L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Spotlight

Good friends are hard to find. Any couple planning their destination wedding has found out that great wedding vendors can also be just as hard to find. Two of the vendors we have found here in Honolulu Hawaii are a great place to get your wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses and a wonderful hair and makeup team.

The Bridal Boutique has brides singing their praises all over Oahu and the Mainland for their awesome customer service and great selection of wedding gowns. The below photo shows a strapless satin wedding dress from the Bridal Boutique with beaded details accenting it’s mermaid shape. Simply elegant!

Hair and makeup for this shoot was done by the exceptionally skilled team at Studio W of Honolulu. Wendy and Heather have worked magic on one of L’Amour Photography’s own photographers, also named Wendy, on multiple occasions. While we can speak from first hand experience, we have also seen amazing transformations of many of our brides by the team at Studio W.

It is awesome to find both great friends and vendors in one!

Honolulu Hawaii Wedding Photography by Lamour dramtic black and white

Hawaii Wedding Photographers – Waterfront at Aloha Tower – Justin and Mishell

This beautiful blue and brown themed Hawaii Wedding took place on our personal favorite day of the entire year, Halloween at Waterfront at Aloha Tower.  This wedding was particularly special to our photographers because Eric was actually the best man in this wedding. Talk about multitasking!


Groom at Aloha Tower at Honolulu Hawaii Wedding by L'amour  Photography

Mishell was such a stunning bride in her ivory colored gown and cathedral length veil. Wendy and Heather of Studio W did a great job, as always, on Mishell’s hair and makeup.

Hawaii Wedding Photographers L'amour photographed this Aloha Tower  wedding Ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii

Jewelry and ring photos by Hawaii Wedding Photographers L'amour

Blue and Brown Theme Hawaii Wedding Photographers L'Amour based in  Honolulu, Hawaii

This Blue and Brown themed wedding incorporated ocean inspired details for this Hawaii Wedding with a silver starfish on the ring bearer’s pillow and blue glass bead jewelry for the bridesmaids.

Hawaii Wedding Photographers L'Amour photographed this Aloha Tower wedding Ceremony in Honolulu, Oahu

Aloha Tower Wedding in Honolulu Hawaii by Photographers L'Amour

Hawaii Aloha Tower Wedding Night Photography by L'Amour based in Honolulu, Hawaii

Above is a nighttime shot of Aloha Tower during this Hawaii Wedding reception at the Waterfront. One of L’amour Photography’s lead photographers is shown giving a heartfelt Bestman speech. I have heard countless touching speeches but have seen very few that left so many of the guests wiping tears away as this one.

Night Reception Aloha Tower Wedding Photographers L'Amour in Honolulu, Hawaii

These are some of the most modern and unique styled champagne glasses for the bride and groom. This funky blue and brown fondant cake was done by Noel Nahale.  Two of L’amour’s team of photographers, Wendy and Eric, are pictured below partying it up with the couple’s Shiba Inu, Inuki, and the beautiful bride and maid of honor.

Hawaii Wedding Photographers from L'Amour Photography having some fun

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Tying the Knot

Preparation is one of the most fun parts of a wedding day for us. There is just so much excitement and anticipation in the air. When a bride finally has her dress on and gets to see herself all made up and in her wedding gown, just like she had dreamed of since she was a child, its such a magical moment. You can almost see those thoughts of “wow, this is really happening!” going through their heads.

Hawaii Wedding Photographers at Moana Surfrider in Honolulu Oahu

L’amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Small Blessings

To be part of any couple’s wedding is always such a great honor. Each wedding is so unique and offers so many insights into other religions and cultures for us. We have been fortunate to be a part of many different religious ceremonies including Catholic, Buddhist, Muslim and Mormon and cultural traditions including Japanese, German, Australian, Chinese, Hawaiian, Afghani, and Filipino . As today is Easter, we have chosen a photo for our “Daily Shot” that exudes faith and family. Happy Easter from the team here at L’Amour Photography!

