Kristen and Allen had an amazing destination wedding at the Turtle Bay resort pavilion located on the north shore of O`ahu Hawai`i.  The evening was perfect.  We were able to get some fantastic wedding pictures on the beach as well as the reef.  I also loved the arch that was made by North Shore Weddings and Flowers.  The stunning colors of the flowers were on the arch as well as the table centerpieces.  The wedding was peaceful and beautiful, congratulations Kristen and Allen!

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. 

Morgan and Jordan were married on Mokule’ia beach on the North Shore of Oahu.  After their ceremony we drove to the west most point on Oahu, Ka’ena Point.  We arrived at the perfect time to capture the amazing light, often referred to as the golden hour.  It’s a long drive to Ka’ena point, but what a stunning sunset. 

Last March I photographed Chris and Lara’s engagement photos, you can see them here.  They gave away bottles of merlot with one of my images as the label.  The wedding venu was at the Bali Ho house on the North Show of Oahu  were they had the wedding ceremony and reception. The day of the wedding ended up being a beautiful day on the North Shore.  There was a little rain but we had a stunning Hawaiian sunset.  As a photographer you can’t ask for better lighting.  The reception was fantastic. It was catered by one of my favorite wedding planners, Milestone Events Hawaii.  I love when I arrive at a wedding and see them setting up, because I know the food is going to be amazing.  I also loved their wedding cake,  it was inspired by the surf art work of Heather Brown.   Congratulations Lara and Chris and thanks for letting me be part of your big day.

Another amazing wedding on the North Shore at Loulu Palm Estate.  This is truly one of the most beautiful places to have your wedding ceremony and reception in the same location.  Melanie and Billy had friends and family travel to Hawaii for their destination wedding, from as far away as New York City.  It was a fun crowd and there were 4 or 5 of their friends shooting with film cameras.  It made me wish I had brought mine.  I can’t wait to see their film photos.  Congratulations Melanie and Billy.

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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.

This wedding brought two passions together, surfing and photography.  I was of course excited when Malia contacted me and said she wanted to go surfing in her wedding dress.  I have done a lot of trash the dress photography, but this was the first actual wedding where the bride and groom and the whole wedding party jumped in the water.  Malia and Brad’s wedding was at Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu Hawaii.  This was the perfect wedding venue to have the wedding ceremony and then jump in the water.  On top of the surf, they had a really amazing color scheme.  Congratulations Malia and Brad, you guys ripped it up.

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.

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.