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The Holiday Bar
December 2019 

    What started off as a two-hour break at The Holiday Bar, between the Kepa's wedding ceremony and their reception, quickly turned into a Christmas photo shoot! Shout out the Bronson & Kekai on tying the knot and announcing #WEGOTAKEPA! Cheee Heeee...
   One night, when Bloss and I were headed to Target at Ala Moana, we drove pass this Christmas themed store and knew we had to go there. But it turned out to be a bar. So when the opportunity came, bam, we were in there! Yes, it's a bar, with Christmas themed drinks. They have both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. But since I don't drink, I had the hot cocoa with candy cane marshmallows. Loved it. We need to go again at night. If you walk into that place and don't feel the Christmas spirit. Something is wrong with you!
    I had my camera on me, like always, and started shooting the place and the details they had going. Where the heck do they put all those things and how can I get my house to look this way? That's what I wanna know. But as I'm shooting, I can already tell Jon-Trey wanted to take some pictures! hahaha.. So as we're eating and having our drinks, the Queen HAD to have her photo taken. Once she started it, everyone had to have one! All the photos looked amazing and Christmas is all over these photos. Not sure if they really allow that type of thing there. But since we were the only ones in there, we made it happen!

Go check it out if you get the chance!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Check out all the photos here! 
>>>The Holiday Bar Shoot<<<

Disney California Adventure

DISNEYLAND 2019 

    We work so hard, and deal with so much in our life that we tend to forget why we do it at all.  So when we have time alone to focus on nothing but our family, everything falls in to place.  No matter how ugly the world gets, my family will be protected, and I will make sure they know that they are loved.  The goal is to give our kids more than what we had growing up.  Not necessarily material items, but memories.  Lucky for them, I'll document it all with photos!
    We spent 3 days total at Disneyland and California adventure.  The boys loved it! Even if all we did was ride 1 ride and 1 show per day. haha..  The max time these boys can stand in line is 30 minutes.  After that they start running around and acting a fool.  Kicking people, poking their butts, making fart noises, and fighting with each other.  We though we were gonna beat the Spring Break crowd. *eerrp!* We were wrong! lol.  But the boys enjoyed every minute and for that, so did I. Wife happy, kids happy, I'm happy. In that order..

Time well spent, memories to last forever, and love that'll never fade. 

>>>Disneyland Photos<<<

XI-FAMILYJordan XI Family Extra pair with a cheer bow?

Valentine's Day 2019

    Valentine's Day 2019, easily one of the best days of my life. Blessings on Blessings.
For the past couple of months we've been holding on to a secret that only family and the close circle knew. The fact that they were able to keep it a secret this entire time is amazing! haha.. We're having a baby!
   We started off the day at First Look Ultrasound. Bloss couldn't wait and NEEDED to know if she was gonna continue being a Boy Mom.. or if she'd get her Princess. hahaha.. We've waited weeks for our appointment and the day was finally here. Bloss was so excited, super nervous, and I think she fully prepared herself for a boy. I mean.. she already has 3. Whats one more?!  Everyone who could make it to the appointment was there, and if they weren't, FaceTime made it possible.
   We went in the room and BAM.. baby on the screen. The entire time I'm thinking, I don't see a stick. LOL. Right from the start.. I knew. The bodyguards have been made and the Princess finally beat the boys, and she's on her way!

    Later that night, Bloss & I, has a special evening plan with our boys. We reserved a spot with Honolulu Horse & Carriage, and had a ride in Waikiki by Kapiolani Park. It's been raining lately, but as soon as we got on, the rain stopped and we enjoyed an awesome ride. Still amazed how they can train and control these amazing animals. They said they have Christmas rides that leave from Iolani Palace every year. We're definitely going to try and ride this year! Tanakas to end the night.

    I hope everyone had a Valentine's Day full of love. If not with someone, then with the people who love you back!

Here are some photos of our day..
>>> Valentine's Day 2019 <<<

Hawaii Optimum PerformanceTrain Like A Pro Small glimpse of the HOP facility

Hawaii Optimum Performance

   There is no doubt that Wedding & Portrait Photography is my bread & butter as a photographer. I love taking photos of individuals, couples, families, who will print and look at the photos I take for generations to come. Forever Memories.  But I'm also a graphic designer, videographer, & photographer all in one. They go hand in hand with what I do and my way of showcasing my art.  This is the reason why I'm super excited to be working with HOP Training.
   HOP Training is for athletes, any athlete, who wants to have elite training to step their game up. It doesn't matter the sport. Football, basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, surfing, etc. This is also a training facility of Pro athletes during their off-season. NFL players train here (co-owner, Michael Bennett), Pro-Surfers train here, Pro Tennis players train here, etc. Hey.. if it's good for them. It's good for any athlete of any age and caliber to train here. Our son trains here and you can easily tell the difference in his game. Can't wait to get my two RM's training!
   I'll be working with HOP and utilizing all my skills to help market and promote the facility. Photos, graphic designing, videography. All the things I love to do. See, I'm not trying to just stick to doing one thing.. I want to put my work out there and do more. They know the value in what I can do and I know the value of what they can do for athletes.  So stay tuned for more of my work with HOP.  Contact them and mention my name.  Give them a try and see what they can do for you or your child.

