5 out of 5 stars and 23 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
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(23)Based on Maui, serving the Hawaii Islands
About this vendor
Your wedding day should be relaxing and simple. Your pictures should reflect your unique love and stunning day . Maui is the perfect backdrop for your gorgeous photos, together we will capture the sweet memories that you will truly treasure for a lifetime. I would love to be a part of telling your unique and beautiful love story. Please call or email today for more information.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2017 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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5
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Ajja is such a gifted photographer. She is so calming and confident that it immediately put me at ease. She recently took my wedding photos and they came out amazingly beautiful....
Just before the wedding a friend said, ‘I’m sure you’ll look beautiful on your wedding day’ and I replied, ‘I just want to look happy!’ Thanks to Ajja’s talents, I feel like they both came true. She captured my emotions perfectly.
We loved Ajja for our modern elopement Maui wedding! We love nature and adventure and Ajja was a perfect fit for photos capturing our wedding plus the beauty of Maui. Ajja picked t...
he best locations for photos (beach, rain forest and cliffs). Our photos are truly spectacular! She has elopement packages that make it easy to just show up and have everything (hair, makeup, bouquets, officiant, etc) coordinated for you. And everything turns out perfectly. Go with Ajja for your photos!
Ajja photographed our wedding in Maui in late March and we have nothing but good things to say about her work and the way she helps and guides her clients.
She was easy to keep in...
contact with before the wedding via email and Skype. She really made an effort to get to know us and our preferred style, give us some insights from all her wedding experience, and go over our wedding day schedule with us.
For the actual day, she really went above and beyond as a superhuman photographer making sure we could capture all our important group shots as well our equally important "just us two" shots -- while also making sure we didn't miss the sunset or anything else in-between.
The results are just as fairy tale-esque as I could ever have hoped for. I'm so happy that we found Ajja and that my wedding day has been translated so beautifully into photo form.
I can't begin to say how happy I am with our wedding photos. I knew from the very start of speaking with Ajja that she had the right kind of positive energy that I wanted as a part...
of our wedding. That hunch was right as she patiently listened to me freak out about rain and weather conditions at the last minute, but also provided helpful Hawaii recommendations as we planned our destination wedding. The photos she took of us in the rain are some of the best and most magical photos I've ever seen. She also showed up on time and like a pro, quietly helped us through the whole wedding. I couldn't be happier with the entire experience and everyone is still complimenting me on how amazing our pictures came out.
Simply put - Ajja is an amazing artist! She greatly respects her clients and she is devoted to not only capturing the best images of you, but more importantly capturing a feeling a...
nd moment that you can hold on to forever! My husband and I quietly and privately renewed our vows on cliffs overlooking waves crashing on to the rocks below on Maui. It was such a beautiful evening and moment that I will never forget. Ajja works with you to get your natural body language and reactions, so your photos are genuine vs feeling overly posed. Even if you feel uncomfortable in front of the camera, she will find just the right direction to give, or question to ask that puts you at ease. She is so easy to talk to and really cares about what you want. We were so at ease with her, and trusted her vision. As a result, we were simply amazed at our photos. They look like they came straight out of a magazine, and will hang on our walls as art for years to come! If you want photos that convey your love and show the beauty of your surroundings, working with Ajja is the natural choice!
Ajja was absolutely fantastic. I had never been to Hawaii and was planning my wedding from afar; I could not have done it without Ajja who helped answer my every question when cho...
osing vendors, time, location, etc. She was also willing to be flexible the day of when we were running a little behind. Last but not least, our pictures turned out better than I could have ever imagined. She captured our love in each one and you could feel her passion for photography when making the finishing touches. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! You will have magazine ready pictures :)
We are so happy that we have found Ajja! When I was looking for a photographer on Maui, I liked her pictures and I decided to work with her. And I wasn’t disappointed.
