I found Marella through Yelp to help me take my maternity photos a month ago so it is only fitting I write her a review on Yelp after my experience! I was looking for someone who was reasonably priced and fun/reliable to work with while we were on our babymoon in Oahu. Enter Marella. She was super fast and responsive to my emails, sending me price packages and suggestions of where I could take photos based on where I was staying in Oahu. Since Marella herself is based in North Shore and there is a travel fee for her to go farther out, she mentioned to me a few of her associates and where they could take pictures with no travel costs. At first I was considering taking photos in Kailua or Lanikai since I love the aqua blue of the waters there, but Marella ended up giving me more recommendations of where we could go that was closer to our side of the island. We ended up going with her associate Michelle after looking through sample galleries of her associates' work and based on the pictures I liked from Michelle's gallery, Marella made more recommendations of where to go and what time of day to get the effect I wanted. She was never pushy for me to commit and offered me plenty of suggestions even before I booked her associate! Booking an associate is slightly cheaper than booking Marella, but she still does all the coordinating and the editing. The day before the shoot I texted Michelle to check in and made sure we were meeting at the agreed upon spot. Michelle actually wanted to meet further down the beach so it was a good thing I did check in! We had a lot of fun with her and felt very at ease during our photo session! She ended up taking a little longer than an hour because we were having fun and she had some ideas she wanted to try and we never felt rushed. Michelle would also adjust my hair or if anything looked kind of out of place and coach us when she needed to get the right angles to show off the bump. She was very professional and fun to work with and helped us incorporate a few props and specific photos I wanted! After the session, Marella did check in with us to see how it went and told us she would keep us posted on the edits. What I thought was pretty nice about her package was that with the associate package, we got to pick out 30 from our fully edited gallery, or pay an additional amount per photo, or buy the whole gallery for another $100. I think because Marella edits the whole gallery for you to choose from, her post production time ends up being longer than some other photographers. She originally said 4-5 weeks but because I was having a baby shower sooner that I wanted to use some of the photos at, she managed to get me the gallery at 3 weeks. We bought the entire gallery for the extra $100 and got almost 150 photos!! It was totally worth the extra money since I liked almost all the photos! I really appreciated her trying to figure out what I wanted as a client and being flexible to fit that. I wouldn't mind using her and her associates again in the future if I were in Oahu and needed a photo session. And I found her prices very reasonable and her work to be reliable and professional! A few of my friends who are from Hawaii even asked me to tell them more about the photographer because they liked the photos :) Thank you Marella!! read more

We wanted photos of our family taken while in Hawaii and she did an amazing job! We had a great experience. She took time to make sure all of the kids were looking at the camera and had a beautiful beach for us to take photos on. We were so happy with the photos we received, we ended up buying them all! read more

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Marella is awesome! She made time for me and my husband on such a short notice, she took beautiful pictures and gave us timeless memories that we will always remember in Hawaii. She gave us an awesome experience and amazing photos! We are so happy we found her! read more

Love, love, love Marella! She has been doing our family photos in Hawaii for several years now. She just gets better and better! If you are visiting the Islands, make sure you book your session with her! She's amazing! read more

Marella is very responsive, she always reply my question in couple hours. We booked this last minute, we're lucky to have pictures taken. The business has couple photographers. Michelle is the photographer for us! Michelle is really patient and friendly, and you can check out those pictures, they are amazing!!!! Make me missing Hawaii!!! It took about 4 weeks to wait on the pictures. But totally worth it! Highly recommend this business to everyone! read more

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We contacted Marella after a quick google search to take family pictures for us on our recent trip to Hawaii. Her communication was excellent, especially with the 6 hour time difference from us in Orlando. We left it to her to pick a spot and we are very happy with what she picked. We have beach pictures, water pictures, and even some in the field. We had our 18 month old and she was able to get wonderful shots of her but most importantly of us as a family and some of my Husband and I ( as the real reason we wanted new pictures for our 5th wedding anniversary was our wedding pictures were horrible!) Ive already referred her to our friends who will be visiting for their Honeymoon. She's truly an artist and gets some amazing photos. Our family and friends in FL are in awe of what the scenery looks like in our photos. Even joking that we looked photoshopped in. She also has the eye to get those wonderful candids you weren't expecting to turn into amazing shots. We would definitely use her for every important function if we lived in Hawaii. I recommend you should too! read more