   If any brands, influencers, companies want to work with me. Feel free to email me! Let me know what you're trying to do and we can get it going. I'm down to work with anyone who likes my work.

HARD COUNT TOURNAMENT

   This past weekend was the Hard Count Tournament for, I believe, 6u-12u athletes. The talent that Hawaii youth posses is incredible. Let’s me know that Hawaii kids deserve to be looked at by college scouts continuously. UH needs to step up and appeal to the younger generation in hopes of keeping them home for college. Some of these games are so intense, it already places these athletes in nail-biting, championship, situations. 

   I was able to get some awesome shots of some of these athletes in action. So go check them out and share with people who might have an athlete I got a photo of. These moments are always cherished as they get older. I'll be posting more throughout the season under the "Athletic" tab on my website. Hi-res files will be available to download and you can have them printed yourself., or you can screen shot it if you'd like as well if it's good enough for your social media. 

>>Hard Count Photos<<

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Kanaka Maoli Festival
Photo Blog

     Another successful year at the Kanaka Maoli Festival! This year it was at the Bishop Museum. Such an amazing event to be surrounded by our Hawaiian people, the culture, the youth. My sister and her family all speak Hawaiian and I think it's pretty damn cool. So every year my nieces school throw on this event. We get a booth for our clothing brand to sell our items and this year we had a clearance like no other! $5 shirts, $10 hats, $15 hoodies. I mean.. some people finished some Christmas shopping at our booth alone! haha.. But the best part of it all are all the Hawaiian games they have for the youth and adults. Caught a few photos from the day. Would've gotten more but the crazy weather was rainy, sunny, cool, repeat.

Kanaka Maoli Festival
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Thank you to those that stopped by our booth!
RM

Photos By RM

Hawaii Wedding Expo
Photo Blog

     This past weekend was our very first Wedding Expo to help push our photography business. Though I've been doing photography for about 10 years now. It has been more of a hobby with little jobs here and there. But nothing I thought I'd pursue full time. But with the help of my wife, and her backing me 100%, it's definitely been a blessing. The ultimate goal is to have more free time for my family, while doing something I love.

     So going in to this we had ZERO clue of what to expect, how to set up a photography booth, or if people actually go to these wedding expos. We just had our wedding in August, and not once have we gone to a wedding or bridal expo. We've done craft fairs to sell our clothing brand, www.ThrowbackLeague.com, but nothing like this! We went in with the mindset that any exposure is good exposure. Especially knowing the reason people are attending the expo is to hire companies like us!  The entire weekend went well. Our booth turned out exactly how we envisioned it, and be WE, I mean Blossom & Kaycee! hahaha..  We got a lot of compliments on our booth and I think we passed out more than 250 fliers to brides/couples.  So with that being said.. it was a success for us!  Although I did get the feeling from other vendors that it wasn't the turnout they were expecting. But what do I know?

     To add to the craziness.. we're doing another event in January! The Bridal Expo, January 11-13 at the Blaisdell Center. We got word from other vendors that THIS is the expo to go to and the turnout is 3-4x the amount that the wedding expo had. So please, please, please come visit us or tell your friends and family about us!

Hawaii Wedding Expo
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Thank you to those that stopped by our booth!
RM
 

Kaua'i Pop Warner Cheer Camp

     This past weekend the Aloha Nation team went up to the island of Kaua'i to do a pop warner cheer camp. It was actually a rescheduled camp since the original dates were the weekend where Hurricane Lane paid the Hawaiian Islands a visit. The weekend started off with a truck back up into my Audi as I waited for their parking stall in the airport parking structure. Definitely not how I wanted to start my Aloha Friday. The weekend went great and the camp seemed to be a success! We Hope to be back next year. But I gotta say.. KAUA'I IS HOOOT! haha..
     The hardest part of the weekend has to be keeping the RM boys occupied. They're full of energy for sure. But where ever we go, they go. Plus we'd miss them too much. Thank you Kaua'i ohana for embracing them!

Kaua'i Pop Warner Cheer Camp
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Thanks for stopping by!
RM

This weekend we will be heading over to Kauai for a Pop Warner Camp with Aloha Nation. It will also be the start of my first Photo Blog that I will be starting on my website. We travel a lot, have stay-cations, events, etc. Instead of overloading my Instagram feed with personal photos. I will be putting them on my website instead for everyone to see. I've always wanted to do something like that so this project will be really fun for me.

Stay tuned for my first Photo Blog!

Aloha
RM

Hurricane Lane

Hurricane Lane

With Hurricane Lane amongst us here in Hawaii.
All I can say to the people of Hawaii is BE PREPARED, BE SAFE!

What ever will be, will be.
We will adjust and deal with the affects as they come.

Aloha
RM