Hilton Waikoloa Village Weddings in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii On the sunny Kohala coast, the Hilton Waikoloa Village is a popular wedding venue with a variety of indoor and outdoor ceremony and reception locations overlooking Waiulua Bay. Our couples are married between a natural arch formed by two towering coconut trees, and the sparkling waters of the bay create the perfect backdrop for photos. Words cannot even describe how wonderful it wa to hold our wedding ceremony & reception at Daylight Mind. d listened to all of my questions and ideas. 4 reviews. And the sunset views during the reception were a highlight. It's a beautiful location right on the water, in downtown Kailua-Kona. and responsive whenever I had any questions. best friend, with all of our closest friends and family as our witnesses. Daylight Mind Coffee Company was a beautiful place to have our wedding reception. The lava rock and water down below is a great place to start. Everyone at Daylight was a dream to work with. Get Our Wedding Planner App On Your Mobile Device. They worked seamlessly with our photographer and florist to keep the process low stress. Outside of the heatwave, the day was flawless. The venue seemed so dreamy on the pictures, I just had to see it for myself if it was true. :) The layout of the reception space was also perfect and allowed for an awesome dance party! y with my choice! We were very happy with our choice to have our reception at Daylight Mind, if I had to do it all over I wouldn't change a thing! The crew was so prepared and professional that we just kept on having fun with our guests and hardly noticed our outdoor reception turn into an indoor party. I excel at open, quick communication and creative thinking to create unique ceremonies and receptions. She was so fun and really added to the evening. She was always easily available for questions or recommendations. Thank you Papa Kona and Alycia for doing what y'all do! We have a lot of dietary restrictions in our families and they were so flexible and adaptable it made it so easy for our guests with allergies. I apologize for taking so long to respond, but I appreciate your review so much and I'm just happy that I get to follow your little family on Instagram to keep up. The table settings and lighting at the venue were beautiful. Julia was incredible throughout the planning process, had excellent recommendations for every vendor (DJ, florist, hair and make-up, etc.) beforehand). I remember my husband telling me he was glad she was able to help us out. Having our wedding at Daylight Mind was the best decision we made and we would highly recommend to anyone looking to get married in Hawaii. dors, which made things much easier. Caitlin and Mike traveled all the way from Australia with their closest family and friends to celebrate their intimate wedding at Papa Kona in Kona, Hawaii. They also provide wedding cakes with custom design; one of our choices was coconut cake with lilikoi curd filling - yummm! The best part: you really can make the venue into whatever you want. I porobably sh... We had the wedding of our dreams at Daylight Mind! :) We got married in Sept 2019 and had just over 30 people. I didn't even know where to start when I began my planning, but Julia answered all my questions and gave me a list of recommended ven... Alycia, Julia and the entire staff of Daylight Mind Coffee Company are absolutely amazing. Our wedding at Papa Kona was the best, most fun day of our lives! My husband isn't a cake person at all and we were so pleasantly surprised by how delicious it was. We loved the taco buffet bar that we had and our cake was delicious too. Everything the day of was seamless and we didn’t have to worry about a thing at the venue. We kept it very simple decor wise (we brought a few candles and scattered loose, white orchids on the tables) and it still felt like it had lots of atmosphere. I... WOW. - Location: You can't beat Daylight Mind's location! Everything they have on the menu is delicious! CEREMONY & LOGISTICS: It ended up raining on our wedding day, so we had our ceremony indoors (as Alanis Morissette would say - how ironic). The staff was really welcoming, and the bartender took great care of our guests. The view from the lanai is amazing and the decor feels fresh, classic and timeless with nice wood accents. I can't say enough good things about the staff and our experience at Papa Kona (Daylight Mind at the time we got married). . ATMOSPHERE & VIBE: Papa Kona was a great fit for us since we really wanted a venue with a waterfront/sunset view, a place with some character and charm, and that fit our budget. I... From start to finish working with Julia to plan our wedding reception was absolutely wonderful and incredibly easy. We also appreciated having the ceremony site, reception food, and the cake all taken care of by Daylight Min... Everything about this place was perfect. Julia Berman was such a pleasure to work with. She really eased my mind with the planning from Honolulu and made me feel like there was someone on island if I needed anything. Anything they don't offer, they provide you with referrals & social media makes it easy to research. This is review is so overdue. vice to wowing our guests with super fun bartenders and delicious drinks. your own Pins on Pinterest.. Ocean views and amazing food!!!! The entire planning process was so... Our Kona Wedding was the most amazing wedding ever! Once the ceremony was over, she guided us through the reception agenda with ease. I had not noticed on the day of, being the usual busy bride, but realized the day after and asked about it. The pictures of this venue (and the very active Instagram posts) cannot even begin to describe how beautiful this place is. Lastly, we went with the DJ and sound company they recommended (Hawaii Sound and Vision) and they, like everything else, were awesome. ), we came back to eat with family and friends many times while we were in town. It one of Kona’s hottest days last summer but these two could not be stopped! 11 out of 10, I recommend! We can't say enough amazing things about our wedding at Daylight Mind and Julia! I can’t recommend it enough - Daylight Mind was simply the best wedding venue. The food was the best food you could have imagined. Seriously are favorite vendor. Mar 22, 2020 - This Pin was discovered by Papa Kona Events. She was so responsive, friendly and always giving me feedback when I asked. Julia Berman and the Daylight Mind Coffee Company did an amazing job with our wedding reception. Guests truly ranted and raved about the food, drinks, and cake! 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