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Designer’s Touch – Big Island Jewel Tone, Geometric Wedding Design

INSPIRATION BEHIND THE DESIGN: The island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island is erupting with beauty. From its active volcano spewing bright red lava to its black sand beaches and deep green ...

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Posted: April 19, 2017

Modern Geometric Jewel Tone – Big Island Wedding Photo Shoot

At the beginning of the planning process for our stylized shoots across all islands, we immediately knew that Big Island was going to represent our boldest design yet. Big Island is an incredibly diverse island with ...

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Posted: April 17, 2017

Behind the Scenes – Kauai Styled Shoot

The excitement and anxiousness brewing on our Kauai-styled shoot day was such a child-like feeling! We were so thrilled to be executing our vision we carefully planned for the Plantation Gardens Restaurant & Bar.  We could ...

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Posted: April 13, 2017

Boho Chic Wedding Design – Plantation Gardens

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE DESIGN: Kauai is the oldest island in Hawaii, often known as “The Garden Isle”.  Its timeless beauty radiates through its lush mountains, blooming gardens, and calming beaches.  It was only ...

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Posted: April 12, 2017

Kauai Wedding Elopement Photo Shoot – Plantation Gardens

Three months ago, our hearts were filled with pure joy from creating the most beautiful elopement-style sunrise photoshoot at the Plantation Gardens Restaurant and Bar on the sunny South shores of Kauai. This was so ...

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Posted: April 10, 2017

Behind the Scenes – Oahu Styled Shoot

BEHIND THE SCENES We are just about finished flooding everyone’s feeds with our Dillingham Ranch Styled Shoot from back in April 2014. But first, we would love to recognize and thank each vendor who ...

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Posted: April 6, 2017

Romantic Wedding Design – Dillingham Ranch Hawaii

The absolute best part about stylized shoots is seeing each of the vendors show their greatest creative capabilities with little restriction on what they can and can’t do. It is a beautiful way to ...

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Posted: April 4, 2017

Dillingham Ranch Wedding Stylized Shoot – Oahu, Hawaii

This month we will be showcasing our stylized shoots and discuss the inspiration, passion and the wonderful collaboration we experienced during this journey! Let us first start by revisiting our very FIRST stylized shoot ...

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Posted: April 3, 2017

Big Island – Post Wedding Shoot – Jenna Lee Pictures

These photos by Jenna Lee Pictures are proof that it will be worth it to do a post-wedding photoshoot. There are so many emotions that happen on the wedding day and so many guests ...

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Posted: September 6, 2016

Kalapana Lava Field Volcano Bridal Shoot

We never could have guessed this post wedding shoot from of Lauren and Alex by Jenna Lee Pictures & Makai Creative at the Kalapana Lava Fields would become viral! One thing that has been interesting ...

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Posted: September 1, 2016

2016 Bridal Expo

We had so much fun planning for Aloha Bridal Connection’s booth at the 2016 Bridal Expo this past weekend. It gives us a chance to hone in on our style. We planned for a ...

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Posted: January 20, 2016

Cell Phones on the Wedding Day

With technology advancing on a daily basis, our lives have begun to revolve around having a phone in our hands. We are all guilty of this but on the wedding day it should be ...

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Posted: July 29, 2015

Real Wedding Story – Transportation

One of the craziest parts of being in the wedding industry is how regardless of your experience, there is something new to be learned on a daily basis. There is no such thing as ...

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Posted: July 21, 2015

Real Wedding Story – Hawaiian Paradise Wedding

This week we are featuring not just one wedding but our experience from several weddings as to what to expect for an outdoor wedding in Hawaii. All the islands are beautiful with scenic backdrops just ...

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Posted: July 13, 2015

Dealing with Family Dynamics on the Wedding Day

Wedding days are supposed to be a wonderful and lovely celebration of two people getting married. However, this usually means two families are marrying as well. When two families have different dynamics or a ...

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Posted: June 22, 2015

Rainy Wedding Day at Koolau Vista

With tropical paradise often comes unpredictable rain, especially at the Koolau Vista. We encounter rainy wedding days every once in a while. Some locations are a bit more reliable than others in terms of ...

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Posted: June 6, 2015

Deciding How Long to Hire Photo and Video For Your Wedding Day

A very common topic we hear from our couples is asking for assistance in deciding how long to hire a photographer and videographer for. This is a pretty tough question to provide a “One Size Fits ...

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Posted: May 13, 2015

Top 5 Things Couples Forget When Planning Their Wedding

Specializing in Day of Coordination has made us extremely aware of things that are forgotten in the wedding planning process that are important to the flow of the wedding day. We have compiled a ...

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Posted: May 5, 2015

Incorporating a Horse on Your Wedding Day

As the months go on we seem to notice different themes with our couples. This month the theme is… HORSES!!! We had two events this month with horses and both were just a dream come ...

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Posted: April 20, 2015

Behind the Scenes

There’s nothing we love more than weddings! The decor, the smiling faces, and the romance in the air, it’s all magic. We recently wanted to hone some of that magic and team up with ...

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Posted: April 16, 2015