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Marly and Andrew’s Elopement on Oahu all started with a right swipe! I’m so here for online relationships resulting in a vow exchange. Their love of travel is what landed them on the islands of Hawaii for their intimate elopement. It was just the two of them and one of my favorite officiants, Wesley with […]

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Getting to know and photograph Marci and Ryan’s elopement was a treat! We had so much in common, from our love of The Office, to our obsession with travel. And when I say obsession with travel, I mean that they might love it even more than I do! They’re constantly on the go and dreaming […]

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Jordyn and Mathew traveled allll the way from New York to Hawaii for their Oahu elopement. We had been emailing for months, so I was SO excited to finally give these two a big hug in person! Their parents were their only guests in attendance, and this group of six was the sweetest group of […]

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I love sending my couples a personal questionnaire before their wedding day or portrait session. It helps me get to know them on another level, and allows me to bust out some one liners during the portrait session to get some natural laughs. One of my questions is, “How would you describe your partner? What […]

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Do you guys remember Hurricane Lane and how terrified everyone was as the storm came barreling toward Hawaii? It caused flooding on the Big Island and Maui, there was an awful fire on Maui as well and it threatened all of the Hawaiian Islands. The day that it was supposed to hit Oahu, it slowed […]

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