We had the w...
edding day before and we would like to have a «honeymoon» photoshoot on Maui. I dreamed about romantic photos on the beach at sunset. And I’ve got it! Ajja suggested a beautiful place at my requests. I was so nervous because of the bad weather but Ajja calmed me down and she was right! Everything was perfect. Me and my husband didn’t take part in photoshoot before and felt ourselves a little inconvenient. But Ajja told us what to do and made us feel very comfortable. And finally we got a perfect photos! I love to go through our pictures and remember how happy and fun we were there.
I can highly recommend Ajja. Thank you for making wonderful memories for us!
Ajja is the best! I was lucky enough to meet her a couple of years ago and when I started planning my wedding in Hawaii, I knew I had to have her as my photographer. Her exciteme...
nt for our big day was so genuine and she went above and beyond to make sure we had plenty of amazing memories to treasure forever. I am a bit of a planning freak and she really helped to calm my nerves by being a great communicator. She gave us a great timeline so that I could be sure to get every shot we wanted (and a few that I didn't even think about). She is professional but also super down to earth so we instantly felt comfortable with her. I am beyond thrilled by the amazing work she did and will treasure these photos forever!
Ajja did a wonderful job making us feel completely natural while being photographed. Unfortunately, it rained during a portion of the shoot but she created some amazing photos wit...
h the rain. She went above and beyond and made our wedding day amazing and memorable. Because of her we have all the best moments captured perfectly. We would highly recommend her.
As I was searching for a photographer, my main goal was to find someone who not only produced amazing/beautiful images, but who's images spoke. When I found hers, I could hear the ...
waves, I could smell the salty air, I could feel the wind. Not just in a tangible, using my senses, experiencing the elements kind of way, but a deeper, in my soul and body feel the emotion and it was beautiful! And then we met her and she is amazing! She is so much fun! She made us both feel so comfortable and beautiful! Ajja has a heart not just for photography but for love and it is obvious in how she works and what she produces!! We are so over the moon in love with our images! Every time we see them we just feel the same feels all over again! Thank you thank you from the bottom of our hearts for capturing such a special time for us! We can't express our gratitude enough! <3
Ajja is amazing! After just looking at her work and reading through her bio, I knew she would be great. After meeting with her, we were sold! I loved how you can tell, how much she...
loves what she does. During our engagement session, she gave great direction especially since we had no idea what to do with our selves. She made us feel comfortable and session was fun. We love our photo's, she captured each image beautifully. Ajja is such a joy to work with and I cannot wait for her to photograph our special day!
I've known Ajja for a long time now, when I was planning our wedding, I instantly knew I wanted her as our photographer. And not only because she has always been professional and ...
reliable. Her work speaks for itself. You see how she captures the romance and the creativity she uses with her surroundings. We weren't disappointed with the results. The pictures came out exactly how we wanted. She captured the day perfectly and did it with ease. We love her work! I highly recommend her to any couple for their special day
Ajja was simply amazing to work with! Her creativity, eye for detail, personality, and professionalism sets her apart for any other photographer.
Ajja is amazing! My husband and I had a wonderful time working with her! She really listened to us to find out what we wanted and wasn't afraid to offer her own ideas. I felt that...
she really understood what we wanted and tried to make that happen. We had an outdoor wedding on a rainy day, but she worked with the weather to make our photos look stunning and elegant. She totally let us be ourselves and beautifully captured some sweet candid moments for us! We are so thankful that she created gorgeous memories of our wedding day!
Ajja's photos are phenomenal! She is so incredibly talented and captured the essence of our vow renewal. She is truly an artist and an elaborate storyteller, narrating our day thro...
ugh the eye of her lens.
The images are soft, romantic, and have a timeless feel to them. My favorites are the candid shots -- some intimate, some silly -- that reflect the love my husband and I share.
I am so happy we chose Ajja as our photographer and thankful that we will have amazing photos to look back on as we celebrate many more years of marriage.
