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. 

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!

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. 

It has been a busy wedding season here in Hawaii.  I have wanted to post more but time is scarce.  Here are a few shots from Ashlee and Jon’s wedding at the Laie Hawaii Temple. They were married in the Laie temple and then had a ring ceremony afterwards on the grounds.  The first few images are from Laie Point,  I shot those with an off camera flash as it was the middle of the day and the sun was harsh.  I love how Ashlee’s dress blew in the wind.  We finished up at a beautiful beach in Hau’ula.  Congratulations Ashlee and Jon!

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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What a beautiful wedding.  Morgan and Taylor had their wedding ceremony at the Laie Hawaii Temple.  Their reception was held at the art courtyard at BYU-Hawaii.  This was the first wedding event I have photographed at BYU-Hawaii.  There were many fun details that went into decorating the courtyard, making it an intimate reception.  Our tropical summer weather brought some rain during the reception, but I’ve heard that wedding day rain brings extra good fortune to the couple and it certainly didn’t dampen the good feelings and energy of the event.  It was memorable to witness all of the Maori culture expressed through Morgan’s family and Taylor joined in the haka as well.    Congratulations Morgan and Taylor!  Mahalo for allowing me to be a part of your amazing day.

I photographed Silvia and Matt’s destination wedding last year on the big island of Hawaii, you can see their wedding pictures here. Stunning bride and groom.  I was so excited when they contacted me about doing a trash the dress session in the ocean. Both of them were fantastic in the water, and I love the way Silvia’s wedding dress flowed in the water for these dream like shots.

Tanya and Adam were married at Sunset Ranch overlooking the North Shore of Oahu Hawaii.  This is a stunning place to host a large wedding.  The view of the sun setting was incredible, and the food and decorations were excellent.    I photographed Tanya and Adam’s engagement pictures a few months back, they even did a few underwater shots, you can see those here.  Congratulations to this beautiful couple- Tanya and Adam!

Rochelle and Ivan came all the way from Alaska to have their destination wedding in Hawaii. The day turned out to be amazing even though we had a little rain that day on the North Shore. I really enjoyed photographing Rochelle and Ivan, they had a lot of fun energy, especially when we went to trash the dress.

I have to also give a shout out to Jennifer Jones, she was Rochelle’s makeup artists and did an amazing job.