wedding at one of these spectacular Oahu Wedding Venues!