Kana and Chihiro's Post Wedding Photo Shoot!

It was a great pleasure to work with this fun-loving couple, Kana and Chihiro from Tokyo! After their wedding day, we decided to go to Kailua and have a beach and town-themed photo shoot. One of the props they wanted to use were Supreme's water guns! In between romantic intimate photos, I asked them to pick up the water guns, and fight REAL hard! Both Kana and Chiriro were such action stars! They shoot, dodge, tumble on the sand, and the person who won the fight was… KANA! Later on we went to the first skateboarding shop in Hawaii - called 808 Skate per Chihiro's request. Check out their wedding photo blog (Click Here) to see his skateboarding tricks too!

Congratulations!

Photo & Blog: Kay


綺麗なビーチでの撮影がしたい！ということで、結婚式の翌日にロケーション撮影に行ってきました。朝の東海岸のビーチは海の色がとても綺麗で、この日もとてもいいお天気に恵まれました：）色々なフォトプロップをお持ちいただいたのですが、私のお気に入りはSupremeの水鉄砲！思いっきり戦ってもらいました（笑）撃って、撃って、避けて、撃って、転がって…勝者は花嫁のKanaさん：）アクティブなお二人との撮影はとても楽しかったです。

ビーチの後は、スケボーが好きなChihiroさんのリクエストで、ハワイのスケボー第一店舗だという808 Skateに言ってきました。中には沢山の種類のスケボーが勢揃い。お二人らしい、カラフルな写真になりました。

親友でもあり、夫婦でもあり、そんな仲良しなお二人。これからもお幸せに！


ブログ＆フォト：Kay

Kana and Chihiro Married ! (Beachfront Oasis, Hawaii Kai)

Kana & Chihiro Wedding Highlights (Beachfront Oasis, Hawaii Kai) from Isle Media on Vimeo.

It is no secret that the Japanese have impeccable style and taste. Kana had the coolest little custom bouquets for her bridesmaid and herself that I had never seen before. Kana had several stunning dress changes as well. Chihiro sported a multi-layered blue pinstripe suit that was just super cool. It's amazing that we have the opportunity to be immersed in foreign cultures here in Hawaii.

Thank you and congratulations to you both!

Kay, Reese // Photography
Alan, Kyle //  Videography

かなさん、ちひろさんご結婚おめでとうございます！

ハワイカイにある邸宅、ビーチフロントオアシスでの挙式＆レセプションを挙げられたお二人。一つ一つ小さな生花を敷き詰めてお友達カップルが作ったリングピロー、ブライズメイドがサプライズで作ってくれたお揃いのネックレス、どんなシーンでも一緒にいる時間が心地よく楽しい、そんなたくさんのお友達に囲まれて、みんなで作り上げた素晴らしい一日でした。

友達っていいなって改めて思わせていただいたお二人の結婚式に、フォト＆ビデオチームが両方撮影に携われてとても嬉しく思います！

お二人は結婚式翌日にもロケーション撮影に行きました（こちらから見られます）

これからも末永くお幸せに：）

フォト＆ブログ：Kay
フォト：Reese
ビデオ：Alan&Kyle

Yuka and Yasuyuki Married!

Yuka and Yasuyuki had their dream wedding at a private estate alongside Diamond Head :) After so many times of emailing back and forth between Tokyo and Hawaii, I was so grateful to capture their wedding day. One of the thing Yuka wanted to make sure for her wedding is that it is interactive with the guests - they enjoyed learning Hawaiian culture with a live guitarist and hula dancer after the ceremony, which was followed by BBQ party with chef Yasuyuki! Many of their guests love photography, so for the sunset shots many of the guests tagged along with me and did some amazing team work to make this dynamic dress sunset shot!

What is more exciting about this couple? We were invited to photograph their wedding reception in Japan in October! Stay tuned!

- Kay (photography & blog)


ゆかさん＆やすゆきさん、ご結婚おめでとうございます！

ダイアモンドヘッドの邸宅でのガーディンウェディングです。ゲスト参加型のアットホームな雰囲気であふれた一日でした。みなさんに見守られての挙式の後は、ギタリストとフラダンサーによるフラレッスンや、新郎さまによるバーベキューパーティ、そしてメッセージ付きのフォトスライドショーはとても感動する内容でした。サンセットの写真撮影も、ご友人＆ご家族の方とのチームワーク！皆さんに心より祝っていただいていて嬉しくなりました。

１０月にはお二人の日本での挙式＆レセプションの撮影に東京までお伺いします！そちらもお楽しみに：）


- Kay (フォト & ブログ)

Reina & Taro Married!

