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Stunning romantic flowy carol hanna wedding bridal gown oahu donny zavala workshop

Absolutely over the moon to share this drop gorgeous styled shoot curated to perfection by adorable Lucia of @utterlyengaged and an amazing group of artist for the #donnyzavalaworkshop I attended earlier this year. There's no words to describe how insanely beautiful was this sunrise shoot since minute one, Makapuu beach welcomed us with stunning pink skies that left us holding our breath to let the calm breeze of the ocean touch our skins, its was a truly beautiful experience to be surrounded with such amazing photographers and artist from so far away to capture this moment.  I am a true believer that every wedding should be as epic as it can get and everything about this inspiration was just exquisite from the delicate flowing gown of Carol Hannah’s to the lovely craftsmanship of the floral designs of Catalina Neal I'm forever grateful for this day.

From Lucia | CREATIVE DIRECTOR & STYLIST Utterly Engaged :

“Like a wild flower; she spent her days, allowing herself to grow, not many knew of her struggle, but eventually all; knew of her light.” – Nikki Rowe

The entire shoot was concepted from these words. The Mood: raw, overgrowth, abundant, magical, imperfect, discovery. The Color Story: dusty mauve, corals, lilac, fern, charcoal. From there the entire shoot becomes a journey of discovery. With open hands, and surrendering to the creative process, everything falls into place in a raw and organic manner that is more beautiful than I could ever imagine.

  CREATIVE DIRECTOR & STYLIST Utterly Engaged | WORKSHOP : Donny Zavala 

 FLORAL DESIGNER & STYLIST Catalina Neal | MAKEUP ARTIST & HAIR STYLIST Hikari Murakami 

 CREATIVE ASSISTANT Caroline Cervantes | SPONSOR Mastin Labs 

  WEDDING GOWNS Carol Hannah | HEADPIECE HEART OF GOLD DESIGNS 

 CALLIGRAPHY Sarah Ingram | WEDDING RINGS Susie Saltzman 

 SILK RIBBONS tono & co. | MODEL Angelei Shulman

Carissa + Devon {Majestic Santa Barbara Courthouse Wedding}

Carissa + Devon {Majestic Santa Barbara Courthouse Wedding}

Carissa and Devon originally planned on having a small beach wedding on Maui and were drawn to my wedding photography on the cliffs at Ironwoods beach. After many emails we clicked to perfection and were all set for an April wedding, but when they found out that some family members from their already-intimate guest list wouldn't be able to make it, plans had to change. 

Carissa asked if I would consider traveling to Santa Barbara for their courthouse wedding and As soon as I saw the stunning historical surroundings of the venue, I didn't think twice about it and was so excited. The venue was even more than I imagined when I saw it in person. I fell in love with the Spanish-Moorish architecture and had an amazing experience exploring and capturing details that are so different than anything you'll find in Hawaii. Even better than the details, Carissa and Devon were extremely sweet and in total love. Devon is a romantic and puts effort into making his bride laugh and feel beautifulwith every breath she takes, not lying! I tease Carissa t encourage him to write a book on how to love a woman hahaha. This definitely made capturing their epic fairytale that much easier. 

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There’s something so personal about a backyard wedding. Usually it means that there hasn’t been very many (or any) other weddings there and you have close ties with whoever owns the property. In this case, Gena and Alex got married at a private residence of the parents of the groom. It especially meant a lot to Alex since this was the house he grew up in. To be surrounded by so many memories and then starting his marriage to Gena there was like coming full circle and set the tone for how much they wanted to focus on their ohana and make it a family-oriented wedding. Seeing how uniquely intimate this wedding was made me feel even more honored to fly over from Maui to Oahu to capture this gorgeous couple

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