Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden

The venue is better than pictures will ever do justice. The views are amazing from the residence and with it being in a rainforest, the residence at Na Aina Kai provided us with shelter comfortably for the 20 mins of downpour and gorgeous views (including whales) when it was sunny the rest of the time. Marti was a pleasure to work with and the venue staff perfectly coordinated every move of location so that people could enjoy the beautiful venue.

All we can say is WOW. We had never been to Kauai prior to our wedding, and so all our vendors were booked based on pictures online or recommendation from our planner. While we saw a few photos of Na Aina Kai prior to arriving, we were blown away once we saw it in person. We had our ceremony on the private beach there, and then our reception at The Residence. Walking on to the beach was surreal - you can't even comprehend a place that gorgeous with all the lush plantlife on the hills that meets the beach where the waves crash constantly. Also, the Residence was stunning because it is filled with such beautiful rich wood, and all the windows look out onto a view of the ocean. We and and our guests were all stunned with the beauty of this place. In addition to the locations we used for our ceremony and reception, there is a fantastic variety of backdrops for photos. We feel so lucky to have chosen this place - and HIGHLY recommend it.

Na Aina Kai is absolutely beautiful and we feel incredibly lucky we were able to host our wedding here. This was one of the few vendors we were able to meet with while on the island the year prior to our wedding. The special events coordinator was extremely responsive and we were able to set up a wedding sites tour. There is a "private" beach (no such thing in HI, yet there is very little access to this little beach by the public except by kayak), meadows, and greenery. We hosted our ceremony at the lagoon and held our reception at the Residence.

The Residence is what really blew us away; the views from the lanai are incredible and the house itself is gorgeous. There was plenty of room for our party of 50, especially on the huge lanai! There had been a few renovations done right before our wedding and looked amazing the day of. The staff the day of were extremely warm and hospitable, I appreciated how nice they were. We also had some items shipped directly to NAK and they were wonderful about keeping it stored for us until the wedding.

Although the responses were always quick and easy, there were times I had to dig a little deeper for answers to my questions. We also did not receive a copy of the contract until our wedding coordinator contacted them for one. However, the prices quoted were followed through upon and it seemed like it was just a slight oversight, completely unintentional. This is wishful thinking, but I would have loved if we could have been offered a spot on one of their tours as we still had a few days on the island!

In all, beautiful location and there's a little something for everyone.