Rain rain go away....

A candid shot. I took this on film, toyed with some filters on the computer
and now this looks like an antique photograph doesn't it? This was a 11-11-11
sunrise wedding. It STORMED across the entire island in the morning...ironically, the rest of the day was perfect weather.

RAIN RAIN, GO AWAY

Plan B for bad weather

One of the most common concerns with couples planning a Hawaii Wedding, or any outdoor wedding is the weather. "What if it rains on my wedding day Steve?" is a common question I get asked all the time.

My answer?

Well, most likely, it will rain on your wedding day somewhere in Oahu. But chances are, it won't rain at your ceremony because I plan most of my weddings on the North or West shore, which just so happens to be the dryer side of the island. Rain conglomerates around where I live, on the windward side of the Island, in Kaneohe, around the east side of the island.

But what happens if rain does strike on your wedding day? And this isn't just a passing shower, it's an "epic monsoon style movie like rainstorm made for Vietnam movies." Well, we have a couple choices to choose from:

1) We could go on with your wedding in the pouring rain (which is never the best option)
2) We can postpone your wedding date
3) We can perform your ceremony and take those blue sky photos on another day if time permits.

I think this shot is one of my favorite shots I have ever taken in my life because
it says a lot. Maybe that marriage can survive any stormy weather?
It falls more into the art category than wedding photo category doesn't it?

Let me repeat!! More than likely, you shouldn't have to worry about rain on your wedding day. Rarely does it rain across the entire island. If it's raining on the North Shore, we'll move your location to the west shore. If it's raining on the west or North shore of the island, we'll move it east. Before each wedding, I check the radar map to see where the rain is at, and will give you a heads up on the weather we are looking at.

And lastly...don't worry about your pictures. If it rains. I still can get great photos for you. They'll just look different than what you're used to seeing on my website.

Oh, before I forget, Andrea got rain on her wedding day.. But, she also got a rainbow on her wedding day...isn't that cool? No computer graphics here.

Steve