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Client Love Notes

BIG ISLAND, HAWAii wedding planners

“I would STRONGLY recommend Sunshower and Kate Hickey for all of your wedding needs. We had the best day and we didn’t have to worry about a single thing because Kate took care of EVERYTHING. She was so good at keeping things on schedule and making sure we got to do everything we wanted to do.”

Andie and efraim – Jan. 2020

“It’s hard to pick my favorite part about our wedding. Kate was wonderful to work with. Her list of recommended vendors helped us to easily find people to work with, which was important for a destination wedding. And Kate herself always had a quick answer to any question we had. She listened to what we wanted out of our wedding and made sure every little detail was perfect. Kate was able to ask a few questions about what kind of food we wanted and she connected us to a caterer that matched our food style perfectly.

Her flower vendor blew me away. I asked for “tropical and bright” and was thrilled with the colorful and unique flowers that she used. I had a variety of orchids and beehive ginger and birds of paradise. I was so sad that I wasn’t able to take them home with me to the mainland… I can’t recommend Sunshower enough!”

Sarah and Justin – Dec. 2019

“Kate is the best wedding coordinator ever! We had an intimate wedding with 22 guests and all of my guests said it was the best wedding they’ve been to.

  1. The ceremony went off without a hitch. The seating arrangement was well done and the arbor was beautifully decorated.

  2. The food catered by Umekes was excellent, not generic wedding food. We had appetizers, a whole fish poke station, a whole roasted pig, and sides. The vegetarians were happy since everything besides the poke and pig was vegetarian.

  3. Kate’s staff were all so amazing. They provided the best service that we could ever dream of. Shout out to the awesome bartender, Aranda!

  4. There was an incident with my husband’s mom falling. Kate took immediate action and was able to coordinate her medical needs and help calm us/everyone down. Her fall was somewhat serious but the wedding went on due to Kate’s quick thinking and calm demeanor.

If you want a small and intimate destination wedding, do not think twice about booking with Kate. This experience is so much more meaningful and cost effective than booking at a resort. We will remember it for the rest of our lives. Thank you, Kate.”

Cathy and Jon – Feb. 2020

“Even though we had to plan our destination wedding from thousands of miles away, Aly and Kate were so professional, helpful, responsive and talented. They made the entire experience as smooth and streamlined as possible. Even with some of the extra hard rain we got, their staff was able to handle everything and we had the time of our lives relaxing and enjoying our day together. The vendors they recommended were top notch, and our guests can’t stop talking about what a beautiful experience it is. We highly recommend Sunshower, especially if you are planning from far away like we did.”

Ricardo and Melanie – Feb. 2020

“When I show people pictures or videos of my wedding they tell me it looks like a DREAM. And it truly did look and feel like a dream. It was such a beautiful experience that I know my guests and my husband and I will remember forever. If you’re looking for something different that will WOW you and your guests and be in their memory forever, that you can totally customize to your liking while having an awesome friend (Kate) there to support you and make sure you get EVERYTHING you want on your special day LOOK NO FURTHER. When I booked Kate, I wanted something different, not a traditional banquet style wedding, but a wedding that no one has ever experienced before (including myself) and I got just that. Mahalo nui loa to Kate and her awesome wedding team!”

Marlene and Justin – July. 2019

“Kate did an outstanding job planning and organizing our wedding to match our wants and needs as a non-traditional same-sex couple. Kate smoothly managed all the details through email, phone and video calls, and her relaxed attitude is incredibly accommodating and fun. Though we were more than welcome to find our own preferred caterer, we had Kate locate a caterer based on the type of food and the budget per-plate we’d chosen. The food was fantastic and Kate’s knowledge and personal relationships with local vendors are invaluable!”

Theresa and Terra – May 2018

“Kate was so helpful. She crafted the perfect decorations, coordinated all of our vendors, and planned a seamless event for our friends and family. All of our guests had a great time and talk up our wedding all the time. Our recently engaged friends have said they want to have a destination wedding after seeing the photos from our wedding.

Kate was also transparent about the pricing and our friends were amazed when we told them how much our wedding cost. No one believes us when we tell then we had a wedding for less money than a random hotel ballroom in the suburbs.”

Grace and Charlie – Dec. 2018

“Kate and her team were amazing and made our wedding everything we dreamed of and more! I can’t speak highly enough of Kate’s diligent coordination, extensive list of trusted local vendors and how much she made us feel at ease. I highly recommend using Kate as your coordinator”

Andrea and Matt – Nov. 2019

“You tell Kate what you are envisioning and she works her magic and makes it happen. Literally, we were in awe of how everything came together on our wedding day and how beautiful it turned out. It can be difficult planning a destination wedding, but Kate is a pro. She is very responsive to email – and if I needed an immediate answer, I could just text her. Trust Kate and her group of vendors to come up with your dream wedding – literally, our wedding turned out better than we could have imagined. I wish we could have an event there every year (our guests were telling us to get our vows renewed there yearly)”

Jenn and matt – Nov. 2019

“We chose to have an intimate wedding at Sunshower Farms, and it was the best decision we could have ever made. Kate made the process from start to finish so stress free, fun and wonderful. It was a beautiful and memorable day for us and our families…

I was really happy with how Kate made the entire planning process so easy. It was obvious to see that she has organized and coordinated a lot of weddings. She was also very quick to respond to our questions and set up calls to make sure everything was figured out for our destination wedding. We are so glad we got married here and highly recommend you choose Sunshower too!””

Samantha and Jeremy – April. 2019

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