My fiancé and I were engaged in Dec 2019 and I first spoke to Gabby in Feb 2020 as she was highly recommended by our Oahu venue. We just started planning and hadn't pinned down our venue but then COVID hit. We had decided a year into the pandemic it was time to pick up on wedding planning again. We opted for an intimate destination wedding and I immediately reached out to Gabby once we booked the Four Seasons Ko Olina. I chose her month of coordination package best suited our needs for a small wedding.

Gabby is kind, experienced, and gracious with her time. She is adaptable and understands the wedding process inside and out. Later in the planning, I called her my wedding lawyer because she truly represented us as a couple and stood for our best interest when we had issues with restrictions and vendors. She understands the concerns in budgeting and is a great resource to reference pricing and throughly review vendor contracts. Due to COVID restrictions, we were forced to make adjustments even just a week before the wedding. Gabby was truly empathetic to our situation when I felt like having our event was hopeless. She provided options/ contingencies and in the end, we had a very fun and smooth wedding day. Our friends even contacted her to help coordinate surprise entertainment at the wedding as a gift. The whole thing was a complete surprise and went off without a hitch. I provided guidance on general decor/ preferences as well as took time to discuss her detailed timeline and checklists but Gabby really did the work to make a beautiful event happen.

One thing I wanted to mention which is a more personal note to Gabby's work and personality is her compassion and warmth. Just before I walked down the aisle, she was prepping me for my entrance and she said "I can't believe we're finally here". Due to so many changes, I thought we might never have this wedding and this simple statement triggered my tears of happiness. Needless to say, Gabby is a pleasure work with and someone you want in your corner when navigating the wedding industry. I highly recommend her and her amazing team to anyone planning a wedding or event on the islands!

Where do I even begin. Gabby was absolutely amazing. I can't say enough great things about her. She captured every detail and made our wedding so beautiful. I was very afraid of planning this wedding in Hawaii since I live in Atlanta. I wouldn't be able to meet vendors in person but she made the whole process very smooth and got us a discount with many vendors. Very organized and detail oriented. If you want a beautiful wedding contact her for your Hawaii wedding. The wedding was beyond my expectations. Thank you so much Gabby.

Where do I begin about Gabby. Honestly, we were so beyond impressed about Gabby that I wish she’d be by my side, planning my entire life for me. Everyone needs a Gabby.

From the very beginning, Gabby stood out against other wedding planners by sharing with me her wedding portfolio, which had inspiration boards and organized information/details of her past clients with photos and descriptions. This gave me a good idea of her decor style and how organized she was. I was looking for someone who had similar style as mine and also an “eye” for design. Gabby is everything and above! I also enjoyed that she was tech savvy and knew how to navigate google drive and other softwares which adds lots of points in my book. The thing that stood out the most to me was her attention to detail, (she’s pretty much perfect all the time), her ridiculous memory (she remembers side comments I made from months before), and her patience under extreme pressure and time constraints.

Planning for a destination wedding is not easy. I’m a very hands on and visual person so not being able to see a lot of the items could have been challenging but Gabby made me feel reassured that it would turn out nicely. We came to visit the island once before the wedding and because we were only there for 3 days, Gabby managed to organize visits with 9 vendors within those days. Can you believe that? 9 vendors in 3 days?! Not only that, but because I ordered a lot of things on Etsy, Gabby let me ship them all to her house and kept track of everything as they arrived. She was so sweet and even helped me stick labels on my bubble gifts for my guests. There was a snag with the guest cards a few days before the wedding and Gabby calmly searched for another solution and quickly got everything printed and handled for us.

I was very particular with my vision and things that I wanted. Im not always like that, but I mean, you only get married once right? Gabby managed to make my vision come to life and it was beyond anything that I could’ve imagined. I went with every vendor she referred and I was so impressed by all of them. I’ve been to many weddings and the food is usually not memorable or sub-par. The food from Memoirs was, I kid you not, one of the best meals of my life. And this was after we had a cake tasting! I got tons of feedback from my guests that they loved the food. Flower Girls executed my vision of hanging flower prisms perfectly and A Cake Life made some of the most beautiful desserts I’ve ever seen.

I can honestly say that my wedding at Loulu Palm was the most perfect day of our lives and all of it is thanks to Gabby. The whole day went smoothly and the weather was perfect even though thunderstorms were on the forecast. I seriously felt like dad was watching us from up above and made sure it didn’t rain that day. Gabby’s team ensured the schedule ran well with no snags and she even came to bring us drinks a few times. When it was all over, Gabby and team cleaned up and packed all my decorations back into their original boxes. They did such a good job packing that it didn’t even look like they were opened!

