The Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and Spa is one of those venues where no matter what area you use for a wedding, it looks classy. The Hapuna Ballroom is in my opinion, probably the most grand area of all the areas at that hotel. It has a great room size with wood panel walls, mirrors, and sconces to enhance that classy feel. The hotel also provides great food and very, very delicious desserts. It's a great area for those who want that classy wedding feel.



A few weeks ago were a part of the wedding of Chris and Jamie Chong. The reception did take place in the Hapuna Ballroom. Whats great about this ballroom is that not only does it fit many guests, but lighting works well here. Since the walls are wood panel, a darker color or amber works will on these walls. Using amber lighting makes the room look fantastically grand. Here's a look at this ballroom with amber lighting.



Here's a close up of the dance floor. Lighting on wood between the mirrors add that nice extra touch.



The wedding overall was a very elegant experience. Chris and Jamie were also fantastic to work with. They are a local couple that now live in Colorado. It's always nice for a couple to go back to their home town for a weddings. Not only are they surrounded by family from their home town, but their friends that they have made away from home get a nice vacation in Hawaii.

For more info on Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and Spa weddings visit http://www.princeresortshawaii.com/hapuna-beach-prince-hotel/weddings-big-island.php. For more info on Eclipse Effect Entertainment services, please call (808) 936-3552 or email bookings@eclipseeffect.com. Don’t forget to sign up for our bridal newsletter filled with useful wedding tips and downloads. Click on the link on the left of this page to sign up and for your bonus download.

- Blog written by Jase Takeya. jase@eclipseeffect.com

Tags: Hapua Beach Prince Hotel & Spa, Wedding, reception, Kohala, Kohala wedding, Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Wedding, Hawaii Wedding, Bigisland wedding

The Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay has some great amenities. Not only does the hotel have a great pool, definitely one of the better ones in Kailua-Kona, but they also have a great restaurant called Rays On The Bays where the sunset views are fantastic. A great atmospheres for couples and families to stay. Where the hotel especially does shine are it’s areas for weddings. This was the perfect atmosphere for Jonathan & Naomi’s dream wedding.

This wedding took place in the Convention Center. It’s a great indoor ballroom that has movable walls that allows the room to expand for a bigger wedding or downsize for a smaller more intimate wedding. This room also holds so much possibility for creativity when it comes to lighting. Not only does this ball room have tall ceilings, but there are many possibilities to do some nice designs on the projector screen in the venue. Instead of leaving it blank and drawing attention away from the screen it can be used behind the head table as part of the decor. That is what makes this ball room unique.

Here is the design we put together for this wedding.



We used turquoise and white for lighting to match the wedding colors. This lighting design was a full room uplighting design with turquoise hearts on the sides of the head table and custom gobo with water effect on the screen. This room has to be one of the most versatile ballrooms on the island to light up. The Sig Zane designed carpet also adds to this rooms elegance. Congratulations to Jonathan & Naomi Corrales and thank you for having us along for your special day.

For more information on weddings at the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay visit http://www.sheratonkona.com/weddings/overview. For more info on Eclipse Effect Entertainment services, please call (808) 936-3552 or email bookings@eclipseeffect.com. Don’t forget to sign up for our brand new bridal newsletter filled with useful wedding tips and downloads. Click on the link on the left of this page to sign up and for your bonus download.

- Blog written by Jase Takeya. jase@eclipseeffect.com

Tags: Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay, Sheraton Keauhou, Kailua-Kona, Kona, Keauhou, Sheraton, Hawaii, Hawaii Wedding, Bigisland, Hawaiiisland, Wedding, reception, Weddingreception

The Hilo Hawaiian Hotel offers many benefits for weddings. They offer many accommodations from a ceremony site, two rooms to hold a reception, lots of parking, areas near by for wedding photos, food, and rooms for family and friends. For the wedding of the brand new Mr & Mrs. Ragasa, the reception took place in the Mala Ikena. A room that holds meetings more often than weddings, but it provides a nice intimate setting for a reception.



The Mala Ikena room is the room next to the buffet. This room is great for a small wedding intimate wedding. That’s exactly the feel that Jon and Brenda was looking for. It was a nice reception with family and friends having easy access to each other for socializing and catching up. Dinner was trips to the buffet which also comes with free drinks for the night. I think this is fantastic idea for a wedding. Not only are your guests able to eat as much as they want including desserts, but with the unlimited drinks you basically have an open bar. For the lighting set up we decided to set up lighting around the perimeter of the room in the wedding colors of light blue and white. This room works well with uplighting because it is small in size with low ceiling. This allows the uplighting to reflect the lighting better off of the walls and ceiling.



