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Black Book Hawai’i

Black Book Hawai’i

Honolulu, HI
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    Valerie K. Sent on 03/10/2024
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    Perfection, all in one, amazing!!!

    Went above and beyond with all things
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    Marlon J. Sent on 02/27/2024
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    Keani is the best!

    We hired Black Book to do our wedding coordination and bar for our wedding at Kualoa Ranch and made the best decision doing that. Keani was very helpful and patient whenever we had questions. She was very helpful and understanding even if we as a couple were annoying at times :) We had the best day ever and big thanks to Keani and her team!!
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    Great experience working with her.

    Hired Keani as my day of coordinator and server service for my wedding. Keani was great in taking care of everything with all the last min kind things. Whatever I needed she went and got it! Her servers were awesome and very friendly as well!
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    Natasha Sent on 12/24/2023
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    Planner/Bar Services

    Keani and her team was amazing! I booked her originally for her bar services and they came through big time. She told me exactly what I needed to get from the store and how much I needed to get to accommodate my guests. Communication was very thorough and I could text her whenever I wanted to. She put my mind at ease when I felt stressed out. Another big thing she did for me was she took over the remaining of my wedding planning two weeks out. My previous wedding planner bailed on me And Keani and her team was there to assist with literally everything. Two weeks out until my wedding day. I had absolutely nothing other than all my vendors. I called Keani to discuss details for the bar. She asked how I was doing and I just told her everything. And without hesitation, she offered her coordinating services to me and she was nothing but outstanding! she’s calm and collected very thorough. She gets the job done. The day of my wedding I couldn’t have pictured it better than what it was. Thanks to Keani and her black book team!!! She is very organized and if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have had the wedding of my dreams!!!
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    Elizaveta Sent on 09/21/2023
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    Excellent!

    We Recently Celebrated Our Salon's Anniversary And Hired This Company To Bartend! We couldn't be more happier! Their service was outstanding, the bartenders were so professional, made exceptionally Beautiful Delicious Beverages And Customized Drinks, All The Guests Were So Happy! We will continue to Hire Black Book Bartending For All Of Our Future Events, And Will Recommend Them To All Of Our Customers, Friends And Family! Mahalo :)!
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    Nikki Sent on 09/11/2023
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    Keani was great!

    We had a great experience working with Keani as our day of coordinator! I was quite stressed about planning the whole thing but I always left our calls feeling more at ease and thankful that she brought up a number of things that I hadn't thought of. 
    She was very familiar with our venue which made things much easier. Throughout the day she and her assistant Ocean were there to help whenever needed from helping us spruce up our reception space to restocking the bar. They bring a wonderful energy and I was able to enjoy the day knowing they had everything handled. They were great!
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    Rachel R. Sent on 09/13/2023
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    Great Value!

    Picking a vendor for bar services was very difficult - but after searching high & low, I am very happy we decided to go with Black Book Hawaii. They were very reasonably priced, friendly, professional, and we worked well together to come up with the shopping list and custom drinks. I should've known better with my guests, but we ran out of tequila! Sign of a great time.
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    Iliana N. Sent on 08/30/2023
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    Great vendor!

    BlackBook provided amazing service and were very helpful in helping to decide the menu and creating a supply list. We chose the package where we bought all of the supplies and they took care of the rest. Truly seamless service and great for anyone looking to give their guests the gift of great drinks at their wedding. Would recommend!
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    Jessica B. Sent on 11/21/2023
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    Wedding planner

    Keani and her team were great! First off, I love supporting a local business and a local family. Keani is amazing at what she does. She was with me through most of the wedding planning process and would make herself available to brainstorm ideas I had and or give me her feedback during the planning process even up to six months prior. I did hire her for day of coordination. However, she has been so helpful months leading up to the day of the wedding. she helped my wedding vision come to life! And I am so thankful for that. On the day of my wedding, I was completely stress-free as her and her team handled everything. Keani was extremely organized, gave me tips on where I could save money and she thought of things that I hadn’t even thought of during the planning process!

    My family and friends had nothing but amazing things to say about my wedding, and I know keani and her team helped make my wedding exceptional for my guests.
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    Rebekah B. Sent on 11/10/2023
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    Our DIY Dream Wedding

    We used BlackBook for day-of-coordination package and the bar services. We cannot thank Keani and her team enough for bringing our vision to life!! She was incredible to work with and connected us with our linen and floral vendors when we were losing steam in the planning process. Her team was incredible the day-of and it was great to use her crew for the bar as well! They took care of set-up, ceremony entrance, refilling water glasses, put out apps, and kept everything so organized when packing up for us at the end of the night! Not to mention their coordinating services starting 6 months out was such a great deal! We are very very glad she was one of the first vendor we booked after the venue. Using Blackbook’s bar services was simple and their signature drink options were awesome! We did the mai tai and lilikoi cooler which I had all night and they were fantastic! We also utilized their water bar package, coffee station, and bar taps for the kegs! They offer great customized bar options!
    Overall, we are more than satisfied with the services provided by the Blackbook team. We live in Arizona and communication was never an issue during the process. Mahalo & Salamat!