Marella Photography was a joy to work with for my maternity shoot! Scheduling was a breeze; Marella set us up with Michelle, who led my husband and I through a fun photo shoot at Sandy's Beach. The photos turned out beautiful, and Marella was extra accommodating in delivering our highlights in a fast turnaround in time for my baby shower. I'd highly recommend her service! read more

Marella came highly recommended from friends of mine who had used her as a wedding photographer and I was 100% onboard to work with her from the get go! I loved the way that she composed our shots - she was always looking around the environment for diverse and interesting ways to capture us. We got married on Waimanalo beach on New Year's Eve, so there was obviously a TON of beautiful light and atmosphere for her to play with. I loved the way that she took the time to capture not only the physical details of the wedding, but quiet moments between guests - some of my FAVORITE pictures from the wedding are pictures of friends and family that she was able to capture when I was off absorbed in the rest of the affair! She not only works magic with color and lighting in the tropical setting, but she's a sweetheart to boot... She totally fit in with the crowd and did a fantastic job of being a part of the wedding... Meaning that the photos did not feel like they were taken by an 'outsider' - there was a very natural, comfortabe feel and the finished products are as stunning and professional as can be... Use her! You won't regret it... read more

We asked Marella to take family pictures at the beach. The pictures turned out stunning, and we decided to buy the entire package. Everyone was really impressed with the quality of the pictures, and Marella was super nice to work with. Engaging Marella could become an annual event for us. read more

Marella and her team were incredible. Booking was super easy, she's very quick to respond to all my questions. They came to our hotel (Aulani) to take pictures with my family and were great with my kids. I love how cute the pictures came out, it was definitely worth it. We'll be taking pictures with Marella again in a future trip to Oahu. Thank you! read more

This was the second time we use Marella for our family photos and just like the first we couldn't be happier! We are so happy with the photos and Marella. She was great the first time with our then one and a half year old. We now have a second and she did a wonderful job getting some amazing shots of our 9 month old and now two and a half year old. I love how well she knows the lighting and uses it to her full advantage. She 100% knows what she's doing and I would recommend her to anyone wanting a professional photographer. I hope we get to continue working with her through the years!!! read more

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Marella is my go to photographer. She is incredibly talented and a lot of fun to work with. She captures the best of everyone. She is super creative and a has an eye for detail to capture the emotion and moments in every photo. Very friendly, great communication and helpful throughout! read more

We absolutely love our maternity & christmas portraits that Marella took. Her talents definitely show through her photographs. Not only is she very professional by responding quickly to our emails & having an uncomplicated payment process, she's also very sweet & makes you feel comfortable to work with. She knows how to capture those sweet moments along with Hawaii's beautiful scenery in the background. We had our session at Lanikai Beach & she was able to make all these beautiful colors of the sunset, mountains & ocean pop out. She also knew how to make our puppy take pictures haha. I highly recommend Marella without a doubt! read more

We had our family photos done with Marella years ago. She was amazing. We recently experienced a fire and lost everything we owned - that included all of our family photos. I contacted Marella and she was able to find our photos from over 5 years ago and send me a copy of them so that we can try to rebuild our lives with some of the favorite places we have visited. Thank you so much for your talent and your kindness. read more

Last summer my family (5 year old and 7 year old) took a vacation to Oahu. I wanted to get our family photos taken while we were there, so I scoured the internet looking up every photographer I could find on Oahu. I'm a family photographer myself, so I had pretty high standards and a distinct look I wanted - natural colors, well exposed, no crazy photoshop shenanigans, and images on cd. It was not easy, but Marella's style was just what I was looking for and her price was very reasonable. We talked through email and set up a time to meet and picked a meeting location on the North Shore where she's based. We started at Matsumoto's Market for some shave ice pics and then Marella mentioned a spot she saw was great flowers off the road wanted to shoot at. Of course I loved that! We then followed her to the next spot with a great green mountain in the background (did outfit change off the side of the road) and then we headed to the beach for sunset. I have to say some of our favorite pics were after our session was over. Mirella had packed up her gear and was getting ready to leave when my 5 year old daughter decided to start a family water fight in the outdoor shower area at the beach. In our clothes we all started splashing each other as the water came out of the showers. It was getting pretty dark at this point, but Marella pulled her camera back out and her assistant pulled out a flash and the two of whipped up some cool backlit photos. Soon after our vacation was over and we were getting back into our CA schedule again, a cd arrived with a ton of edited images. Marella was a pleasure in person - professional and friendly. And she does great work. 2 thumbs up! read more