With this set up there is no need for the top lights to be on. It’s nice to find rooms at venue that not many people think of holding weddings in often. For a nice small wedding on the East side of the island consider the Mala Ikena Room at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. With it’s great accommodations it the perfect venue for an intimate wedding. Congratulations to the newly married Jon & Brenda Ragasa! Two great people with many years of happiness to come.


- Photo by Christopher Parayno

For more info on weddings at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel call Dallas Ide (808) 935-9361or visit them at visit them online at http://www.castleresorts.com/Home/accommodations/hilo-Hawaiian-hotel. The cake for this wedding was made by Chef Coen of Hilo Bake Company. Visit them online at www.hilobakecompany.com. For more info on Eclipse Effect Entertainment services, please call (808) 936-3552 or email jase@eclipseeffect.com.

- Blog written by Jase Takeya. jase@eclipseeffect.com

Tags: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Banyan Drive, Hilo Weddings, Hawaii Wedding, Bigisland wedding, Wedding reception, Mala Ikena Room

The Hilton Water’s Edge Ballroom is one of those venue where you feel like you are in those really elegant venues you see on Pinterest. Not only do you have that view of the man made bay behind you, but you also have the one of a kind architecture as the central point of the room with the spiral staircase. It’s always a treat to work in this ballroom. The elegance of the room goes hand in hand with the lighting design. Both compliment each other well.



A few weeks ago it was the wedding of Bo & Tara in the Hilton Waikoloa Water’s Edge Ballroom. It was a tough set up not because of the difficulty of the lighting design, but the amount of time we to set up. It was going to take 4 hours to set up this lighting design we had in mind. The only problem was we had only 1 1/2 to make this happen with a brand new member to our set up crew. How were we going to pull this off?

It was an intense set up. We worked with Pele’s Wedding & Events to create lighting design of fall colors. The colors of fall were represented with amber and orange. Ambers work well in any room to give a room a high end feel.





We also did an elegant pattern on the dance floor. This created a focal point for the night.



The new set up team worked very well together and we did pull off the set up in time. I was simply amazed and relieved. The bride and groom were also two very laid back people that knew how to have a good time. This just brought the night together very well. It was also great working with Pele’s Wedding & Events again. Their planning and decor services are some of the best on this island in terms of quality. It is always a pleasure to work with them and I can highly recommend them.

The Hilton Waikoloa Water’s Edge Ballroom is always a good choice for a wedding venue. Its elegance and feel is one of a kind to this location. For more details on the Hilton Waikoloa and their wedding services visit http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/romance-overview/wedding-ceremonies. For more details on Pele’s Wedding & Events services visit http://www.peleswedding.com. If you have any questions on our services here at Eclipse Effect Entertainment? I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Please call (808) 936-3552 or email jase@eclipseeffect.com.

- Blog written by Jase Takeya. jase@eclipseeffect.com

Tags: Hilton Waikoloa, Waikoloa wedding, Water's Edge Ballroom, Bigisland wedding, Hilton Waikoloa Wedding, Hawaii Wedding

Kilauea Military Camp is not a venue that you think about with the word wedding. Though it turned out to be an amazing night at this venue. The room which the wedding took place in was right next to the arcade and bowling alley. It’s a little smaller then the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Moku’ola Ballroom with the same low ceiling. With a low ceiling the room can really transform with lighting. Low ceiling and a medium size room is perfect for a full room lighting set up. Lighting is also essential in this KMC room due to the amount of wall paint patches all over the place. Lighting hid this flaw amazingly well.



With the help of Salina of Smiply Said...The Wedding Store who did the awesome decor, the room really looked elegant.



John Kunishige of 808 Cakes also did an amazing cake that matched the room decor and a delicious dessert bar for the night. It also was a night filled with a lot of emotion. It was a night filled with joyful tears of many of the family and guests along with the bride and groom. The speeches were unbelievably touching. One of the most emotional weddings we’ve been to so far, but that is a good thing. Many guests have been waiting for these two to get married after 13 years together. The bride and groom are also good friends of mine so it’s also nice to be a part of making this special night for these two.



Congratulations to Kapua & Anela Kalima! Thanks for having us at one of the biggest days of your lives.

Written by Jase Takeya, jase@eclipseeffect.com.

Tags: Kilauea Military Camp, KMC, Volcano, Wedding, Hawaii Wedding, Volcano Wedding