Dreaming of Hawaii ~ Full Post!

Thank you for looking through our "Dreaming of Hawaii Sneak Peek post"! We have edited and organized the rest of the images we took on our trip and are happy to share them with you here. As a recap, Josh and I went for 8 days to Hawaii. Specifically, to Oahu. We stayed in Waikiki and took trips to the surrounding beaches with our new friends Krystal & Nate, who are in some of the images below ;)

This trip came at the perfect time for us wedding photographers... Even though we have already started our wedding season with a wedding in March and one in early April and one coming up at the end of April, we are still in the slow time of the year. When June comes, we will start working no-stop until the autumn, so leaving when we did and for as long as we did, was perfect. We are now recharged, tan, warm, happy and ready to start the season!

Hawaii was beautiful. We could have done more touristy activities, but decided to keep it slow and relaxed instead. We did spend a day on the bus and Pearl Harbor and then back to Waikiki. That day was special and moving and we feel honored to have been able to visit that National Park. We also took a kayaking trip with Krystal & Nate off of Kailua Beach, which is about 35 minutes away from Waikiki, on the eastern side of the island. The day started off sunny and warm, but then, on our way back from kayaking to a small island off the coast, a typical Hawaiian tropical storm hit us and we were forced to hurry back to the car. Regardless, the temperature was warm and our big camera was protected by the underwater housing we had rented that morning, so we had fun anyway! ;)

The next morning we all  set off for North Shore, to Sharks Cove. We arrived there at 7:30am and were done snorkeling by 9:30am! an early day, but perfect for having the cove all to ourselves and having a beautiful morning light for more underwater photography. Among all of the colorful fish swimming all around us, including a super cute yellow one that kept following us as we were moving around (see photo below ;) we ran into two different turtles! What a sight to see... there's a photo of me swimming with one of them below! :)

Krystal & Nate are in love and absolutely some of the most genuine and fun people we have met to date. we ended up spending most of the 8 days with them and it was perfect! We even got to do a little bit of a lifestyle shoot with the two of them and can't wait to see them again here in Portland. That is one of the aspects of travel that I have always loved most. The meeting with other fellow travelers, sharing stories, becoming friends and organizing future trips together. Love it!

Ok, enough words... here are the photos! Thank you for reading, looking and for your support! <3

~ Alice (& Josh)

Dreaming of Hawaii! ~ Sneak Peek!

Hi friends! Josh and I went on a much needed vacation to Hawaii last week and are already back in Portland, recharged and happy! The trip was 8 days long and incredible to say the least. The weather was perfect: 84 degrees and 70% humid. Sunny every single, day, except for the day we rented kayaks and an underwater housing for our big Nikon D3... that day, albeit warm, it poured. Totally worth the day-trip anyway, though!

We made new friends on the island too... Krystal and Nate are from Portland and we ended up spending the entire time with them. We even photographed them on a sort of quick lifestyle shoot to commemorate their love on the island-paradise. Along with all of the beach/sun/pina coladas in Waikiki and surroundings, we also decided to hop on the local bus for an hour and a half trip through city streets, all the way to Pearl Harbor. That day was amazing as well. Touching and special. What a place and what history.

We have lots more to share with you as far as commentary, and certainly lots of photos as well! I wanted to share this little tid bit and a few key images from our trip here, to make way for a "part 2" blog post, which will include many more details. We have so much to share with you and are super excited about it :)

To all of our clients and fans: thank you for making it possible for us to take this necessary trip away from home! We were in constant communication with you via facebook so I know we didn't miss a thing while we were away ;) We are grateful for having had this opportunity and for having such patient and awesome couples in our lives. This recharging trip was necessary to allow us to clear our minds, get set and GO forward with this year's wedding photography! We are ready and can't wait to see you super soon! :)

Talk to you soon!

~ Alice & Josh

An intimate World Forestry Center wedding in spring.

This must be a record blog post / sneak peek for us... Wendi & Danny's wedding was this morning! At the beautiful and historic World Forestry Center, near the Oregon Zoo, here in Portland. The day turned out to be on the warm side, with some fluffy clouds and a bit of sunshine as well. A perfect spring day for the Pacific Northwest with trees in bloom too!

We started at 9AM and ended around 3:30PM. In all of that time, we covered the entire wedding, from preparations to the goodbyes. What we were excited about the most, was how much time we had to spend, one on one, with Wendi & Danny! We walked to the Veteran's Memorial and then back down to the Peggy (the locomotive) and all around inside of the museum itself. This blog post is a collection of [mainly] Wendi & Danny artful/classy/fun photos ;)

One thing you might want to notice in detail is a photo of the two of them with their moms and dads... from WAY UP ABOVE! That, friends, is part of what MoscaPhoto is all about ;) We go the extra mile and LOVE to do it. Josh took a ride up the firefighters' harness seat, from the first floor of the museum, all the way to the ceiling. that's close to 100 feet up, harnessed in with feet dangling and camera gear in hand. It was SO worth it! Looking down on the smiling faces and taking the photo, was priceless :)

All of the little frames and papers and cake cutters and flowers, were hand made by Wendi and her family. She kept the process of coming up with wedding decor to a crafty self. The gifts that they gave their family members were framed images of them at the Ice Cave engagement session we photographed last January. Lots of personal touches and such a cozy small wedding too! The last photo is the WHOLE GROUP! 38 wonderful people who made Josh and I feel as if we were a part of the family.

Have fun in Antigua, you two!! ;) <3

~ Alice (& Josh)

On the train at the World Forestry Center.

A super quick Sneak Peek of Wendi & Danny's wedding day! We started early this morning, around 9am. The whole day went by quickly, yet, so much went on! We had a great time and can't wait to show you more, which will be something later today ;) And here is a link to their AWESOME engagement session at the Ice Caves at the base of Mt Adams in Washington. YAY :)

Wedding date: Saturday April 9th, 2011
Wedding location: World Forestry Center, Mt Hood Room, Portland OR
Dress: David's Bridal
Flowers: hand made by family