A Touch of You

Taryn and her team at a touch of you was a godsend! Originally, I was one of those brides that thought I could handle the planning all by myself. I was really hesitant to even look into having a planner, but as my fiancé and I realized more and more that planning a wedding in one year with over 200 guest while both working full time was not going to be easy, we decided a planner was much needed. We interviewed at least 10 planners and it was an easy choice to pick Taryn. She’s such a sweetheart and so involved in the planning process. She attended all of our meetings with vendors, was always just a call or text away, and even was there just to chat when it started to feel stressful and reassured us that all will go well. Taryn also has great relationships with so many quality venders that she made the planning process such a breeze with all her referrals. Even if we didn’t feel a connection with a vendor, she’s find us more options until we felt they were the right fit. Our wedding came and nothing could’ve gone more better or been more beautiful! Taryn and her team held it down and left me and my now-​husband worry free the entire day so we could really enjoy ourselves. Everything went smoothly and perfectly. Taryn thank you for your hard work and being such a beautiful person and AMAZING wedding planner! We couldn’t have done it without her!

When we became engaged 9 months before our wedding date, we wanted to do much of the planning to ensure the vision we wanted came true. Yet we also knew that we would need day-​of logistical support. We interviewed at least five wedding coordinators, and once we found Sherrie from A Touch of You, we knew we had our match. She took the time to understand what we wanted for our wedding, and rather than giving advice or recommendations of what to cut (given our tight budget), she helped us fulfill the wedding of our dreams.
Even though we selected the day-​of coordination package, we received so much more. Sherrie designed our beautiful wedding invitations to match our color scheme and simple yet elegant theme. She could have assembled them for us but we chose to learn how to assemble them ourselves. She took care of everything and patiently taught us how to create amazingly gorgeous invitations. She also advised us on when to send out invitations, when to ask for RSVPs and when to schedule meetings with our vendors and venue to ensure everything would be in place for the big day.
Sherrie proactively communicated with us as the wedding date approached — she finalized the timeline, met at our preferred times and locations across the island, and meticulously understood every fine detail. She facilitated a complex rehearsal including locals and out-​of-​towners and 10 kids with their parents with patience. The clarity, efficiency, and professionalism that Sherrie communicated with is unbeatable.
On the day of the wedding, Taryn and Sherrie worked as a true team — from the morning wake up call to handling logistics of the bride and groom getting ready at two different hotels to coordinating with photographers, videographers, a DJ, uplighting, florists, lion dancers, etc, to ensuring we were always at ease with our 200 guest wedding and reception, they worked their magic. We would 100% recommend Sherrie, Taryn, and all on the A Touch Of You team.

Taryn Magalianes, founder and owner, of «A Touch of You» was everything we could have wished for and more as a wedding planner. From sitting down with us on day one to meeting with us after the wedding to recap the day we were constantly impressed with Taryn. During our introductory meeting, Taryn took the time to explain all of her services in detail and filled out a pre wedding worksheet WITH us (versus sending us to a website like other vendors) to fully understand and document our needs and identify the «to-​dos». She was incredibly organized and had great relationships with vendors which led to good prices and hassle free coordination on the day of our wedding. This was huge for us, as we had an outdoor wedding at Iolani Palace, and there are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to outdoor weddings!
Besides being wonderful to work with, Taryn also had a great knack for managing people and building relationships. Besides making sure everyone (vendors and wedding party) was in place at the correct times, Taryn was able to help manage the crowd, the families, and the flow of the evening, all while keeping a smile on. Without Taryn’s organizational skills and friendly personality we have no doubt that our wedding would have been much more stressful. We honestly couldn’t have done it without her :)

I don’t know how it’s possible that Taryn has gotten so many rave reviews on Unilocal and weddingwire. The positive reviews and a great first impression upon meeting were sadly the extent of our positive experience with her. During our meeting she asked us a ton of questions about our wedding/​vision and promised she would send us a quote. We liked her so much that we were sure we were going to hire her as long as the quote was not outrageous. She explained that she was busy with events that week so we shouldn’t expect to hear from her for about a week. That was completely understandable. A week came and went and we didnt hear anything so I sent a quick email to find out the status. She didnt reply to that email. Several more days pass and still nothing, so I sent another email. She replied to that one stating that she was working on our quote and that we’d hear from her soon. Three more weeks go by and i finally receive an email. I open it thinking, here we are finally going to get our quote, but to my dismay it was a generic email saying that she got our info request from weddingwire and would love to set up a meeting some time. I was pretty upset at that point and wrote her a curt email saying we did meet over a month ago and we are still waiting for our quote. She wrote back pretty quickly apologizing and saying that it was an automatic email generated when she gets info requests off of weddingwire. This is pretty hard to believe because at that point we hadn’t requested any information from her off of that site for a month. She then proceeded to say that she hadnt forgotten about us and was working on our quote and would have it for us soon. That was about a month ago. If a planner can’t even get it together long enough to put together a quote, how could she plan/​coordinate a wedding? Also, if you’re too busy, then has the courtesy to say so rather than string along a potential client for months. I am grateful we figured this out before we placed a deposit. Needless to say, we hired someone else. I wouldve posted this review on weddingwire but they only post reviews from people who had signed contracts with the vendors. Thankfully we never got to that point.

