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A True Upcountry Maui Wedding

LOCATION: UPCOUNTRY MAUI, HAWAII   |   OCCASION: NOHELANI & KOA'S WEDDING DAY

Casual barbeque's take on a whole new meaning when meeting the love of your life is on the menu...

When they first met, it was by chance at a friend's BBQ and from that point on, they were inseparable in every way. Fast forward about a year or so later and it's now their wedding day in beautiful upcountry Maui. Two of the kindest hearted people in love shared their vows in front of over 350 friends & family at their beautiful home while the rain clouds cleared way and the peacocks cheered them on from beyond the forest. And maybe a few chickens and roosters too!

Cheers to Nohelani & Koa and your beautiful new family!  Mahalo for letting me be a part of your big day <3

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COUPLES Amanda Emmes COUPLES Amanda Emmes

The Most Romantic Honeymoon on Maui | North Shore, Maui

WHO: VIOLET & JASON  |  WHERE: MAUI, HI  |  WHY: HONEYMOON SESSION

Married only days prior, Violet & Jason contacted me to capture their wedding portraits in a "not so typical way"...basically, off the beaten path and not so bright and "paradise-like" like all the other photographers she was coming across in her searches. It just wasn't her style...

Welp, luckily she found me because our visions and ideas worked hand in hand and we captured some of the most gorgeous photos ever...incorporating both her love of dance and her love of Jason, now her husband. 

After dodging a few crazy cows, cow "bombs" and dancing in the wind at sunset, we captured this modern couple's love and so so much more. Their simplicity. Because let's be honest, why complicate things? 

Congratulations to you, Violet & Jason - you two are beautifully beautiful <3

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