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, […]

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 […]

When I met Maureen at our initial consultation, we started to discuss pre-wedding photographs aka the engagement shoot. She asked if I would be open to photographing her nine year puppy Sadie. She’s a cancer survivor and not sure how much time she has left. Of course I obliged and super stoked to have done […]

I can’t believe how far behind I am on posting recent shoots! I loved photographing Nicolle and Brock for their engagement session up on the North Shore. They wanted bring their boys and make an evening out of it. The thing about going up to the North Shore is that I find that people who […]

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. […]

Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m passionate about movies. I love a good story, drama and the action that a good film captures, as well as the perspectives that documentaries reveal to me. It’s really where I get a lot of my inspiration for my photography…the lighting, the drama, the action! This form of […]

Photographing Hawaii weddings includes many aspects of your day, especially when you hire a wedding photographer to for all day coverage. Asking a group of people to pose in front of the camera and act happy on demand isn’t always as easy as it looks.

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.