We start our series of posing tips that you can watch and practice before your big day. I’ve noticed that my couples are super nervous because they’ve never had professional images taken before (except the cheesy high school senior portrait). With that said I tease my couples and tell them that I make them work […]

I can’t believe that I haven’t posted this wedding yet so please accept my humble apologies! Arlene and Kendall met in college and started dating straight away. I loved that they each brought their cultures into the wedding day. Kendall’s mother helped into his traditional kimono and geta. A beautiful but simple design not to […]

Next to your wedding location, picking an engagement photo spot is just as important. These photos are a fun way to capture the personalities of you and your honey before the wedding. It’s also a great way to work with and get to know your wedding photographer before the big day. From my experience, the […]

I’m always looking for opportunities to capture moments of your wedding day. Being a Hawaii wedding photographer makes it especially easy with the beautiful scenery and the equally attractive couples. While there are many opportunities for me to photograph your wedding day, one instance stands out in particular, the first look. You wedding day is […]

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 […]

Continuing our talk about where wedding traditions come from, we’ve all heard of the rhyme: “Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue. Put a six pence in your shoe” This well-known British adage, are items a bride should wear for good luck, For the modern Hawaii bride, there is always a modern and fashionable […]

Glynnis + Ron met through friends and and started dating.  It was a beautiful day filled with family, friends and sunshine when we met up with them  on their wedding day at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel aka the “Pink Hotel”. They were married on the picturesque ocean front lawn with the Historic Diamond Head and south […]

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.

Her vision, she told me, was in a park with lots of greenery and in downtown Honolulu to have the contrast of nature and urban living. My suggestion was to head over to Chinatown where on a Saturday, is pretty quiet since it’s mostly a Monday – Friday hub. So with my trusty assistant Kelli to watch over traffic, we head to the middle of the road for this image.