I was reffered to Sam and My Moviie by Bing and Aldreich - our wedding planners. We were beyond…read morehappy with not only the turnout of our beautiful wedding movie (which our family on both sides love to watch from time to time) but with the whole experience from start to finish. From the initial phone call we felt that Sam was just a phenomenal human being to start! The way he runs his business and the way he guided us and gave us suggestions made for a wonderful and stress free wedding day. All of his staff were kind and professional - making our wedding day photo taking lots of fun as well. (my husband and I hate taking photos/videos but both enjoyed our experience with Sam and his staff and it shows on our photos and video :) If i could give 100 stars I would - dont hesitate and book with My Moviie we truly enjoyed our experience and know that you will too! Lise and Josh Lakalaka

I have been working with Sam since he first ventured on his own. Being a wedding planner I need…read moregood quality and dependability for my clients most important day of their lives! He started quite a few years ago and the first thing he asked me was how do I want the video to be shot. He made sure that the style that my clients wanted was taken into careful consideration. After all these years he still cares about client satisfaction! Mahalo! Kalona

Renai Photography is THE BEST!!…read more My Fiancee Rey and I had planned on getting married in Hawaii (he proposed in Hawaii as well). I knew from the get go that I wanted Renai Photography to capture our most special day. While planning for our Hawaiian wedding, Eddy (the owner) was so very helpful. He gave me so much information on great vendors on the island. Everyone he pointed me in the direction of was so great!! As time progressed, we had to change our wedding to be back home (in San Francisco, CA) due to the fact that my elders are unable to fly on a plane. I was bummed. I had to start all over again to try to find a photographer in the area. It was useless, no matter how hard I looked, I didn't find any other photographer who's work I was in awe with. Lucky for me, my search was over. We decided to still get Eddy for our wedding, we'd just have him fly over. :) Eddy flew into town in February to take our engagement photos. I was nervous being that we'd never met before (nor even spoke over the phone, however we emailed each other constantly and are friends of Facebook, ha!!) But soon after we met, my nerves were put to rest. Eddy is such a great photographer!! He's very easy going, friendly, personable, and professional. What was even more impressive is that although Eddy doesn't live here, he found GREAT places for us to take our engagement photos. He did his research well, we were very impressed! I have to say I think the photo shoot was a great way to get my Fiancee and I together to just laugh and be silly. Throughout the shoot we were just laughing so hard, my cheeks were hurting!! Eddy told us the photos would be ready in 2-3 weeks, but we woke up the next day to a fantastic surprise!! He gave a great teaser!! I was really going to try to not think of the photos for those 2-3 weeks, but that teaser just made me even more antsy because I saw a glimpse at how amazing the photos would turn out!! Through out the 2 weeks of waiting, we've gotten a handful of teasers sent to us randomly. They are such a fun treat, and a great pick me upper!! (I'll post some of the teasers in the photos section for you all to drool over!! Haha!!) All of our friends and family were so impressed. A few comments were: -"Wow, looks like a postcard!!" -"Is that photoshopped?? Is it real?? On a green screen perhaps??" -"This looks just like a movie scene!!" -"This looks like something straight out of a magazine. Like an ad!!" I can't tell you how many of our friends and family told us that they got teary from seeing our photos. Everyone including us was very moved at how magical the photos are. We've got about a week left until we get the rest of the photos from our engagement session, and we are so excited!! The anticipation is killing me!! I cannot wait til next year for the actually wedding, I know the wedding photos are going to be jaw dropping!! Thanks Eddy for all of your hard work. You are truly a photo God!! (bows down!!) You ROCK and we cannot wait for the wedding!! :D

