By Kapalua Wedding photographer, Mariah Milan Photographers When Brittany reached out asking about wedding photography, I was in a shift with my business – I wanted the weddings I was photographing and my team was photographing to have more meaning. I wanted them to have more emotion and not just focus on the prettiness of […]

What to Know When You Elope When you get engaged, there will be a lot of decisions you’ll be making about your future, but one of the most important and pressing decisions you’ll face during your engagement is how the two of you will choose to get married. For many, it feels almost obligatory to […]

The Last Time I Carried My Son Through Rock, Through Mud, Through Growth – the last time I carried my son. I knew the days of carrying Kai were coming to an end. He’s 10. With each day I could see the window closing. Ry and Cruz are already too big. I felt heartbroken that […]

5 Tips for a babymoon on Maui from a mama-to-be Beautiful mommy Camila just gave birth to her adorable son and I reached out to her to ask for her guidance to help other women planning their babymoon on Maui. Tip 1: “I recommend for sure doing a maternity shoot in Maui because it’s such […]

How to LET GO and ENJOY your Maui Portrait Session It’s like it’s ingrained on us – pictures have to be perfect. It’s a Kodak Moment. We’re bombarded by PERFECT all the time. I want you to know that perfect is never the answer. Here’s how to LET GO and really enjoy your Maui portrait […]

Sunrise on Maui Sunrise….. it evokes feelings of newness, of dawn, of beginnings. And if you’re not necessarily a morning person, it also means getting out of bed in the dark and heading for the ocean where the sand is still cool. Kelly’s beautiful family met our team photographer Samantha on Keawakapu Beach at this […]

Wilflowers – A photography weekend in Nashville, Tennessee A few years ago, Joy Prouty, (THE Wildflowers!) was coming to Maui and I knew that I had to have her photograph my family. We were at a strange season in life making adjustments, growing, having hiccups in our marriage. I wasn’t at a weight I was […]

Practical Tips for your Maui Elopement How to Prepare for Your Maui Elopement Not only is Maui a popular vacation destination, it’s also an extremely popular location to get married. Between the gorgeous beaches and relaxed wedding laws, it’s no surprise that many engaged couples are opting to elope in Maui. While many couples choose […]