One & Only Events, Hawaii

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Jinny Kirchhoff

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Sunny Cho was truly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding, and we used her for full wedding planning. I genuinely cannot put into words how deeply I felt her kindness from our very first phone call. She was warm, attentive, and truly listened to what we wanted — which stood in stark contrast to other planners we interviewed who felt dismissive, rushed, and impersonal. Some even added unnecessary costs, like hair services, despite me clearly explaining that I am a hairdresser and would be doing my own hair. Sunny listened, respected our needs, and made us feel heard and valued from day one. Leading up to the wedding, her organization, timelines, and design vision were exceptional. She carefully reviewed vendor contracts, handled all communication with vendors, and thought through details we never would have considered. She also helped me with the hotel and setting up the wedding block for guest. She even brought items like a cake knife, gift box, and other essentials we didn’t know we’d need — which speaks to how thoughtful and prepared she is. She was always prompt on calls, incredibly responsive, and consistently went above and beyond with both professionalism and warmth. On the wedding day, Sunny handled multiple unexpected issues caused by circumstances outside of her control so seamlessly that I didn’t even know anything had gone wrong until later. When the power went out on the island at the very beginning of the day—right as I had started doing hair for my bridesmaids—she immediately secured generators so everything could continue smoothly and without stress. She handled every challenge calmly and efficiently, completely shielding us from stress so we could truly enjoy the day. What sets Sunny apart even more is what she did after the wedding. She continued following up with vendors and addressing issues that were completely outside of her control. For example, when the fire dancers arrived hours late, Sunny proactively handled the situation and secured a refund for us without even telling me she was doing it — something she absolutely did not have to do. She also helped me sell items after the wedding since I don’t live on the island and didn’t want to have to fly back with them. Her level of care and advocacy went far beyond what was expected or required of her role. Sunny is heartfelt, calm under pressure, polished, detail-oriented, and truly invested in the people she works with. She combines exceptional skill with genuine kindness, and it shows in everything she does. If you are looking for a wedding planner who will advocate for you before, during, and even after your wedding day, Sunny Cho is truly unmatched. Given I don’t live on the island and busy schedule I COULD NOT have done it with out her! I feel like she was so much more than a planner, from the start and especially by the end she felt like a very dear friend🤍🤍

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Yanan Gao

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Sunny and her team made our wedding planning experience a really happy one from start to finish. We got married in October 2025 on Halekulani’s lawn, and it was everything we hoped for—the setting was stunning, and the whole day felt smooth, warm, and well put together. Sunny is patient, professional, and genuinely caring. During the planning stage we were busy and occasionally forgot to get back to her, but she handled it with such grace. She kept us organized with friendly, timely check-ins and made sure every detail stayed on track. It truly felt like she was looking after our wedding as if it were her own, and that gave us so much peace of mind. On the day itself, Sunny and the staff were attentive, calm, and wonderfully coordinated—managing the timeline, set-up, and transitions so we could simply be present and enjoy the moment with our guests. We’re very grateful for their support and would wholeheartedly recommend Sunny and the Halekulani team to any couple looking for a beautiful venue and a planner who truly cares.

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Rebecca N

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Sunny is an exemplary and highly recommended wedding planner!! We purchased her full service package one year before our wedding date and it was the best decision ever! Her diverse background in culture and knowledge in finance captivated our attention 🙂 When my fiancé (now husband) and I started our wedding planning journey, we had so many questions because we did not attend many weddings prior to getting married. Sunny has an amicable nature, she was always patient and we greatly appreciated her availability to answer all of our questions via chat, email or a phone call; she created a safe environment for us and never judged us (even when we asked what felt like silly questions). She is detail-oriented (from planning to creating a harmonious atmosphere with our venue and decorations and bringing our vision to life!) and very organized; she provided us with a spreadsheet to fill out, gave us timeline suggestions on when to book our vendors, scheduled a phone call for us to discuss further details about our wedding venue, completed a final walkthrough of our venue site with us, created a simple timeline from a busy agenda, and much more! We have received many compliments from our guests about the ambience of our wedding day! Sunny supports small, local businesses and found a perfect group of vendors for our wedding based on our budget. It is really admirable to see the aloha spirit in action! There are many moving parts and a rollercoaster of emotions when it comes to planning a wedding, but Sunny’s unwavering support placed our minds at ease and made the whole process stress-free. Sunny truly goes above and beyond for each of her clients! She practiced the wedding rehearsal with us, our parents, and our wedding party and gave me suggestions on how to improve our kiss-and-dip. Sunny fluffed my train prior to walking down the aisle when one of my bridesmaids forgot. She let us borrow her umbrella for our outdoor pictures and escorted the groom, the bride, our parents, and the wedding party for our line-up because it was a rainy day at our wedding. Sunny noticed that our guest book was missing a picture of us on the front cover. Prior to our grand entrance, she used our Polaroid camera to take a beautiful picture of us and placed our picture on the front cover. Sunny took care of countless behind-the-scenes details diligently and efficiently at our wedding, which allowed us to be fully present and enjoy the special moment ☺️ At the end of the night, she packed all of our decorations neatly into boxes and helped transport these boxes to our cars. It was such a delightful pleasure working with Sunny, a wedding planner who genuinely cares about her clients, someone who pours her heart and soul into each client’s vision to create a cherished and memorable experience! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for everything, Sunny! ❤️