Marella did our photography for our wedding in a park. We found her online, and I loved the pictures on her website. Three really great things: 1. Great communication, even when we're 5 time zones apart. We live in Chicago, so ALL our communication was virtual. She was really great about emailing, flexible about phone calls, and made me feel really comfortable, even though we didn't meet her until I was actually putting on my wedding dress. 2. Her pictures were beautiful and captured exactly what we wanted. I sent her a few pictures of us ahead of time (some of my favorite candid shots), and told her a bit about our personalities. She absolutely captured that the day of our wedding. There are sweet moments, fun moments, and throughout the photos you can see the genuine excitement of the day. 3. She was accommodating to our unusual wedding. The schedule was nutty, we had quite an adventure with the location, and took pictures in a lot of public places (that's what we get for getting married in a national park!). She completely rolled with it and took great shots despite the challenges. I am so pleased! read more

We loved our pictures from Marella Photography. Marella showed a wonderful eye. She was able to catch the moment at our ceremony, venue, and on the beach. She showed a calm and sweet demeanor throughout which helped alleviate our own nervousness. Can't recommend enough! read more

We first used Marella for our wedding and engagement photos.They came out so great that we hired Marella for our baby's first pictures and then we referred her to my wife's sister for her wedding! Needless to say the pictures were all absolutely gorgeous. I think my favorite part of working with her was how kind and personable she is. Photographers are often hired to document the most important images of your life, feeling comfortable with the person behind the camera is a big part of making sure things go right. There isn't anyone else we would trust with that responsibility. Thank you Marella! read more

Marcella is WONDERFULLY PROFESSIONAL. Marcella shot our family shoot at Turtle Bay Resort herself, the owner of the business!!! She was able to schedule at our location, our time and added her skillful talents to our layman requests. The session was fun, relaxing, comfortable and just an absolute blast. The end product, our family pictures (daughter and boyfriend included), far EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS Marcella Photography is very reasonable priced. For what we received I would have expected to pay triple the price. Professional, quality and charming customer service and photography. I will be hiring Marcella Photography for my daughters wedding. No need to look any further. You can't find a better photography business than Marcella's read more

Marella is absolutely the best. We have utilized her professional services twice now for family photos. She was flexible, prompt, and very out-going. The sessions both times lasted about an hour or so, and the sunset photos were perfection. She worked very well with the kiddos and really got some excellent photos of their personalities. Without reservation, Marella gets our recommendation! read more

Marella is awesome at what she does. This was our second time using her services, and it will not be the last. She offers suggestions to get that "perfect shot." Thanks Marella! read more

Marella is such an amazing photographer. We were in HI for a short family/work vacation and I have always wanted to do a family photo session in the beautiful island. Especially this time around we were expecting our second child so it was just extra special. I found Marella on Yelp and she was nothing but the best. First Marella was very prompt and detailed when I contacted her via email. She explained the whole process to me and even asked me what kind of ideas I had in mind so she can incorporate in our photo session. She's simply wonderful. We kept in touch through out the week prior to our photo session. She even gave me the fastest/easiest direction to North Shore (our photo location) so the drive won't be too too long. The location she had picked out was so beautiful. We hit a bit of the tropical storm that day but it made everything even more breathtaking. Marella is such a beautiful person. She was so good with our 3 years old daughter. She was fun and endearing ... even now our daughter would talk about "Aunty Photographer" ! :) I was so worried about how our photos had turned out (due to the tropical storm) but Marella did such an amazing job!!! She even tried to finish the photos a bit earlier for me so we can reveal our pregnancy news to our friends. What really touched my heart was when I was having trouble downloading the photos to my computer/phone. Marella went out of her way to walk me through so I can retrieve the photos. She's so amazing . Thank you Marella... we loved the moment you have captured for us. It made me tear up everytime I look at those photos of me and my little daughter. It's so precious to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ... we will meet again real soon !! Mahalo ! - Jennie, Al and Kaylee read more

Super responsive and flexible! We booked our first family photos for 2 weeks after the birth of our son. Marella had a list of folks that specialized in different types of photography and locations around Oahu and we ended up using her at a botanical garden. She was even flexible on the final date based on crazy weather that rolled in and out. The photos were absolutely stunning with plenty of self-selected poses and creative input from her as well. All the photos were easy to share digitally with family thousands of miles away (convenient, temporary cloud service). She doesn't waste time with offers of hard copies since everyone is digital now too. No pressure sales are my favorite! We will definitely use her for the next set of photos and recommend her to family and friends in the future. Mahalo Marella!! read more