If it was possible to give MORE THAN 5 stars, I would give it to Renai photography. My husband and…read moreI planned a destination wedding in Hawaii from Philadelphia. Eddy was by far THE MOST helpful vendor we had. He went above and beyond his responsibilities as a photographer. He gave us advice on all the different vendors that we needed for our wedding and pointed us to the best vendors and venues on the island. He helped us make a timeline for our wedding and he was instrumental in keeping us on time through out the wedding day. He must have had multiple weddings scheduled ahead of us... but we never felt that he was too busy for our questions and concerns. He was probably one of the rare Hawaiian vendors who responds to emails the same day or the next day. Since I was hiring vendors without meeting them, I asked him for a Skype meeting which he happily granted. That first meeting sealed the deal. He was very professional and detail oriented when asking us about the plans for our wedding. His portfolio was jaw droppingly amazing! At the same time, he was so humble and so friendly, and easy to talk to. I knew that I would be very comfortable being photographed by him. After we hung up from our Skype meeting, I felt very assured and confident in Eddy. I knew at that first meeting we HAD to hire him. We hired him for our engagement session, day of wedding photography, and trash the dress. The photos speak for themselves. The way he captures light and the natural beauty of hawaii's sunsets are incredible. For our engagement session, he had 1 assistant, Tiani who was very pleasant and great to work with. For our wedding, he had 2 assistant shooters Nick and Derick both of whom are amazing photographers as well. Above all, he really is a genuinely nice person. Eddy knew that we were new to the island so he took us hiking to the Lanikai pill boxes the day after our engagement session. It didnt even feel like we were being photographed by a photographer but by a friend. If you want the best for your wedding.. do yourself a favor... stop looking and hire Renai Photography!!!

"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured…read moreforever... It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." - Aaron Siskind, one of the greatest American photographers In hosting our granddaughter's 3rd birthday party, I knew that I wanted good pictures for my granddaughter to remember this event years down the road. I didn't know any professional photographers, and my party coordinator, Tessa Gomes of Fred + Kate Events, was tasked with recommending one. It didn't help that the party fell on 8/18/18, which was a popular day for weddings, so many of the photographers were already booked. However, Tessa gave me a photographer who was available to do it: Dave Miyamoto & Co. I couldn't have been happier with this photographer! He took a lot of pictures, and all of them captured the joy in this happy occasion! In fact, I didn't realize he took so many pictures, as I didn't see him taking pictures and apparently just blended in with the guests (he wore an aloha shirt). His approach was relaxed and informal, as he took family portraits and candid shots throughout the party. I loved the many photos with Mickey Mouse that Dave took; my husband was in the Mickey Mouse costume and could see how he looked like as Mickey Mouse afterwards! My daughter, Kristin, remarked that it has always been difficult to take pictures of 3-year-old Kayla, as most mothers can tell you that kids that age are constantly moving around and will not sit for that perfect photo. She also said that Kayla took a liking to Dave Miyamoto, and he was easily able to coax her to take the perfect shots. So, he must have that natural gift or touch as a photographer to get those prime shots, and with kids even! I think it's because of his comfortable, relaxed, approachable and easy-going personality that others taking liking to. And with some 28 years of photography knowledge and experience, he knows what works and what doesn't. He loaded all the photos on a thumb drive and arranged to meet the day after the party to give me the thumb drive. Now, that is what I call lightening speed! He also had the pictures easily accessible via the computer for my daughter on "dropbox." And he gave permission for us to be able to reprint as many pictures as we wanted, which we did at Costco. (For those of you who are like me, remember those days when we had to buy a photography package and be charged for each additional photo, which would take weeks to get?!) Dave Miyamoto specializes in weddings, but that doesn't limit him to do other special occasion events, such as birthday parties like ours. His love for photography spills over to things he likes to do, with many photos of surfing, underwater diving, and yoga. He leads a team of photography specialists in his company: * Michelle Guda- Miyamoto - Dave's wife and is the Marketing, Social Media and Client Services Director for more than 22 years. She ensures that your photography experience will be the best and most memorable time you can have. * Ryan Miyamoto - Dave's son, who has a degree in Television, Film and New Media Production from San Diego State University. He has a keen and natural artistic eye for the art of photography, loves to surf, and has photography experience of more than 9 years. * Claire Miyamoto - Dave's daughter, who is the Graphic Designer and has been photographing for more than 7 years. She has a degree from the University of CA-Santa Cruz in Film and Digital Media. * Erwin Resurrection - Associate Photographer who does freelancing. He's been photographing with Dave for more than 15 years. * Paula Ota - Associate Photographer who loves the beauty in nature. With a love of yoga, she has been photographing with Dave for more than 8 years. With so many years of experience, it is no wonder that Dave Miyamoto & Co. is one of the top photography companies in HNL. While Dave was the sole photographer for our party, I found him to be creative, personable, knowledgeable, professional and quick to move in getting those memorable moments. And he was timely, arriving before the party started and having the photos ready for me the next day. I could tell that Dave was very comfortable in taking the necessary photos. It is not surprising that Dave Miyamoto & Co. has consistently won top Wedding Wire (wedding planning website) awards for its photography. Yes, photos are memories of events and loved ones that live on forever. I'm so glad that Dave Miyamoto was there to capture those memories! Thank you, Dave, for those excellent photos that will last forever!