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Kaitlyn Cha

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Sunny and her team made the wedding planning process easy. She was always there to help with our questions, find vendors and was quick on her feet with solutions/answers. We appreciated her work so much and couldn't have asked for more.

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Kat Dobrov

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It’s taken me a quick minute to write this review because I really, genuinely hate writing bad reviews. I would usually rather just not review than write a negative one, but for an event so important as your wedding, I think this is really important to review. Please note that this review is of my professional experience working with Sunny as my partial planner, not about her as a person. We tried to keep this somewhat short, but admittedly, want to be detailed. Overall, my husband and I were very disappointed with the partial planning service Sunny provided for our wedding at Kaimea Estates in August. Aside from constantly being rerouted to the venue for wedding questions, lack of communication leading up to the wedding, under-preparedness, and overall cold shoulder we feel like we received, most importantly, our wedding did not run smoothly - and I saw it. Our wedding ceremony rehearsal was choppy and uncoordinated, and it was clear to us AND our wedding party that little to no time seemed to have been put into preparing for it, even though I had provided Sunny with the ceremony documents and details virtually beforehand and hard copy in person. No one felt comfortable with what they were doing, I was shushed at one point, and there was an audible argument between Sunny and the venue staff that made all of us uncomfortable. The day of the wedding, we had no idea where Sunny was going to be, when (or where?) she was showing up, or any details regarding her arrival. When our photographer got into a car accident on his way to us, we received no help or encouragement from Sunny. When our decorations and florals at the venue were not put in the right places according to the photos I prepared, my bridesmaids fixed (almost all of) them. Our ceremony was choppy due to the lack of prep the day before, Sunny interrupted our officiant during the ceremony, and ‘fixed’ my train for over 30 seconds during my live-streamed ceremony that my matron of honor very carefully placed for me. Vendors were coming to me to ask questions, and my bridesmaids were absolute gems and ran through the venue finding the answers for them, because they couldn’t find Sunny. Sunny and her assistant got shaved ice, but two of my bridesmaids didn’t. What is most disappointing and absolved me from any guilt in posting this review was Sunny’s response when we shared our frustrations and concerns with her. We did not ask for or expect any kind of compensation, and were simply outlining how we felt because she asked. Her response was very defensive, she did not take ANY accountability, blamed my “pre wedding stress” (of which I had none by the way, aside from my lack of confidence in the planning) for my opinion, and said that I should stick to the facts if I decided to write a review because I had said things that were “demonstrably false” and ”factually incorrect”. So here are the facts for us: We were not happy with the services provided, and we do not think they met all the terms of the contract. My guests and bridesmaids noticed the inconsistencies, uncomfortable vibe between Sunny and the venue, and the vendors asking ME questions. A few guests even asked me if I had a planner. Our first dance location was moved “because she changed it”, we missed my husbands + his moms dance (which I had to find time for later), our ceremony was botched (I have this on video), and I was told that my pre wedding stress clouded my view of the wedding and her work, when I know this is not the case. My recommendation is that if you are planning on booking with Sunny for anything other than full planning, make sure you have a very very CLEAR understanding of what you expect from the service you purchase. Clearly, our expectations based on the contract terms and the services she actually provided did not match up. I wish this situation would have gone differently. Overall, my husband and I had an amazing wedding though, minus the few hiccups that are just bound to happen.

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Jin Llamas

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Where do I start.. I have known Sunny for 2 years because we had to postpone our wedding because I ended up pregnant! So not only did she help plan my wedding once, but TWICE! Sunny didn't have to, but she was there with us when we did our site visit because we were from out of town. She also had an enormous amount of vendors to pick from. She is VERY organized and detailed oriented. She was always available via phone calls, texts & emails. She will send you a spreadsheet to be filled out to ensure nothing is missed for your big day. She was more like big sister that I never had. Saying goodbye to her after 2 years of communication was for sure bittersweet. Hire Sunny, you will not regret it!