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Portraits in Hawaii

Jess and Chris came to Hawaii to celebrate their 10th anniversary – woop woop!! Such a big milestone, and I love how excited Jess and Chris were to be in Hawaii together, and how excited they were for our fun portrait session! Cheers to 10 more years!   Chelsea Stratso is a couples portrait photographer, […]

Babymoon portraits in Hawaii

Congrats to Darcie and Stu who just welcomed their new baby boy! I met these two while they were on their babymoon in Hawaii, and we had an awesome north shore portrait session. The lagoon at the beach is something that normally happens during the winter, but a nice summer swell brought in some extra […]

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Hawaii engagement photographer

If you’ve ever wondered what brought me to Hawaii… this session will give you a glimpse into the beauty of Oahu. The beaches are amazing of course, but getting to play at the top of a mountain and looking down over a gorgeous bay, it doesn’t get much better than that! Hawaii is a playground […]

engagements in hawaii

Planning a destination wedding in Hawaii can be hard – you may not get to taste your cake beforehand or have a hair and makeup trial – but Tali and Jeff made a visit over from LA to meet their vendors and I am SO glad that they did! After Tali’s hair and makeup trial, we […]

babymoon in hawaii

In the middle of my babymoon session with Ashley and Logan, a small but gorgeous rainbow came out. We all got SO excited, but they were absolutely over the moon, more than I’ve ever seen anyone during a session. They stopped to tell me, baby Jack is a rainbow baby.  Ashley went on to explain […]

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After months of emails, phone and FaceTime calls, I’m so excited to photograph Emily and Nathan’s wedding this Saturday! Nathan is from Hawaii, so they always dreamed about having their wedding in Hawaii. Since a lot of my weddings are destination weddings, I don’t always get a chance to take engagements for my couples, but […]

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