This past October, I had the opportunity to photograph my first Hawaii destination wedding! Local photographer Kay Salera booked me as her 2nd shooter for TWO weddings, and I was more than thrilled. Despite some hiccups in my travel plans, I finally landed in Oahu and headed straight to Hyatt Regency Waikiki. The weather was perfect for a wedding in paradise 🙂

Guests traveled from all over for Amy and Venh’s Hawaii destination wedding. In fact, their sunset rooftop ceremony incorporated a traditional Hawaiian lei exchange! This ancient tradition symbolizes the giving and receiving of love and respect for one another in marriage. Their ceremony concluded with the blowing of a conch shell, or pu, to symbolize their new beginning together.

After the ceremony, we walked down to Waikiki Beach for sunset photos with the newlyweds. Venh and Amy could not have been happier! Celebration continued with dinner, drinks (note the Blue Hawaiians) and dancing into the night.

I had a blast hanging out with these two and their crew on my first day back in Hawaii. Lucky for me, I got to do it all over again the next day!

Want to see another Hawaii destination wedding? Check out the following day at Kualoa Ranch!