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Randy & Marie’s wedding at Westin Moana Surfrider | Hawaii Destination Wedding Photography

nely — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:27:33 +0000

Marie booked me even before she was engaged! And I’m so glad she did because her wedding was beautiful.

Could she be any more gorgeous?

Their emotional ceremony was held at the Westin Moana Surfrider, a beautiful resort in Waikiki.

I love that Marie allotted time for her and Randy’s portraits. And they sure knew how to work the camera!

And a nice family portrait with their sweet daughter, Mia.

Randy & Marie met through a dance troop. And their first dance showed it. Sometimes, when the first dance is choreographed, it loses raw emotion. Theirs didn’t.

A collage of the wedding details:

Thank you, Randy and Marie, for the honor of photographing your fabulous wedding!

Stay tuned. I have much more to blog!

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George & Quinn – KMCAS Officer’s Club, Kaneohe, HI

nely — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:22:04 +0000

Theirs is a perfectly simple story. Girl moves from Texas to Hawaii for school. Girl and boy get introduced by mutual friends. They get to know each other through facebook and emails. They finally meet in person, and less than a year later, they married! Beautiful, huh?

And what a start to their wedding day! This was the view from outside the Lanikai beach house where Quinn, the beautiful bride, got ready. A perfect precursor to their nuptials, I would say!

I turned around, and here’s the view into the house!

It poured hard the night before (see the wet spot?), and I remember waking up in the middle of the night, praying for good weather in the morning. God sure answered with beautiful blue skies and white, cotton candy clouds!

Father-daughter dances always get me…

Of course, there needs to be a mother-daughter dance, too:)

For more, see the slideshow:

Thank you, George and Quinn for letting me be part of your beautiful day! I wish you the best in your marriage! Hope to see you again soon!

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Vinnie & Krystie – Halekulani Hotel – O`ahu, Hawaii

nely — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:11:30 +0000

Earlier this spring, Vinnie sent me an inquiry through the contact form on my website. The message box said “I’m getting married! You want to shoot my wedding?” How could I have refused. I just thought it was funny considering we’ve been friends for over 10 years, and he could have just called me. We met through our college/career group at Hope Chapel Kaneohe. We love Vinnie. He’s one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Yet, he’s tough – he’s a cop and a member of the National Guard. (pray for him as he’s being deployed to the Middle East sometime next month). I was completely honored to have been part of his and Krystie’s wedding day at Halekulani Hotel!

It was so awesome to witness just how happy they are!

Krystie’s sister who will also be getting married in December.

Their wedding was officiated by our good friend, Tisha Lehfeldt, who used to be our College Group Leader. She’s near and dear to my and David’s hearts, as she mentored and poured so much time and love to us before we were married. I still email her, sometimes, when I need counsel. She was the MC at our own wedding (nine years ago today!) . We so love her!

Krystie’s mother. Isn’t she beautiful?

There was a lot of this during the reception. One particular table would wait until Vinnie took a bite then started furiously clinking their glasses. Poor Vin, he finally caught on and just stopped eating!

Here’s a slideshow if you’d like to see more.

Congratulations, Vinnie & Krystie! I’m so happy for you, two!

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Vinnie & Krystie Wedding Photos Sneak Peek

nely — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:21:50 +0000

I know Rowena has forbidden me to do any more sneak peeks but I can’t help it. Plus, I know how it is having to wait. So here’s a little preview of Krystie and Vinnie’s wedding. More to come, I promise…maybe after a peek of Noah and Lisa’s portrait session

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Kenny & Kara’s Wedding | Kailua, Hawaii Wedding Photography

nely — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:05:58 +0000

Kara got ready at the beautiful Halekulani Hotel. The overnight stay was a surprise from her mom.

Oh how I love shooting in Hawaii. Only there would I hear a conversation like this …

Kanani: Do you have your eyelash glue? I don’t think I brought mine.

Kara: No, I left it at my mom’s. Lisa, do you have some?

Lisa: Let me check…No, I don’t have any.

Pi`i: I might have some in bag. Oh wait, no, sorry. What about you, Rob?

Rob: Uh, no, but got some rice, ah? (when you’re in a pinch, you can mash up some white rice and use it as adhesive. i used to do it for my scrapbooks! lol. just kidding!)

Could Kara be more beautiful?

The actual wedding was on the other side of the Ko`olaus, at Kara’s grandmother’s backyard in Kailua.

A bunch of their friends from the mainland flew in to party with K&K at Formaggio Grill.

I couldn’t not post this. You see, before their engagement session, Kara mentioned that she and Kenny are not that comfortable in front of the camera. Well, the time we spent wandering San Francisco’s financial district paid off. Check out Kenny, he sure can work it now! He can be the poster boy for why you should make time for engagement photos.

Check out their slideshow for more:

You guys were awesome, K&K!

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