Iwalani Photography

we met over Facetime to iron out logistics and see if we would work well together. As a typically camera shy couple, my fiance and I felt so comfortable throughout the entire shoot working with Kristen. She was appropriate with coaching us in poses, and easily adapted to what we were and were not comfortable with. Kristen was very accomodating when it came to attire, location, pricing, and advice for wedding planning. She is down to earth, an expert of her craft, and a visionary. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and Kristen captures just that in her work. Her style is candid, bringing out our personalities and the dynamic of our relationship in our photos. We couldn't have been happier with our engagement photos. I would highly recommend booking Iwalani Photography for special occasion photoshoots or any event really. 10/10!

d all of our questions via phone call. After we confirmed our session, we had a video chat with her to get to know each other better. This was so helpful in getting over the awkward stages of having a stranger photograph us, especially for our engagement photoshoot! She took the time to listen to what we wanted and what we were/were not comfortable with. The photos came out great as well!!! We’ll definitely book with her the next time we are in Hawaii (she is willing to travel to diff islands as well)

approached, which was such a thoughtful touch. The entire booking process was smooth and stress-free. On our wedding day, Kristen exceeded our expectations. I had a few styled shots in mind, and she delivered! Although we’re not the most natural photo-takers, Kristen made us feel so comfortable! Her direction was spot-on, and the photos turned out stunning—capturing both the big moments and the little details beautifully. We’re beyond grateful we chose Kristen to capture our day. Not only does she have an incredible talent, but she also makes the experience enjoyable and memorable. If you want stunning photos and a photographer who makes you feel at ease, Kristen is the one!

n everything, give us some tips and even sent hawaiian cookies up to Canada! We felt very important and well taken care of since the beggining. Then, when we arrived in Honolulu, she took the Time to meet us in person to give us explanations and make sure she would meet our requests. During the Wedding, she took a HUGE amount of pictures, while being very quiet and discreet. She is very professional and serious in her work while being so gentle and kind. All of our guests were very pleased with her. If you are looking for an amazing customer service, she is definitively the one to hire. I am very Happy we chose her and we could not have chosen a better person to immortalize the most important day of our lives. Thank you again Kristen :) Jérémie and Cassandra from Canada 🇨🇦 Wedding at Queen Kapiolani, August 16th.

k with! We love Kristen and will be using her again in the future ☺️

r also! I am from out of state and also had no idea where to even start to plan a wedding! I randomly found Kristen's name off a website and decided to DM her on Instagram, from our first interaction she felt like an instant friend and helped me get down to business! She was always quick to answer any question I had and we had occasional facetime check ins too! Especially from being out of state she reassured me with every step. This was so refreshing to have someone like her. Kristen provided a list of venues, officiants, makeup artists, and a lot of other services! I chose great options off of her list of recommendations. She even got in communication with the officiant and make up artist and set everything up when I was overwhelmed and took a weight off my shoulders. Like I said, especially from being out of state I had no idea where to go! Kristen made sure of the best location ever and set up the perfect ceremony time for pictures! Before the ceremony she did every request I had with pictures of me getting ready, the groom get ready, and my first look with my dad. I was even an idiot and forgot to order a bouquet.. Who does that?! But guess what... The day of the wedding she bought me one, and it was perfect!! She even drove me and my dad to the ceremony because we didn't have another rental car. I wanted to do a traditional walk down the aisle first look for the groom and I even though it was an elopement and she made that possible because she drove me so I didn't have to ride with the groom!! More clutch moments if you ask me! All of the pictures turned out AMAZING!!! They literally look so dreamy and beautiful no exaggeration. The beach was literally packed when we got married but she worked her magic and removed everyone from the photos. It seriously looks like we were the only ones there! Amazing skills! Her photography style is so beautiful and natural. She was also fast and communicated through out the whole editing process. The pictures turned out to be everything we wanted and more! Kristen seriously made me feel beautiful and the way she captured the day was also beautiful. I would chose her anytime I was looking for a photographer in Oahu. I 100% recommend Kristen!!

ing and easy to work with. Before we got to Hawaii, she sent us questions to get to know us. Kristen was an excellent communicator throughout the entire process. We absolutely love our photos and truly enjoyed working with Kristen!! We highly recommend her!!

ur wedding day and our pictures showed her attention to detail and composition. She was so easy to communicate with before, during, and after our wedding. She really takes the time to get to know you as a couple and what you envision for your photographs. We even got a complimentary photo shoot (as part of our wedding package) for after the wedding and those pictures were amazing as well. One real life reaction to a picture I showed someone of our wedding day was, “Wow, this could be in a magazine!” I think that speaks for itself! She is very talented and a dream to work with! Thank you Kristen!

tifully and the way she styles and edits the pictures is incredible!! She listened to all of my ideas and got every shot I wanted from the day. She also gave me creative ideas for poses and shots that I wouldn't have come up with myself and they turned out fantastic. She also made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. Kristen is professional, responsive, detailed with planning, and an incredible photographer. She helped to make our wedding day run smoothly and I would book her again in a heartbeat.

he event, she sent us a very detailed questionnaire to make sure she captured everything we wanted for our wedding. On the day of the event, she was professional, flexible with schedule changes, and went above & beyond our expectations. Our pictures were natural and authentic which is exactly how we wanted it! 100% recommend. I would choose Kristen over and over again!

n the day of. Before the wedding we had several calls with her and she met us at the venue to walk through everything. I asked her to capture a lot of candid photos of us and guests and she did not disappoint. The photos are beautiful, she captured some real gems. Thank you Kristen!!