Reina and Taro decided to have their dream destination wedding in Hawaii.  Their day started from getting ready at the historical Royal Hawaiian Hotel, enjoying some champagne gift from their friend, having the ceremony at Calvary by The Sea church then photo session in Downtown. They brought some props and balloons - which made the photo shoot fun and cute :) This time I made this blog post entirely Black & White to match the vintage and classic feel of the day - Enjoy!

- Kay (Photography + Blog)

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Erica & PJ Married!

Erica & PJ flew from Japan for their private beach wedding. They wanted to do something special for themselves and Erika's family from Japan and Canada, so they chose Waimanalo beach for their ceremony location. In the middle of the ceremony, rain came to celebrate their new life as husband and wife - and after, the sun followed the rain for nice beach shots :-)

Congratulations and have a happy life together!

- Kay (photography/blog)

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えりかさん、PJさん、ご結婚おめでとうございます！

日本から、そしてカナダから、家族水入らずでハワイのビーチでのウェディングをしたいということで、東海岸にあるワイマナロビーチでのご結婚式をされたお二人。お式の間には小雨が結婚を祝福しに来てくれました。式の後は雲が晴れて、ビーチショットに素敵な海の色が戻ってきました:-)

これからも末永く、お幸せに。

- Kay (カメラ＆ブログ）

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Midori & Satoru's Honeymoon!

Midori and Satoru came to Hawaii for their wedding and honeymoon, and wanted me to capture a day of them hanging out in town! They are a big fan of a Japanese TV show, in which the TV host visits recommended places in Hawaii, and they wanted to visit where he visited in the program. Starting from Queen's Surf Cafe in Waikiki, we had a morning coffee. Then, it was on to the great Banyan tree in Kapiolani Park,  followed by eating oxtail soup at Asahi Grill. We ended the day by eating malasada at Leonard's Bakery.

I loved hanging out with them, and be part of their day :-) Midori and Satoru are for sure "BEST BUDDIES" before a lovie-dovie couple. They requested pictures being not too intimate, rather being natural and having a good time. That made them feel more comfortable in front of the camera, and I am happy to see their fun happy faces in the pictures.

Congratulations of your marriage, and have a great life together!

- Kay (photography& blog)

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みどりさん、さとるさん、ご結婚おめでとうございます。

結婚式とハネムーンでハワイにいらっしゃったお二人。テレビで見た素敵な場所を巡りたい！その様子を写真に残したい！ということで、お二人の「遊んでいる」様子を撮影させて頂きました:-) ワイキキのクイーンズサーフカフェから始まり、カピオラニ公園の菩提樹の木を訪れたり、朝日グリルのオックステールスープを食べに行ったり...そして締めにはレナーズのマラサダも食べに行ってきました:-)

一緒に時間を過ごしていて、いかにおふたりが「大親友」であるか実感する事ができました。どこに行くかも大切だけど、「誰と行くのか」って大事だなと思わせてくれたカップルさんでした。

- Kay (写真＆ブログ)

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Honeymoon Photo Shoot in Ko Olina

Jun and Minoru, from Okayama in Japan decided to have a photo session with me for their honeymoon memories, and also to show to their guests at the wedding reception later this month back in Japan! Both Jun and Minoru love surfing, and they were super happy to visit Hawaii :-) They have such strong chemistry with each other - throughout the session, they were so much smiling and laughing with each other, and that made me super happy too! They encountered a honu (turtle) when we went to the beach, and it was cute to watch them pretending to be turtles :-)

Enjoy their cute & lovely pictures~! (Click "Read more" to see more pictures after the Japanese text)

じゅんさん＆みのるさん

ご入籍おめでとうございます！
ハネムーンでいらっしゃったおふたり。記念に写真撮影を、ということで一緒にコオリナまで撮影に行ってきました:-)

サーフィンが大好き♬というお二人はとってもアクティブで朗らかなカップルさんでした。ビーチでカメに遭遇したときにはカメのものまねをしたり（笑）ジャンプショットもすごく楽しく跳んでくれて、撮影中はたくさんの笑顔を頂きました。ありがとうございます:-) これからも仲良し＆幸せなご夫婦でいて下さいね。

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Kaori & Wataru ~ Love Dolphins!

Kaori and Wataru flew from Japan to get married at beautiful Ko Olina. When they contacted me they had already pre-booked a photographer for their wedding, but they wanted to have additional pictures of their lunch reception.  So we decided to have some fun with a 3 hour photo session in Waikiki.

