Andy and Jonna in Hawaii

Yesterday Jonna and Andy were married in beautiful Kauai, Hawaii. The day was amazing and went off so smoothly. I’m here in Hawaii with Melissa Jill and we were both able to shoot the wedding. You can look at her blog to see some other pictures from the day that she took, but below are some of my favorites from the day.

Jonna and her girlfriends all had a spa day at the Hyatt and Melissa got a little of that, but I got to hang out with the guys while they played golf and relaxed. Then both Jonna and Andy got ready at the house that they rented.. it was beautiful and it was also the location of the reception. Their wedding was at shipwreck beach and was beautiful.

I’ve always wanted to photograph a wedding in Hawaii and I am so thankful for this opportunity... it was amazing. Thank you both, I had such a great time!



The Dress


Andy golfing...look at that swing.


I love this shot of their rings.






Isn't he so adorable?






Andy and Jonna saw each other before the ceremony and it was such an intimate moment.


















This Andy's beautiful daughter, the maid of honor as well as the flower girl!!! Lots of responsibility.













And a little walk on the beach.









I had to post a couple shots of Andy because he looks so GQ!!




The first dance and Hayden, Andy's daughter joined in!



The reception was in the back yard of where they were staying and it was amazing!

Jennifer and Nick Day After Session

The Day after Session is such a great way to really spend time getting some great pictures of you and your new husband. I told Jennifer about this and she was all for it. We made this somewhat of a trash the dress session, in the sense that I asked her to do things that I would normally not ask a bride to do in their wedding dress. We got some amazing pictures and Jennifer and Nick were both so excited to do the session. Nick couldn’t stop talking about getting in the water so I made sure it happened. And I have to let you all know that the water was FREEZING... October in Michigan is not the warmest so they were such troopers... I was totally impressed!!

I also get to check # 60 off my 101 in 1001 list because I successfully shot a trash the dress session.

I would love to shoot more of these because they are really the best way we can get some amazing pictures. Trashing the dress does not mean that we kill the dress completely; it really means we are able to do things that you normally wouldn’t do. If you would like to do one of these sessions let me know and we can schedule it; you don’t have to be newly married, you could be married for 1 day to 20 years... it’s open to anyone.

Come on people let’s get some killer shots and let’s get a little dirty in the process!!! ENJOY!

P.S. I forgot that there is a slideshow as well.... click here to view it.