Ajja really put us at ease so that we could be ourselves, which resulted in the best kind of pictures we could take. She is very creative and can come up with something artistic in...
any environment you put her in. We had friends at our wedding who were like 2nd & 3rd shooters who took photos with their fancy cameras, but when we got Ajja's photos back and lined them up, we could see a huge difference in the quality of the focus, color, and especially the lighting. Because the church was dimly lit, our friends' photos showed shadows on our faces, but Ajja's photos of the ceremony turned out perfect and clear. We spent so much time planning the wedding and all its details and put a lot of money into the attire, make-up, venue, etc. And in the end we were very happy to have all of that captured in the photos that Ajja took. Her pricing is very reasonable, too. Photography is something you wouldn't want to skimp on anyway, since that is the main way to capture memories of your wedding. I've spent hours upon hours admiring the photos from our engagement session and our wedding day. We are very very happy with how they turned out.
We hired Ajja to photograph our wedding last month and I couldn't be more thrilled with the results! We had planned on having her take photos of us getting ready and with our fami...
ly before the wedding at a house we had rented. When we arrived the yards were in horrible shape and I contacted Ajja to ask if we should find a new location. She assured me that everything would be fine and promised to make it look beautiful. While I was getting ready she scouted the area and had the perfect spots picked out. I am so glad that I trusted her, because the photos turned out amazing. She managed to make the unkept backyard look like a beautiful garden!
It was also a joy to have her photograph the wedding ceremony and reception. Ajja was very professional and worked well with our wedding coordinator. We have beautiful photos of the entire night and all of the decorations. But what I appreciate the most is that her photos really capture the feeling and mood of the event. Kids running around, people laughing and crying. Her photos manage to not just show what happened during our wedding, but truly tell the story of our celebration.
It was fun to have my picture taken! I never thought I would say that, but Ajja made is so easy. There are just so many pictures I can't wait to share and so many moments she captu...
red that were a treasure to look back at. I can't stop looking at them, especially the ones on the beach!
I am sooo happy I found Ajja to take engagement pictures for my fiance and I. She is extremely talented, just look at her instagram or website it you don't believe me! We couldn't ...
be happier with the way our photos turned out, they are so unique and beautiful. If you are looking for a great photographer I highly suggest Ajja, she is the best!
There are a ton on talented photographers out there these days so finding one for our wedding was actually really difficult, It was so hard to know who to choose! What I loved abo...
ut Ajja from the start is the way the people in her photos looked so relaxed and graceful! It turns out that Ajja is also an amazing dancer and after working with her I can totally see how she uses her knowledge of dance and body movement to lead people into amazing and effortless poses. I am for sure not a dancer or even graceful by any measure and when I got the photos back from our wedding I was shocked to actually feel beautiful and even like looking at them. I typically don't really like looking at photos of myself and now I have a whole album of pictures of me and our wedding day! I am so thankful to have found Ajja and for capturing one of the best days of my life in her beautiful images!
Ajja Deshayne is the best photographer my husband and I have ever had the pleasure of shooting with. Aspects of her talent that we truly appreciated were her direction, vision, pre...
paredness, mindfulness, and willingness to try anything. The outcome shattered our expectations. We were honestly in awe. We didn’t think we could look that good! Her sister is my best friend and I have grown up watching Ajja’s talent evolve in an unbelievable way. My husband and I could not be more pleased with our photos and we are so thankful for the opportunity to shoot with her. We are also so excited that she came out to Arizona to shoot our WEDDING! Same review as engagement photos. <3
Aija, photographed my wedding in April and did an amazing job !! She is a joy to work with., has a way of making you feel relaxed and beautiful ! She has an amazing eye for light a...
nd details. I love my photo's !! A definite recommend
Ajja recently did a photo shoot for my husband and I's vow renewal. She is absolutely wonderful!! The photos were everything I had imagined and so much more. We are beyond happy wi...
th our photos and with the session. We enjoyed every minute. Ajja is the best!!
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