Happy Birthday Kiyana!

Today we celebrate my daughter’s birthday. 3 years ago on July 27, 2007 – my beautiful wife gave birth to the love of my life, Kiyana. Amazing how 3 years has gone by so fast. It only felt like yesterday when I first held her in my arms. She is growing up so fast! Words can’t express how blessed I am to have her.

Kiyana, one day you will be able to read this. Today you make 3 years old. You make mommy & daddy so proud! You have accomplished so many within the last 3 years. Not only you make our faces smile, you make everyone’s heart smile. My heart has never felt so much love until I have met you. Never in a million years I thought I would be a father, but when you came along, I felt so honored and blessed that you have chosen me to be your daddy. I enjoy every moment I have with you. You will always be the little twinkle star in my sky. You will always be the sunshine on my rainy day.  You will always be the little sweet angel that I long to have in my arms. I love you with all my heart.

Happy Birthday Kiyana! Mommy and Daddy loves you.:)

ed pingol - July 28, 2010 - 10:33 pm

awwww… A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kiyana!!! Tell her that the PINGOL FAMILY loves her too! =)

best,
//ed

Alisa Greig - July 28, 2010 - 9:10 pm

happy birthday to your cutie kiyana!

Jaymie Batoon - July 28, 2010 - 11:06 am

You guys are such a gorgeous family! God bless you guys and a big happy birthday hug to Kiyana from Addi. =)

Rajina - July 28, 2010 - 10:26 am

an amazing family with a beautiful princess kiyana!

Valerie Kobayashi - July 28, 2010 - 7:10 am

Soooo precious!! Happy, happy birthday sweet Kiyana . . .
We love you,
Grandpa & Grandma Val

hannah - July 28, 2010 - 2:46 am

adorable! i love the one of her on the turntables :)

Nikki - July 28, 2010 - 1:30 am

Beautiful post Frank! Happy Birthday Kiyana!

sarah - July 28, 2010 - 1:22 am

Oh how I love the last one and her sweet little face!!

meghan+brett: kekaha, kauai

Kauai LOVE! One of my favorite islands in the Hawaiian chain. What makes this island so special? Being able to photograph a wedding there, eating at Hamura’s Saimin & KFC (Kauai Fried Chicken – inside joke for all you Kauaians). Kauai is beautiful, green, laid-back, quiet, filled with friendly people & beautiful. Wait, I already said beautiful. With Kauai being so beautiful, Meghan+Brett had the hardest time choosing a venue for their wedding (after looking at various venues over and over). Little did they know that the most beautiful and perfect venue for their wedding was simply in their uncle’s backyard. What an amazing location it was! Thank you Meghan+Brett for letting me be part of your special day.

Pinky - July 27, 2010 - 2:24 am

AWESOME!

Kim - July 15, 2010 - 10:03 pm

Love the feeling of this wedding.. stunning images!

stacy - July 14, 2010 - 9:32 pm

beautiful!! love the water colour effect

Alisa Greig - July 14, 2010 - 5:04 pm

the best, simply the best!!

Lawanda - July 14, 2010 - 5:01 pm

Exquisite as always! Simply beautiful.

Joel Campos - July 14, 2010 - 10:48 am

Ha ha! love love the candids the hand holding the ring box! Inspiring as always my friend…

Nick Pugay - July 14, 2010 - 9:56 am

Your work always amazes me. Great job, Frank!

jenny+kekoa: lanikuhonua – kapolei, hawaii

What’s more fun than photographing a bride+groom being trashed? NOTHING. This was a blast! Jenny+Kekoa was such an amazingly fun outgoing couple to hang out with. They were both adventurous and was willing to help my vision come to life. Little did they know that our Trash The Dress  session would require your feet getting a little wet but who would of known they would be completely drenched. Total rock stars I tell you. They both battled the rough terrain, sharp rocks, rain, wind and some big waves.  Here’s a few images from there beautiful wedding and day after session. Thank you Jenny+Kekoa for letting me be part this memorable event. And thanks to Alex Rapada for assisting me & Studio Red for filming this amazing experience!


