the chaos of their ceremony had subsided as the guests all made their way to cocktail hour on the other side of the property. kelsey and tyler held hands and walked across the beach to the water staring out at the ocean. a momma and baby whale started jumping and playing out in front and […]

etta james came on the loud speaker as matt reached out for her hand. she elegantly interlocked her fingers with his and they began to dance. “i want a sunday kind of love” was playing as they glided across the dancefloor in perfect ballroom form. she sang the words to him as he spun her […]

our captain took us into the open ceiling cave in the middle of the napali, i had never gotten to go inside before because the swell was too big and too dangerous every other time i had been there and i couldn’t even believe how beautiful the water was with the light pouring through the […]

they ran out into the field, hand in hand. the sun dipped below the clouds and the security guard who we surely thought was there to kick us out laughed and chatted with peter as he showed him the drone view on his phone. we never thought we’d be allowed to sneak over to this […]

we walked up to the perfectly placed wildflowers placed in a circle on the sand. this must be their spot we thought to ourselves. cara and erik walked up to us and looked at me “did you guys do this!??” they asked. we had nothing to do with the flowers and we assumed someone in […]

“you ready”? he said as he squeezed my hand. i had been ready for months, i was shaking with excitement and nerves of breaking the news to our friends and family that we had secretly gotten married 3 months prior in bali. i took a few clumsy steps on my taped ankle in the air […]