I had a fantastic time photographing Marina and Lyosha from Moscow, Russia.  They booked me for a four hour session giving us plenty of time to get a variety of wedding shots and also time to get some candid photos in the water. Marina and Lyosha were the 5th couple I photographed from Russia this year!  Very cool.  We spent our time on the North Shore of Oahu and here is a sampling of what we got. 

I had an amazing time photographing Bonnie and Stockton’s wedding.  They were married on the beautiful beaches of Kailua where they had tons of family and friends there to celebrate their special day.  Bonnie and Stockton both work in the movie industry, so everything was done right, from the decor to the best lighting I have ever worked with at a reception.  After the wedding ceremony they drove to Kualoa ranch for the reception in a restorted dodge comet.  I loved meeting all of their friends and family and wish Bonnie and Stockton never ending happiness in their life together!

I normally don’t post weddings this quickly after the date, but Geneva is being deployed this weekend.  Just as it is clear in this photo, Geneva and Aj definitely “live for today”.  They had a beautiful wedding ceremony at Ke Iki beach, and afterwards they jumped into the oh so  inviting ocean.  It was one of those days when everything came together, the sea was calm, beach uncrowded, and the sunset was amazing.

Kumiko and Michael flew all the way from Japan for a Hawaii destination wedding here in Honolulu.  It was fun to see the two families come together.  Kumiko’s family spoke a little English and Michael’s family spoke a little Japanese.  The ceremony location was beautiful with Diamond Head in the background.  Congratulations Kumiko and Michael.

Lindsay and Jay had a beautiful destination Hawaii beach wedding on the North Shore of Oahu.  After the ceremony we captured some shots of them together on the beach as the sun went down, and then headed to the Turtle Bay Restaurant, Ola‘s for a dinner reception where they did a traditional tea ceremony.  What a fantastic night this was for a wedding.  The couple, their family and friends, the setting, it was all stunning.

A small preview of a wedding I photographed this week, Rebecca and Tyler’s eloped on the North Shore of Hawaii.  Nobody knew of their wedding, so I sent them a few photos quickly so they could announce it to the world. Congratulations Rebecca and Tyler, it was a beautiful ceremony.

Being a wedding photographer here in Hawaii I deal with a lot of different variables, especially when it comes to getting in the water for a trash the dress session.  Being on an island we are often at the mercy of the wind, sun, waves, and all different elements.   Dana and Jake’s “Trash the Dress session” almost didn’t happen.  Jake sliced his foot open before their wedding and almost didn’t make it to the ceremony after spending most of the morning in the ER.  The doctor told Jake to stay out of the water.  A friend let us borrow the big blue boot to keep Jake’s foot dry, as seen below.   Busted up foot or not Dana and Jake did a great job hiking over the coral on the North Shore, and getting in the water. The waves were a little big that day but we were able to find a safe location to get into the water. My two favorite pictures of this shoot are the 4th photo were Dana is running, and the last one.  I think she looks so peaceful as she is gliding through the water.

Katie and Mike flew into Maui after their wedding in Atlanta, Georgia. I met them in Maui for a trash the dress session at Twin Falls.  They were both very adventurous, especially Katie to hike in with her wedding dress. The water fall was flowing pretty good since we had a week of rain prior.  Last time I was here I was working on the Arbonne catalog, and couldn’t help to think what  a cool place it would be to photograph a bride.  So I was very excited when Katie and Mike called me up to photograph their post wedding pictures.  Congratulations guys-  it was a lot of fun spending this time with you!

Traci and Adam had their destination wedding at Waimea Falls located on the North Shore of Oahu Hawaii.  This is an amazingly beautiful place to get married.  You are surrounded by a lush tropical forest and across the street is Waimea Bay that has a long sandy beach.

I really had a great time photographing Traci and Adams Wedding.  All the bridesmaids and groomsmen were a lot of fun to be around.  I was really impressed on how their wedding was so centered on their faith.  I thought it was cool that the first thing they wanted to do as a married couple was to take communion. Congratulations Traci and Adam.

To see their underwater engagement pictures click here.

I am so excited to photograph Traci and Adam’s wedding at Waimea Vally this week.  I took some bridals of Traci a few week back at the Laie Hawaii Temple, and last June we did some underwater engagement pictures on the North Shore.  You can see those here.  They are a fun couple,  and Waimea Vally is a beautiful place to get married, I think this is going to be an amazing wedding.