Wedding Planner: Seasons of Life Events
Flowers: Terrie Easley Designs
Cinematography: Studio Red
Make Up & Hair: Naturally You (CJ)
DJ: Troy Michael
Catering: Catering Connection

Diana - July 15, 2010 - 6:31 pm

Beautiful pictures. I feel like I was there with all of you.

Frank - July 14, 2010 - 8:50 am

Christie: Thank you! Awwww man…. Hopefully I get to shoot at some lava tubes soon! :)

Melody: Awwww. Thank you!

Kricia: Were you at the wedding? Did I talk to you at all? If not, wish you came up to me. Hope to bump into you soon.

Jana: Thank you for looking! :)

Christie - July 11, 2010 - 9:33 am

I LOOOOVE that first shot! I was at the lava tubes in Maui last week and I kept thinking “Frank could do a freakin’ rad ttd shoot in here!”

Melody - July 10, 2010 - 12:21 am

Your work is so inspiring!!!

Kricia Morris - July 10, 2010 - 12:18 am

It was tons of fun watching you work…great shots!

Jana Morgan - July 10, 2010 - 12:18 am

Epic!

beth+robert: kahili golf course – wailuku, maui

This was a wedding I shot back in March. Every time I’d fly over to Maui, I’d look down out of the plane and was curious about this amazing property. I didn’t know it was a golf course and that it was a venue for weddings. When I met up with Beth+Robert, they mentioned that they were getting married on a golf course located in Wailuku. They explained the details of the property and I knew exactly what they were talking about. I was overly excited to photograph their wedding! The day has finally arrived and their wedding couldn’t have been any more perfect. I was honored to photograph this wonderful couple and to help capture their love, emotions, laughter, friends & family all in one special event. Congratulations Beth+Robert!

Frank - July 14, 2010 - 8:47 am

Thank you Stacy!

Melody: Oh yes! I saw it and made sure I caught this important delicate piece. Thank you for looking. :)

stacy - July 10, 2010 - 10:35 pm

These are nicley taken and captured images.

Melody - July 9, 2010 - 10:57 pm

Amazing as usual! The brides pin on her bouquet got me a tad teary. Sweet touch.

Got 12 minutes to Spare?

Come follow me as I photograph Nicole+Cory’s beautiful wedding in Portlock, Hawaii. This is a time lapse of a photo taken every 2 seconds and put together as one little movie clip. What an amazing day it was! Enjoy!

Frank - July 14, 2010 - 8:46 am

Thanks Greg!

Nicole: Of course! Glad you liked it. :)

Nicole - July 14, 2010 - 2:19 am

Frank I love this! Any way you can include this for us? thanks again so much!
Nicole Irvine ;)

Greg Bumatay - July 4, 2010 - 6:31 pm

Wow I love it! Awesome footage, and looks like it was a fantastic day at the office.

the knot best of weddings: my acceptance photos

A few days ago, I got a nice surprise in the mail. YES! A “best of wedding” plaque from The Knot! And to share it with you all, here’s my acceptance photos (no speech as pictures says a thousand words). Thank you to all the brides (knotties!), grooms, vendors and cool people who voted for me! Without you, there’s no way I’d receive this. This one is for you!

Pinky - July 27, 2010 - 2:19 am

You are the besest! Congrats!!!

Frank - July 14, 2010 - 8:44 am

Thank You Everyone! Without all the awesome couples, this would no way ever be possible.

Samantha Yee - July 10, 2010 - 7:04 am

Congrats Frank! Well deserved..two years after our wedding, the pictures you took still bring me tears of joy!

Nick Pugay - July 9, 2010 - 10:17 pm

Haha!!! CONGRATS, Frank. Very well deserved.

Ivy Sahagun - July 9, 2010 - 5:29 am

Oh my goodness, this is hilarious! Looove these acceptance photos. Congratulations Frank! I was so excited for you when I heard from Alex. Definitely well-deserved!

Ashley Smith - July 7, 2010 - 8:49 pm

Congrats! Your photos are waaay better than a speech :-)

Keri Rivera - July 4, 2010 - 3:58 am

Congrats Frank!!!! You definitely deserve it!!

