I genuinely could not recommend Kristin Agbayani enough for your wedding planning needs. It’s hard to put into words how much of a lifesaver and rock she was for me throughout the entire process.

First, here’s the kind of bride I am: a satisficier without much of a design eye, that wanted someone I could trust to guide me & give me recs throughout the process. I met Kristin because she planned my friend Julie’s wedding in Maui the prior year, and I loved the work she did so much that when my fiance and I thought about Hawaii, I reached out and booked her immediately.

Here’s what you can expect working with Kristin:

1. Organization and details to a tee - she’ll keep you on track with everything you need. I never had to think, “am I forgetting about X?”, because Kristin was on top of it!
2. Timely responses and communication - whether via text, email, or through the portal - Kristin never missed a message and always responded quickly. Nothing like those “2 week wait” response time horror stories I had heard from friends.
3. Real talk - she’ll shoot you straight, whether it’s about budget, vendors she trusts vs. ones she’s heard mixed reviews about, or if you’re running a design element by her. Because I trusted Kristin so much, I never researched vendor options outside of the ones that she sent me.

That was all in the planning process, and I’m now just getting to the grand finale: the wedding day. We picked Hawaii in July, at an outdoor-only venue, because of the highest likelihood of good, sunny weather. Well, on our wedding day, it drizzled and poured rain for an hour - right before our ceremony was supposed to start. I felt a strange sense of calm throughout it all. One, because it wasn’t anything we could control. Two, because Kristin was there keeping us grounded and calm. She had all of our guests mingle underneath the tent, opened the bar early for cocktail hour, and got them cheery and in a good mood to cheer us on whether it be raining, drizzling, or cloudy when we started. The good jujus worked - once we started our delayed ceremony, it didn’t rain a single drop!

I’ve had friends tell me that bad planners have constantly hounded them throughout their wedding day to tell them they’re behind. Kristin only checked in with me when she needed me, and despite the delay - said we were ahead of schedule at one point! I put complete trust into her and would recommend her 10/10, any day, to any bride.

My sweet dad said after the wedding: "That was the best day of my whole life." Kristin made it happen - for my husband, for me, and for my dad. You will be so lucky to work with Kristin if you choose to! She’s family now.

Kristin and the whole Opihi love team was the best to work with! Our whole wedding day was truly perfect and everything ran so smoothly! Everything we talked about with Kristin and Pinned appeared in our decor, from the flowers to the touches of gold in the place settings. It was soft, chic and romantic. We never stressed or worried about the day of things because she had them all running smoothly behind the scenes. All the vendors she recommended were wonderful as well. We got lots of compliments about Sean( the officiant) saying that it seemed like he knew us personally by the way he preformed the ceremony. The bar owner & staff were wonderful as well! It was not an easy task planning a wedding from another state and having a young baby on top of it but, Kristin was organized and knowledgable and guided us through the whole process. She truly understood my vision for the day and planned such a beautiful wedding! We highly recommend working with Opihi for your wedding, you will be so happy with the outcome!

Kristin and her team delivered a dream wedding beyond our expectation! We couldn't be happier with how everything turned out - the wedding was everything we wanted and more! Besides her amazing taste curating the wedding of our dreams, Kristin is just so delightful to work with - she's warm, thoughtful and responsive!

We haven't gotten pics from the wedding, but def check out Opihi love's IG page - you won't be disappointed!