Owl Love

Mabel and Chad's wedding had a wonderfully whimsical feel to it, including the cake toppers. It was therefore a no brainer to use these two adorable owls for the ring shot :)

Happy Tuesday everyone!


-Reese (photography, blog) 

A Beautiful Wedding at the North Shore

I had a great opportunity to work with a Maui based photographer, Angelina Hills of Aloha Portraits the other day :-) Angelina flew inter-island for this wedding, and I assisted her as a second shooter. Her friend Beth and Derek held their wedding at a private residence on the North Shore.  I love the North Shore because of its mellow ambience.  Time seems to be suspended here.   :-)

One great thing about being a wedding photographer in Hawaii is that I am able to see lots of different cultures.  During this wedding, I witnessed for the first time, a Jewish tradition of "breaking the glass" At the end of the ceremony, a glass wrapped in a towel was brought to Derek, and he smashed it with his feet!  Afterwards, I looked up the meaning and what it is for - one interpretation explained "the marriage will last as long as the glass is broken - FOREVER."  How fascinating!

Congratulations Beth and Derek, I wish you happiness in your married life! :-)

Photography & Blog: Kay

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Crystal and Kaleka Married!

Crystal and Kaleka's wedding was Isle Media's first Civil Union! The couple had a very simple and intimate ceremony down at Kakaako Waterfront Park, with their close family and friends in attendance. Almost every person in the audience had some sort of camera with them, so the event was very well documented :) What really stood out to me from this wedding was the vows...Crystal and Kaleka wrote such tender and loving vows for each other, and it really stands as a testament to why they are so perfect for each other :)

Congratulations you two!


-Reese (blog, photography), Kay (second shooter), Glenn (videography)

Come see us at the Bridal Expo! July 27-29

Isle Media is participating in the Hawaii Bridal Expo this weekend! This is the best expo for those who are seeking for information anything related to a wedding - including media vendors (photo, video, photo booth, etc), make-up & hair artists, wedding venues, food catering services, dresses, cakes, decors, classic rental cars, and so on! There will also be several fashion shows going on as well :-) 

At our booth, we will be sharing our current photography & cinematography highlights, via our interactive ipad displays :) Also, on Friday night and Sunday afternoon, our make-up team will be hosting a beauty bar for some make-up trials (first come first served)!

Please come see us at our Isle Media booth this weekend!

Dates: July 27 to 29

Location: Neal Blaisdell Center - 777 Ward Ave. Honolulu HI

Hours: Friday 5:30pm to 10pm, Saturday 10:30am to 4pm, Sunday 10:30am to 4pm

Cheryl & George :: Finally! : )

Cheryl and George had their wedding at the Ihilani resort in Ko'olina. This spot has been special to them throughout their relationship as it was the location of their first date and where George proposed to Cheryl. A fun loving couple, you will see video of the guys getting pedicures while the bride beams with excitement putting on a sparkling dress and tiara. This same day edit was viewed with laughter and tears at their reception on July 15, 2012. Lindsey (edit, blog), Alan/Glenn/Travis (videographers)

Cristine & Pat Engaged!

We had Cristine & Pat's engagement session at Ko Olina last Sunday. During our session, I found out that they were high school sweethearts and have been together for 8 years! My impression when spending time with them for a couple hours was they were so comfortable with each other, and were enjoying every minute of each other's company, even with my camera trained on them :) I asked them for advice for a successful long term relationship - they told me that trust and laughter are the keys :-)

I would like to share the special moments with you from Cristine & Pat's engagement sessions here. Enjoy!

Photographer + Blog Author: Kay   

Second Shooter & Lighting Assistant: Lester

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Sunset Dip

What a romantic couple...this image is from our formals session...and I didn't even ask them to do this :)

More to come from Tammy and Mike's wedding!


-Reese

Reiko and Yoshiyuki

Reiko and Yoshiyuki, 
Here's to a great future, full of joy and life.



-Trevor (video, blog, edit), Jack (video)

Flexing!

Jordan and I went to college together back in Oregon. In addition to taking photography classes with Jordan, I would bump into him at the gym every now and then, and remembered those days of lifting. During formals, I decided to take that memory and do something a little creative with it :)

More to come from Kelly and Jordan's wedding!


-Reese (photography, blog), Lester (second shooter)

Daniela, Sean, and the White Horse

Daniela and Sean Wedding Highlights (North Shore, Oahu) from Isle Media on Vimeo.

Sometimes I wonder how fortunate we are to have such charismatic clients such as Daniela and Sean. After Daniela first met us, she told me that she had 100% confidence that we would film her wedding elegantly and artistically. When clients trust us to have complete creative reign, I really feel like we can create some of our best work. We love bringing out candid, natural moments. :) Regarding the music selection, I knew I wanted something with classic instrumentals, violin, piano, etc. The biggest deciding factor was choosing a song that matched the stride of the majestic horse. When I heard "Us" by Regina Spector... I listened as I watched how the horse paced its walk.... and when I saw that beautiful synchronization with the beat, I knew that..... this was the one. I hope the by watching this video you can just feel just a small bit, how much Daniela and Sean are madly in love.

Congratulations you two!

Alan (videographer, editor, blog), Glenn (videographer)

Harold, Trevor (photography, haroldjulianphotos.com)