5 star experience with Marella . She is awesome!!!! I found her through yelp! She is very flexible and responsible! Our experience with Marella for my maternity photo was amazing !! Highly recommended !!! read more

We used Marellas services for our Twentieth-wedding anniversary photos. My wife found Marella searching online and loved her work. Completely satisfied with the experience. Easy to deal with, responsive to communications and questions, and most importantly, a great photographer! Being a native, she picked a site we would of never discovered and it it was the perfect backdrop for wonderful photos that captured our moment and memory forever. Don't hesitate. read more

Marella is awesome! She did my family photos during our stay at Aulani in May. I found her online through Yelp. Prior to meeting, all correspondence were via email. She is very responsive and answered all my questions. Her contract is detailed so there were no surprises. She uses PayPal to accept payments and DropBox to deliver photos for download. A very smooth transaction and delivery. At the time of the shoot, my three year old daughter was jumping all over the place. I feared she was not able to get any good shots of her. But when we received the photos, we were amazed that she was able to captured beautiful movements of my family enjoying the sunset on the island especially my daughter. She is truly an artist. I wished she lived in Northern California so she can be our official family photographer. read more

Wow, Marella Photography is top notch in every way! I found her through Yelp - she was quick to respond. Coming from DC, I had no idea where or when we should meet - she provided options (including links to directions/ride share services) to make my coordination a breeze. We met with one of her associate photographers who was equally awesome. She was attentive to our 2.5 year old and ensured we looked natural and happy in every shot! Marella went above-and-beyond in the photo selection process too. She remained responsive to our questions and has amazing editing skills to boot! Our entire experience could not have been better. I do not make recommendations lightly but there is no doubt Marella Photography should receive 5+ stars. read more

Marella Photography was great! We set up everything over email and picked Michelle (one of the associate photographers) to do our shoot. Michelle was awesome - brought a bunch of toys/things to entertain our kids (2yr old and 9 month old) and try to keep their attention on the photo shoot. We got a link to download our photos about a week after our session - way faster than I expected! All the photos turned out great and I will definitely use Marella Photography again when we are back on Oahu. read more

Marella took our family photos just this past August while we vacationed on Oahu. After doing some extensive research on-line I fell in love with her amazing photographs and style and decided to contact her. She quickly responded and we set up a date and time. Once on Oahu I had picked out the place I wanted the pictures taken but an endangered Monk Seal had taken residence at the same beach and the beach was closed. Marella was very accommodating and open to make a location change or day change last minute if necessary. Luckily, the Monk Seal left a few hours before our photo session so we were able to use our preferred spot. Marella arrived right on-time and couldn't be more professional yet personable. She was patient with our six-year-old and three-year-old daughters and took many beautiful family portraits as well as some great ones of me and my husband. The lighting and colors were amazing. Her style is a perfect combination of classic yet artistic with excellent composition . Since returning home to CA I've followed some of her photography on FB because I love her photographs so much. My husband and I got married on the Big Island eight years ago and flew our photographer over from CA because I was so particular. I only wish I had known about Marella as I love the photographs she took better than our wedding photos! read more

Amazing pictures, easy to work with and very accommodating! I highly recommend Marella and her associates for any pictures taken on Oahu!!

Just 1 word... AMAZING!! I absolutely loved working with Marella for our wedding. We had a destination wedding in Kualoa Ranch, it was really hard to plan a wedding from Seattle, but even from our 1st contact, Marella was flexible and easy to work with! She is always on time, responsible, and professional over the email communication. On our wedding day, she worked tirelessly to capture all picture every moments. And the important part, her price is really reasonable :) You can just get a quote and compare it, it's worth for unlimited beautiful pictures!! I would strongly recommend Marella Photography to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. Thank you very much for your great work, Marella! read more

Marella is an exceptional photographer! She captured our family in the most special way and was so easy going in her approach. She made us all feel so comfortable and knew just how to work her magic talent to get the personalities out of each of our boys to shine through the camera. Thank you Marella for the unforgettable memories you gifted us! Could not recommend Marella enough!!!! read more

Mercella is a 10 star not just 5. We loved how professional she was and how much time she spent taking those perfect shots we wanted at the beach and garden. My 2 girls (10&6) thought the world of her and she caught some gray photos of them playing, even though they were always too serious. Anyways perfect stars for her, loved Turtle Bay Area where she took them. Thanks again Merella Photography we will be back. read more

