About the studio
Aloha Florals 808 is a floral studio in Central Oʻahu. This is how it started, and how I work.
It started with a post in a Facebook gardening group. Someone had invited another member to forage in her yard up Pūpūkea. I went along, spent the afternoon cutting flowers and foliage, and brought an armful home to arrange. I’d missed being outside more than I knew.
At the time I had a full-time job that was wearing me down. I left it to do this.
I was born on Oʻahu and raised in Hilo, then came back for college. The flowers I work with are mostly the ones I grew up around. I harvest what I can myself. The rest comes from growers here, and from off island when a wedding needs something the season won’t give me.
What’s in the bucket depends on the season. I’d rather tell you what’s good that week than promise a stem I can’t get.
Tell me your budget and I’ll tell you honestly what it can do. If it’s tight, we’ll work it out. I’d rather work with a smaller budget than turn someone away.
It’s an honor to be trusted with a wedding day. I don’t treat it as routine.
The studio is in Central Oʻahu, near the freeway. Weddings and events are most of the work, with lei, sympathy pieces, and party orders in between. I deliver across Oʻahu, including military bases.
Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are the busiest weeks of the year. For those two, order ahead.
Brandi
The studio
A wedding takes more hands than mine.
Owner and designer
Brandi designs every wedding the studio takes. She was born on Oʻahu, raised in Hilo, and left a full-time job to do this. The long version of that story is above.
When you write to the studio, she is the one who answers.
Lei maker and floral assistant
Margie was born in Hawaiʻi and is of Filipino descent. She lived in Oregon for a time and came home to be near family.
She makes the studio’s lei and teaches the lei poʻo workshops, for locals and visitors alike. On a wedding day she works beside Brandi, and the small details are usually hers.
Where to next
Recent work
Five weddings shown whole, from the arch to the last centerpiece.
Services and pricing
Starting prices for everything the studio makes, published.
Your date
Tell me the date, the place, and what you have in mind.
Tell me the date, the place, and what you have in mind. If you don’t have all of it yet, that’s fine. We’ll work it out together.
Start an inquiryPlanners and venues are welcome to email directly.
