Located in Waikiki.
Known for their world-class cuisine. No easy access
to the beach, so if taking a lot of beach pics is important to you,
choose a different venue.Knotties JPNBride and
kayceelyn had their weddings here and knottie jenmartin had her
reception here.
Front of Hotel
Lobby
Ceremony Locations
#1 - Garden/lawn
area for ceremonies (no ocean view). The building in the
background on the left is their restaurant.
This is the ceremony
area viewed from the other side (standing from the restaurant looking
out).
#2
- Hau Terrace. If you have your ceremony here, though, you
have to have your reception in the adjacent room.
Reception Locations
#1 -
Kiawe Room - accommodates up to 20 guests. The balcony
overlooks the ceremony lawn area.
#2 - I
can't remember what the name of this room us. It accommodates
up to 40 guests and opens up to the ceremony lawn area.
#3 - Hau Terrace
Reception Room. They didn't have the key to open the doors
when we were there! The pic on the right is from knottie jenmartin's
wedding.
And these are pictures from
her outdoor reception at the Hau Terrace. (Photo credit to
Elizabeth Morgan) Back
to Quick Clicks Ihilani
About 45 minutes
from Waikiki without traffic (up to 2 hrs with traffic!)
Ihilani is beautiful and secluded. If you want to
see a beautiful wedding, check out the bios of knotties KristineD and
kkc.
Front of Hotel
Lobby
Ceremony Locations
#1 -
Lagoon Lawn. You can set up your ceremony anywhere on the
lawn down here, facing in any direction you'd like (hence all the pics
from different angles).
See the teeny tiny
walkway in the background? That's where the processional would start.
#2 -
The gazebo.
You can come in from
any side. These are 2 walkways you could have your
processional down...
Views from all angles
inside the gazebo. (B&G would be at the front of the
pic and this would be the "view" that guests see.)
#3 - The ceremony can
also be on the lawn area adjacent to the gazebo, next to the Lurline
Room.
Reception
Locations
#1 -
Lagoon Lawn. Often the far lawn area (the side closest to the
ocean) is used for the ceremony and then what you see in the foreground
is used for the reception. But you are free to setup the lawn
area however you please.
#2 - Lurline Room
This is the lobby
area outside the room.
This is the outside
of the room, it opens up onto the lawn area where you can set up a
cocktail reception.
Inside the Lurline
Room.
This is the Lurline
Room, sectioned off.
#3 - Malolo Room.
Malolo Room - area
for bar setup.
Malolo Room - dance
floor area.
Malolo Room - patio
area.
Malolo Room -
registration/gift area.
Here are some pics of
the room setup for a reception.
The only 5 diamond
hotel
on Oahu. I am pretty sure that they do the most weddings on
Oahu, as far as hotels are concerned... their experience with weddings
made me confident that I would not have to worry about anything on my
big day!! Grace Chan is the best catering manager there!!
Besides myself (MrsPresley), knotties kilts_kimonos and
septoahu05 got married here.
Front of
Hotel
Lobby
Stairway from lobby leading
down to ballrooms.
Ceremony
Locations
#1 -
Waterfall Gazebo. Chairs can be setup in the area on the
right side of this pic (max 20-22 seats).
#2 - Diamond Head
Gazebo.
These are pics from
our wedding.
Walkway where the
processional occurs. If
the bride doesn't want to walk down the sand path, she can walk down
the lawn instead.
Around the corner
from the gazebo. Where the bride can "hide" before the
ceremony starts where the groom can't see her.
#3 - Koko Head
Gazebo. This gazebo is much larger than the Diamond Head
Gazebo. For pics of an beautiful wedding held here, check out
knottie septoahu05's bio!
Processional
"walkway." The hotel is to the left and the beach is on the
right.
Reception
Locations
#1
Kahala O Ke Kai Room (max 40 guests). The lawn is perfect for
setting up cocktail receptions.
These are pics from
my wedding :o)
If you have more than 40
guests, you can use this site for an outdoor lawn reception.
The hotel requires that you have a tent set up, however, in
case of rain. #2 Waialae Ballroom
Ballroom viewed from
inside vs. outside. It is adjacent to the waterfall.
Inside of the
ballroom, decorated. Pics from knottie kilts_kimonos,
courtesy of Eugene Kam Photography.
Sheraton
Moana Surfrider Conveniently
located in Waikiki, close to lots of shopping and great restaurants.
Knottie MrsBabySalute got married here and knottie stephanini had her
reception here.
Front of
Hotel
Ceremony
Locations
#1 - Grand Salon Terrace
Entrance to the Grand Salon Terrace.
#2 - Diamond Lawn
Reception Locations
#1 - Grand Salon
Entrance and stairs leading up to the Grand Salon (from the Grand Salon
Terrace).
Windows provide 180 degree view of the ocean.
Palladian windows facing the terrace.
View from Terrace of Grand Salon palladian windows.
Gorgeous
setting. About one hour from Waikiki without traffic, up to
2-3 hours in rush hour traffic. So if you choose this venue,
keep in mind the extra travel fees that photographers, hair/makeup
stylists, florists, etc. will charge due to its remote location.
Turtle Bay also will not do formal sit-down meals for outdoor
receptions, they will only do buffets.
Front of
Hotel
Lobby
Ceremony Locations
#1 - There is a lawn
area next to their beach. Because it is part of the public
beach, they cannot guarantee privacy here. (Sorry, no pics)
#2 - The Pavilion.
Inside the Pavilion
View from the Pavilion
#3 - I don't remember
the name of this lawn area, but it is the lawn that is closer to the
hotel building.
The same lawn area
w/o any chairs setup, viewed from the hotel looking out towards the
ocean.
#4 - Kuilima Point.
This is the largest lawn area. Some brides choose
to get married at the top of the hill, near the bench.
Because the lawn slopes upward here, you can't really set up
any arch decorations. If you want to have some type of arch,
you can set up your ceremony on one of the adjacent lawn areas that are
still considered part of Kuilima Point.
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View from the bench
looking down towards the Pavilion.
View from the bench
looking down towards the hotel.
View from the
Pavilion looking towards the bench (it's tiny, but you can see it all
the way in the background). If you have a
traditional luau, this is the pit where they cook the pig!
Reception
Locations
#3 and #4 from above
may be used for outdoor receptions. As noted earlier, if you
have an outdoor reception, your only option for the meal is a buffet.
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