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Let me give you some suggestions about how to choose one of the Maui
Wedding Coordinators located here in Hawaii. If you want to get married on
Maui, that will be one of your first tasks. (By the way, I highly recommend
that you hire a coordinating service; trying to plan a wedding by yourself
from the mainland is not only hard, but it will also cost you more money than
if you use a local wedding coordinator). So what's the best way for you to go
about finding the right Maui wedding planner?
1. First, read over the Maui wedding coordinator's website. Get a feel for
what they have to offer and how they present themselves. If you don't like the
feel of their company as presented by their website, chances are good that you
won't like dealing with them individually.
As you look over the various Maui wedding websites, one of the things you
should check on is if there is any personal touch on the site. In other words,
do they give you an actual coordinator's name along with their website content
information. Some companies seem to want to stay completely anonymous as to
who they are on their website. You will be dealing with a person, not a
website, so if that person is masked to you in the beginning, it should give
rise to a few questions.
2. Do you like the packages and services that the company presents on their
website? If you don't like what they've put into their packages, you know that
its time to move on to another site. We have placed within our packages the
things we find that most of our couples are interested in. And we often get
brides telling us, "I really like your packages. You have in them the things
that I want, like . . ." A good Maui wedding coordinator will want to please
her clients, therefore, she will create packages that meet your needs, not her
own.
3. Is the Maui wedding company a member in the Better Business Bureau? This
may not seem important to you, but it is a great way to know that this
coordinator does not habitually struggle with her clients. Believe me when I
say that there are wedding services on this island who have left a tremendous
list of unhappy couples in their wake. There are wedding professionals on Maui
who can't get along even with other companies, because of their self-focused
attitudes. There are also coordinators who have spent a lot of time in court
with the County or with neighbors and/or with their unhappy clients. And some
of these coordinators have large triving wedding businesses, so you may easily
be fooled by their great web presence. Knowing this, you will definitely want
to make certain that you do not end up as another of their unhappy clients.
And that's where the Better Business Bureau can give you a little piece of
mind. Just check up on them and the number of complaints they've received. If
they're not a member of the BBB, ask them why.
4. When you nail down one or more companies that sound like they can give you
the wedding of your dreams, it's time to call them, one at a time. Do they
answer their phone? (We've had brides who called eleven other companies before
reaching us, and we were the first to answer the phone.) If you have to leave
a message, do they get back to you in a timely manner? Are they friendly and
personable on the phone? Do they send you stuff in the mail quickly (assuming
you ask for this).
Are they knowledgeable? You want a coordinator who knows what she's doing; one
who has some experience. What wedding beaches does she recommend? What
ministers is she using? What photographers does she like, and why? What
caterer does she use and why? The more knowledgeable she is and the more
information she gives to you, the more likely you will have found a reliable
Maui wedding coordinator to make certain that your wedding comes off without a
hitch.
And of course, our final suggestion is simple: Just call us. ;o)
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