We were set up with Harneet through his wife, who was our wedding planner. Talk about a dream team! When she sent us his website and I started browsing through pictures, I knew he was going to take great care of us for our elopement. We were originally planning to meet for engagement photos this May, and then do a 30-or-so person destination wedding in May 2018. When we decided to elope on this trip out instead, everyone was on board and excited! Communication during the planning process was clear and easy.
I met Harneet in person when I showed up to the ceremony site, about 10 minutes out from marrying my husband. Anyone just meeting their photographer for such a big moment might have been nervous or anxious, but those feelings were far from my mind. He introduced himself with a warm handshake and Aloha, and we all just simply settled right into everything. He made my husband and I feel very comfortable in front of the camera even though we felt a little awkward for the first couple minutes of shooting (we hadn't, after all, done engagement photos before this).
We booked 4 hours even though we were just doing a private elopement ceremony, because we wanted to be able to go to a couple different locations to get the most out of the beautiful landscape of Kauai. Harneet was so excited to show us the best highlights of the island, bringing in a second shooter to get bigger shots at our ceremony site, and then taking us on a full tour of the North Shore. All in all we shot photos at 7 or 8 different locations, ending with sunset photos in the water at Ke'e Beach.
The whole time, Harneet gently posed us when he needed to, gave us clear directions, encouraged us to be natural with each other, and reassured us that we were doing great. He took really great care of us the whole afternoon, laughing and talking with us in the car between locations, giving us restaurant and beach recommendations, and answering questions we had about the island. He told us we could expect to see a couple "sneak peek" photos in a few days. Imagine our surprise when we got an email the next night with 16 beautiful images for us to ooh and ahh over! They were clear and flattering, with a lot of care taken to take advantage of the light and we feel really great about the balance he achieved between us and the landscape. We cannot wait to see the rest of our photos!
We'd absolutely recommend Harneet to anyone looking for a wedding (or engagement, maternity, or family portrait) photographer on Kauai! Mahalo Harneet!!