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!! Taryn was an absolute godsend! I would have been completely lost without her work, help, and guidance throughout the months leading up to our big day. My wife and I are forever in her debt as she made our special day completely stress free and without worry, not to mention beautifully arranged!
Taryn’s attention to detail and her above and beyond work ethic started with our invitations. Taryn was so patient and accommodating with me as I changed the design of our invitations at least twice! She put together the design and even mailed them out for us! My wife and I had a small intimate wedding on the beach and a private function at a nearby restaurant. Taryn picked up the beach permit for us through city and county and made a reminder list for all the important dates and deadlines.
Taryn met us at the beach the morning of the wedding after picking up our leis and bouquets, which she helped select for us. The leis were perfect and the bouquet arrangement was absolutely stunning! My wife was thrilled with how beautiful the bouquets came out. After the ceremony Taryn left to go the restaurant and set up the tables with linens, centerpieces, and personal boxed favors which she made herself! By the time the first guests arrived Taryn had everything set and looking perfect. Taryn did an excellent job throughout our reception. She was always there when we needed her, which was extremely rare because she made sure of it by anticipating our needs and remedying them before they arose.
We’ve all heard the stress stories of wedding days and how they can stack up on you, but our day was 100% amazing and stress free and we owe it all to our amazing wedding planner, Taryn!!! Thank you thank you thank you for all your amazing hard work and helping my wife and I start our new chapter in incredible fashion!

Absolutely amazing from start to finish.
Taryn (owner and event coordinator) is a godsend. Seriously, hire her — I promise you won’t regret it. That woman has so much momentum, positive energy and business acumen, she managed to keep us both on pace and within budget for a beautiful, perfect, stress-​free wedding!!!
Taryn never made me feel like a nuisance when I flip flopped on ideas or dragged my feet on other things. She just happily accommodated requests and picked up the slack. She went above and beyond for us and, even though we had a meager budget, she made us feel like we were her top priority. The work that she and her vendors did was so amazing that the end result made it look like our budget was much higher than it actually was!
I recommend hiring early as they get booked up for the year pretty quickly. Also, through the business connections that A Touch of You has developed over the years, you can actually save money if you go through them for the discounted rates.
If you value your sanity and want to stay within your budget, hire A Touch of You!

A Touch of You was the best investment both my husband and I have ever done for our wedding. Their knowledge, resources, skills, professionalism and positive personalities helped make our journey through the planning so stress free. They have every single detail down from making sure chairs are covered to getting a list of who needs to be in the photo. Things, i, would not have thought of. It was very nice to have someone think for me. The only thing I had to do was dream up my wedding, and they provide us with a plethera of resources that will not only help match our price or close it, but also make our vision come true.
Taryn, is who i got to work with, she is the owner, and am very blessed to have had her. She was always on top of things, and I give her kudos for juggling so many responsibilities and yet makes you feel like her only client. It’s amazing, the attention I got.

Taryn and her team from A Touch of You are AMAZING. We couldn’t have had the wedding we did (an amazing wedding on the North Shore of Oahu) without her. At first I thought I could do all the planning on my own, and now I realize I could have NEVER pulled that off! She is 100% worth it, and in the end it will actually save you money to have her help you. The process started by discussing with her our vision of the event and our budget. Then through the planning process she helped keep both of those things in mind when finding vendors. She responds in a timely manner, and goes above and beyond for every request! Our wedding turned out to be absolutely gorgeous, smooth flowing, and really fun! Because the event was so organized, there was NO stress. The bride and groom could just RELAX and enjoy our friends and family that wanted to celebrate and party! There were even some things that we needed help with after the wedding day that she helped us pull through (returning kegs/​clean ups, etc). I HIGHLY recommend a Touch of You and Taryn to plan your wedding!

This review is long overdue! Taryn was our wedding day planner for our wedding in August at The Halekulani and everyone had a blast!
In addition to sharing her proven vendor list and helping us to negotiate great package deals, she went above and beyond her job description and brainstormed some great ideas with us and for us, including working out options with the vendors. This greatly reduced our anxiety with planning a destination wedding from the mainland. She suggested that we ship some of the wedding items to her address so we could travel light. Taryn also lent us her vases and other items without additional charge and put together tastefully-​done centerpieces and wedding favors. She even traveled across the island to pick up headpiece flowers and fresh leis the day and morning before the wedding. During the 4 months of the wedding planning, Taryn was always patient and pleasant to work with. After the wedding, we were pleasantly surprised and grateful that she took and shared some fantastic photos of the ceremony and reception settings that captured the beautiful event.
One important note is that Taryn has great relationships with the vendors and the Halekulani catering management. It made the whole destination wedding planning experience so much smoother and less stressful.
I’m a designer and can be particular with what I like/​dislike. I’m not easy to please and I highly recommend Taryn to help you with your dream Hawaii wedding without breaking the bank.
THANK YOU Taryn!!!

Without Taryn we would’ve never been able to have our dream wedding and enjoy it too. From our first meeting to the last, Taryn was always on time and well prepared. The vendors that she recommended were very affordable and professional. Taryn was able to keep our very large wedding line in order and made sure that everything ran on time for our big day. As the bride, having Taryn there on my wedding day gave me the opportunity to relax and enjoy my wedding instead of worrying about what was happening next. If you’re planning a wedding or event… I highly recommend Taryn.

As the groom I was able to be involved with the planning and choosing of great vendors that Taryn recommended. We couldn’t of done it without her. Taryn was able to handle our very large wedding line and guests list with ease. I highly recommend Taryn to anyone planning a wedding or event.

Taryn was awesome! She handled every last detail with ease so we didn’t have to worry. My husband and I had a relatively short engagement and we turned to Taryn to create and assist us with our planning and wedding day timeline. She was very organized and detail oriented so she helped me to think of every decision I was going to have to make in order for me to get exactly what I wanted out of such an important day. She was extremely reliable and knew how to get me the best results possible. My wedding went off without a hitch and I would love to hire her for any special occasion!