Alisa Greig - July 2, 2010 - 3:45 am

hey, i got one this year too!…..NOT! congratulations frank, you really are the best of!

Joanna Tano - July 1, 2010 - 10:57 pm

Congrats! Love it and love the knotties! What a fun bunch of brides they are :-)

Jaclyn Prody - July 1, 2010 - 10:34 pm

Congrats Frank! This is awesome and well deserved! -jackie

jessica+gary: westside, oahu

Jessica+Gary are avid tennis players. Tennis is actually what got them together so incorporating they’re favorite sport into an engagement session was such a fun and great idea. They were such a joy to photograph! I look forward to photographing their wedding in July of 2011.

Pinky - June 25, 2010 - 9:07 pm

awesome tennis shots!!! love them all =)

kim: four more months and waiting…

My wife and I can’t wait for baby to arrive. Kiyana is so ready to be a big sister. Just four more months. Daddy can’t wait to meet you and hold you in his arms.

Atanjeo - June 29, 2010 - 2:18 am

Wow wow Wow, absolut astonishing Pictures. Love your Work; Greetings from Germany

Pinky - June 28, 2010 - 3:38 am

beautiful! if i get pregnant again you’re doing my maternity pics =)

jennifer+cody: olowalu plantation house, maui

Maui is what I call my 2nd home. Within the last 2 month, I’ve been to this island seven times. So what brings me to Maui this time? An awesome couple, a beautiful wedding situated at  this amazing venue.  It’s been over two years since I last photographed a wedding here. Nothing much has changed since then but I was again in awe of it’s beauty (as if it was my first time).  I really had a blast photographing this couple and celebrating with their friends and family. Special thanks to White Orchid Wedding for putting together this amazing event.  Here are a few images from Jennifer+Cody’s special day.

Jennifer Nicholson - June 25, 2010 - 4:25 am

Thank you Frank for these amazing photographs of our special day. I could not have asked for a better photographer than you to catch the moments that flew by too quickly. Thank you for traveling around Maui the day after our wedding as well! I will never forget this experience, and we already plan to return in the future once we begin a family of our own. Thank you again for a a wonderful day.

Peggy - June 24, 2010 - 4:03 pm

Awesome pictures! How special to get married in such an amazing place! Thanks for sharing!

Anna Llamas - June 22, 2010 - 10:36 pm

My jaw just fell to the floor…beautiful pictures.Thanks for sharing.Great looking couple.

Helen McDonald - June 22, 2010 - 8:43 pm

How super fabulous!!
The photography is awesome!
The couple look sooo much in love.
I particularly like the photo of mother of the groom, in her
turquoise green dress with the beautiful diamond pendant.
Wish I had been there, but I feel so special just viewing these romantic photographs.
Helen

Jody - June 19, 2010 - 4:17 pm

Great pictures. Pretty bride & good looking groom! Brings back some memories of when I was in Hawaii in 1976.

Cari - June 17, 2010 - 8:16 am

holy cow these pictures are amazing! :)

Betty Gardner - June 16, 2010 - 3:49 pm

Your pictures are awesome – really enjoyed seeing them
as I was not able to attend the wedding of my grand-
daughter. She and Cody have my love and for you a
great big thank you for sharing these pictures.

Betty Gardner
Grandmother of Jennifer Nicholdson

Kathy Lowe - June 16, 2010 - 2:56 pm

These pictures could not be more beautiful!!!!! You created “forever” memories.

hannah - June 16, 2010 - 2:13 pm

this is magical frank! great work as always

gina+rob: st. augustine, sheraton, waikiki

Kim and Reco Caudle - July 11, 2010 - 2:20 am

To Rob and Gina!
You are truly a beautiful couple! The pictures are beautiful and we really wish that we could have been at the ceremony. We wish you a happy long life together!
Love your Cousin – Kim! and her husband – Reco.

