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THE GAY AGENDA BLOG
HELPFUL & LGBTQ WEDDING & EVENT PLANNING TIPS FROM HAWAII


HOW TO HANDLE THE WEDDING BOOM
Like most wedding professionals, we as a company are experiencing a BOOM! Twice the amount of weddings, quadruple the amount of work, and...
Zabrina Zablan
May 18, 20223 min read


SUSTAINABLE WEDDING IDEAS
My love of ʻāina (earth, land, etc.) from a young age has always pushed me towards sustainability and the importance of living more...
Chael Kekona
Apr 27, 20225 min read


MY FAVORITE SOFTWARE AS A WEDDING PLANNER
As a weddings and events planner, having bomb software is the secret sauce to being able to run your business efficiently. When I first...
Zabrina Zablan
Apr 13, 20226 min read


TO ELOPE OR NOT TO ELOPE?
To elope, or not to elope, that is the question. With this wedding industry boom, it certainly feels like everyone and their best friends...
Chael Kekona
Apr 6, 20224 min read


GROWING YOUR TEAM - WHEN IS IT TIME TO HIRE HELP?
When I started TGA it was just me. Well to be fair, Ipo was definitely there in the beginning as well, just more in a “I support you in...
Zabrina Zablan
Mar 30, 20225 min read


5 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE UNSUPPORTIVE FAMILY
So you just got engaged! Congratulations! This is such an exciting time filled with love and celebration of this next chapter in your...
Zabrina Zablan
Mar 9, 20223 min read


QUEER PLANNING DIARIES: THOUGHTS FROM A NEWLY ENGAYGED
Glasses up, WE’RE ENGAGED! My partner and I just closed out the year as fiancés! And the coolest part about it is that we were both...
TGA Admin
Mar 2, 20224 min read


QUEERLY BELOVED: NON-TRADITIONAL OFFICIATING
So I did a thing. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Ipo. I rarely pop on the blog, but today I wanted to talk about a new...
Ipolani Duvauchelle
Feb 16, 20223 min read


7 STEPS TO SETTING A REALISTIC BUDGET
Photography: Tropical Media Group Budget – That very daunting, a whole lot confusing, sometimes hard to stick to number that couples set...
Zabrina Zablan
Feb 2, 20227 min read


DITCHING WEDDING “TRADITIONS”
Photo Credit: Dearest Jane Photography I’ve always found weddings interesting, because of their deep relationship with traditions, which...
Chael Kekona
Jan 26, 20225 min read


TIPS FOR PROPOSING
Well, it is engagement season. That time of the year (between November and February) where our feeds are flooded with newly engaged...
Zabrina Zablan
Jan 19, 20225 min read


WEDDING PHOTO LIST
Being the detail oriented Virgo I am, it’s important we talk about Wedding Photo List! What is it? Why do I need it? What should go in...
Chael Kekona
Jan 12, 20224 min read


A REVIEW: BRIDGET & DARYL
Bridget and Daryl reached out to TGA early 2019 to assist them with their wedding. They had booked their venue and a few vendors, but...
Zabrina Zablan
Jan 5, 20223 min read


HOW I GOAL PLAN
At the end of each year, I take some time to reflect on the past yearʻs goals and see the ones we were able to accomplish and which ones...
Zabrina Zablan
Dec 31, 20214 min read


2022 WEDDING TRENDS
We are a few days away from 2022 and it is time for us to look towards the new year for all the new (and old) wedding trends to expect. I...
Zabrina Zablan
Dec 22, 20215 min read


PICKING YOUR WEDDING PARTY SUPPORT TEAM
Photo: Kenzie Kate Photography You’re engaged and the initial wave of excitement has finally settled (does it ever really though?) and...
Chael Kekona
Dec 15, 20214 min read


2021: A YEAR IN REVIEW
We are about a week into the final month of the year, and despite the pandemic not slowing down for anyone, I must say, this year has...
TGA Admin
Dec 8, 20214 min read


VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: BIANCA OF TAILOR MADE CUSTOM CATERING
We’ve had the pleasure of working with Tailor Made Custom Catering (TMCC) on a few occasions and were thrilled when they asked us to join...
Chael Kekona
Dec 1, 20214 min read


TIPPING OUT YOUR WEDDING VENDORS
Makeup Artist: Kelly Zhang Studio Photography: HPW Productions Tipping in the wedding and events industry is sometimes overlooked and not...
TGA Admin
Nov 17, 20213 min read


THINGS TO PRACTICE TO BE A GOOD VISITOR OF HAWAI'I
Before I started with TGA, I worked in a few different parts of the tourism industry here in Hawaiʻi and even got my Master’s in Tourism...
Chael Kekona
Nov 10, 20214 min read
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