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    Chloe K. Sent on 06/05/2023
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    Amazing Bartending experience

    Awesome bartending experience for an amazing wedding night! The drinks were delicious, so many options, and the most sweetest bartenders. They were so professional and were definitely there to serve the guests as best as they could! Can’t have a wedding without an amazing bar and drinks, and they provided just that! They did not disappoint!
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    Lorissa H. Sent on 04/03/2023
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    Fun bartenders!

    Loved how flexible they were. My guests had a blast with the signature drink and enjoyed making up ones of their own!
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    Stacie S. Sent on 08/24/2022
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    Best decision having Black Book Hawaii coordinate my wedding

    Keani and her team did a WONDERFUL job making our wedding amazing. There were some major hiccups with set-up that was out of our control and Keani worked SO hard and remained cool, calm, and collected. She assured me that her team got it covered the whole time. They executed the set up exactly to how I imagined. She was easy to talk to and provided so many suggestions that I didn't even think of. I will be recommending Keani and her team to anyone in need of a wedding coordinator! They were great!
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    Dailey K. Sent on 08/28/2022
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    One of our best decisions!

    Hiring Black Book was one of the best decisions we made in planning our wedding. We hired them primarily because our caterer did not offer service and at the time we were planning, self-serve buffets were not allowed because of COVID. By the time our wedding rolled around, COVID restrictions had lifted so we decided to have a self-serve buffet and have Black Book servers stock the buffet, clean up, serve water, etc. The servers truly went above and beyond and kept our event clean and the pupus, buffet, and desserts well-stocked.

    We also used Black Book's bartending service. The bartenders, like the servers, were efficient and good-natured. They also offered services that made our lives a lot easier such as bringing in the ice, water, and kegs and providing their beautiful Wailele bar that allowed our guests to serve their own draft beer.

    We worked with Keani throughout our planning process and she provided so much guidance which was a nice complement to the help we received from our coordinator. Keani is nice and fun, as well as creative, responsive, and easy-going. One of the things I appreciated most was that Keani was very reasonable and honest about the services we needed and that would be helpful to us. I have no doubt that she would be an amazing wedding planner despite having only hired Black Book for serving and bartending.

    On top of all that, Black Book's prices are fair. They went above and beyond and after our wedding my husband and I felt like we got more than what we had bargained for from Black Book. We cannot recommend them enough!
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    Erik Sent on 08/19/2022
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    Best se give ever!!

    Very professional and understanding from start to end. You will be happy if you book them.
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    Suzan A. Sent on 08/19/2022
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    Amazing service

    AMAZING SERVICE. I also added servers to my bartending package and I’m SO HAPPY that I did. They were able to serve my husband and I throughout the night and they were SO attentive. Absolutely 100% would recommend.
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    Ka’iulani F. Sent on 01/22/2023
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    Black Book Hawaii and Keani are amazing!

    I am so forgetful about writing reviews but I knew I had to write one to sing praises for Black Book Hawaii!
    We hired Keani and her team for our wedding. My husband and I live on the mainland, so having Keani help us plan the whole thing from there was one of the biggest helps ever! I was honestly stressed about our wedding at first but the minute we hired Keani, i was so relaxed about the whole thing and knew we were in good hands. I’m very indecisive sometimes, i went back and forth a lot on things and added things last minute but Keani was always so patient and supportive in our decisions!

    I’m originally from Hawaii, so Keani helped me to find local things I loved as a kid and helped us incorporate that into our special day! Not only that but she was a rockstar with everything we wanted to have! She had great connections and great vendors to suggest to us.
    She got us our florals that looked absolutely amazing (you can’t even tell in the pictures that they’re not real flowers)
    We used Black Book’s bar service which was absolutely amazing, everyone loved the signature cocktails that Keani helped us pick out and everyone loved the Beer taps that black book now offers!
    I could go on and on about how amazing Keani and her team are because they really cared for my husband and I during our wedding and I wouldn’t have wanted any other wedding coordinator or company to work with on our special day!
    If you’re looking for a wedding coordinator or any wedding service at for a destination wedding or even any event in Hawaii, use Black Book Hawaii!❤️
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    Daniel U. Sent on 07/12/2022
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    Highly Recommended

    From start to finish, I felt like you had our backs. You connected us with a florist we desperately needed. You had multiple add-ons to your bartending service. The bartending service at the wedding was highly professional. Most importantly, the conversations leading up to the day of the wedding were consistent and comforting. I felt confident that Black Book would get the job done, and they exceeded my expectations.
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    Ailana W. Sent on 07/06/2022
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    100% worth it!!

