Hot coffee + cold margaritas!  Clean kitchen counters, Amazon Prime boxes, freshly folded laundry, a solid 8 hours of sleep, any combination of peanut butter and chocolate. Cheese of all varieties. And of course these 2 - Matt, my biggest supporter, and Rhett, the boy who changed my world forever.



Sharks [I always imagined one day I would become this rad surfer girl…but let’s just say it is not happening!] a world with no coffee…or margaritas! Serving guests undercooked chicken, iPhone updates, moms with clean cars, public restroom door handles + helping my son with his math homework.

A Canadian and a New Englander walk onto an island... It sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s actually the start of our favorite chapter. Rachel Whitney Weddings has been planning on Kauai since 2018, and when Rachel met Marissa,we knew we could create something pretty unreal together.

Our goal is simple: Kauai weddings that feel effortless for you and unforgettable for everyone you love. 

Things I love: 

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Meet the Team

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Things I'm afraid of: 

Rachel | Founder + Lead Planner 

Marissa | Wedding Coordinator 

I’ve always loved bringing people together, whether it’s an intimate gathering or a beautiful wedding. My favorite part is taking an idea and turning it into something people can actually experience, enjoy, and remember.

As a wedding coordinator, I’m obsessed with that moment when everything comes together and I get to watch the couple and their guests soak up a day that was carefully planned behind the scenes.
 

In 2016, I started this crazy adventure of wedding planning in my hometown of Calgary, Canada. But life has a funny way of throwing you curveballs, and a few years later, this Canadian girl found herself living the island life.

Designing and planning weddings is my jam. Father-daughter dances still make me tear up, and I’ll never grow tired of watching guests shake it on the dance floor.
 

Starting a new crafty project, hip hop classes, walks with my sweet pup Koa, over the top decorations, coffee, creating a to-do list and playing mermaids in the ocean.



No one showing up to my epically planned party, packages getting delayed, the cold, mice, and also a world with no coffee!