You might recognize this awesome couple from the engagement pictures I shot a few months ago. Alison and Jarred tied the knot on October 16th at Queen Emma’s Summer Palace. What a gorgeous location for a wedding. The grounds are just amazing! My head was spinning with all the photo opportunities! Alison rocked her wedding dress like no other. Speaking of rocking, the wedding party rocked there way down the isle with their crazy dance moves. It looked like so much fun I was tempted to put down my camera and join them! Alison and Jarred’s love for each other and God radiated like sparks in the quaint garden area. Family came from all over the mainland for the occassion, and I was blessed to be a part of it. Alison and Jarred I am so excited to have gotten to know you both, and I hope we continue to grow as friends. I wish you a life time of happiness! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the day.
I love when you come across those moments when you realize it really is a small world that we live in. Having a photography business in Hawaii means that 80% of my clients are people who are on a family vacation in Hawaii or people who have come to Hawaii to get married. Because of this only 20% of my clients come to me through word of mouth. Not that my clients don’t love to share their pictures with all their friends and family but when their friends and family live in the mainland they can’t exactly jump on a plane and fly to Hawaii for a photo session. This being said I was excited to meet the wonderful Faydo family through a word of mouth contact. I had a friend in Hawaii who I met because our girls were in scouts together. She left Hawaii two years ago and moved to California. She lives in the same neighborhood as the Faydo family and they have since become friends. While these two neighbors were hanging out she noticed some prints hanging on my friends wall that I had taken and voila that’s where I come in. I had done a photo session of my friends family before she left the island and the Faydo family just happened to be planning a family vacation to Hawaii and when she saw the photos she emailed me to set up a photo session of their own. Small world right? I don’t normally blog about my scheduling but I just thought that was a neat little connection. Almost as neat as the Faydo family themselves. We had such a fun session I did not want the sun to set. We hunted for fish and hermit crabs, played in the water, and chatted endlessly! I am the luckiest girl in the world to have a profession where I get to hang out with such great people and just have fun! So Faydo family, here is a little sneek peak of our photo session at the Ko Olina Lagoons.
After a year of emailing back and forth I was so excited to finally meet Jabbar and Kayatana! They had spent the last year planning the perfect Hawaiian wedding, and that is just what it was…..perfect. From the pillows that they hand sewed for all their guests to the flower she wore in her hair, Kayatana planned the perfect day. I was told by a close friend that she was a perfectionist and she lived up to her reputation. Not one little detail was missed. She just might be the most organized bride I had ever met. It obviously pays to be organized because while most brides are running around behind schedule in a frantic mess Kayatana was relaxed and peaceful. Everything was running so smooth that we had plenty of time to sit back and chat and she told me all about her romance with Jabbar. How they met at a conference in Texas and how they now work just one floor apart for the same company. It was a perfect fairy tail and now they were going to have a prefect fairy tail wedding. You are an amazing couple with fabulous friends and family and I thank you for letting me be part of your day. Here is a little sneak peek of what is yet to come.
I know that I have said it before but women who support their military men should be up on pedestal. We are all well aware of the sacrifices our men and women of duty make for us while they are deployed and away from all who love them but I do not think we give enough credit to the loved ones that are left behind. It takes a strong women to be married to a military man. It never ceases to amaze me how these militray wives can put on a brave face as they send their husbands off to far away places knowing they are going to be in the face of danger. How they are crying inside but they still pull up their boot straps and take up their own battle on the home front. The bills do not stop coming, the cars do not stop breaking down, the grass does not stop growing, the dinner still needs to be made, the circus we call life still goes on and they do it all. Not only do they do it all but they do it with poise and dignity. They do it because they have to. They do it like no one else can.
When my good friend told me that her husband was due to leave for another year long deployment I shook my head in disbelief. Again? Really? Didn’t he just get back from his last 15 month deployment? He literally had been home for a short 18 months and now he is off for another year. I seriously do not know how she does it. She is a better women then I. I would be stomping my feet and whining and well pretty much throw an all out temper tantrum that would put most three years olds to shame. It takes a strong kind of love to survive that much time apart. And a love like that needs to be celebrated. So a few weeks before he left I got the honor of capturing that love on camera. It makes me sad to look at these pictures knowing that there are many miles separating my friend from her husband but it also makes me happy to know that such a love exists. In a world where divorce has become a common household word there is a love that goes the distance.