e meet and greet prior to our session. It was a nice way to get to know each other and become comfortable even before our session. This was something that a lot of other photographers did not offer. On the day of our session, she made us feel comfortable and made the morning about us. She tailored our session to things we wanted to do and fun things we talked about or wrote in a little questionnaire. We got sneak peaks 2-3 days after our session and the full album about 4 weeks after. They all turned out GORGEOUS and were absolutely in love with them. We haven't decided on where or when our wedding will be yet, but we would love to work with her again!

glance at her website, we could tell that she is brilliant at capturing natural light, well organized and detail oriented. Kristen proved herself to be proactive, responsible, responsive, and punctual. She arranged meetings with us well in advance to take the time to get to know us and asked insightful guiding questions to help us figure out what we wanted. Most of all she listened, and incorporated every request, truly honoring our vision and being flexible to last minute adjustments. Everyone who sees our photos agrees that Kristen truly captured the essence of our personalities and relationship and the beauty of the sky and sea. Furthermore, she is kind and patient with us and all our guests. Kristen's prices are reasonable and create gorgeous keepsakes that we will always cherish. We loved Kristen so much that we used her for both our off-island elopement and wedding. We could not have made a better choice.

I went with her. I have been feeling very self-conscious about my body (due to a mastectomy and of course, pregnancy). From our initial consult to the day of photo shoot, Kristen made me feel very comfortable and was so attuned to what I was looking for. Even my husband and pup got to join in for some family pics! We are so happy with our photos, and most importantly, we had so much fun. Thank you Kristen for a wonderful experience! If you’re reading this, do yourself a favor and book her now!

minute, and Kristen was very flexible with us and super helpful leading to the wedding. We were able to have an intro call with her, then met for coffee which let us know she was the perfect choice for us. She also sent us a congratulatory gift which was very sweet! At the wedding, she showed up on time and just made everything so easy! She paid attention to detail, was extremely friendly and easy to get along with. All of our guests raved about her and even invited her to tag along for the after party because she fit right in. The photos were beyond perfect! She sent us sneak peeks within the week and had our entire gallery posted within the month. It was such a great way to relive the moment through the photos. We have so many favorites to choose from because they are all amazing. We are so happy we went with Kristen because we could not imagine a better experience.

mely accommodating (which wasn't something we thought we would need right off the bat but made the process so much more relaxed). She is very kind and made the entire event stress-free so that we were able to have fun the day of, which makes the pictures even that much better to look back at. Thank you kristen love, Vejay and Eric

y helpful and answered all of my questions prior to booking. Since we weren't familiar with the area, Kristen suggested locations based off of what we were envisioning for our location and she nailed it. She was very professional and communicated with us the whole way through via video, email and texts. On the day of, she arrived early for our very early sunrise photo shoot. Her energy made us really comfortable and we were able to relax and have fun with our shoot. Afterwards she delivered sneak peaks within two days and our full gallery as promised. We love our photos and are so happy that we chose Kristen to capture our first anniversary!

rent. We are so grateful that we trusted her with our engagement photos and our special day. She captured every moment of our event in the exact way we wanted. Every time I turned around Kristen was right there capturing every detail. She became more than our photographer but a dear friend through the process. We hope to come back to Hawaii and continue to shoot our growing family photos with her. She truly made our day magical and now we have priceless photos to look back on for a lifetime.

makes sure it’s something you have in your “vision”. We ended up doing a surprise engagement/family photos. We met her at a location just to see if it was something I had in mind as a possible place for the proposal and it was perfect! We also brainstormed how we would be able to pull off the surprise proposal and it couldn’t have gone and more smoothly. Not to mention when doing my family photos it takes my family forever, however, with Kristen it was literally THE BEST photoshoot we did and everything came out perfectly. Now to the proposal. When my mom, sister, and I met with Kristen we brainstormed on how it would even be possible to surprise my then girlfriend with a proposal. We all came up with a plan of just taking some photos of my girlfriend while our families set up further in the back with letters spelling out “will you marry me”. Kristen did an amazing job at keeping my girlfriend distracted and making sure she didn’t turn around. When everything was all set my girlfriend turned around with me on my knee and holding a white rose that doubled as the ring holder and Kristen captured everything that was going on. Now my fiancée and I always have photos and videos to look back at the special moment in our lives. Let me tell you, we look at those photos and videos everyday. We can’t thank you enough for everything, Kristen! If you are looking for someone to take your photos for anything, look no further! You won’t be disappointed!

rescheduled to a later date. We had our initial FaceTime with her to discuss the setting we desired (sunset at the beach) and she answered any questions we had. We told her that one of us is uncomfortable with figuring out how to pose and showing PDA for a long period of time. That was not a problem whatsoever! She worked with our comfort level and she had a few tricks up her sleeve when it came to poses. After the shoot was done, she sent us a sneak peek of a handful of the edited photos and we received the rest of the photos within a couple weeks. We were ecstatic! They’re literally cover-page of a luxury magazine quality! Totally obsessed. I recommend her for your every occasion and for every “comfort level” type. We will definitely stick with her and her services for our every occasion we have in our life. Thank you Kristen!

made it all so easy and feel more natural. Before we met in person, we had a FaceTime meeting where we talked a lot about our marriage with Kristen and how we interact as a couple, what we were and weren't comfortable with, and what things would make our session most memorable and fun for us. She is so easy to talk to and genuinely cares about her clients. She also has a super quick turnaround time which we were beyond pleased with! We are so thankful to have had her available for both of our big life events and can't wait to use her again here soon! Thanks so so much Kristen!