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wedding album pages

a few images from the next album...

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trying to keep my kids out of trouble at the first hawaiian bank, the ray yoshida opening, we went outside for a bit and took some photos...

tidbits: hawaii wedding finds: the professional photographer

i've noticed a lot of trends during these rough economic times, and one of them, really isn't a good one. people are trying to cut back and have great weddings, i believe it can be done, but don't cut out your photographer in favor of a good friend or uncle bill, who owns a camera and has taken some pictures before! it is like getting your photographs printed at costco vs. the professional labs. (see here)
they will come out all right, but it really does pay to have someone with experience be there to capture your most intimate and precious moments. you can't go back and redo them!

photographers run the whole gammut and you can choose from artsy/haute couture to documentary and somewhere in between. prices run the whole wide range as well.... pick someone who shares your vision in the wedding: extravagant, elegant and simple, artsy and wild... and pay them for their services. great vision and beautiful photographs don't have to cost an arm and a leg! email for my price list

tcm- ray yoshida exhibition- first hawaiian bank

the opening for the ray yoshida memorial exhibition opened last nite down at the contemporary museum's gallery in the first hawaiian bank tower. wonderful family gathering, and a lot of beautiful artwork. try to get down and see this show.

tidbits: hawaii wedding finds: the masseuse

i was lucky, privileged and humbled to take photographs at her wedding a few years ago, and after a few years of study, daya is now both a doula and a amazing masseuse. now, hopefully you won't need her services as a doula right away, but keep that in the back of your mind. a doula is someone who helps you during those painful and crazy hours of childbirth. A Doula is someone who is informed of the physical, emotional, and mental processes of labor & birth, advocates for the mom when she doesn't understand the procedures doctors are suggesting, helps with position changes, imagery, anything to help you achieve the type of birth you want.


her massage skills come in handy then, but especially now, with all the stress upon you with the wedding planning- or with the daily stresses of everyday life, work & play. i have had her work on the sore spots and i felt amazing afterwards, and a day after as well. she knows all the latest techniques, can do deep tissue, lomi lomi, trigger point release, lymphatic drainage, even cranial sacral (which is what i tried- and it was brilliant!) she practices out in kailua- the drive back over the pali has never been so amazingly green, tranquil and calming!!

please find more information on her website, dayaakina.com

the P family at HAA

what a great day saturday turned out to be, even though there was a threat of a tsunami and we were all glued to the tv sets, i was able to get out and take pictures with the P family. what's a little tsunami threat when you got pictures to pose for???

this is the 2nd time i've gotten to work with the P family- its amazing how much they have grown up in a few short months. love the new poses, smiles and laughter... few pictures to share below. enjoy your week.

tidbits: hawaii wedding finds: the hair stylist- mimi

so i have to post about how cool and awesome my hair stylist is. her name is mimi, and she works at the marsha nadalin salon at kahala mall. she is fabulous, has great hair herself - love it when its pink or blue- but knows hair, the different types of hair, and how a simple, easy cut works on your head. i was talking with 3-4 other friends, who were raving about their own hair stylist- and it turns out we all have the same one! and all of us have very different hair- wavy, thick, thin, long, short- mimi makes us all look great.
(and the best part is, even though she works at marsha nadalin, she doesn't charge marsha nadalin prices)
check her out. tell her we sent you!