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Mrs. Parfait, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant Engagement Date: February 14, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2010 Venue: Signature Events About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
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When we were planning our Hawaiian honeymoon, I knew I wanted to stay at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu. It has all the makings of the perfect romantic getaway—remote, beach side, and totally gorgeous:

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When we found out about their beach cottages, I was even more in awe! The prices were a step up from their regular rooms, but Mr. Parfait insisted on spoiling me. Heehee. I gazed at photos of the cottages online from the moment we booked it, and it felt like home from the moment we walked in. Sigh, I miss it. At least I got to keep the cute male model in the photo:

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This is the view from our back door. Too pretty, right?

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And someone else called our backyard home! We named her Lei Lei and gave her cuddles in exchange for sharing her home with us.

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This big guy and his friends bobbed on our strip of beach every afternoon:

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The beach in front of our cottage wasn’t swim-friendly, so we usually had the whole beach to ourselves. One evening, a group of people walked toward us and held a small wedding ceremony mere yards from where we were lying! Mr. Parfait took a paparazzi shot of them:

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I loved taking pictures of the sunsets from our cottage. Mr. Parfait interrupted one photo shoot with a full out song and dance. I love that man. :)

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I highly recommend staying in a beach-front cottage at Turtle Bay Resort! The beach, the pools, the restaurants, and the rest of the 880 acres were all fantastic, and it would take too many pages for me to tell you all about them. So I’ll just say—Hooray for Turtle Bay!

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Has anyone else been to this magical place? What drew you to your honeymoon hotel or resort?

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21 Responses to “The Parfaits at Turtle Bay: The Beach Cottage”

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upstatebroad
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upstatebroad (message)  342 posts, Helper bee

Gorgeous! And random question….is that where Forgetting Sarah Marshall was filmed?

 
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Miss Hermit Crab
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Miss Hermit Crab (message)  3,562 posts, Sugar bee

wow, that looks unbelievable!

 
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CorgiTales
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CorgiTales (message)  9,861 posts, Bee Keeper

hahaa @upstatebroad– my thought exactly!!!

@mrs. parfait– looks amazing!

 
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yes! That is where ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ was filmed

 
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Miss Cardigan
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Miss Cardigan (message)  8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

That suite is amazing! So gorgeous!

 
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Curlysue (message)  1,703 posts, Bumble bee

Ever since I saw that hotel in the ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ movie I’ve wanted to go :) Maybe one day!!!

 
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Farfromachildbride
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Farfromachildbride (message)  1,006 posts, Bumble bee

Wow — looks amaaaaaazing!

 
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Mrs. Parfait (message)  1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

Lol, I actually first heard of it from Forgetting Sarah Marshall! They made everything movie-perfect and a lot more colorful with pillows and paintings, so it looked slightly different. Good eyes, you guys!

 
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Miss Octopus (message)  1,446 posts, Bumble bee

I haven’t stayed at Turtle Bay, but I had lunch there while staying on Oahu last year…..it was gorrrrrrgeous!

 
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Miss Sewing (message)  2,701 posts, Sugar bee

beautiful! *sigh* hawaii loveee!

 
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Mrs. Buttons (message)  5,046 posts, Bee Keeper

Oh my goodness, I am so jealous of your honeymoon! It looks absolutely fantastic!

 
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Miss Elephant (message)  6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

Looks like an amazing last half of your honeymoon. Love that last picture of you two.

 
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Miss Socks (message)  1,323 posts, Bumble bee

W.O.W. I’m in utter awe at how GORGEOUS your cottage is! and how cute is that kitty? I would have had a hard time leaving him behind!

 
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Mrs. Sushi (message)  1,479 posts, Bumble bee

@Miss Sewing: Me too! ;)

 
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Mrs. Parfait (message)  1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

@Miss Socks: It was really hard leaving it all behind. I keep daydreaming about going back!

 
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Miss Britt (message)  915 posts, Busy bee

I am here now!!! We love it! We aren’t in a cottage, but a suite with a gorgeous view all the same! I am pretty much never going home!!

 
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Swiss Miss to Bee
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Swiss Miss to Bee (message)  1,004 posts, Bumble bee

Wow it all looks amazing!

 
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winter (message)  1,333 posts, Bumble bee

i wanna stay there now

 
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Mrs. Hamster (message)  4,046 posts, Honey bee

Oh wow, looks so so amazing!!

 
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Mrs. Parfait, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant Engagement Date: February 14, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2010 Venue: Signature Events About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!

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