We are here to help couples plan their ideal Hawaii Wedding whether it is a deluxe elopement at one of the island's gorgeous beaches or an extravagant affair at one of the top resorts. But there is more to it for us than just running a business.
If you choose us, you are choosing experience, quality and design. You are choosing a highly knowledgable, established, intimate team that is mindful of the deeper meaning and purpose of each event. You are supporting a family business that is woman-owned and operated. We believe that love is love no matter what and we are honored to be bestowed with such an important job for our clients.
We are a kona event planning company with a focus on quality over quantity. Our specialty is Planning weddings at Stunning Hawaii Island locations with a depth of beautiful, personalized details.
The Best
Kona
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A wedding embarks you on a new journey in life - your marriage - which will be one of the most significant chapters you'll experience. Keeping the significance of this occasion at the forefront of our minds guides our services with heart. It's our why.
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Strong Team and Established Vendor relationships
We work as a team of two Wedding planners and two Wedding Coordinators plus three Assistant Coordinators collaborate together on each of our weddings. We also work closely with the Big Island’s top wedding vendors, carefully selecting the most exceptional wedding professionals across every category. Over years of working together, we’ve cultivated strong, trusted relationships that translate into priority access, and exclusive benefits — including discounts that we pass directly to our clients.
A Professional Team Dedicated to your Wedding
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Specialization
We intentionally plan, coordinate, and design for a limited number of couples each year. For our clients, that means unparalleled service, faster response times, and more consistent, productive communication. As a established Kona wedding coordinators, we focus exclusively on what we do best: crafting luxury Hawaii destination weddings with full-service attention to every exquisite detail. With years of experience, we’ve earned the privilege of being selective -when you work with us, you can rest assured that your wedding will be our sole focus that week, receiving our undivided attention from start to finish.
Luxury Level Personalization, Limited Events
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Aesthetic
Our extraordinary designs are charmingly timeless yet refreshingly modern. We believe every celebration has a story to tell and we deeply value creating once-in-a-lifetime experiences and one-of-a-kind events through thoughtful decor. Many of our weddings have been featured in top online and print publications! Design is our super-power!
Known for our breathtaking designs
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Experience
As the leading Big Island wedding planners and Kona wedding coordinators, we began planning weddings on Hawaii Island in 2011. Our experience in designing, planning, and managing destination weddings across Hawaii Island is truly unmatched. We didn’t begin as florists, photographers, or venue managers — our foundation has always been in full-service planning and coordination right here in Kona.
Over 15 Years Wedding Planning on the Big Island
What makes us different:
Thousands of Happy Coulples since 2011
As an acclaimed International Wedding Planner, Rachael has 15 years of experience in Wedding Coordination, Planning, and Design specific to Hawaii Island. In addition to her extensive industry background, Rachael also holds a Master’s Degree in International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts, further enriching the knowledge and professionalism she brings to each event. Over the years, she has become recognised as a creative event designer and attentive planner. From intimate elopements to luxury weddings, Rachael is versed in supporting each couple’s individual priorities—armed with expertise that can only be gained from the thousands of events she has curated. As Owner, Rachael leads the behind-the-scenes preparations and design details, while Teya serves as the primary Day-of Coordinator alongside Assistants Annie, Kalinda, and Tiana
Passionate about mindful living and the environment, Rachael enjoys exploring sustainable and conscious lifestyle choices with her husband and 3 young children. When not coordinating weddings, you’ll find them traveling—especially around Australia (as dual citizens) finding new, innovative design inspirations to bring home to Hawaii.
Meet Our Team
Rachael McAloon, BA, MA
Teya Fujisaka Piko, BA
Teya has a wealth of experience in the onsite Coordination of Weddings in Hawaii. Born and raised on the Island, Teya comes from a strong background in the service industry at locations like the Four Seasons Hualalai. Teya is extremely organized and attentive to every detail. Deeply connected to the island community, she excels at personal relationships -her bright smile brings assurance to every couple and warmth to every guest while her leadership creates a flawless day for every event she coordinates. As a recent bride to be herself, Teya is also very familiar with all the personal details and emotions involved in a wedding. Her kindness, warmth and calming nature bring peace to her couples and her Type A personality brings perfection to her events. Vendors and couples alike absolutely love her and can attest to just how hard she works on your wedding day!
Together, Rachael and Teya and their three professional Assistant Coordinators make an incredible wedding team and their couples get the benefit of multiple talented professionals working together and highlighting each others strengths.
Owner, Planner + Designer
Day of Coordinator + Planner
Aloha from Rachael, Teya, Annie, Kalinda and Alyssa
Teya Fujisaka comes from a background of service industry experiencing having most recently worked at the Four Seasons Hualalai, one of the most prestigious resorts on the island.
Teya is local to Hawaii, born and raised on the Big Island and is currently a bride-to-be herself!
The reason for our passion
Who we are and why we do what we do
Let us help you begin this new chapter of your lives
with moments everyone can remember for a lifetime!
The Chapter of Love has been recognized as innovators and creative trendsetters best known for our stunning and unexpected decor and exquisite attention to detail. Every one of our events is stylish, flawlessly executed and unforgettable.
Filled with meaningful beauty, our wedding style takes the best inspirations of the past and adds a modern twist to create a timeless vision that has depth and personality. We enmesh romantic, refined elements with daring, eclectic pieces to create unique styles and fresh wedding designs that stand out and never feel generic. We pride ourselves on being artisans who treat your event as a living, beautiful piece of art.
A Reputation as Design Innovators
14 years of unforgettable Hawaii Events
In addition to making sure your wedding is gorgeous and represents your personal style, we also have developed a formula for success for every event. After overseeing the "run of show" for hundreds of events. we have created our very own workflow for how to move through the planning with ease. Additionally, we pioneered an innovative Shared Portal to communicate all our updates with our clients. This portal was the first of it's kind on the islands and with years of experience it remains the best of its kind filled with specific, functional tools that are unique to our clients and the specific considerations of getting married on Hawaii Island.
Flawless Execution
A PERFECT FINAL PRODUCT BUILT FROM A PRECISE PROCESS
We pride ourselves on being a boutique and luxury Wedding Planning Company. As such, we dramatically limit the number of weddings we take in a year. This means we are able to maintain frequent and personal communication and provide progress updates to all our clients. It also allows us to be highly adaptive to your needs. Some of our clients prefer to have bi-monthly Teams meetings while others prefer text. Some want to be involved every step of the way and others prefer to provide what is necessary and trust us to go from there. Whatever your schedule and preferences allow, we accomodate you.
Adaptive, Consistent and Prompt Communication
OUR COMMUNICATION STYLE MATCHES YOUR DESIRE
We are here to help you on your Hawaii wedding journey! Learn about our Services, view our work on the Portfolio, or check out our extensive Blog packed with wedding planning advice and showcasing some of our real weddings. We also have a page dedicated to Frequently Asked Questions! And, of course, reach out via phone or email at anytime so we can help you navigate this exciting time in your lives!
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