Hawaii photographer
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. 
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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DeEtte and Scott brought their family to the North Shore of Oahu for their Hawaii wedding. It was a beautiful evening to have a wedding on the beach. I loved DeEtte’s wedding dress, it was simple, beautiful and elegant. It was perfect for a beach wedding in Hawaii. After the wedding ceremony we had time to get some fun family pictures with that last 1/2 hour of sunlight on the north shore.
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.
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.
One of my favorite islands in Hawaii is Kauai, so I was super excited when Lindsay asked me to be their wedding photographer for their destination wedding on Kauai. Lindsay and Brandon had a fun group of friends fly in from Alaska. One of them even bought a van for the week while they were here, see it below. Even though we had a little rain, the wedding turned out beautifully, and we were blessed with an amazing rainbow just in time for the ceremony.
