Oahu

We hear the term “adventure” thrown around a lot and since we call ourselves adventure wedding photographers, we were thinking it might be time to talk a little about what that means! (Hint: you don’t have to be getting married on the summit of Kilimanjaro for your wedding to be an adventure…)

November 18th was most definitely the best Indian/Japanese/Korean Hawaii wedding we have EVER been to! Yes, we know this is hard to believe. Maybe it had to do with Sumoha contacting her guru with a list of wedding dates to determine which number held the best luck. Or Andrew’s sister folding a thousand cranes. But we are thinking it most likely is the result of Sumoha & Andrew being incredible people.

To plan this proposal, he enlisted the help of Jen’s friend and co-army nurse, Loren. Loren contacted me to “happen” to be on the beach at the same time with my camera. How did I blend in? Wearing a bikini top and pretending to take selfies, of course!

Langdon and Jon may not show up to things on time, but when they do you forget all about having been waiting. These are two of the most compassionate people, with fully contagious smiles and great passion for life. The Kualoa Ranch Wedding Kaneohe Hawaii was perfect for a long awaited union.

The weather was almost as awesome as our couple for this Lanikai Beach Engagement session. Kat and Joe came to Oahu from South Carolina by way of the Navy. Ever seen Hunt for Red October? You’re gonna LOVE this story then! Joe is a submariner working on a Virginia class submarine stationed out of Pearl Harbor.

Wanderlust is far from just yoga. A walk through the festival grounds will prove that. And Hawaii is more than just beaches. (No, really!) While on Oahu we trend towards beach wedding photography, however our love for photographing events in line with our passions touch our hearts in an entirely different way.

The Hawaiian beach wedding dreams are made of! Kristin and Mike might just be the poster couple of “it was meant to be.” You know, the Harry Met Sally of the non-Hollywood world. Where paths cross so many times you begin to wonder why it took so long to actually happen and rather than hearing “Congratulations!” after announcing an engagement the catching phrase is “it’s about time!”

We had a blast with this Kualoa Beach Park Engagement session! Langdon and John have a story almost as beautiful as their love. John is military and deployed in 2010 to the Phillippines where he met Langdon (working for the US Pacific Command.) By mid May of 2011, after posts in between, they found themselves both on Oahu. Fate was smiling on them and it only took one weekend for their friendship to develop into love.

Who says you can’t keep marrying the man of your dreams? While on their one year anniversary trip to Oahu, Connie contacted me to do a Kailua Hawaii engagement session. A hop skip and a jump from the Bay Area, we finally had a break in the rain for some fun on the beach!