Documentary-style wedding and family photography from a Kāneʻohe-based photographer who grew up on the same beaches she shoots.
I'm Cami Kāhealani Brown. I grew up in Kāneʻohe, went to Kalāheo High, and started shooting weddings the year I came home from college. That was 2019. I've now photographed over 180 Hawaiʻi weddings — most of them on the windward side, a fair number on the neighbor islands, and the occasional small ceremony on a fishing boat off Mokuluas.
My approach is documentary. I don't pose people unless they ask me to. I try to be invisible enough that you forget I'm there, then deliver a gallery that looks like the day you actually had — kids running into the water in their aloha-print dresses, your tūtū crying at the first dance, the kālua pig getting pulled at golden hour.
I'll always remind you to leave time in the day for nothing — for talking story with cousins, for sitting down. Those are the photos people actually print.
Galleries deliver in 4-6 weeks. Every package includes a digital gallery, print release, and a phone call with me before the day so I'm not a stranger when I show up.
Lia & Ryan H. · Hilo / Seattle
Cami flew over to Hawaiʻi Island for our wedding and somehow made the whole day feel calmer. We barely noticed her shooting and ended up with a gallery that's mostly real moments — my dad fixing his lei, my niece running into the water in her dress. Worth every dollar.
Kanani P. · Kāneʻohe
We did a four-generation family portrait at Heʻeia State Park for my tūtū's 90th. Cami got a shot of all four generations holding hands that's now hanging above my mom's couch. She didn't try to make us pose like we were on a Christmas card.
David W. · Honolulu / Brooklyn
We eloped on the North Shore with five guests. Cami came on a fishing boat with us at sunrise the next morning to do portraits in the channel. The galleries are unreal. She's the rare photographer whose photos look better the longer you sit with them.
These are starting packages. Most vendors will customize for your date, headcount, and the kind of party you're throwing — ask.
3 hours
Coverage of ceremony plus an hour of portraits. Digital gallery delivered in 4 weeks. For groups under 30.
6 hours
Getting-ready, ceremony, family portraits, first hour of reception. Most chosen by couples doing dinner-only receptions.
10 hours
Full day from getting-ready to send-off. Second shooter included. Engagement session add-on available.
Booked dates are pulled from the vendor's own calendar. If your date is open, you can request a quote — they'll confirm in their reply. Most events lock in 2–6 months ahead in Hawaiʻi; for May–August dates, sooner is safer.
Performances rooted in lineage. Kahiko and ʻauana under the direction of Kumu Hula Lehua Kalama-Iaea.
Restored 1930s plantation hall on the windward side. Six acres, room for 200, sliding-door views of the Koʻolau.
Third-generation North Shore shave ice. Real fruit syrups, fresh from the family stand, brought to your party.