Doreen Nozoe - June 21, 2010 - 11:46 pm

aloha gina & rob,
you two were such a laid back, gracious, and wonderful couple! It was a pleasure meeting you both and assisting in your wedding. thank you for selecting the sheraton waikiki resort to be the location for such a wonderfully happy and memorable event. all the best to you both, and may you return on many, many vacations in the future! a hui hou (until we meet again!)

Uncle John Chung - June 21, 2010 - 8:02 am

Dear Gina and Rob,

I am so proud of you both, especially Gina, achieving highest academic advancement in your young age.

Chung Family wish you very happy and prosperous, of course lots of my grand kids.

Stop by NJ paradise.

Love,
From Uncle John
Seoul, Korea

Aunt Sandy & Uncle Tom - June 18, 2010 - 6:56 pm

Robbie & Gina,
We are so sorry that we had to miss your wedding; how fabulous it must have been. The pictures are wonderful! Loved them & both of you too. Take care & enjoy the rest of your lives together.
Love, Aunt Sandy & Uncle Tom

Ed & Rita - June 17, 2010 - 1:48 pm

Your wedding pictures are just beautiful. Sorry we could not be there, but these pictures are so perfect, they make us think we were right there. Can’t wait to see you both when you come back to PA. Congratulations, & Best Wishes, Now and in the Future!

Maggie - June 17, 2010 - 2:15 am

Robbie and Gina, simply awesome photos. Sorry we couldn’t be there, it looks beautiful. Congratulations and love and happiness to you always. Love, Aunt Maggie & Uncle Gary

Mackensie - June 16, 2010 - 4:37 pm

These are just so beautiful! I love your profile shot in the limo and the ones at sunset!

LMKost - June 16, 2010 - 4:07 pm

Rob and Gina,

Beautiful pictures of a Beautiful Couple. VA and I missed very wonderful event. Thanks for sharing it with us through these pictures.

Congratulations and Best Wishes on your marriage and future Happiness together.

Sincerely,

Unc LarryM and Virginia

Simon Heu - June 16, 2010 - 2:20 pm

Gina and Rob
This is uncle Simon. You guys are great looking couple.
But Gina is looking a little better, he.he.–
We are so happy for you and wishing move forward for the future.
Remember,
A drop of water + a drop of water is NOT just two drops of water.
It will make a huge “one drop of water”.
We love you all.

Marie - June 16, 2010 - 11:01 am

These are beautiful!

Joanna Tano - June 16, 2010 - 7:19 am

WOW!!! Your work is always beautiful but this shoot is especially amazing! LOVE all the angles and different poses – you ROCK Frank! Your work is such huge inspiration and I love your style!

Bill & Debr - June 16, 2010 - 4:13 am

Wow, Rob and Gina! What fabulous photos!

stacy - June 15, 2010 - 6:47 pm

Beautiful photos for a beatiful bride

Tony So - June 15, 2010 - 10:12 am

Frank! These pictures express the feelings they both have for each other and how their day was from start to finish… Magical and Beautiful. It was a pleasure working with you. I’m so happy you captured the moments created by music and dance. It’s a beautiful thing combined with everything you captured throughout the day! See You Soon! Tony So http://www.thedjhawaii.com Peace and Beats!

thang truong - June 15, 2010 - 7:21 am

speechless…

jennie+james: westside, oahu

jalna - June 22, 2010 - 8:01 pm

Okay, so now the Mastah Photographah also performs miracles. That first shot is impossible to accomplish. And howdahell do you find these places? You make me sooooo jealous!!

gayle+landon: halekulani, waikiki

amy+deva: ihilani, lanikuhonua, kapolei

With love, all things are possible. That’s the message I got from their entire wedding.

I am truly inspired by Amy+Deva’s true love for each other. From the moment I first met with Amy+Deva (about 1 year ago) to do their engagement session, I felt a deep connection with them. They mentioned about a Hindu wedding which was going to take place on their wedding day. I was overly excited as I have never photographed such a cultural event. And finally, their big day has arrived. I have been waiting for this day for so long! Witnessing this memorable event has made me feel as I have transported to India and back. What a way to be culturally exposed. Thank you to Amy+Deva for letting take part of your amazing celebration. It’s an honor to be part of your circle of friends.