As you can see, I can’t rave enough about Gabby. I wish I could get married all over again just so that we could work together. Gabby is honestly the best out there and wouldn’t hesitate to refer her to anyone we know!

We couldn’t have asked for a better wedding coordinator! Gabby and her team at Bella Weddings and Events are truly first class. We have been to several events throughout the past year and can’t help but compare them to the outstanding service we found in BWE. Our expectations for this day were set very high and Gabby met and exceeded all of them. Her organization, meticulous planning, leadership, and communication made this very stressful day successful and put us at ease allowing us to enjoy the time with our family and friends. As a very OCD couple, we like to plan everything to the “T” and plan early; Gabby was willing to work tirelessly a year out to make sure everything was of the highest caliber. Despite having several clients at a time, she always made us feel like we were the priority and addressed every one of our concerns. Bella Weddings and Events is truly the best company we could’ve found to plan this special day and give them our highest recommendation!

Sorry for the long review, but Gabby is too awesome for a few short sentences:

I was never the girl who has dreamed of her wedding day. My husband and I also decided to get married in the midst of the pursuit of graduate degrees, one of which required significant international travel.
Enter Bella Wedding and Events. I knew a wedding planner was an absolute must and we interviewed several people as we searched for the right one.

As soon as I spoke with Gabby I knew she was the one. Not only was she extremely professional and confident, but her calm, soothing demeanor also reassured me that she was the woman for the job.

As we planned the wedding I was thankful for Gabby every step of the way. She worked consistently to keep me focused in the midst of the crazy travel and demanding school work. Gabby also kept the wedding expenses within the established budget.

On our wedding day, my husband and I were completely wowed! Our wedding was more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. The flowers, linens, lighting and other elements blended flawlessly. The vendors that Gabby recommended for photography, videography, and music were consummate professionals. By the end of the event, the vendors felt like long-term friends or family members.

Gabby and her team are insanely talented. I am so glad that I found them. My wedding was a fabulous and remarkable unstressful day due to the efforts of Gabby and her team.

Essentially Gabby is AMAZING.

Gabby and Bella Weddings&Events was the BEST decision we made:))) I only have one daughter and wanted her special day to be beautiful, relaxing and just overall amazing and that is exactly what Gabby and her team did!!!

Gabby and her Team were amazing. I was in the transition of moving before the wedding, she did not let me stress one bit. I was in the mainland planning my wedding in Hawaii. She was always punctual and always got back to me on time, sent me samples and different choices to choose from in a timely manner, she always did monthly follow ups with me over the phone and or in person, she always made sure and reminded me of my deadlines and what I was missing. When my wedding day came everything came out to what I wanted and more it was the most beautiful wedding I had in my life. I didn't stress one bit at all, all the vendors and everything fell through beautifully.

I cannot say enough great things about Gabby and the Bella Weddings & Events Team! From the conception to completion, Gabby was there every step of the way to ensure our wedding day was everything we had dreamed.

Planning a wedding from over 4,000 miles away can be a bit daunting, but Gabby was patient with every question I had and was quick to provide knowledgable insight and professional guidance for every possible scenario. Everything from weather contingency plans down to how to trim a monstera leaf to lay down properly - she knew it all.

When the big day finally arrived, it was such a sense of calm and peace knowing that Gabby and her team had everything handled. The day was absolutely perfect and was everything we had hoped for and dreamed of. In true event planner fashion, any and all hiccups were handled quickly and quietly and my husband and I were never the wiser.

A wedding coordinator is a must and is worth every single penny. I owe the success of the day entirely to Gabby and her team! If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. I can only hope our paths cross again in the near future. Thank you Gabby!!

No amount of thank you's can describe how grateful we are to have found Gabby and her amazing team!!

From the moment she responded so quickly to our inquiry up until the day-of, Gabby has been a god-send!! She is very meticulous and suggested details we had never thought to include.

Gabby is very professional, patient and attentive with our many questions and changes. We really appreciated the fact that she reviewed all of our vendor contracts with a fine-toothed comb and noticed things we missed.

Our wedding day went very smoothly and everyone raved about perfect everything was!!

Thank you so very much to Gabby and her team at Bella Weddings & Events for making our event one we will never forget!!! :)

Joanne & Brisan

Where do we even start with this amazing woman? Not only did Gabby go above and beyond the call of duty, but her eye for detail and style, her genuine care and desire to make your dreams come true, not only make her the perfect wedding planner, but we now consider her a part of our family. To say we would recommend her is the biggest understatement imaginable. We would instead say, that there should be no other choice but Gabby when it comes to creating your perfect day. We love her dearly...