About
Get Lei'd ATX is a Native Hawaiian and Filipino-owned lei business bringing the tradition of Hawaiian flower leis to Austin. We hand-string fresh flower leis and offer an interactive "Build-Your-Own Lei" experience, where guests design and create their own custom lei with fresh flowers, guided by us every step of the way. As a business rooted in both Hawaiian and Filipino heritage, we're proud to share the spirit of aloha and the artistry of lei-making with our community — celebrating the deep cultural ties between Pacific Islander and Filipino traditions of honoring loved ones with flowers, from Hawaiian leis to Filipino garlands (sampaguita, anyone?). At markets, we bring a hands-on, joyful experience: fresh flower leis for purchase, customizable flower hat bands (lei po'o), and a build-your-own station that gets guests creating, wearing, and taking home a piece of island culture.
✦ Fun fact
Get Lei'd ATX started because Ashley and Alli, both living away from home in the diaspora, kept making leis for their own family and friends here in Texas — for graduations, birthdays, and celebrations — simply because no one was selling them here. What started as making leis out of love for our own ohana turned into realizing our whole community was craving the same thing: a real, fresh flower lei to celebrate their people the way we grew up celebrating ours. Fun fact: our very first leis weren't even for a business — they were made at home for our own family's celebrations, one flower at a time, long before we ever thought about selling them. What we love most about it is bringing a piece of home to Texas. Every lei we make carries a little bit of Hawaiian and Filipino culture with it, and it means everything to watch someone put one on and feel celebrated — especially when they tell us they hadn't seen a real flower lei since they left home themselves.
This market means a lot to us because it's a rare chance to bring our business into a space that actually reflects who we are. As a Native Hawaiian and Filipino-owned business living in the diaspora, we don't often get to celebrate both of our cultures in the same place — most events ask us to show up as one or the other. The Filipino Day Market gives us the chance to share lei-making, a Hawaiian tradition, alongside a community that understands the deeper connection: the shared Pacific and Filipino traditions of honoring loved ones with flowers and garlands. Being part of this market isn't just about selling leis — it's about being seen and welcomed as who we fully are, and about introducing our craft to a community that already understands the heart behind it: celebrating family, connection, and heritage. For us, that makes this market feel less like a vendor opportunity and more like coming home.
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