hawaii destination wedding
From a sweet little island called hornby, nestled off the west coast of bc, to the amazing big island of hawaii, tamara & shannon & an ever growing gaggle of family & friends, left the rains of a west coast winter & landed, all smiles & sunshine, into pahoa to celebrate their walk into marriage. And what a celebration it was! When the day starts with the groom hacking up fresh coconuts to drink at a venue that is an actual palm sanctuary (literally 100s of different species of palms are planted & growing there) & where the getting-ready part of the day includes chilling out in a private 300’ lagoon on a property aptly named shangri’la, you know you’re in for an amazing, easy-going & most fabulous ride. Although it all seemed very magical, in some ways none of it was surprising… it was all a wonderful reflection of tamara & shannon, & who, what & how they love – their families & friends, good food & good times, shared in a place that is near & dear to their hearts. And so it was, that we all gathered to witness their vows, their promising of a life lived together, come what may, & we celebrated all of that, hornby-hawaii-style. All dressed in florals, flip-flops & sun kissed or sunburned. So much happiness, laughter & love, all of it deep, true & tender.
tamara & shannon, thank you. Thank you for the joy & honour of following you through your beautiful day, for welcoming us like family, for sharing your hearts so openly with us all. Your wedding day was nothing less than wondrous & i hope some of that wonder & delight shines through in these captures. Big heartfelt hugs & happiness to you both. xo
venue: kipuka palm sanctuary | mark frost
getting-ready digs: shangri’la
floral design: alina milek
entrance bouquet – sarzah moonshine
custom engagement and wedding rings – alina milek
make-up – roxanne maloney | the nook spa
hair – bride’s amazing sisters, alexandra & richelle
dress – the oh-so-lovely bride | hornby creative
green gorgeous jewelry – bride’s mom | kim fagerlund
