The wedding of Alyson and Phil was unique and wonderfully spirited. Alyson, an English/Drama teacher from Canada did her own wedding planning, and the wedding had all the excitement of good theatre. Their choice of backdrops — The Olowalu Plantation House was the perfect setting for their romantic exchange of vows. With guests from around the world as their audience, the bride and groom performed a moving song they had written to an ukulele accompaniment. Alyson, a stunning beauty, was quite elegant with her blue parasol, matched by her two bridesmaids dressed in blue with white parasols.
Originally from England, Phil met his bride-to-be while both of them were teaching in Japan. Phil told me that he was immediately taken by Alyson’s lovely smile. When Alyson began planning for her dream wedding, she got a lot of inspiration and ideas from the girls on theknot’s Hawaii forum.
Dan Sanchez did an excellent job on her hair, and Jessica Waite, as always did fabulous makeup. I was greatly impressed by the naturalistic flower arrangements and bouquet that Bella Grace designed just a few days after having a baby! Bev Gannon’s catering company — Celebrations Catering, dished up scrumptious seafood, under the open sky. The lantern lit buffet dinner was coordinated by Joan from Celebrations Catering.
As always I am most grateful for Kim Aihara for photographing the wedding with me.
Alyson and Phil, Congratulations on your wedding! We wish you great joy for years to come.
Be sure to check out the slideshow at the end!
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Great job again.
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