50 Years Strong – Vow Renewal! from Steven Young on Vimeo. It all began when Dave and his wingman spotted Leanna and her girlfriend at a local diner. They were just teenagers, back in the age where there was no internet, when men actually had to think up of a […]
The second most common question I am asked is,”Steve, how long will our photos take to finish?” And my answer usually ranges from: a few hours, a few days, three weeks, twelve weeks, sometimes up to three to four months, it really depends…. Usually, under normal circumstances, meaning photos that […]
BAD IDEAS OR JUST PLAIN STUPID? I’m against making a bride and groom look stupid. But sometimes, you just can’t help it! haha. I kid…I kid… I was surfing the net tonight and found these. I thought you may enjoy them. If you’re wondering, I never had a moment […]
VOW RENEWAL VIDEO! My company does a lot of vow renewals. Not many of these couples purchase a three camera video coverage though. Here’s one that did. The cost for three camera coverage like the one you see above is not much. It’s only $600.
My cat, Junior, by the Christmas Tree. ‘TIS THIS SEASON TO BE GREEDY Don’t you love the holidays? The Black Fridays, the last minute Christmas bargains, the 50% off deals. THE CHAOS!! This Christmas I scored a 55 inch Samsung SmartTV for $800, but it wasn’t without conflict. […]
The Patriot Package includes minister services, 1 hour of photography coverage, and 75 digital color/exposure corrected photos. Destination weddings, contrary to belief, and in the majority of the cases, are much cheaper than your local wedding. The “budget killer” of any type of wedding, ranging from your typical local gala […]
Chris and Jenny’s Oahu Wedding Video Chris and Jenny tied the knot on the west shore of Oahu, at around 4pm. The video coverage shown here cost $750. The video package consist of 3 camera coverage, editing, color and audio correction, video streaming, 3 dvd’s (ntsc or pal format), and […]
SUNRISE OAHU WEDDING – WAIMANLAO BEACH I think I may be the only wedding industry professional who plans their clients weddings, photographs, and video records them, all at the same time. I started out in the wedding industry as a photographer. Then when I realized I knew more about weddings […]
BRYANT AND HELEN’S WEDDING VIDEO Three camera coverage of their wedding ceremony. I think Bryant is the first groom that has straddled a croc. I’m not sure if I could ever muster up the courage to do that. Doesn’t that croc look a little big? Most likely, it’s a tourist […]
WEDDING IN LAIE, OAHU! I don’t do many weddings in Laie. I think I had I planned maybe three weddings there in my lifetime. That’s three out of the 3000 plus weddings and twelve years that I’ve been in this business haha! The main reason why I don’t plan […]
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Just posting to post :) Hope everyone is having an awesome day! It's starting to rain today! I heard it's going to rain for the week - EVERYWHERE! HARD!
Say you had a wedding this week. What would your options be? Well, if you're eloping, or your wedding party is small enough, you could move the location of your wedding to a portion of the island that is a lot more dry. So, that means for this week - anything west. If your wedding is rather large, and you can't move venues, renting a huge tent would be an option. For those of you who booked Kualoa, tenting could be an option - or, and I've done this before, you could move to an indoor wedding venue in Kualoa. The best place on Kualoa, one of the old Jurassic Park sets! Remember the 1st Jurassic Park? The lab? The HQ? They actually rent that out!
One of my couples was really worried about the rain. And then, it poured—cats, dogs, and elephants. The original plan called for my clients to get married on Pupukea Beach, but the rain threw a wrench in that. Instead, they opted to get married back at their vacation rental, even though the owner didn't want that. The vacation owner actually had cameras installed around the premises to make sure they wouldn't have a wedding on their property!
Well, I'm all for breaking the rules. We identified the cameras, and everyone snuck in as though they were robbing a bank. Then we had their wedding in an area where there were no cams.
When it rains this bad, I offer all of my couples a free photoshoot before they leave the islands. After all, I want them all to have the opportunity to get great photos. I think I'm the only company that does this. To my surprise, this couple passed on that offer! They said, "Steve, this is our story! We loved dancing in the rain! It was awesome!"
So, what truly is the best plan for your wedding if it rains?
To have fun. Have fun no matter what happens. It'll be awesome.
Well, as you may already know, I've started up a BBQ company! Sooooo - if you want any delicious BBQ for your wedding rehearsal or reception, let me know!
We smoke all on Keawe wood, which is a species of mesquite wood. It's sweeter, not as harsh. The best way to describe our creations is that it's Texas inspired, but we are not as peppery. Plus, we bring a little Hawaiian flare to the way we do things (which I can't tell you because it's a trade secret, lol)
Also, yes, these are real pictures. Since I'm a photographer, I know how to shoot - well, anything. Apparently, not only can I make couples look their best, but smoked meat as well! haha
Mmmmmmmm
Made this with AI. Yes, I'm a Trump supporter. Proud of it, too.
At the moment, our economy is in the doldrums because of President Biden and liberal policies across the nation. Liberal policies have made everything more expensive across the world and increased homelessness and crime everywhere (yes, in Hawaii, too).
Getting married in Hawaii is expensive, and you have Democrats to blame for this. They have eliminated the short-term vacation rental market in Hawaii, allowing hotels to jack up their hotel prices to $600+ a night. They also taxed our visitors up to 30% for no reason. Oh, wait, one of the reasons is Climate Change. I guess it's okay then! lol
Couples have recently told me that dining in Waikiki is equivalent to visiting a theme park or movie theater.
They are not wrong.
Want prices to go down for your wedding/honeymoon? Then we honestly need to get this guy out of there and put in the dude who knows a thing or two about the economy. Is Trump perfect? Absolutely not. He's flawed - but he's not the evil antagonist the media labels him to be. How do I know? It's because the stories waged against him have plotholes big enough to drive a Mac truck through. I mean, come on. Trump raped E.Jean Carroll in Bergorf Goodmen's dressing room? And no one saw it, heard it. The security cameras didn't catch anything?!!! What is Trump? A rape ninja? And the other charges brought against him are twisted. For example, Alvin Bragg is combining a local law with a federal law, to charge Trump...doesn't make sense. Trump's case of "insurrection" doesn't include insurrection charges, but uses a paper shredding law from an Enron Case. Why not charge Trump with insurrection? It's because they can't. It's all B.S.
Biden's policies have slowed our tourism and wedding industry drastically to a halt. Every wedding vendor I talk to is slow. I have my competition calling me up, asking for work, when I have none to give. It's really sad...
Just telling you the way it is.
Also, I am pivoting to the food industry as I will be opening up a BBQ joint. I have to. The wedding industry is dying and I need to pay the bills.
BUT DREAM WEDDINGS HAWAII IS NOT CLOSING...
REPEAT: I'M NOT CLOSING UP!
Dream Weddings Hawaii will always be open for business, and I'll always take bookings, and be there to help couples. But I need to pivot, build another business, in order to pay the bills in these hard economic times.
Probably some of the most impressive make-up I’ve seen in the past 20 years I’ve been doing this.
Click on the picture to go to their website and book them if you want great photos. Hair and Makeup is everything when it comes to pictures.