Mary + David wanted something adventurous and unique. The cliffs off of Hawaii Kai were just that! He proposed and you said YES!  The planning begins… and as you start looking into the countless options for photography, your head is swimming with no idea of where to start. So you and your entourage start panning […]

I just love when my clients want to go to different locations when they travel to Hawaii for their weddings. Such was the case of S+B. They wanted something a bit unique for portraits since they were having their ceremony on the beach. It was about a 25 minute drive to the ceremony location so […]

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 […]

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 met Danyo + Jaisa a few years when I first moved to Hawaii. I sold them a power adapter off of Craig’s List and never thought about it. Until a few years later when I ran into Danyo again…On a boat. No, really! We’re on a catamaran off Waikiki and he come up […]

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 […]

I just love this moment between Danyo + Jaisa. They’re high school sweet hearts and haven’t been separated since. I can not wait to be a part of their wedding day in a couple of months!

I love photographing engagement sessions. It’s a fabulous way for my couples to get to know the way I work before their wedding. I always describe it “You really don’t want girl with camera showing up and start taking pictures do you???” So, for my locally based couples it’s a great way for us to […]