I'm just going to go straight to the point. Dave is Very…read moregenuine and hands down Amazing!! He is so chill, nice, very patient, and he definitely knows what he's doing!! We had Dave for our wedding In November 2019 in Oahu, Hawaii and he also shot our engagement photos 3 days before the wedding. He was SOOO quick with sending our engagement photos. We basically got all of our shots through Dropbox to view with ease in less than and hour and a half! The photos came out so nice!! My husband and I felt at ease with Dave and so relaxed. He has a great sense of humor and was just so sweet!! We highly recommend him! Can't wait to see all of our photos from the big day!

Roy is the perfect wedding photographer. On top of capturing the wonderful moments, he was great at…read moregetting everyone comfortable, extremely patient, courteous, and great at not taking away the moment. He was also great before the big day at understanding our needs, and capturing the moments that were important to us. During our engagement session, and at the actual wedding, Roy knew exactly what the best shots are, leveraging our venue and days unique environments, and captured our day better than we could have imagined. We are happy to be reference for him whenever needed.

We hired Roy because we saw his work and he was highly recommended. Angela and I can personally…read morevouch that he is easily the most outstanding and detailed wedding photographer that you could choose. We truly were amazed by his photos. The level of detail and creativity he had surpassed any expectations that we had for our wedding photo and we felt that he was able to capture our story and sequence of events on a very hectic day. From very minute adjustments of Angela's dress placements, to picture perfect moments of emotion and excitement in our wedding, he truly showed he was a highly skilled photographer who had a deep intuition on what moments to capture and focus on. I think if you were deciding between Roy and another photographer, you would be a doing a disservice to your special day in choosing someone else. Even if Roy charged 10x the cost, we still would have been deeply satisified with the results. Could not have imagined a more spectacular result to match the unforgettable day.

Conan was wonderful to work with! We booked pics in paradise for our wedding, and the guests loved…read morethe photo booth! Communication with Conan was seamless and easy, making our special day so perfect.

We have had Pics in Paradise at multiple events! Amazing staff, very professional and makes…read moreplanning event so easy. Timely and prompt and even told us about a special we didn't know about! Conan is great to work with and rates are affordable compared to other photobooth rentals!

I highly recommend Jordan! I did a business shoot, and he was very fun, professional, and easy to…read morework with. I am very happy with my pictures! I definitely recommend him. I know he does all types of photoshoots, and I will be using him for a family one soon.

Legit!!! Professional and made the entire process comfortable and fun! Highly recommend! One of the…read morebest around hands down!!!!

I planned a surprise proposal with Ryan just a few weeks out from my trip to Oahu and he was…read moreamazing! He helped pick a great location and time that best suited our schedule and my ideal proposal plan. The photos turned out so amazing and we are so blessed to have outstanding photos of our engagement! Great pricing and great photos, I highly recommend Ryan!

Floyd is just simply awesome…read more On the day of the wedding, Floyd showed up early and confirmed what we had discussed regarding style and timeline. My husband and I are seriously the most awkward when it comes to photo shoots, and I feared our photos would look forced. Leave it to Floyd to figure out a way for us to look like "us." He was very comfortable to work with, easy going, and made everything feel relaxed. When it came time for family photos, I feared it would be chaos since both families were so large, but Floyd kept everyone on track and got them done efficiently (and beautifully) so we could move on the partying! A few of my guests commented on how sincere and sweet our photographer was; never pushing for photos but always there for the right moment. Our portfolio of photos was extensive and captured every moment (and then some), which is exactly what I wanted. I emphasized I wanted the photos to look organic, not to pose-y, and to really capture emotions of the day. Floyd truly delivered, and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. In terms of planning, he's very prompt in responding to emails / texts and was always very easy to communicate with. I highly, highly recommend Floyd and couldn't thank him enough for capturing our day so perfectly.

Highly recommend Floyd!! The photos clearly speak for themselves. My husband and I truly enjoyed…read moreour time with him because he was kind, professional, and efficient. He was able to guide us through poses and as well as listened to what we were wanting. Can't recommend him enough!