Eugene Kam Photography's SNAP SHOTS

fr. Kristin & Jae

 

Dear Eugene and Joy,

Thank you SO much for doing such a wonderful job and taking such beautiful phoos on our MAGICAL day!  We were very grateful that you knew exactly where and what we needed to be doing during all the craziness.  We are very HAPPY how everything turned out and attribute that to your expertise and professionalism.  We absolutely LOVE our photos and the way you both captured every MOMENT so we wouldn't forget.  Eugene, we would also like to thank you for our LOVELY engagement photos that you took.  We love them too!  We can't THANK YOU enough...we will cherish our photographs FOREVER!

They say...TRUE love stories never have endings...we say "they're right."  Our wedding day was AMAZING because we were lucky enough to be surrounded by the people we LOVE.  It would not have been complete without the support and LOVE of our family and friends.  We just wanted to say THANK YOU for being part of a very special day for us!  We hope you enjoyed the wedding as much as we did...YOU will always be part of our fairytale.  Your GENEROSITY  and KINDNESS are appreciated more than words can say.  Thank you for our "Happily-Ever-After" and our DREAMS that really did come true.

With Love,

Kristin & Jae

PG-rated pre-wedding games

Lung Lui was fortunate his groomsmen were true friends and endured the pre-wedding games the bridesmaids had planned for them.  To gain entrance to bride Annie Huang's suite at the Hawaii Prince Hotel, the guys first had to hand over all their cash.  Once inside the suite, the gentlemen were attacked with lipstick to prepare for clever games involving skilled lip action that at times got racy and suggestive.

 

Eventually the girls were satisfied that the guys were embarrassed enough and Lung was worthy to receive his bride.  All the torture was worth the smile on Annie's face when the couple saw each other for the first time. 

 

Annie and Lung were married on October 30 at the Central Union Church and later partied all night with family and friends in the ballroom of the Hawaii Prince Hotel.

 

Little details make for a beautiful wedding

 

Sometimes when you look back at a beautiful wedding, you realize it's the attention to the little details that add up to creating the memorable impression.  In his thank you speech, Brandon Kam gave the credit for planning the wedding to his bride, Stella Young.  Friends described Stella as intellectual, detail oriented, and organized and it showed.

 

Stella's Vera Wang gown was delicately covered in flowers resembling lilies of the valley.  These flowers were also similar to the shells that adorned the bridesmaids' bouquets.  In keeping with the Hawaii wedding feel, the girls' dresses were blue like the ocean or sky.

When guests made their way to the reception, in the Hau Terrace of Halekulani, they found place cards nestled in sand and orchids at each place setting.  A unique feature at each table was the photo album filled with pictures of the bride, groom and each guest.  You could see people enjoying looking back at old memories they had made with the couple.  If relaxing in the lounge wasn't your thing, you could ham it up in the photo booth with over-sized sunglasses, hats and feather boas.

 

 

Stella and Brandon were married on the morning of October 23 at the Halekulani.

2 Luxury locations

Even though the guest count was just 7, Kelly Taing and Andrew Chruscht planned a simple, yet elegant wedding on October 20.  The couple selected 2 of the premium properties on Oahu--The Kahala Hotel and Resort and Halekulani for their memorable event.

 

Surprise serenade

Kim Tomlinson and Greg Jones exchanged their vows on October 15 at the Koko Head Gazebo of the Kahala Hotel and Resort.

To the surprise of the guests and especially the bride, what started as a duet turned into a serenade.  Kim and Greg sang a song together as part of the reception entertainment.  When they were through Greg took the opportunity to dedicate a song to his bride.  It was a romantic gesture that was met with with a  few standing ovations and sighs from the crowd.

Hello Aulani!

Mari Nakamura and Grant Matsuoka were among the first couples to exchange their vows at the newly opened Disney Aulani Resort.

On October 8, in the Makaloa Gardens, Grant's nephew, the ring bearer, almost stole the show as he came happily running down the aisle and pitched the ring pillow into the groom's hand.  Grant surprised everyone when it was time to seal the vows with a kiss.  He whipped out his breath spray and spritzed himself as well as his bride.

In keeping with the newly-weds' fondness for Vegas, guests were dealt cards to determine the winner of the coveted centerpiece.  Mari's mom undertook a labor of love creating delicately decorated Faberge' eggs for each table.  

 

Adding a little sparkle

Sometimes it is the little details that make the difference in selecting the dress.  This was the case for Jackie Logsdon.  

"I tried a few dresses on, but this one I knew was "the one" once the ladies from Casablanca added the belt.  I immediately sent a picture to my mom, who lives in California.  She called me and agreed it was the one.  I had them sew the belt into the dress."  

Jackie's gown  is the Fanal gown from Pronovia.  The belt is also from Pronovia.

 

White wedding

The all white wedding of Ashley Kim and Robert Kurisu was a dramatic contrast to the black lava rock fields of the Four Seasons Hualalai.  The couple married on the beach and celebrated outdoors on the lawn under a perfect Kona sky.

From the bridal attire to the lounge and linens, white made a statement.  One unique feature of the reception was the all white candy bar accented with white candles, white favors and of course, the wedding cake.

Ashley and Robert were married on October 1st.

 

The making of a Dream Wedding

Jackie Logsdon said she knew she found the right vendor when they clicked or made a connection.  Jackie and groom Mauro Palpallatoc relied on their team of vendors to the turn their wedding dreams into reality.  The couple choose the Central Union Church for their September 17 ceremony.  The stately architecture makes it one of our favorite places for wedding photos.  The endless white aisle is classic.

For the reception, dramatic lighting and draping and couture linen transformed the Hokulani Ballroom of the Ihilani Resort from simple to wow.  The highlight of the evening's entertainment was an unexpected duet sung by the couple's friend and emcee Gregg Hammer.  It was so good you'd think they rehearsed for weeks.

 

 

Must-have accessory for bridesmaids

Selecting a wedding dress was a difficult process for Michelle Sato since she was in the process of moving from Washington DC back to Hawaii.  

"While I thought I knew what I wanted from perusing magazines, it turned out that I would never have picked out the dress I liked the best.  The dress sat at the natural waistline and had lace accents but was not lace all over.  It also had silk buttons and a low back and flowing skirt.  From then on, that was exactly the style of dress I wanted."

One day while shopping online at the Allure site, Michelle found a dress with everything she was looking for.  " I think people thought I was crazy buying a dress sight unseen, but it was the first dress that really called to me.  It was a little more casual than the dresses my friends and family liked, but inthe end, it suited an outdoor wedding really well.  It had the ball gown feel, but the organza was appropriate for an outdoor wedding."

In the end, Michelle purchased the dress through Bridal Boutique.  To her surprise, the cost to tailor the dress was almost as much as the dress itself.

In addition to Michelle's couture, her bridesmaids made a statement with hair accessories.  "The bridesmaid's hair pieces were my one big splurge for the wedding.  I really wanted simple, sexy dresses.  I loved the fit of the dress we found and wanted something that turned them into more of a fashion piece.  My sister actually found the headpieces at Nordstrom, and I HAD to have them (despite the cost).  I love the fact that they could be used again as a part of another, non-wedding outfit."