The Groom… I love portrait time. It’s when the creativity flows and these are the images that you’ll want to have forever. I know that the guys dislike having their picture taken (more so than me) and so when it’s time for portrait session I usually joke around with them to get them to relax a […]

There are few places to get hitch on the beautiful shore of Waikiki believe it or not. One of them is Duke’s beach behind the Hilton Hawaiian Village. It doesn’t seem like the likely spot to get married with it’s parking lot, large buildings in the background and small beach but, it has one of […]

After coming back from Australia, I’m feeling a bit reinvigorated and inspired. Of course I’ll cover traditional-ish poses and coverage but, I’m always looking for “the shot”. It’s that one epic image that to me defines the day. Carla + Ian were up just for that this fine day at the famed Waimea Bay beach. […]

I became a wedding photographer in Hawaii because I wanted to document and preserve memories for newly formed families. What better gift but to leave the legacy of a wedding album for your children and grandchildren to cherish? When was the last time you had a family photo taken? When was the last time you […]

I photograph many Destination weddings here in Honolulu. I mean come on, Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places on Earth to be. So, to me, it’s not surprising that Hawaii is one of the top destinations to get married. Most people choose to do so here right on Oahu since Oahu is known […]

Fresh back from WPPI in Las Vegas. I was reinvigorated and inspired by what I heard and what I saw. From last nights wedding, there was no real sunset as the Kona winds moved on to Oahu. Kona Winds is when the winds shift direction usually coming in from the east and the come in […]

Matais + Mayu had their fabulous Hawaii Destination Wedding at the Hilton Hawaiian Village recently where we captured this tender moment between them. Jeannemarie is a wedding photographer specializing in destination weddings in Hawaii.

Who would have thought that Pantone is in charge of choosing a color that defines the year? When I used to work in the fashion industry, this decision heavily dictated the color trends for designers everywhere. Nowadays, the wedding industry has definitely taken a cue.

Photographing weddings in Hawaii aren’t all about beaches and sand. Sometimes we get a destination bride who’d love to have some images taken at a different location and we’re ecstatic to oblige!

Mallory always wanted a beach wedding and what a better place to have one but on the North Shore of Oahu. Mallory and Chris Flew in from Florida and Mallory was so excited to be staying at Turtle Bay Resort where the movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” was filmed.