Christian Catholic Hawaii Wedding Photographer based in Honolulu Hawaii

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Reflections of Love

We absolutely LOVE today’s shot not only because of the wonderful couple and how obviously excited and in love they were, but simply the creative composition here.  Some people say that wedding photography is less of an art form because “they just take pictures of what is going on.” However, we feel quite the contrary.  Every setting, couple, lighting condition, etc really brings a new set of creative possibilities to each shot.  I think this photo really exemplifies how a simple shot can be turned into something very unique and wonderful (and without any hokey Photoshopping!)

Hawaii Wedding photographers at Hard Rock Cafe in Honolulu on Oahu

L’amour’s Daily Shot of Love – With Love from Poland

This beautiful couple from Poland flew all the way across the world for a beautiful Hawaii beach wedding here on Oahu and today, that is exactly what they got. The weather was absolutely perfect and really brought out the richness of the blue skies and clear ocean water. We were so excited about today’s shoot, we decided to make their image a Daily Shot of Love. Congratulations to this wonderful couple. Today is just the beginning!

Hawaii wedding Photographers L'amour based in Honolulu on Oahu

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Tiny Bubbles

We love love love this photo because it captures the true atmosphere of this whole wedding; fun, lively, classy, vibrant! (Just check out their Save the Date!) This morning wedding ceremony at the Moana Surfrider Hotel in Honolulu Hawaii had a great ending with the all of the bridesmaids, groomsmen, parents, and the lovely bride and groom all dancing their way through a shower of bubbles. This couple had the right idea by offering bubble guns to their guests. There were tons and tons of bubbles and their guests didn’t have to huff and puff at all!

Hawaii Wedding Photographers from L'Amour at the Moana Surfrider Hotel in Honolulu Oahu

To see another of L’Amour Photography’s weddings at the Moana Surfrider Hotel right on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu Hawaii, click here.

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Sunset in the Garden

There are moments as a photographer that just strike you and you have to drop what you were doing and take advantage of the situation. This was one of those moments. As the sun set over the Ko’olau Mountain range at Haiku Gardens in Kaneohe Hawaii, the sunbeams began to dart through the trees and created the most ethereal glow around this beautiful bride and groom.

Hawaii Wedding Photographers L'Amour Photography is based in Honolulu Oahu

To see another wedding photographed by L’Amour Photography at Haiku Gardens, click here.

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Doggy Days

Ever since we adopted our 6 lb Miniature Dachshund, Sasha, we have been true “dog people.” We recently did an engagement session with the couple’s 85 lb German Sheppard and just had to share some of these images with you all. We had such a great time incorporating their dog with the engagement portraits on the beach at Waimanalo Beach and Sandy Beach on the West Side of Oahu Hawaii!

Engagament and family portraits based in Honolulu Hawaii

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Brotherly Love

This groom and his best man were so great to photograph. We just love how they were able to be themselves and joke around with each other during the portraits after the wedding ceremony at the JW Marriot Ihilani Resort and Spa in Ko’olina on the East coast of Oahu. We had a such a great time with this whole wedding party as they celebrated in the swanky Presidential Suite overlooking the whole resort.

Groom and best man at the Ihilani resort in Koolina Hawaii photographed by L'Amour

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – Money Money Money Dance

We love photographing the money dance. You never know what is going to happen, but in every case their is so much laughter and fun. A few cultures have the tradition of having some sort of dance where money if given to the bride and groom.  Its always interesting to see the different variations of how its done. Here someone has made a lei of money and wraps it around the couple as they dance. We love when couples are able to incorporate cultural traditions into their wedding day!

Hawaii Wedding Photographer L'Amour shot this Money Dance at the Moana Surfrider in Honolulu

L’Amour’s Daily Shot of Love – All the Single Ladies

Despite my disdain for Kanye West and his uncalled for praise of Beyonce, you gotta give it to the girl. Whenever we hear Beyonce’s song “All the Single Ladies” play at a wedding reception, we KNOW that all of the ladies in the room are going to get excited for the bouquet toss (sometimes TOO excited). It is so much fun to see nicely dressed women in heels jumping and clawing into the air for the flowers. So, thank you Beyonce for getting all the single ladies out there pumped up and motivated to catch that bouquet!

Moana Surfrider Hawaii Wedding Photographer L'Amour's bouqet toss

This beautiful wedding reception was at the Moana Surfrider Hotel in the Ballroom. You can see more of this wedding at the beginning of our 2009 slideshow here.