Last week we celebrated the wedding day of Alexa + Fraiz over a t the Halekulani Hotel which was more traditional wedding day. Today, we are thrilled to show their Sangeet.

You’re engaged! You decided to marry for a Hawaii destination wedding but don’t even know where to begin… indoor ceremony? outdoor ceremony? beach ceremony? Most people when planning their Hawaii wedding, they prefer to have it on the beach. I mean why not? You’re traveling all this way! When an inquiry comes in for a destination […]

Alexa + Fariz had one of the intertwined cultural wedding we have covered to date. She is Chinese and French and he Indian. So this week we’re going to bring you their wedding coverage and their Sangeet in a separate post. Both from Canada, they met, and when Fariz got a job in Washington state, […]

As you get ready to make your way to your Hawaii destination wedding, thinking about your exchange of vows as super important! I love when my couples incorporate Hawaiian traditions in to their vows as I feel that Hawaii is an incredibly special place and there’s a connection between you, your spouse, your kahu (priest) […]

Suvi + Nilesh decided to have their Hawaii destination wedding on Kauai not only because it was a great in-between place for families to travel to but, for Kauai’s amazing backdrop. You can totally tell the love between them Nelish’s face lights up every time he’d look into his brides’ eyes. I asked how they […]

When planning your wedding in Hawaii, couples often are looking to intertwine traditions of local culture. Most will choose to exchange lei where you can learn more here. Then there is the Honi. In short, honi, means to kiss. The gravity of the honi in the Hawaiian culture is often unknown to visitors, which, in […]

I love photographing Indian Weddings. Multiple days of celebration and traditions. One is those where the groom to be rides in on a white horse. Even in modern times some traditions live and I must says this is one that I love to photograph. Usually the groom rides in to his new brides village where […]

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I love the North Shore of Oahu simply that it has less people and of course the gorgeous sunsets, I recommended we head up to Ke’iki Beach. It was a beautiful day and their ceremony performed including communion. I loved the simplicity of not […]

I was super excited to photograph Deepa and Akshay’s wedding at the Sheraton Waikiki. It had all makings of fabulous Indian Wedding. It was over two days Many times the Mehndi ceremony is done a few days before and is filled with ceremony and celebration. Deepa decided to have hers done in private, in her […]

Traveling from Portland for their Hawaii Destination wedding, we finally met up with Dhina and Jacob over in Kailua. Kailua is a wonderful little area of our island where the beaches tend to be calm most of the time and the water is perfect for swimming and kayaking. It’s also where our President has been […]