Maui Wedding including wedding day details, bride and groom portraits, outdoor wedding and Hawaii wedding inspiration by Anela Benavides, Maui Hawaii wedding photographer

Mackenzie & Kadin have been together over 4 years now and met at a coffee shop Kadin was working at. Kenzie just happened to drive through one day and one thing led to another and they went out on a date. In 2016 they moved to Colorado for 8 months and then eventually moved back […]

Mackenzie + Kadin’s Maui Wedding

Sunset Ranch Oahu Hawaii Wedding

HOLY COW WHERE DO I START?! Glenn had a crush on Jade since middle school and had never built up the courage to take to Jade and in his head didn’t even think she knew he existed!!! He constantly got butterflies everytime she came around and secretly stalked her thru their years in middle school. […]

BOHO BRIDAL SESSION | HONOLULU, HAWAII

I LIVE FOR MY BOHO BRIDE’S. Straight out of my dreams are bohemian couples with lush greenery lounging on a peacock chair with INSANELY gorgeous florals. So I decided to make it a reality! I hosted a styled session with some of my absolute favorite local vendors around the island to come together and make […]

HAWAII DESTINATION ELOPEMENT SESSION | THE NELSON’S

Sena & Eric Nelson This Mountain top Elopement session was EPIC! I couldn’t imagine something more perfect being able to capture their time! Sena and Eric are such an adventurous couple who have been married for years and wanted to “Elope” again in the mountains. This is the moments I LIVE FOR. Traveling, adventuring, hiking […]

ABISH + JEREMY | HAWAII BRIDAL SESSION

ABISH + JEREMY WOW, this session is still one of my favorite sessions to date! Taken at the beginning of my photography career and can’t ever forget the feeling after editing + shooting this styled Bridal Session. I’m so grateful to expand, to grow, to meet others and work with amazing companies! Thank you to […]

SARA & LYLE’S WEDDING | LAIE HAWAII TEMPLE

I  was honored to take this sweet couples Bridal photos or “first look”. As well as their Wedding photos 2 weeks later!! They are SO dang cute together! Their Wedding was filled with good tacos, the little acai cart made by Amber Mozo. As well as Polynesian dancing and of course you can’t leave out […]