Marella Photography is Awesome! Tien from Marella Photography did out Maternity photo shoot and she was just amazing. We did a sunset photo shoot and the photos were perfect. If youre looking for a perfect Photo Session, you wont have any complaints with Marella. Easy to get a hold of and have questions answered via email quick. Especially if youre coming in from out of state. read more

We wanted to take beach themed family photos prior to leaving Oahu. I looked online for several days before reaching out to four photographers. They all responded timely and provided me with a link for samples of their work. Though they all were "professionals" the difference in quality was overwhelming. So we easily decided to attempt to book with Marella. The booking process was simple and she responded with the price and available dates. The weather forecast was ever changing leading up to the date so we stayed in contact to ensure there was an alternate date if the weather went south. The day came and the weather was perfect. Marella was able to work with us and our extremely temperamental 11 month old. She knew the location very well and selected multiple scenic areas for us to use. It seemed like she a million photos. We were very concerned about how the photos would turn out because our 11 month old was only being cooperative for seconds at a time. At the completion of the shoot she told me the estimated wait time to be able to view the photos. Once we received the link we were amazed. The photos came out awesome. She was able to capture so much more then we could imagine. The photos are extremely high resolution so they are perfect for printing to large canvas. I would definitely recommend her services for family photos. read more

It takes someone exceptional to motivate me to write a Yelp review. And Marella is EXCEPTIONAL! We had a family trip to Oahu to celebrate my 60th birthday. I wanted a family portrait on the beach. Months ahead of the trip, I started researching photographers in Oahu. After corresponding with a few, fortunately, I chose Marella. Marella was very responsive (emails/texts). When we finally meet at the site, she was a lovely person. Professional yet easy going. Happy and sweet. One who loves her profession and takes pride in her work. Once she starts a shoot, she is 100% committed. She was not rushed. As the sun was setting, she said we will just keep shooting because "the lighting will only get better." Since I didn't know the area, she recommended a site that turned out to be amazing. There are 7 member in our family. She took so many pictures: pictures of the entire family, also just the couples and the siblings together. She offers a few choices on contracts. A complete package that is a great deal. She does such an amazing job, there were so many good photos that we were grateful to have them all. The images arrived promptly and she did an excellent job editing. Highly recommend! read more

Beyond words... AMAZING!!! I could not think of a more perfect way to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary than our family portrait session at secret beach with Marella. As we were married on the big island of Hawaii, we planned a return vacation with our children. All I asked my husband for was the gift of family portraits during our stay at Aulani. Like many men, my husband is not the biggest fan of family portraits, but our session with Marella was an exception.... A truly extraordinary exception. In the most picturesque setting, we played in the water, walked on the beach, felt the sand in our toes, gazed out into the water, listened to our children laugh and giggle, held hands, and looked into each other eyes to celebrate 10 years of marriage. And the most amazing part was Marella captured it all with expertise, ease, and the most artistic eye. I will never forget that hour, that sunset, that memory, and we have the pictures to look back on forever. A huge thank you to Marella for capturing this amazing trip and memory for us!!! The photos were delivered quickly and with ease. We had to have them ALL!!! Aloha! read more

Our family booked Marella for a photography session at Turtle Bay and we couldn't be more pleased. We came across Marella's website, loved her portfolios, made contact, and voila Magic! Marella was flexible and kind enough to change the session date for us due to rainy weather. She showed up on time and immediately made us feel so comfortable with the shoot. Although it was an overcast sky that afternoon, her photos turned out just perfect. She was able to take some beautiful pictures of us with uncompromising composition, light, and color. We were all so impressed and feel so blessed to have Marella there helping us creating beautiful memories of our time at Turtle Bay. She was patient and calm. Always had a smile on her face as she worked and we never felt rushed during the session. Highly recommended!!! read more

Marella is an incredible photographer. I received a pregnancy photo shoot with her for my birthday from my girlfriends. We took the pictures on the north shore in my 8th month and they were amazing. My husband and I (and our friends and family) actually liked the pictures better than our wedding pictures. She captured the light and the scenery and our happiness so well. We've framed several of the shots and put them up around the house and in our baby girl's room. read more

Marella was such a pleasure to work with. She was very prompt with emails, which was very reassuring when working with someone in another state. Our pictures turned out perfect, she has a beautiful way of capturing motion and creating movement in photographs. I highly recommend Marella. read more