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Kualoa Ranch Private Nature Reserve is a 4,000 acre wedding venue location on Oahu, Hawaii, about 22 miles outside of Waikiki, on the eastern shores of the island. Managed and owned by eight generations of the Judd-Morgan family, who are committed to preserving the culture and natural beauty of the land, it is a beautiful and unique venue for weddings. If Kualoa looks familiar in pictures, it is probably because it has had over 170+ Hollywood Movies and TV shows filmed since Elvis came back in the 1950's! The ranch has also been featured in other blockbusters such as Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, LOST, Kong:Skull Island, 50 First Dates, Hawaii Five-0 and more.
Located at the base of the Kanehoalani Mountain peak, the amazing tropical Paliku Gardens can accommodate up to 100 guests in the open-aired pavilion and 250 guest on the lush lawn area. Paliku has been the site of a few celebrity events including Michelle Obama and the Dalai Lama.
Moli’i Gardens is a two-tiered garden venue right on the edge of the beautiful 800-year-old Hawaiian fishpond. It can fit up to 70 guests under the pavilion and 250 in the garden area. It has a spectacular staircase that descends down to a cottage (from the Hollywood movie You, Me and Dupree) for an extra special ceremony spot.
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Kualoa Ranch & Private Nature Reserve allows you to design your own wedding celebration and use your own catering, bartenders, florists, etc. Kualoa is just being the amazing back drop for your special day. We do have a list of potential vendors that have worked with Kualoa over the years, and their information is available if you need their services. We do require a licensed wedding coordinator at each event, and we can send a full list of approved coordinators upon your request.
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In addition to the above services, the venue also offers to host other wedding-related events. These other events include:
- Bridal showers
- Military Ceremonies
- Elopements
- Engagement parties
- Receptions
- Rehearsal dinners
- Anniversay Parties
- Baby Lu'au Parties
- Birthday Parties
- "Day of Fun" pre-wedding activities and tours
- Photo Shoots
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Taylor Y. Married on 02/01/2022Paliku Gardens - Best Hawaii Outdoor Venue Ever
As a bride who started the planning process during the height of the pandemic, I was looking for an entirely outdoor venue to accommodate as many guests as safely as possible for a gathering. There are multiple ceremony and reception sites to choose from even within Paliku Gardens! Due to the large lawns, I was not worried about it being too crowded even with a high guest count. The fact that this venue was highly customizable for me made it that much more appealing because I could really make this wedding representative of who we are.
Leila was very communicative throughout the entire process and made sure that we were always on the same page. I was given a preferred vendor list early on, which is how I found many vendors including my amazing planner/coordinator. Kualoa Ranch in general has a lot of experience with many great vendors that I was already interested in which made me confident that the wedding would go smoothly and it did.
My favorite part about having our perfect day at Paliku Gardens was the view. It honestly speaks for itself and is probably the most memorable part of our wedding for our guests. The views are unbelievable and as someone who was born and raised in Hawaii, it was still so breathtaking. I feel like I saved so much money on decor because the venue does most of it for you!Kualoa Ranch's reply:
Aloha Taylor and Alex,
Mahalo nui for taking the time to share in detail your experience with us!! I can't express how rewarding it is for us to read through this review. Some of our main goals as a department are to make the planning process as seamless as possible, all while giving couples the creative freedom to customize their big day. It sounds like everything went perfectly on your wedding day which is what you deserve!! We hope that we will be able to welcome you back in the future as a wedding guest for family and friends :) Congratulations and mahalo again for taking the time to share with us, Taylor!!
Mahalo,
Leila F.
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Lauren F. Married on 05/01/2023Secret Island/ Moli’i Gardens Venue
The venue was absolutely beautiful and large. Our guests enjoyed exploring the different parts of the venue. The bridal suite and grooms area to get ready were perfect. -
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I have preformed dozens of ceremonies at various Kualoa venue sites during my 5 years as a professional licensed wedding officiant... The special functions staff and wedding sales team at Kualoa are very friendly, accommodating and supportive of their venders. I am happy to preform ceremonies there...
Kualoa Ranch is a breathtaking venue with many locations to choose from. Whether its the mountains or the ocean that steals your heart, each locale provides a stunning backdrop for your event!
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