In summary: A full-service Maui wedding planner costs $8,000–15,000 (or 10–20% of budget); month-of coordination runs $2,500–5,000. For estate weddings, a planner isn’t optional — venues without built-in coordination require someone who owns the vendor logistics, rental orders, and the DLNR permit if any part touches a beach.
Full-service vs. month-of
Full-service designs the wedding with you from day one: venue search, vendor team, design, budget management. Month-of coordination takes a wedding you planned and runs the day. Resorts’ included coordinators manage the resort’s deliverables — not your outside vendors; most resort couples still hire month-of help.
Why local matters more here
Maui vendors are a small community. A connected planner gets dates held, weather calls made honestly, and problems solved with one text. A mainland planner “who does destinations” starts every relationship cold — on an island where the best vendors don’t need to answer cold emails.
Directory
Founding planner listings are opening now — Maui planners, claim a founding spot.
Couples: the 60-second planner tells us your scope; we’ll match you to full-service or month-of accordingly.