We exchanged emails many times before meeting in person just a day before their wedding.  Kaori and Wataru showed me a cute "bride-n-groom" dolphin that they brought from Japan! We decided to bring it on our photo shoot as well as a custom-made Hawaiian quilt that also had dolphins on it :-)

Kaori and Wataru were so adorable with each other, and I really had a great time with them. Kaori told me that some day she would like to add a baby dolphin on the quilt and come back to Hawaii for a family picture! I am looking forward to our "three dolphin" photo session in the future :-)  best wishes to them! 

佳織さんと渉さん、ご結婚おめでとうございます！
「挙式とレセプションはカメラマンがもう決まっていたけれど、結婚式の後でフォトツアーをしたい」ということで、ワイキキでの写真撮影をすることに。結婚したてほやほやのお二人は、一緒にいるだけでとっても幸せそうでした♪ハワイアンキルトや結婚式で使用したイルカのぬいぐるみなど撮影小物も持って来て頂けたので、バラエティに富んだ素敵な写真がたくさん残せました。これからも、末永くお幸せにいてくださいね！

- Kay (blog & photography)

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Silhouette in Waikiki

Hawaii has nicest sunset almost everyday. Yellow, orange, pink, purple.. everyday is unique. Kaori and Wataru were very lucky to encounter this beautiful sunset in Waikiki. Earlier, the color was orange and aqua color and later it changed to pink and ultramarine. More pictures from their session are coming soon :-)

- Kay (photography & blog)

New Photo CD Jackets!

I would like to introduce our photography team's final product. After each wedding, we photographers (Reese and I) work on editing, and this is what you will receive in the end :-) We choose our most favorite shot and make it to the front cover of the CD case. The backside is your names, date and location of the wedding. We will be announcing our new album services soon! Stay tuned :-)

~Kay (Photography)

Kanpai for A New Life!

Destination wedding is very popular all over the world - and as you probably know, Hawaii is one of the most popular places! Isle Media works with both local and non-local couples, including ones from overseas. Every time I receive inquiries from bride/groom-to be, I always tell them that they are so lucky to be having their special day in beautiful Hawaii :-) Yuki and Yoshitaka inquired us from Japan, who made their dream wedding in Hawaii come true. I was very fortunate to capture their wedding day in my camera :-)

After getting ready in their hotel in Waikiki, they moved to Ko Olina in a limo (first time riding a limo!).  Lanikuhonua has been a very popular wedding venue lately, with its beautiful green grass and beach at a lagoon. If you are seeking for a nice sunset shot, remember that Ko Olina has a spectacular sunset!

It was very fun to work with Yuki and Yoshitaka, and their family and friends all from Japan :-) Every body was so happy to be there. Surrounded by lots of smiles and laughter, they became a wife and husband forever! Happy happy wedding :D

Photographer: Kay
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ゆきさん、よしたかさん
ご結婚おめでとうございます！ご参列頂いたみなさまの笑顔に囲まれて、とっても心温まる結婚式でした。ワイキキでの撮影の後はリムジンでコオリナへ移動。コオリナは緑に囲まれている一方でビーチエリアもあって、色々な風景とお写真が撮れる素敵なロケーションなので、オアフで一番好きな撮影場所です:-) 結婚式の日のハイライトお写真を、どうぞお楽しみください！

フォトグラファー：サレラけい
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Fun Fun Photo Tour!

     Sumie and Hiroaki decided to take their pre-wedding pictures while they were visiting Hawaii! They came over from Japan to spend their time together as boyfriend & girlfriend one last time... since they are getting married in the end of the month back in Japan :-) They had an idea of taking pictures in Hawaii-y places in the wedding outfit. My phone rang one afternoon, and Sumie told me that Isle Media was referred by the hotel concierge where they were staying at. They did not have anything besides their great fun personality - no dress or tax, or transportation. My suggestion was - let's rent the outfit out, and I would drive you around and take fun pictures in beautiful locations you would love! So we went to Waikiki city center, Magic Island, and Waimanalo.

     Our 3.5 hour session went by so fast, and I was so happy to take their pictures! They were just merely happy to be each other. I didn't even have to ask them to smile at each other :D Love and laughter were everywhere around them. It was such a fun fun photo tour!  ~ Kay

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おめでとうございます！すみえさん＆ひろあきさん

日本での結婚式を控えた素敵なカップルとフォトツアーに行ってきました。ドレスをワイキキでレンタルしたあとは、おすすめの３カ所のロケーション（ワイキキ、マジックアイランド、ワイマナロ）でのフォトツアーに行ってきました。お二人ともとっても仲良しで、撮影している私までニコニコしてしまう、そんな楽しい３時間半の時間でした。元気いっぱいで愛情もいっぱいなお二人の撮影の様子をどうぞお楽しみください。

Photographer: Kay

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