    Keani and her team did an amazing Job!! I can't stress this enough. Keani was great to work with! She helped us from the very beginning to end. Finding us vendors. Working out cost , keepimg us within are budge.To making us a shopping list. Figuring out what we need and what she was finding for us. even things i didn't even think about. she was on top of it. even took my vision of what I wanted for dacor and made it better then any pinterest I have seen. . I Highlight recommend renting the Wailele bar from them. Are guest loved having a beer fountain to poor there own beer. We had a blast and even still a week later having people tell us that the wedding was amazing and fun and we owe that all to keani and her team!
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    Roze Sent on 06/25/2022
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    Keani saved our wedding! Don’t think twice hire them!!

    I can’t even begin how to express how thankful I am for Keani. We had a horrible coordinator from a different company and planning a wedding from Seattle I was worried. Keani came in to the rescue and SAVED our wedding (tearing just thinking about it) I didn’t even hire her yet to be the coordinator, but she was so helpful and wanted to help me in every way she can. Keani worked hard to put me, and our wedding together in a matter of days! Every time I felt like things weren’t going right she had this energy that everything will be okay. When I hired Keani days before our wedding all my stress, tears, and anxiety went away. I was comfortable working with her, she was so easy to talk to, I TRUSTED her, and she trusted me. She was everything. Also, her team was amazing. 10/10 highly recommend! Thank you so much Keani and the rest of her team of Blackbook Hawaii. You will always be forever in my heart!
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    Monica S. Sent on 05/26/2022
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    One word - amazing

    BOOK THEM NOW! Keani and her team were absolutely amazing to work with for both my welcome party and wedding on the Big Island . Keani was so professional, responsive, collaborative and so incredibly friendly! Keani also made my dream come true of having a fresh coconut station (with a beautiful umbrella, rattan baskets and display) - it looked like something out of Pinterest and all my guests loved it at the welcome party! The bartenders were so great as well - they always made sure my guests were being helped and they would check in on my husband and I throughout the night. After my welcome party; they even went to the grocery to get a couple items we ran out of so we would be ready for my wedding day (the next day). Thank you so so much Keani and team for going above and beyond!! I am so grateful for your partnership - this was the wedding weekend of my dreams!!
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    Katelyn M. Sent on 05/12/2022
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    Padello Wedding (05/07/22)

    Kaimana and I absolutely enjoyed BlackBook HI!! They made the wedding planning process so easy and fun! Keani and Hau’oli did such an AMAZING job and I highly highly recommend them both for every planning needs. I can’t express our gratitude enough; they were so professional, energetic, and organized!
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    Brittany M. Sent on 04/05/2022
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    Outstanding! Hire them now!

    Looking for a wedding coordinator and/or bar service, look no further. Initially, we were on the fence about getting a wedding coordinator. Hiring Keani, our wedding coordinator and her team was by far the best decision we made while wedding planning. Black Book HI was the glue to our wedding to make everything go smooth. To any brides or grooms reading this, hire Keani and her team and your wedding will be executed beyond your dreams. There is a lot of small and large details that go into your wedding and I wouldn’t trust anyone other than Keani and her team to carry it through.

    Keani was extremely organized with her communication with us and other vendors. She was able to calm our nerves when issues arose and provide fast solutions. She had an impressive balance of advising and listening to keep our vision. Keani provided a wealth of information rainy day set ups, how much alcohol to purchase, suggestion of vendors when planning a destination wedding and the list goes on.

    In addition to wedding coordination Black Book HI also offers superior bar service that is flexible to your needs and wants. Our guests were well taken care of throughout the wedding. The bar staff mastered our signature cocktails and provided a fun environment for a night full of memories. Thank you so much for making our day so memorable Black Book HI 😘
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    Kamele S. Sent on 03/06/2022
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    Loved their work!

    From beginning to end BlackBook was a great experience! We did the option where we purchased our own alcohol and they were so very helpful through the whole process! Once they were on site the bartenders were so friendly, caring, and were the life of the party. Wonderful, will definitely recommend!
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    The best wedding planners ever!

    Keani was awesome! I was a little hesitant about hiring someone in the first place, but am so glad I did. I was referred to her from my neighbor who is also using Black Book as their planners. The prices were very reasonable and I didn’t have any stress on the day of. She took care of everything even with getting vaccination cards and negative covid tests before the wedding. I would totally recommend her for anyone that is even on the fence about it. Keani and her hubs totally made our day wonderful! Thank you Keani!
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