I had been following Aislinn for awhile on IG in hopes that one day my husband would allow me to do…read morefamily photos on the big island with her. We finally did it, and I am beyond happy I choose her. Her portfolio is amazing, and was exactly what I wanted in our session! Aislinn was amazing to work with, and made our session flow so well! We all felt comfortable in front of the camera. She was amazing with our children, and had my husband laughing during family photos! And the turn around time! Amazing. Shocked is an understatement when I got our gallery in LESS time than what was promised. If you are looking for an amazing family session book Aislinn today, she fills up fast! Her team is also on Maui and Oahu (I believe) in addition to herself and team on the Big Island! I will be booking with her again on our visit again next year and all the other years to come!

Just wow! First time I ever had to buy the entire gallery because I could not choose. Professional,…read moregreat communication. I love their editing/colors on the photos. The pricing is worth the peace of mind that you will get great photos, in my opinion. We will definitely be using them again on our next vacation!

First off, this review is WAY overdue but since I actually spoke to Ranae on the phone today I…read morefigured I better write my review before I forget about it again! My family is from Oahu and Kauai so Hawaii means so much to me. So we really wanted to get married in Hawaii. My wife and I got married on the Big Island in October of 2018. We got married at the Royal Kona Resort and Ranae was one of the options for our photographer. After looking through her portfolio, I just knew she was the one for us. Although we ended up running a little behind (yes of course leave it to me to be late on my wedding lol) Ranae was a superstar trying to get as many good shots as she could for us! I loved that she was very upfront and direct with what she saw through that magical lens because I am not very comfortable with the camera. She was literally racing the sun to get the perfect sunset and to get as many different backgrounds/poses for us, which we really appreciated! One of the best days of my life. Thank you so much to Ranae for capturing some AMAZING shots! Everyone was so impressed when they saw our wedding photos. My only regret is not extending the time for more photos. Unfortunately, our package only allotted about 2 hours for Ranae and even then she stayed a little over for us. Mahalo!

Ranae did an amazing job capturing our wedding last weekend. The pictures are stunning and I'm so…read moregrateful for her work. She had so many ideas and poses which were fun. We can't begin to thank her enough for our beautiful gallery.

Malle was so great with my family of 6! It can be hard to capture all of us and we were fortunate…read moreto get some great photos! The gallery was so easy to access and download the photos we loved. I appreciate that she took the time to snap some photos of my husband and I alone and then also my oldest and I. These are photos I'll definitely cherish for years to come!

I hired Malle to take professional headshots for my real estate business. The pictures she gave me…read morewere outstanding. The setting she chose for the photo shoot was perfect. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I would highly recommend her services. Fantastic!

My husband and I planned our destination wedding remotely and came across Molly Irene Media in our…read moresearch for wedding photographers. She was prompt to respond to our inquiry and it was easy to work with her to secure the date, setup the contract, and discuss what we wanted for our wedding, even from several thousand miles away. We met in person the week of the wedding and walked around the venue to plan which areas would be good to take our group photos on the day of, and also because she wanted to see how the sunlight would be at the time of our ceremony and reception. This preparation and attention to detail came through in the images we got back from our wedding day. On the big day, Molly and her assistant, Lux, were on time and quickly got to work capturing all of the important, as well as the easily overlooked, moments of the day. From the final hour of preparation before walking down the aisle, to standing at the alter, to the dinner & reception, Molly and Lux were never in the way, but rather stealthy captured amazing pictures without distracting from the event itself. Having been to weddings in the past where the sound of the camera distracted from the vows, or the photographer blocked guests from seeing the ceremony or speeches - we were so lucky to have had these moments captured without any distraction - so much so that some friends later commented that they didn't know we had a photographer during parts of the day. And then to the quality of the pictures Molly captured - absolutely stunning and so artistic. Family and friends have continued to comment on just how amazing the pictures turned out. It was truly priceless to have one of the most important days of our life captured in such spectacular beauty. In all, Molly is very organized, timely, and responsive - all attributes that made it easy to work with her as we planned our destination wedding. But most of all, she is incredibly talented. Throughout our wedding day, Molly's calm and confident aura put us at ease, and the pictures that she took are images that we will cherish forever. When a wedding day can quickly speed by, and little details can turn into stressful events, having a photographer that could capture the beauty of the day and make everyone feel calm and happy was truly a gift.

My wedding was technically a destination wedding even though I was "going home" to do it--I had…read moreseveral possible photographers in mind whose work I had followed through mutual friends, but they all wanted to charge astronomical amounts. I was able to find Molly in a google search and upon speaking with her via email found her rates to be significantly more reasonable and she was very accommodating in terms of what I had planned. The day of the ceremony, she was very easy-going and creative--even climbing up a nearby tree to capture a few unique shots (the circle of feet in white rubber slippers), most of which have become our favorite shots of the day! For having only met her via email, and worked with her the one day of my wedding, I have been thrilled with my wedding photos ever since! I would gladly use her again for any other photographer-worthy event should I ever be home on the Big Island again!

