Places I love... my homeland, OZ.

Happy ANZAC Day!!  (I know, technically I'm a day late... but it's still April 25th here in Hawaii!)  A little over a month ago I went to Sydney and Newcastle to visit my family.  It had been a year and a half since I was home, and I was missing my friends and family so much that one night I booked a ticket and a week later I was traveling down under!  I'm so happy I decided to go...!!  I spent time with my adorable Grandma, my Dad, cousins (who are the coolest sweetest people ever), Aunty and Uncles, my childhood bff, old friends and new friends.  I only was able to get away for 10 days but they were jam packed with long walks, thrift store shopping, good food and flat whites!  I feel so fortunate to be from such a beautiful and amazing country.  I know I just left but I can't wait to go back...! 

A + B = C...uteness.

One thing I love about the photography community is the camaraderie you share with other photographers.  Swapping stories, talking shop and drawing inspiration.  Brooke is one of these talented photogs I'm talking about... Let me just brag about her for a second... She was just named New York Magazine's wedding expert in their upcoming wedding issue!  But our friendship began long before either of us were photographers.  We were just 19 and 20 years old, living in Switzerland and scraping together our Franc's so we could sit in smokey cafe's and talk about all the traveling we'd do one day.  Fast forward  10+ years Brooke and I have seen a lot of this planet.  In fact, besides Paka I have been to more countries with Brooke than anyone else!  My home is now in Hawaii, and Hawaii is Brooke's home away from home.  When she was here a couple of weeks ago she asked me to take a few photo's of her and her sweet daughter Aven.  I unfortunately shot during her nap time but was still able to coax out a smile or two:)  A+B, I can't wait for my next visit to NYC!!

Places I love... Venice.

My bestie Kristen is married to an awesome man named Brian Scalabrine.  Brian has played in the NBA for the last 11 years, and is currently playing for the Chicago Bulls.  During last years "NBA Lockout" a lot of players went overseas to play basketball.  I was shocked when Kristen told me her family was moving to Venice the same time Paka and I were going on holiday in Europe!  It was a no brainer that we had to make a pitstop in Venice to spend time with our friends and soak in the sights of the beautiful "Floating City".  We had such a fun and relaxing time together.  We even caught a game and got to see Brian in action!  Only a couple months after we visited the lockout was over and the Scalabrine's returned Stateside.  I feel so lucky we were able to spend that time together in the magical city of Venice.

Danielle+Adam

I really enjoyed photographing this adorable Chicago couple.  They wanted a very low key wedding with their family surrounding them near the ocean at the beautiful Hale Kai.  It was so lovely, the simplicity of the event really let the love between Danielle+Adam shine!  After the ceremony they made their way to the Four Seasons Resort to join their family for a BBQ dinner on the beach.  The ambiance of the evening was lighting by tiki torches and candles, the sounds of the ocean and the beautiful voice of a local musician playing Hawaiian music. What an unforgettable day!

Delgado family.

Can I just say this might be the cutest family ever!  Ok, maybe I'm a little bit biased since they are my family after all:)  Before leaving Arizona I went with my Mum, sister, brother-in-law, niece and 10 day old nephew to the beautiful Sabino Canyon in Tucson.  We arrived right before the park was closing, jumped in a tram and I took a few quick photos of this adorable family.  I must say I was impressed that they wanted to venture out of the house with a new born but, I wasn't shocked since not 3 days after giving birth my sister was taking her daughter to gymnastics and running errands!  I just got some awesome news today, my sister booked a ticket to come visit me in Hawaii in 2 weeks!  I can't wait to see you Selah, and I'm sooo excited to get my hands on baby Leo again!