Hawaii Weddings

Additional Images to the previous post, that were taken by Liz Belfor !

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I have to say that Shaun & Ashleigh’s wedding was the the most beautiful I have ever seen! I am a bit biased though… Ashleigh is my little sister, guess not so little anymore:) Quite challenging to hold the roles of wedding coordinator, big sister and bridesmaid. All went better than either of us could have hoped for really!  That being said I was pretty sure that I wouldn’t be able to capture all of the elements with my own camera to post, as I usually do. The images posted as you can see are from Charity V, and Liz Belfor’s I’ll post too. It is interesting to see the very different styles of these two extremely talented ladies capturing the same wedding. Charity was asked to capture more of the decor, while Liz captured the wedding itself,  the joy and emotion of the day.

Kelvin Ho is a Hawaiian minister that I am honored to work with quite often, so I have seen and heard his ceremony many times, though this time I could not stop crying!

While the guests were enjoying cocktails I showed the newly weds the reception set up and Ash started crying. That’s a moment I’ll cherish for a long time. So many tears of joy were shared on such a perfect day! Many elements were kept secret including the ice sculpture!

We had the ceremony at The Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens and reception at Plantation Gardens. Having shuttle services provided for all guests made travel between these two locations ,( one North side and one being south side of the island )possible. It just had to be done in order to have the ideal venues for both wedding ceremony and reception. The wedding guests traveled from St Augustine Florida and Ontario Canada to attend, so what’s a little extra travel time!

All guests enjoyed a great authentic Luau show complete with fire dancer, and dancing throughout the evening. I even enjoyed some Lavender Pina Coladas my self!

Here is to weddings and family!

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Emily and Mike were married at Princeville on the North Shore of Kauai.

Most of their family were visiting from New York and were very happy to be able to enjoy a relaxing vacation in Hawaii for their destination wedding. The ceremony was held cliff side and the reception at the Princeville Golf Club House. You can see mount Makana , or ‘Bali Hai’ from the terrace. Mike was by Emily’s side in all aspects of planning. It was very clear to me that Emily’s happiness came first. He had the great idea of having a Bananas Foster Flambé Station for dessert. Yum! Pretty much all of their ninety guests hit the dance floor, and they had some moves!It was almost sad for me to have their day come because the fun of planning with them was over. Read the rest of this entry »

Tina & Adam

I really can’t begin to express how delightful it was to be part of Tina & Adams special wedding day on Kauai.Tina had many wonderful elements that made their wedding even more special. They named the tables after mythical locations, from Wonderland  to Whoville! Such a neat idea! Each couple shared a bottle of yummy dessert wine to take home, and everyone had a locally made macaroon. It’s so nice when couples can take the time to  add that personal touch to their event. They even  brought many framed pictures from home of their family to be displayed at the reception.

Their first dance was by far the best I have ever seen!Those dance lessons really paid off the way they glided across the dance floor,  absolutely glowing with so much love  for each other. A very fun time was had by all. Read the rest of this entry »

After you begin the slide show, Click on the arrow on the bottom Right & click on HQ to view in higher quality

After you begin the slide show, Click on the arrow on the bottom Right & click on HQ to view in higher