We had a great experience with Blinnk at the Westin Hapuna Beach. Ryan met us early in the morning…read moreso we could get family photos on the beach before the kids could complain that it was too hot. He worked with varying levels of enthusiasm from the kids and got everyone posing and smiling at the same time. We have an amazing set of photos now that everyone is happy with (an almost impossible task in itself!). Thank you, Ryan!

Pictures were as is, with no edits or touch ups, which is not what we expected. We've hired other…read moreprofessional photographers that have always included photoshop edits in the price. April was great and very professional. She made the photo shoot enjoyable.

Cynthia and the team were great. She did a wonderful job and our kids loved her. I would…read moredefintiely reccomend Pacific Dream to anyone want to capture the special moments on their stay at the Mauna Kea.

We had a truly positive experience during our photography shoot. Booking and inquiring were easy,…read moreand Cynthia Buckles was extremely knowledgeable and professional. She offered gentle guidance and creative tips to help our 17-month-old laugh and smile throughout the session. Even though our baby wasn't feeling her best, Cynthia stayed positive and optimistic the entire time. Our family would definitely book another shoot and can't wait for our next trip to Hawai'i!

Michaela made our wedding so special and profoundly spiritual. I highly recommend opting for the…read moretraditional Hawaiian style ceremony. It is a little longer, but oh my goodness. Not a dry eye in the house. Many wedding guests approached me after our ceremony and told me that our officiant reminded them why their own marriage has lasted so long. I can't do it justice by explaining just how special Michaela made our perfect day.

amazing wedding ceremony done with grace inclusiveness, and love. I highly recommend Michaela for…read moreofficiating weddings on the island. can't thank her enough for making a member ceremony

My wedding was perfect. From the location at Kikaua Point beach, to Dean the officiant. He does an…read moreamazing ceremony. Beautiful symbolism, stories and touches of the Hawaiian culture. However, if you are from the east coast I would not recommend using Hawaii Island Weddings. At times it took days/week for Kandi to get back to me with answers to my questions. On several occasions she tried changing prices on me. Luckily I held onto everything including emails and text messages and then used to reinforce what was originally said as well as prices originally quoted. If you are able to stay on top of things, are organized as an individual, and have a very laid back attitude go for it. Dean was worth the aggravation that came with her services. If I where just rating Dean I would give him a 5 plus stars. In response to Kandi's comment; You are 100% right. My wedding was perfect. From the location to Dean and the ceremony he performed. My wedding needs as a same sex couple are no different than those of a heterosexual couple. I would hope in this day and age you would know that. I am posting a photo of our contract so people who are looking at this review can see that communication was in fact included in our contract. I won't waste time looking for more of our conversation and such to show that I am not exaggerating about the exchanges we had but anyone reading this should feel free to message me for more including the leis, payments and charges because yes I am also a believer in 2 sides to every story. Luckily for me I saved all of the exchanges that were had.

I got married over two years ago and used Kandy. I would not recommend her to anyone. I have been…read moreavoiding this review but it's been eating at me that I'm sharing my experience with others and helping them avoid what I was victim too. She NEVER got back to me. She doesn't return phone calls and u have to chase her down. I spent too much time trying to get a hold of this lady... especially considering I was a customer! Then, she'd get a "dropped call" and not call back. She wasn't on the ball at all. I had to be on top of everything. Things only got done bc I was calling her and asking and making things get done. She tend to yell at me or "correct me" if I did her job. She was late to get things reserved and we lost out on venues, etc bc of her. She's expensive and will spring fees on u last minute. She didn't even tell me till days before the wedding that my package didn't include a officiant. So I had to hire her husband last min who I thought was already a part of the expensive package I was paying for, and had to pay the steep fee for him bc I had no other options. She told me after the wedding she'd clean up the reception area, and she did, but she gave away everything so I didn't get ONE of my table toppers that I made and wanted to keep for momento sake and had asked for one to be kept. I was SOOOO BUMMED! That's a one time thing and I didn't get to have one. She was very unaccommodating when it came to anything. I asked if I could ship boxes of stuff there and she hold on to it for literally 2 weeks till the wedding and she said no. For the price I pd her to help with this wedding I was shocked she didn't have any ability to receive some wedding things I wanted to ship and hold them for a small amt of time. The photographer we hired she had her be down at the wedding site before the wedding so didn't get ONE pic of us getting ready but have lots of pics of the guests waiting while I got ready :(. Kandy put me in a spot to wait for her while she got the wedding ready then would come get me and that never happened. We had the time set to happen at sunset and we missed that bc she never came to get me so we started 45 mins late and my hotel ended up taking me down in a golf cart bc she never came back to get me. The whole thing, from start to finish, from the beginning of planning till the end of the wedding was a shit show and disappointing and frustrating. I wouldn't recommend her to my worst enemy. I could go on and on abt things but I think I've made my point. Oh! But her husband, Dean, did do an amazing job with the officiating. No disappointment there. He's very cool and spiritual and was a nice addition to our wedding. Kandy wouldn't let us write our own vows, which we wanted to do, but what Dean did was good. Dana.wendland@gmail.comdana.wendland@gmail.com