Angela and Dan make it ten years!

A DECADE OF LOVE

That's 3000 years in Hollywood years.

It was a rather normal morning when I got the call from Angela that she wanted to celebrate her tenth wedding anniversary in Hawaii. If I remember correctly, she told me, "Steve, I want to renew my vow's with my husband of 10 years, then jump out of a perfectly working airplane." It was at that moment when I realized what ten years of marriage could do to the human mind. She then informed me that she and her husband, Dan, had planned their jump at Dillingham Airfield on the North Shore in the morning, so she was looking to do a sunrise wedding somewhere near that area.

"Again," I thought, "Ten years or marriage can do a lot of damage to the human mind... Is she crazy? Morning? I'm not a morning person..."

"I'm ready to pay now Steve...."

Hey, I guess I am morning person! What time should I be there?

All joking aside, Dan and Angela were an awesome couple and an awesome client. I chose Keiki Beach as the ideal location for the vow renewal because it was the closest beach that I could find to Dillingham Airfiled that was perfect for sunrise pictures. The sun didn't really rise out from the ocean, but instead rose from the mountain, which was still very very cool.

It was raining up until 10 minutes before we began the ceremony. When the rain cleared, the sky cleared as well, and we were left with an amazing natural backdrop for pictures.

Conducting the vow renewal ceremony was Rev. Elias Parker, who performed a flawless Hawaiian ceremony.

at Oceans....where it all began!

Dan and Angela met at a club here in Hawaii called "Oceans." Ocean's is a fairly popular night club located on land, and is not known for it's successful dating scene. Women go there to hang out with their girlfriends, and most guys are too drunk to pick up a girl without offending them. Wait-a-minute, did I just describe the entire bar scene...in the world?

Drinks on....?

In any case, Dan and Angela met at Oceans. Angela recalls that Dan was so cheap, she had to buy Dan a drink on ladies night. Dan's smoothness didn't end there. At the end of the night, Dan couldn't remember her name, so he asked her "How do you spell your name?"

Where's the line?

10 years later, the happily married couple revisited where their magic started. Dan insisted he buy her a round this time. And later, after learning how to spell his wives name, he asked "Well, how do I spell my name? Is it Dan with a B?"

I made sure Angela and Dan paid me in full before they jumped out of a
perfectly working plane.



Whose that guy on Dan's back?

I, of course, had a little spending spree with my creative license here. Dan, Angela, it was great meeting you. Thanks for being cool, funny, and for the two dollar tip you left me when you borrowed my truck (I kid...I kid...) I hope to see you again when you make it back down here!


Steven Young