Savvy Coordination

The team at Savvy Coordination were 100% of the reason our wedding was as good as it was. We cannot say enough good things about their work, their ethics and their vendors. Our wedding was a destination wedding, Australia to Hawaii and without Jennifer it would never have been possible. There is not one aspect of their service and vendors products that we were not happy with and I feel that the work they put into our wedding provided the ultimate in value for money at a very reasonable price We had the most amazing day and Jenn ran everything faultlessly.

I'm originally not from the Oahu area and therefore most of my guests flew in for my wedding. I wanted everyone to have a stress free and beautiful day, especially for myself and my husband. Hiring Jennifer was the best decision I made! She created a perfect day for me and I never had to worry about a thing. Jennifer was two weeks past her due date and was such a trooper! She arrived early to make sure all the vendors were on time and setting things up according to my vision. She directed traffic and all of the wedding party, she spoke with all of my vendors for me, ironed my wedding dress because the steaming job looked horrible, actually sewed my dress because the stitching broke before the ceremony, brought me drinks, and made sure all of our gifts and wedding props were in our room at the end of the evening. Overall she did much more, but her help made my wedding day a magical day to be remembered by all, and truly such an amazing event.

Jennifer and her staff did an exceptional job at my wedding on 10/9/10! Looking back, I cannot believe all the things she did for me ESPECIALLY when I found out later all the "behind the scenes" tasks she completed while I was in my room getting ready. It all started in December 2009 when I received a recommendation for Savvy Coordination from a friend of a friend. I emailed Jennifer via her website and within a day or so she contacted me and set up a phone consultation. What I loved about Savvy coordination was that just about everything was included in one price (unlimited phone calls, emails, texts, meetings etc). Other coordinators I priced had more of an "A la carte" menu where things could definitely add up. Once I hired Jennifer, she immediately made me feel at ease and I felt confident she would help me plan the perfect wedding. I live in California and could only make one planning trip to Oahu. Prior to this trip, Jennifer went to multiple venues all over Oahu to take pictures and would send them right over to me via her iphone. Even when we rejected the sites, she would always come back with different options. This seemed to be a theme that lasted throughout the entire planning process. Jennifer would give us multiple options of things such as: venues, flowers, tents, table settings etc, and whenever we would reject the options, she would come back with more that better fit our style. I actually felt really bad rejecting something, but Jennifer would always put me at ease and reassured me that she just wants me to have exactly what I pictured in my head. At our planning meeting in June, Jennifer set up meetings with most of our vendors and accompanied us all over Oahu to meet everyone. She even scheduled time for us to relax since our trip was so short! Even after our planning meeting, we continued to make changes and Jennifer was there every step of the way. Jennifer helped us cut our costs and find vendors that were excellent. It was also great that she already had a great relationship with the vendors so everything went smoothly On the wedding day, she really impressed me as well as my family and friends. She had her assistant Kaya stay with me the entire morning so I always felt in contact with someone. Jennifer was running around the hotel making last minute preparations and there were even a few hiccups which she smoothed over without me even realizing there was anything wrong! During the reception she would constantly ask me how I was doing, and she made sure I was taken care of by the catering staff. She would watch the time and everything ran like clockwork. Overall, I was so impressed with Jennifer and her staff. The wedding was an incredible experience that was enhanced by the exceptional work of Savvy Coordination.

I came across Savvy Coordination when I was entering numerous wedding related contests. Surprisingly, I was the selected winner! Savvy Coordination truly exceeded my expectations. Jennifer and her team were wonderful to work with. I came into the process with my vision, and she took it and improved it. She was available for all meetings and was a true professional -- she even had a hair curler in my changing room (and I desperately needed it!). The wedding day went by so quickly, and she made sure everything went as smoothly as possible. We did not know anything went wrong until we had our review session (after our minimoon). I would recommend Jennifer and her team any day! Thank you again!!

Jennifer and Rich were the best thing we ever did... besides getting married! We actually had FUN at our wedding and there is no way that would have happened without the dream team. During the planning process Jennifer was creative and super helpful. Always an advocate for your vision, it was actually fun to meet with her. On the rehearsal and wedding days the pair of Kahunahana's were the perfect people to execute. Keeping us on schedule and assured that everything was great. Right up to the very last detail (our wedding night accommodations decorated with rose petals) everything was perfect! Thank you two so much!

Jennifer's services are really excellent!!! We were her first non-familial wedding. She made sure I was on task in getting information about vendors and contracts to her and she followed through with her services. On the day of my wedding, I did not even have one worry and everything ran smoothly. We actually ran ahead of schedule (where do you ever hear that?). Everything was done the way I wanted to. She is prepared for anything (i.e. sewing kit for a broken bustle on my dress). Very personable, which is a plus because as a destination bride she reassured me that everything will be ok and I had nothing to worry about and it was true. Thank you for keeping me sane on my wedding day!!!

