About this vendor
Lets create some magic big or small, classic or crazy, wild or romantic, and EVERYTHING in between!
Born, raised, and based off of Maui, I am Kela Rose and I'm here for you! With some great lighting, fun locations, and lots of laughs. I don't want to just create beauty, but to showcase it! I specialize in creating natural, candid, and real moments.
You are beautiful!
You are deserving!
And YOU should allow yourself to capture your life with love.
That's my motto: Your Life Captured with Love.
Let me help take the stress off of the most important moments in your life! Email me direct, give me a call, or click that little box to get in touch!
Mahalo,
~Kela Rose
P.S. My return time is 7-10 days, so you wont wait months for your photos! Why is that? Because I am dedicated to YOU and your love story!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Photo
- Printed Proofs
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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5
out of 5.019 reviews
My family and I traveled to Maui back in February and after reaching out to several photographers and not getting many responses, I was so happy when I emailed Kela and she respond...
ed back immediately. She was so responsive and easy to work with in regards to coordinating everything for our photo session. She was soo much fun and easy to work with when we took family photos. She does beautiful work and we’ll definitely be using her again next time we’re in Maui!!
Dear Kela, thanks a lot for your amazing after wedding Photos 🤩 Our Family and we were enchanted! You made us feel so comfortable infront of the camera. We got so many great Photo...
s out of one hour.
All I can say is WOW! Kela made my dreams come to life. My husband and I started looking into a Maui elopement in early spring. When I stumbled across Kela’s Instagram page, I imme...
diately knew we needed her to be our photographer. We were obsessed with her photography style. We had no idea what day we wanted to get married or where on the island, all we knew was we wanted Kela to be our photographer. Kela was extremely helpful and supportive before, during, and after our special day. We decided to do an adventure session with Kela, so we could have multiple pictures from different locations on Maui. It was the best decision. My husband and I look at our wedding photos every day and still can’t believe they are ours. I can not even count how many compliments we have received on our wedding photos. I can not recommend Kela enough. She is so knowledgeable about Maui and photography. She is committed to you and your day. And not to mention she delivers your photo gallery very quickly after your special day (and gives you sneak peaks!!). Thank you for all you have done for us Kela, you captured our day so beautifully. Whenever we return to Maui, we would love to have Kela take our pictures again.
I recently got married in Maui this June. Kela Rose basically immortalized the best day of my life. She not only helped with things not related to her duties as a photographer in m...
oments of chaos, but she showed assertiveness when it came to capturing photos I wanted with family and friends. It can be hectic with large weddings and she knew exactly how to take charge and get everyone to loosen up and be natural. Kela got us our photos back in a few days and absolutely blew us away. I highly recommend booking her! We look forward to working with Kela again in the future.
Kela is the ultimate wedding photographer! Loved how personable and dependable her communication was from our first conversation to post wedding. Our family and friends even commen...
ted on how amazing she was. Kela captured every detail we could ever want and even more! And on top of that she got our photos back super quick! Like just a few weeks. Most people I know get theirs in 2-3 months. We are SO grateful and lucky to have had her.
After one heck of a rollercoaster ride through covid times, my fiance and I decided to elope to Maui just two weeks prior to the wedding date. And man oh man, i can’t thank the god...
s for having found kela. She is just the sweetest human on this planet!!!
Our gallery is like a dreamy galore of pictures!!!!
We have oh so wonderful pictures that literally blew our minds. They are unreal😍 Cant believe its us in those pictures.
We are so glad to have found her to capture the moments on our big day.
We cant thank her enough for going above and beyond and for being so accommodating. We will be eternally grateful to you! ❤️
She is the best!!!!
If you’re ever in the hawaii area and are looking for a photographer, Dont think twice. She is the best out there! 😍
Kela is absolutely amazing! From our first communication she put my mind at ease and I had complete confidence in picking her to play such an important role on our special day. It'...
s scary picking vendors for a destination wedding from afar, but I would recommend her to anyone and everyone without hesitation. All of our pictures turned out stunning and she truly made the day run so smoothly, I couldn't have been happier!
Kela was a fantastic find. She was recommended to us by our wedding planner and both Blair and I were extremely impressed. Kela was quick, professional, and the photos turned out a...
mazing. Looking through all the photos we were extremely impressed with the staging, editing, everything.
Kela was a pleasure to work with and we would both recommend her. From talking with friends who have also worked with wedding photographers we both felt very lucky to have had such a great experience!
Thanks again, Kela!
-Tony & Blair
I am so excited I get to talk about one of my favorite people with this post. My husband and I got married on October 17th, 2020 on Maui and let me tell you- Kela made the differen...
ce. But even before I met her in person, she was a joy to work with. She emailed me promptly and answered all my questions with enthusiasm. I looked forward to the wedding not just to marry my husband but to meet Kela as well! And man, was it worth the wait. Kela made sure that the lighting and setting was just right for my special day- even making last minute adjustment for our safety away from a terrifying swam of wasps. My wedding truly would not have been as amazing as it was without Kela. She was kind and professional and had great a great rapport with the other vendors in the wedding (i.e the videographer and the reverend.) Kela gave us a couple photos the day after and man, they were out of this world amazing. She had the entire photo set done for me within 10 days and I’ve got to tell you- its been over a month and I still can not decide which ones I will print because each one is so perfect.