Also, check out their wedding article published in the New York Times. http://nyti.ms/abHeIT

This event wouldn’t have been possible without the help of these amazing vendors.
Finishing Touch, Flower Girls, Mood Event, Naturally You, Ihilani Resort, Lanikuhonua, Pacific Party Rental & Gourmet Events Hawaii.

Dr Vikas Mishra - June 23, 2010 - 8:47 am

Hi,

Congrats and best wishes for happy married life ,your wedding snaps are amazing and both of you look great

Luv

Aadhyaa,Rachna & Vikas

Peggy Rabideau - June 14, 2010 - 12:06 pm

Just beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing!

Micki - June 11, 2010 - 8:26 pm

These pictures are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for capturing this most memorable occasion for everyone involved. Congrats again Amy and Deva!

Linda Zarchin - June 11, 2010 - 2:06 am

Amy and Deva, The wedding pictures are magnificent….a reflection of the magnificent wedding day.
Love,
Linda and David

Divya - June 11, 2010 - 12:14 am

Your photos are absolutely visually stunning…Thank you for sharing such a wonderful special day & helping to create a lifetime of memories…

stacy - June 10, 2010 - 6:53 pm

Nice work, and cool photoshop ehancement

Alisa Greig - June 10, 2010 - 6:04 pm

SO beautiful as always! i really like the emotions you capture in all your images, and i like the layering of her dress–so pretty!

Pacific Weddings Photo Contest Summer 2010 Finalist!

It’s contest time again and I am deeply honored to have not one but TWO images selected as a finalist! Please vote for one of my images at the following link:

http://pacificweddings.com/destinationweddingblog/the-magazine/photo-contest-finalists-vote-now#main-comm-block

The winning  photo will grace The Last Word page facing the inside back cover of the magazine. It is a truly special page, dedicated with an inspirational scripture carefully selected. Cast your vote by midnight on May 26th, 2010. Will only count one vote per day per person, email or IP address.

Congratulations to Lindsey+Pat & Jessie+David!

kim’s birthday surprise: may 8, 2010

My wife had no clue what the day would lead to. It all started on May 6. Normally, she would get flowers delivered to her work. She waited and waited, but no flowers. On May 7th (birthday eve), I surprised her with 2 dozen roses. She acted happy but I knew she was a bit disappointed because she really thought I FORGOT she disliked RED roses. My main motive was to get her a bit irritated.

The following morning I woke up really early (6:00AM) kissed her cheek (while she slept) and whispered to her that I needed to complete a wedding before we could do anything. Kiyana woke up at about 7:30 therefore she couldn’t sleep in. My poor wife felt as if there was nothing special going on and that I didn’t care it was her birthday.

So then by 10:30AM I mentioned that we had an appointment at 12:30. She had no clue as to what. It was for a facial at Ampy’s in Ala Moana.

Following her facial, we had an appointment for hair. Went to Kissa Salon where her brother Kit Luu worked.

Right after her hair, we went to MAC (which she LOVES so much) for mini make-over. The make-up took awhile which gave me some in between time to see what was on with the setup at the restaurant.

Right after the make-up session, we had an appointment for manicure and pedicure. Unfortunately, this session took the most time and delayed everything. Our surprise for her was set back 45 minutes. Everyone was getting hungry. But I am glad the delayed happened. People that texted me saying they would be late, was on time! YAY!

She thought the day was over…and didn’t know that the best was yet to come.

I mentioned to her that her while she did her manicure, I ran into one of her friends and mentioned that we should go visit them and their newly born son. Kim was excited. Emmelyn came to greet us at the front door. The rest is history. She will never forget this day.

Special thanks to Alex (who did all the background leg work) and video. And thank you to everyone who made it out to the party. Without you, this birthday celebration would have not been possible.

Watch the video below to see how the day unfolded.

Kim’s Surprise Birthday Party! from Alex Rapada on Vimeo.

Ivy Sahagun - May 27, 2010 - 6:47 am

Looks like she had an awesome day! Loved the video.

mauriceramirez - May 12, 2010 - 5:42 am

this is awesome! (takes notes…)

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