Kevin Lubera – Hawaii Wedding Photographer

Lanikuhonua Wedding – Mavis & Jeffrey

kevinlubera — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:17:41 +0000

Here is part 2 of Mavis & Jeffrey’s Lanikuhonua wedding, featuring their ceremony and reception at Lanikuhonua Phase 2. Yvonne Design and Mood Event teamed up to create an event that exuded elegance throughout. Planning an event like this no doubt requires careful planning, and Finishing Touch Hawaii executed this one flawlessly, as usual.

Quite a few photos here, so please be patient while loading.

If you missed part 1, you can view it here.

Thanks for visiting!

Credits:

Finishing Touch Hawaii // Yvonne Design // Mood Event // Les Saisons // Chair Covers Express // Scene Events // Event Accents // Cake Works // Pacific Party Rentals

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Mavis & Jeffrey – Ko Olina Wedding Photos

kevinlubera — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:03:30 +0000

Mavis and Jeffrey’s wedding day was full of events, starting with a Chinese wedding tea ceremony at home, followed by bridal preparation at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa, and finally their wedding ceremony and reception at Lanikuhonua Phase 2.

Here is part 1 of their wedding day. Photos of their ceremony and reception at Lanikuhonua to follow soon.

Coordination: Finishing Touch

Floral design: Yvonne Design

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Queensberry Album – Jane & Andrew

kevinlubera — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:44:11 +0000

Receiving a Queensberry album in the mail is a bittersweet experience for me. They are really beautiful, but I can only see them for a couple of days before they are off to my clients. This set was for Jane and Andrew, which arrived just in time before they departed to visit family on the mainland.

This set includes a 10×10 flush mount feature album and two 7×7 copies for their parents — all in Queensberry’s Blueberry Contemporary Leather. It really is a striking color, and it feels really nice. I especially enjoy delivering wedding albums because it really is the last piece and the final statement of your wedding day; your wedding won’t be complete until you have a wedding album.

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Serena & Paul – Honolulu Engagement Photos

kevinlubera — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:21:03 +0000

This is the fourth and last set of this couple’s Honolulu engagement photos, taken in the Kakaako area of Honolulu, Hawaii. After our fun stop at Waimanalo Beach Park, we made our way back to Honolulu as the sun was setting. By the time we got out of the car, it was already quite dark. Kakaako is undergoing a lot of development these days, with artwork throughout the area. Interesting place to shoot, if you can work around the traffic.

For more of this couple, see their Koolau engagement photos, their Kualoa engagement photos, and their Waimanalo engagement photos.

You can also see my blog post featuring their Paiko Kai Estate wedding photos.

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Serena & Paul | Waimanalo Engagement Photos

kevinlubera — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:25:56 +0000

My third stop for this engagement photo session was at Waimanalo Beach Park. Located just outside of Honolulu, Oahu, Waimanalo Beach Park is always a great place for engagement photos, family portraits, and even weddings. Beautiful light both morning and afternoon.

Without further ado, here below are Serena & Paul’s Waimanalo engagement photos.

For more of this couple, see their Kualoa engagement photos and their Koolau engagement photos.

You can also view my post of their Paiko Kai Estate wedding.

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A Rainforest Unicorn Wish Come True

kevinlubera — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:12:19 +0000

Make-A-Wish Hawaii went all out on this one to grant a wish for a young girl from Georgia. Six year old Addison wanted to see a unicorn in a rainforest, and word got out that Hawaii was the perfect place to make this happen.

The team at Make-A-Wish Hawaii sought out local actors to play out a fairytale in which Addison goes on a quest with the Prince to help save the Queen and release her from the forest nymphs who’ve captured her. To save the Queen, Addison must find the most beautiful flower in the rainforest, as well as the sweetest fruit. Finally, she must find the lost unicorn that disappeared from the rainforest.

Addison has been fighting lymphoid leukemia for two and a half years, and she is now in remission.

The Make-A-Wish foundation truly cares, and they really go above and beyond to do so much for families near and far. I am so humbled every time I get to be a part of what they do.

Here below are some photos taken on Addison journey. For an enhanced viewing experience, click to see more photos of this rainforest unicorn wish.

Read more about this story on the Make-A-Wish Hawaii website.