I met with Alison a few months back and automatically fell in love with her sweet personality! She told me all about her fiance and he upcoming wedding plans and I am so excited to be a part of it. Last night I got the pleasure of meeting her handsome future husband and had some fun shooting engagement pictures. Jarred pretended to be shy in front of the camera but Alison and I think he might of even enjoyed it just a little bit, even though he may never admit it out loud. Thanks for being such a great sport Jarred, and Alison, well your just gorgeous so you make my job to easy. Alison and Jarred have been dating three years, and are excited about taking that next big step in life. Jarred told me that it was love at first site for him but Alison took a little more convincing. He shmoozed her with flowers thinking that would surly win her over, but Alison made him work a little harder then that to become her one and only. Jarred eventually got ahold of her heart, and in a few short weeks they will become Mr and Mrs and I could not be happier for them! Here are a few of my favorite shots from our shoot. Congrats Alison and Jarred! I hope you love your pictures and I cannot wait to see you in your wedding dress.
It makes my heart smile when two of the sweetest people on the planet become one. Lani and Daniel and all their family celebrated this union on August 7th and I was honored to be there to capture it. Starting with a beach front ceremony and ending with a splash in the ocean I had so much fun with this couple in front of my camera. A special thanks also goes out to Irene Frankhouse for shooting this wedding with me. I had just given birth 4 days before so Irene stepped in and covered most of the events while I just came and went though out the day. Lani and Daniel I hope you are having the time of your lives on your honeymoon in Maui, and I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!
Can I just say that I love my job! Last night I got to spend the evening with one of the greatest families EVER! Tari and her family come from Texas to Hawaii once a year to visit her mother. We had set up a family photo shoot however her husband had to fly home early for business so it was just her and her two fantastic kids. I can not say enough great things about these two sweethearts! We had so much fun! We started at the train station and then ended our session at the beach. Their outfits were so fun I could not snap enough shots! I was giddy with excitement over this shoot and could not wait to get home and start editing. The best part if they will be back next year so I may have the privilege of getting them in front of the camera again! So lets give a big Mahalo and Aloha to the Jacobs family for being so fabulous! Here are a few of my most favorite shots!
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of being a second shooter for the amazing Nathan Nowack. He is a photographer from Redondo Beach, CA and was here shooting a destination wedding. Brad and Elyse said their I Do’s in the courtyard of the beautiful Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. I was in charge of the detail shots and the boys! Check out this gorgeous bride and groom as well as some of the fun details form the day!
The Dress and shoes!
The bouquet
The Groom
The boys!
Elyse sneaking a peek at Brad for the first time…
Brad taking in his gorgeous bride…
The Rings
Last week I spent a great evening at Ko Olina beach with the Ganiko Ohana. The sunset was gorgeous and the waves were huge! Terry works with my husband so kudos to Ben for booking this session and allowing me to spend a wonderful evening getting to know Terry and his ohana. I loved watching the dynamics of this family. The kids are all 5 years apart but they shared a bond that you do not get the pleasure of witnessing allot these days. Big brother is going off to college next year so his younger sister made sure she got some pics of just the two of them. It made my heart smile. Thanks so much for being such great sports. I hope you enjoy your pictures! Here is a sneak peek of what’s yet to come!
Last night I shot my first new born shoot in a very long time. Little Evan Kai is only 12 days old and I was more then excited to get my hands and my camera on this little one. I knew it was going to be a fun shoot because Even’s mommy and daddy just happen to ROCK! I actually met them for the first time in 2006 when I did a beach photo shoot with them. They were one of my first clients when I was just starting out. So when Peggy called me and told me the fantastic news about Evan’s birth I was so honored to be the one to do his first photo session! This new family of three are getting ready to trade in their surf boards for snow shoes so we made sure to get some pictures at their favorite beach. Apparently the beach has that same relaxing affect on Evan as it does on me as this was the only time he fell asleep during the whole session. When we got back to the house for a few more shots he proceeded to poop, pee and spit up on all my props which gave all of us the giggles. That’s what babies do! Evan we just doing his job! I am going to get some more time with Evan on Tuesday during the day, which is when he likes to take his long naps. I can’t wait to do it again but in the mean time here are some of my faves from last nights session.
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our second photo shoot. This little guy just keeps getting cuter and cuter!