Because of Jennifer and Rich I had the worry free, hassle free wedding of my dreams. They took care of problems before I was even aware of them, details that I never would have thought of were taken care of, questions I never would have thought to ask were answered. Thanks to them I was able to enjoy my wedding day without a care in the world!

For me, my wedding day was one of the most important days of my life and having a wedding coordinator was probably one of the best decisions I made while planning my wedding. The quality of service from Savvy Coordination was impeccable. Having a wedding coordinator who took the time to make my wedding day picture perfect, yet experienced to know how to handle unforeseen circumstances (without the bride knowing :)) was so wonderful. For not knowing me and my husband our whole lives, I was amazed at how well Jen was able to grasp who my husband and I were as a couple and made our wedding truly a reflection of us. Although I was actively involved in the wedding planning process, I was so happy to have only 2 main responsibilities on my wedding day: wake up and say "yes," all because I had the confidence that Jen understood my wedding vision...

We would highly recommend Jennifer and Savvy Coordination. Jennifer is fantastic and will handle all the details for you so that you can enjoy your day!!!!

First, I'd like to say Jennifer, her team and all the vendors did a AMAZING job on the day of the wedding! Jennifer made me so at ease that I was not stressed AT ALL! If there were any issues or hiccups then I never knew it. She was professional, courteous and always made sure I was taken care of. We had the most amazing time at our wedding and so did 55 of our closest friends and family mainly from Arizona. Many even said it was the best wedding they've been to! Some of the things I liked the most: -able to negociate with a lot of the vendors. She works with many and mentioned she never took a commission or incentive but always passed those discounts off to us. She also stuck with my budget. -I liked "Package" rate from taking my dress and suits to get pressed, helping me design wedding place cards and table numbers to planning my rehearsal dinner with Mother in Law. There didn't seem to be a thing she DIDN'T or couldn't do! -Experience!! She has many years of it and you can tell she loves what she does. -Detailed timeline of the wedding day and I loved the budget sheet she customized for me so I always knew where I was at and she would update it as time went on. Jennifer's response time were slow at times as there were issues with miscommunications with her assistants, server issues and personal reasons however my overall experience was great and my wedding day was PERFECT!! I...

I contacted Savvy Coordination to assist with "Day Of" wedding coordination for my Honolulu destination wedding. I tried holding off on hiring a coordinator, but the closer the wedding day came, I realized a point person was necessary to make sure everything was handled correctly and in a timely manner. Jennifer and her team played a huge part in the success of my wedding day and I'm so glad I decided to hire a coordinator. Without Savvy coordination, my day would have been much more stressful and I would have been worrying about all the little details instead of enjoying my special day. I also greatly appreciated the fact that Jennifer was willing to work with my budget - a HUGE plus!! Mahalo to Savvy Coordination!

Jennifer Kahunahana and her team did wonders for us on our wedding day. We hired Savvy for "day of" coordination services. At first we were a little doubtful about needing coordination services at all. I am so glad we decided to hire Savvy as they made sure our wedding day ran smoothly and took care of all of the details that I never would have thought of. - Our florist was not very on top of what needed to be delivered. The florist forgot to deliver the third vase for our reception centerpieces. Jennifer was able to temporarily borrow vases from their Savvy warehouse to make sure the centerpieces were set up exactly as we asked even though the florist did not deliver the order correctly. The centerpieces were set up on time for the start of the reception so that we did not even know about this issue until after the wedding. - We squeezed in one additional guest the morning of the wedding so the seating chart for the reception needed to be changed. Jennifer's team was able to help us make sure the seating arrangements were correct. I had party favors that were customized with guests' names. As it was too late to print the customized tag for the additional guest that morning, Jennifer's assistant hand drew an adorable resemblance to the printed version for the additional guest's name. - Small details such as hunting down a box to contain our gift cards (assistant found a treasure chest box in our rental house that I didn't even know existed which worked out perfectly). - Assistant's constant help with my makeup and making sure we were able to eat. - Jennifer was a little bit slow in responding to emails a few months before the wedding, but a few weeks before the wedding, she was definitely very responsive and on top of what needed to be done. She is very professional, knows exactly what to ask in order to understand the details of the wedding day and will do what it takes to make sure your wedding day goes smoothly. Jennifer and her team delivered great service and we are so glad we hired Savvy.

Jennifer and Rich were very professional and had fantastic ideas about the flow and schematics of the wedding. They were very willing to incorporate our ideas into the wedding. During the planning period Jennifer's response time to emails could have been a little bit quicker, but this could be due to her email not working properly at the time. On the wedding day she and Rich were there making sure that everything that we had spoken about in the planning days was executed. We really had a wonderful wedding and that was due to Jennifer and Rich's hard work.