Credits and special thanks to:

Waimea Valley
Alvin Chan, Playwright
Diamond Head Theatre Artistic Director John Rampage and Costume Director Karen Wolfe
Royal Hawaiian Band, Trumpeter DeShannon Higa
Candes Meijide Gentry, “The Queen”
Christopher Villasenor, “The Prince”
Ahnya Chang and Erzi Palko, “Wood Nymphs”
Springs from Paradise Butterfly
Watanabe Floral
Jr. Lou and T’s
Do’s Formal
Diane Pang
Waimanalo Horse “Sonny,” & Owner Real Pocock
Susanne Kurisu Videography

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Serena & Paul – Kualoa Engagement Photos

kevinlubera — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:23:15 +0000

Here is part two of Serena and Paul’s engagement photos, which we took near Kualoa Ranch on Oahu. Kualoa Ranch is a popular venue for weddings, and it is also a really great spot for some playful photos.

To see the first part of this series, you can see this couple’s engagement photos at Koolau Golf Course. Additionally, you can also view their wedding photos at the beautiful Paiko Kai Estate in Hawaii Kai.

If you’re interested in your own Kualoa engagement photos, I’m looking forward to shooting there again.

Stay tuned for the next post, where I will share even more engagement photos from this day’s session.

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Serena & Paul – Koolau Engagement Photos

kevinlubera — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 01:54:24 +0000

For Serena and Paul’s engagement session was shot at several locations, so I’ll be breaking up these series and start off with the photos we got in Koolau. Koolau — or Ko’olau, rather — is a picturesque mountain range on Oahu, just outside of Honolulu, Hawaii. Rain is quite common in the area, so it’s good to have additional spots to shoot at. I’ll be posting the next part of this series soon. For now, I’ll leave you with these.

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Cierra + David | Hawaii Proposal Photos

kevinlubera — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:11:36 +0000

David contacted me with an idea to propose to his girlfriend in Hawaii, and he wanted some photos to capture the moment. Typically, these photos are shot discreetly, but this time we planned it a little differently.

Cierra was celebrating a special milestone, and David thought it would be a good opportunity to get some photos of her. Add to that the fact that they haven’t had many photos of them together while they’ve traveled before, we now had a pretty good reason to schedule a photo session — some photos of just her, and some photos of the two of them together.

We planned on a couple of locations — the first being Waimanalo Beach. We (David and I) initially thought about planning the proposal to occur there, but eventually we decided to keep her in suspense — if she was ever at all suspicious — and do it at location two.

If you’re planning on proposing and you’d like to capture that special moment here in paradise, I’d love to talk to you and see what creative ideas we can come up with; every situation is different. I’m available for these not just on Oahu, but also on the neighbor islands such as Maui, the Big Island, and Kauai.

Here are Cierra and David’s Hawaii proposal photos, shot in Honolulu, Oahu:

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Paiko Kai Estate | Serena + Paul

kevinlubera — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:56:39 +0000

Serena and Paul celebrated their Honolulu wedding at the beautiful Paiko Kai Estate (aka Hale Kai Kohola) in Hawaii Kai on Oahu. I really enjoyed working with this couple — not just on their wedding day, but also during their engagement session (photos to come soon).

Before the ceremony, Serena had her gift presented to Paul. Astonished by the Tag Heuer box, Paul didn’t even realize he was wearing a Rolex until after he was told. What a cool trick!

Due to rain during the reception, all of the tables were removed and the guests were directed to shelter. But that was okay, because otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to get that one shot of them on the slick deck, under the supermoon that happened to be the reason they picked that date to get married.

When I first met Serena, I immediately thought of Keira Knightley — from her voice, to her accent, and her classy demeanor. And while she may disagree (I don’t know since I never told her), I couldn’t help but be reminded again when she wore Coco Chanel Mademoiselle on her wedding day (Keira Knightley plays the muse in the commercials).

For her wedding gown, Serena wore Monique Lhuillier; for her wedding shoes, Valentino.

Here are their wedding photos in random fashion, as usual:

Location: Paiko Kai Estate (Hale Kai Kohola)

Wedding coordination: Zenju Weddings

Hair and makeup: Beauty by Tania

Flowers: Fong Tagawa of Floral Inspirations

Catering: Tango Catering

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