A wedding in Hawaii?! Yes please! i couldn’t believe my luck when this opportunity came up but I was blessed twice when I got to spend the day with two amazingly happy and down to earth people.
Benny and Michele, all the way from San Jose in California had met only a short 14 months before. Neither had planned nor thought they would marry until a coffee first date turned into a nine mile hike which turned into dinner. Both knew their connection was something incredible.
To be married in Hawaii was also an extremely sentimental choice for Michele. Having been born in Hawaii, she had gone from two bodies into one so it was only fitting that to complete the circle of her becoming one again with her husband that Hawaii was the perfect place to do so.
Benny and mICHELE’S DAy was Simplistic, relaxed and for all the right reasons. bETWEEN THEIR GLORIOUS MORNING CEREMONY ON THE BEACH THE COUPLE EXPLORED FRUIT STANDS ALONG THE ROAD, TOOK A TRIP INTO A SERVICE STATION TO GET CASH OUT AND EVEN TOOK A DETOUR THROUGH mCDONALD’S DRIVE THROUGH!
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THEIR CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED WITH COCKTAIL HOUR IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE SURROUNDED BY PALMS, BOWLS OF MAI TAI AND THEIR CLOSEST FRIENDS.
AND IT WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN AN ISLAND WEDDING WITHOUT tONGAN FIREDANCERS AND POLYNESIAN HULA GIRLS. (FOR A MOMENT OF BEING MESMERISED I ALMOST FORGOT TO TAKE PHOTOS!)
bENNY AND MICHELE YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER IS EVIDENT AND I’M SO GLAD THAT YOU FOUND EACH OTHER. MY MEMORIES OF hawaii will always hold you in them.
A massive thanks to Benjamin Strong from Boxcar Photography for having me along.
Aahhh eddy. Such an epic job, well done mate. And that huge tree… Freakin awesome.