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!

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!

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

We loved working with her for our family photos! She was so friendly, professional, and easy to…read morecommunicate with. She made the whole experience feel comfortable and enjoyable, and the photos turned out absolutely amazing. We're so grateful for the beautiful memories she captured for our family!

I booked Carena for an engagement and pregnancy announcement photo shoot, and the experience fell…read moreshort of expectations. It really saddens me that my most important life milestones turned into a nightmare of an experience in my quest to memorialize them. My fiancé and I booked a trip to Big Island Hawaii to celebrate the holiday season. We were pregnant with our firstborn, so this was going to be our last vacation alone. We thought it would be nice to have professional photos for our upcoming baby shower also. On the day of the shoot, Carena sent me a pin for where to meet her. The pin led us to the wrong part of the resort and we wound up losing 20 minutes of our shoot time driving in circles. We started the shoot, and planned for 3 outfits in a 2 hour shoot. We already lost half an hour, yet I noticed she was taking her time shooting in our first outfit I had to remind her that we had to change up. In addition, I didn't think we were doing enough poses for the time she was taking. We were left with little time to shoot in the other 2 outfits. I also paid for a floral headpiece as part of the shoot - she left it in her car so we lost another 10 mins of shoot time as she had to run back to grab it. At this point I thought she was disorganized, but I could forgive it. Where I really got upset is with what happened after our photo shoot experience. At the end of our shoot she said we should expect to get 200 photos. And that she would have the photos to us in a couple of weeks. I asked if she could send some sneak peeks in a few days, and she did. She gave us 5 photos to satiate our anxiousness as we awaited our photos. Then came the email... She emailed us along with a handful of her other clients that her hard drive stopped working and that she needed to see if recovery was possible. She would have to send the drive to the manufacturer to see if recovery would even be possible. My heart sank to my stomach. I wondered how a professional photographer would not have a backup or think to save their product into the cloud until they can deliver the final photos to their clients, especially since she's fully paid before even sending out any final photos to clients. The delay took another month, and at this point it was too late to include our pregnancy announcement photos to the baby shower invitations. I communicated early on with Carena to see how recovery was going and if we should look to book another photo shoot before it was too late, especially if she can't guarantee the recovery of photos. Her response was basically telling me that's it's too bad this happened, I'll have to wait and see, and a constant reminder that I'm not the only client affected by this. No apologies, no words offered to console me, no sympathy - at this point I was disappointed and felt regret that we ever booked this photoshoot. With no choice but to wait, we waited anyway. The photos finally came a few days after she emailed about a successful recovery (over a month late). Eager to finally put this behind me I reviewed them as soon as they became available. Disappointment struck once more. There were maybe 60 photos and a lot of them looked alike. There were maybe 8 that I liked. They were not touched up even though she claims to have edited them. Some had people in the background she didn't bother to edit out. I asked her to touch up the handful of photos I liked, which I thought is the least she could do after a horrible experience. The response I received instead was that touch ups would cost extra and she would charge $50 per hour to do this. I could not believe what I was being told after paying $1,000. At this point I accepted the fact that she was not only disorganized but also completely unprofessional. I called my sister who is a graphic designer and got her to touch up the photos for me, for free. I'm grateful I have somebody who could help me, and at the same time felt bad for Carena's other clients who were on the same boat and probably had to pay her more money just to get the photos touched up. I've never received photos after a photo shoot that were not touched up. I really couldn't wrap my head around her pricing and final product. They definitely did not match. I hate writing bad reviews, but I feel others should know what they are signing up for with Carena's photography sessions. The 8 final photos I do have came so late and the whole experience so disappointing that they never made it past my phone. I never shared them on social media, or made them part of my baby shower. When I see them, I am reminded of my horrible experience and unfortunately find no joy in them. What was meant to be a photo session to celebrate my biggest and most cherished memories instead turned into the memorialization of this ghastly experience I won't soon forget.

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.

This is our third time having Natalia with We Capture Hawaii take our family photos - she's always…read moretimely, has great suggestions for locations and looks, and has a professional yet charismatic personality. Love her! Best of all of course - the photos are always stunning! Highly recommend her for your events and photos!

Natalia has a gift! We did a family photo shoot with her over winter break with 2 parents and 3…read morekids - including one spunky toddler. Of course they didn't want to do it and Natalia made everyone fee comfortable and we had a lot of fun. The photos are absolutely incredible and I'm so grateful we'll have these memories of our family forever! Book her!

Absolutely amazing experience!! Laura was so sweet and kind and made this experience of family…read morephotos with two teens a breeze !! I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to get photos done on the big island. They came out beautiful!!!

I booked Laura for a photo session with my 3 year old and partner and the process was seamless. I…read morechose to book her notwithstanding the free photo session offered by the resort we stayed at based on the strength of her online portfolio and reviews. Laura is very communicative. She provided photos and details of potential locations. Most importantly, Laura could engage my child. I would love to work with her again and would recommend anyone planning a session with children book her.

Jasmine and her Heartbeet Catering team at Pu'uwai Gardens were outstanding. They acted as hosts…read morefor our wedding reception and we couldn't be happier with our choice. The food and venue were both incredible. Their team kept us on track throughout the night and acted as pseudo- day of planners. The team was incredibly responsive and patient with us as we made decisions about food, timing, and other vendors. They provided advice and answered all questions we had to help us create the perfect experience for us for our intimate wedding. We appreciated that everything could be handled in house by the Heartbeet/Pu'uwai team. They handled the bartending, cake cutting, servers, cleanup, and joined in some of the dancing! Plus, the food was INCREDIBLE. We had two kids, under 10, who can be picky, but they ate everything on offer! A true testament to delicious options that were curated for our event. We opted for family style, for our small group, and an extra protein because we couldn't decide on just one! The family style serving option helped us all feel at home, we loved it. Pu'uwai Gardens held a beautiful backdrop for the evening, including the covered area for eating and dancing, that included cute lighting, and the build in covered bar- stunning. The land and tress were also beautiful, as was the view of the water. The Heartbeet/Pu'uwai team overdelivered for our day and we are so grateful to have chosen them to host our reception.