Hawaii photographer
Even with the rain this was a beautiful day for a wedding. I had so much fun photographing Rachel and Lokahi’s wedding at Moli’i Gardens. The music was excellent and the MC was off the charts. Congratulations Rachel and Lokahi.
This was an incredible backyard wedding at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Hawaii. Besides the stunning style of the couple and her awesome dress, I could really see a ton of happiness in this group- I think you’ll see that in the pictures, everyone had huge smiles and all of that joy and energy made choosing which pictures to post challenging. Meghan and Mike had about 50 people come from the mainland to Hawaii for their destination wedding. Congratulations Meghan and Mike, and thank you for having me photograph your wedding, it was an honor.
Meghan and Mike came from California for a destination wedding in Hawaii. A few days before their wedding we set out for a pre wedding surf session on the north shore. I had a lot of fun photographing Meghan and Mike in the water, they are both talented surfers. Check back in a day or so to see photos from their wedding, it was an amazing wedding to photograph.
Regan and Craig flew their familys out all the way from Australia for their Hawaii wedding. I shoot a lot of weddings at Turtle bay on the North Shore, but this is the first time the ceremony was on the beach by the stables. It was nice a quaint, and perfect for a wedding on the beach. I had a great time photographing Regan Craig and their families, Aussies really know how to have a good time.
I had a great time photographing Silvia & Matt’s destination wedding at the Royal Kona Resort, located on the ocean in Kona Hawaii. Silvia’s family came all the way from Germany, it was so fun the have the European vibe there and they had so much style. You can just tell from the wedding dress Silvia chose. This is the first time photographing a wedding at the Royal Kona Resort. Its a great location for a wedding in Kona and the sunset was amazing.
It was fun photographing the Drewery family again while they were back here on vacation. I shot maternity pictures of Michelle when they were last here. It is hard to tell from these pictures but she is expecting again. At the end of our shoot Michelle jumped in the water for a few underwater portraits. She looks so graceful and I love the dress she chose to wear.
The Laie Hawaii Temple is having an open house before it is rededicated. It is not often that general public can go inside a LDS Temple, so this is a great opportunity to check it out if your are going to be in Hawaii. The open house starts on October 22 and runes through November 13th. To learn more about the Laie Temple open house click here. From October 22 through November 21 I will be running a special on my Family photo sessions. I will be announcing the details later next week.
Turtle bay is such a fun place to have a wedding, located between Laie and the North Shore of Oahu. The wedding planners there can take care of everything from catering to flowers. We scored a beautiful Hawaiian day for Brooke and Ian’s wedding, it was perfect for taking pictures. I love the colors she chose, they just popped in the photos.
It has been very busy these last few months with engagement photo sessions. I had a great time with this couple shooting in and out of the water on the North Shore of Oahu.
I photographed Josh & Lynne and the cool thing about it was that their wedding was on Waimea Bay beach. The state doesn’t give out many permits for Waimea beach weddings, but this couple got one. We had a lot of fun shooting at Shark’s Cove and Ke Iki beaches too. They were glowing and having a genuinely good time with each other. How fun to be married with sand and surf at your feet, wind in your hair, sun on your face, and palm trees all around.
Katie and Andrew were married at Fanger Estates located just a few minuets from my studio here in Hau’ula Hawaii. This is the first wedding I have photographed at Fanger Estates, it is a new wedding venue. The house on the property is amazing and was built by my good friend and client Dave Evans, owner of Evans Construction. I had a great time with Katie and Andrew and their families, some of which came from as far as Australia to be there. Congratulations!
To see all of Katie & Andrew’s wedding pictures click here.
I have just started using vimeo to post some of my wedding slideshows. Here is a smaller version of the slide show I sent to Katie & Andrew. Enjoy!
KATIE & ANDREW : FANGER ESTATES OAHU HAWAII from Mark Lee on Vimeo.
I got a call a couple of days ago from the graphic designer that does the layout for BYU- Hawaii’s school paper, the Ke Alaka’i. They said they were doing an article on weddings and asked if they could publish a few of the photos that I had taken. I didn’t realize that they were going to use them for the cover and the spread inside. As a BYU-Hawaii alumni, it’s always fun to interact with the school. I thought I’d post the spread.
You can check them out online at www.kealakai.byuh.edu
