cassie + clinton // love of a lifetime
cassie and clinton are from the big island — which automatically makes them cool =). they are both super duper down-to-earth and easy going. it might have been the big island connection — but we instantly felt like we’ve known them forever. one tiny thing that could have thrown a wrench into their perfect day [...]
SAME-DAY EDIT // noele + mark
what can i say about noele and mark?! there is just TOO MUCH. noele and mark came to us over a year ago with their (or should i say mark’s) over-the-top ideas for their photo and cinema and super duper contagious excitement and energy. we were rolling on the floor laughing about nonsense for about [...]
starr + eli // part II // heroes
as you might have seen in kash’s FUN, VIBRANT, and COLORFUL SDE… starr and eli are very…. FUN, VIBRANT, and COLORFUL. they are the kind of people you want around all the time… and the kind of people that will bring a party to life. we loved them from the very start. but, there is [...]
WEDDING SHOTS // kylie + mark
Kylie and Mark managed to spread their wedding festivities over not one, but two days, with tasty treats on both. I like their style. I’m all about drawing out a party with pretty food and pretty clothes as long as possible. Excellently played. Check out their SDE by the cinema team: http://www.ariastudios.com/main/2010/06/a-weekend-to-remember-kylie-mark/ -CC
SDE // lynn + wes
as Christine mentioned in her blog (http://www.ariastudios.com/main/2010/06/engagement-lynn-wes) — wes and lynn LOVE the ocean. they fish, they dive, they catch crab — wes even does gyotaku (which served as their centerpieces). so naturally, we wanted to include the ocean into their same-day edit. as soon as the sun came up, i headed down to the [...]
ENGAGEMENT // lynn + wes
Lynn and Wes love the ocean, so we headed to the beach for their engagement shoot. After taking our sand soaked feet back to our cars, they promptly sat down and started covering their feet with… baby powder! Seeing Holly and I laboring with our own sticky feet, they offered us some powder with assurances [...]
a weekend to remember // kylie + mark
why have just one “best-day-of-your-life” when you could have TWO?! that’s what kylie and mark did — ceremony and mini reception on day one, big reception on day two. two whole days of fun, food, and belly laughs. kylie and mark love all things ‘island.’ kylie loves pineapples, aiea-boy mark loves surfing and ‘slippahs’ (we [...]
SDE // tracy + andrew
i can’t remember the last time i (“i” meaning kolby, definitely not kash) made it through a whole wedding without crying. no matter how hard i could be concentrating on the technicalities of a shot… composition, light, sound… BAM!! i’ll hear or see something that makes my uber-sensitive cry-baby senors go haywire. it’s usually the [...]
SDE // nikki + brent
it’s important to us, to create an original film for each of our fabulous couples. we try to get to know them as well as we can before the wedding, and keep our eyes and ears open throughout the day for things that are totally ‘them.’ to help us prepare, we send out a questionnaire [...]
SDE // jade + ronen
kash (KA²) and i were hanging out with jade and ronen a few days before their wedding, and ronen asked, ‘what do grooms usually do before they get ready,’ to which we replied, ‘we don’t want to film you doing what grooms usually do, we want to film you… being you.’ he said, ‘cool! we [...]
Starr + Eli // part one: SDE
Starr and Eli are a couple from L.A. (they look like movie stars!) In such a short time we were able to get to know them and really connect with them. I couldn’t wait to meet Starr. Kolby had told me that Starr was a BIG fan of the film I did. Sure enough, as [...]
SDE // kelli + nick + keanu
kelli and nick’s day started earrrrrrly. really early (i think kelli’s wakeup call was 3am). but… you would have never known it! long before the sun came up — their family and friends buzzed around the hilton hawaiian village — full of energy, laughter and excitement (yes, those were car bombs — plural — at [...]
SDE // shalene + leo
leo and shalene were born and raised on maui… and now live almost 3,000 miles away.. in VIVA! LAS VEGAS! when they started planning their wedding — they wanted something small… and intimate. the problem was — their families are HUGE ….and there’s no way they would have tied the knot without them. so — [...]
SDE // porsche + micah + BLING!
porsche and micah love their doggies… love each other… and LOOOOOOOVE BLING! their first dog is named “bling bling,” the theme of their wedding was pink and BLING, and their new last name together is “ADAMAS,” latin for “diamond.” in P&M’s own words, they wanted “an original last name to symbolize [their] new beginning together [...]
SDE // sarah + grant
we asked sarah and grant, “what are you most looking forward to at the wedding?” they said, “OUR SAME-DAY EDIT!!” (kolby blushes), followed almost immediately with “ooh, and our DECOR!” We knew right then, we wanted their flowers to be a big part of the SDE. sarah and grant are ADORABLE — from the way [...]
SDE // tiffany + ryan
we love every one of our couples and every wedding — but ryan and tiff’s has got to be one of our all-time favs. here are some awesome things about them/their day: – a parade shut down waikiki causing a traffic mess (not awesome), and a marching band blared through their ceremony (definitely not awesome) [...]
SDE // Kat + Lance
It’s almost IMPOSSIBLE to describe, in just a few short lines, how special this couple is. Lance is a Navy officer, who moved back to Hawaii, with his children Madi and Greyson, after being away for more than a decade. Kat is a flight attendant, ministry leader, and seriously, one of the sweetest people I’ve [...]
WEDDING HIGHLIGHTS // Sarah + Jason
Hey Aria fans! Ready for something DIFFERENT? First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Kash. You will see myself aptly named as the “video dude” on our crew page. Like Kolby, my initials are also “-KA.” Seeing as how she has already claimed that as her moniker, I may need some help [...]
HIGHLIGHTS // Jacque + Cameron
Elegant white dress… tearful maid-of-honor speech… a precious father/daughter, mother/son dance… it had all the signs of a traditional Hawaii wedding. But, Cameron and Jacque’s big day was anything but. Ask anyone — it was a PARTY — a full day of belly laughs, spunk, and personality. Oh, so totally Cam and Jacque =) The [...]
SAME-DAY EDIT // Lynne + Jeff
‘”FINALLY!” That’s what Jeff and Lynne’s family said when they found out they were finally tying the knot. Understandable. It’s only been… 11 years =) But, I bet they would all agree — it was definitely worth the wait. One of the most stunning moments was Jeff and Lynne’s first dance. Each sponsor placed a [...]
HIGHLIGHTS // Kelly + Garrett
From the very beginning.. Garrett and Kelly were self-proclaimed ARIA fans. They subscribe to our blog, and watch every video.. and email saying “that was freaking awesome.” But really, it should be the other way around. We are Garrett and Kelly fans. Garrett is a local boy from Kauai.. Kelly is a darling from L.A…brought [...]
LOVE STORY FEATURE // Larry + Elysa
..even more reasons to love larry and elysa!! =) this is the full-length love story we shot before the wedding, and screened during the reception, right before their same-day edit: ariastudios.com/main/?p=317
SDE // Elysa + Larry
I asked Larry and Elysa once, while storyboarding their Love Story Feature… “What do you guys do for fun?” ..to which they replied (only half-jokingly) “…um, …DRINK!” I liked them already =) But, then I really got to know them. Then, I realized why, on their soggy, but beautiful wedding day, there wasn’t a dry [...]
SDE // Ros + Reggie
it’s funny. every now and then, we get to know our couple so well, it almost feels like we’ve been friends forever. we’ll start belly laughing… or tearing up (or just flat out bawl) and realize… YIKES! it’s hard to shoot with tears in the way. this wedding was definitely one of those. reggie and [...]