AND all of that was JUST for my wedding. I had the unique opportunity to work with her for a “Trash the Dress” photoshoot. My groom and I wanted to have some fun with our wedding attire and get in the ocean! Kela did an amazing job selecting the time and location for the best light while working with our schedule. She used the lighting and the water to truly capture the beauty of Hawaii and our love! She even got in the water (all the way in) to seize just the right angles and emotions. She yet again gave us a couple photos as a sneak peek the next day and had our whole set within 10 days. I can’t tell you how many times I have cried looking at our photos from our wedding and from this silly shoot. I feel like it’s my obligation to tell everyone- YOU HAVE TO HAVE KELA BE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER! You will not regret it at all!
We are so happy we found Kela…she is professional, communicative and adorably kind. She made everything clear and smooth the whole time. She showed up early and was super patient a...
s we waited for the rain to stop! Her calming and caring personality calmed me and she assured us we would have our wedding pictures no matter what…she was so thoughtful! She directed the wedding officiant to stay off to the side during the ceremony, taking him out of the middle of our photos and making us the center of attention. That simple decision made all the difference in the photos. We love the pictures, which are beyond great!
Kela was amazing to be the one capturing our magical day! We’re so glad we found her! She customized a package for us, honored all my requests, made really helpful suggestions and ...
took the most beautiful photos of us! We were beyond ecstatic with our gallery! She added a lot of fun and her great spirit to the day! I highly recommended her!
Kela was the photographer at my wedding reception at the Maui Hyatt Kaanapali. Right from the beginning she impressed me with her professionalism and skill. She helps you to find...
a nice spot for pictures, then takes charge right away and directs you how to stand, how to hold each other, where to look, facial expressions etc. She does it though an enormously buubly personality that is infectious and motivational. I was blown away by how she operates - better than any photographer I've ever seen. I highly recommend hirng Kela for your event.
Kela knocked it out of the park!!! We chose her because we fell in love with her Instagram. She says she edits "naturally", but I say she edits "magically"!! The lighting and posin...
g were exactly what we hoped for. She wrangled up our entire wedding group of 54 for an epic group shot that we have already ordered. Our shots on the beach are to die for. She gives great direction, was punctual, patient and super nice. The assortment of photos that she edited was the perfect mix of before, during and after; plus the turnaround time was so fast. Our friends and family can't stop gushing about them.
Kela was super bubbly and immediately started off our engagement shoot with positive vibes! She had a very creative eye for unique shots and made my fiancé and I feel very comforta...
ble during our shoot. We loved her overall work and she delivered the shots so quick which was amazing!
I found Kela on TheKnot when I was looking for an engagement photographer in Maui. I decided to contact her after seeing all the great pictures she has on Instagram (@loke_captures...
). Kela was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. I dreaded having to find a good spot to propose in a place unknown to me but she had some great recommendations and sample pictures that helped me a great deal in deciding. She also helped arrange rose petals and even got a lei po'o for us which turned out to be great for the pictures. Kela was also available and helpful in the little things, from where exactly to park and walk to as well as how to set up the surprise so my girlfriend wouldn't suspect too much :) As a photographer, Kela is very easy going and will provide you a lot of recommendations for Maui if you ask, thanks to her we ended up finding about Red Sand Beach and also going to Big Beach. Kela was amazing at directing us, I haven't really done photoshoots in the past and I was not sure what to do but she provided very clear instructions and guidelines while still allowing us to have spontaneous moments when they happened and capturing it all. She had great suggestions in the moment and the editing turnaround was extremely quick (~ 3-4 days for us). Overall I'd say Kela goes above and beyond in all departments, from communication (online/text before shoot and during planning, during the shoot, and after the shoot updating us with sneak peeks and the full album when ready), to direction, photography, editing, and having a positive energy throughout. I can't recommend her enough as her packages are also very well priced and Kela won't cut you off at the exact time photoshoot ends if she has the time and might give you extra edited pics than you paid for if a lot of them are looking great, so it was quite nice having someone who really got involved and cared about us instead of someone just focused on doing a standard job. 6/5 stars if I could honestly.
Kela is the best! We used her for a wedding and she was the best choice we could have made. Her eye for getting the perfect shot is amazing, and made us look fabulous in her photos...
. Very communicative, exchanged texts so we were all ready beforehand, even offering to recomend things to do and places to eat for our stay in Maui. During our service, I didn't even notice she was there, silently gliding around, but from the photos she appeared to be everywhere at once! Super friendly, she made us instantly feel at ease, and she captured the best photos of either of us have ever had. Definitely recommend, and if we ever need pictures again she will be our first call!
If you are looking for amazing photos then look no further. I am truly in love with every photo she took from our engagement shoot. Kela is truly amazing at what she does. She drov...
e us around and brought us to a beautiful location around sunset. This was my fiance's first shoot, and he was nervous but after it was done he was like wow that was actually really fun. She is so friendly and outgoing which helps so much when you don't know how to pose or what to do in front of a camera, she helped it flow naturally. Kela has a true passion for photography and that definitely reflects in the pictures.
Kela is amazing! She reached out to us a few days earlier than our wedding coordinator to ask if we had any questions which I really appreciated. She even walked us to the ceremony...
site; it's our first time there and we were worried that we would have difficulty finding the beach from the parking lot. She suggested shooting when we got there, which was awesome! Our photos are stunning! She captured our day perfectly! She sent a day of sneak peek and the quick turn around for the photos is a huge plus! You won't wait for weeks! My co-worker saw our wedding photos and said that they could be in magazines! Thank you Kela!!
Kela completely brightened our entire day! We are so lucky to have found her through her instagram (@loke_captures) . We had so much fun and Kela kept us laughing the entire time. ...
Our photos turned out magical and the 7 day turn around, and day of sneak peeks completely blew us away! We'd recommend you everyday Kela thank you for making this day so special for Rob and I.
Contact
Maui & All Islands
Kela Rose Photography