Ko'olina in the morning...

TANYA AND JUICE
...they need to thank a friend...

Back in very recent past, couples would get set up by friends, family, or even strangers. Fast forward to the present, friends and family really don't set up their single friends. Everyone is pretty much on their own. More so, no one really likes to get set up these days. And with the invention of the Internet, and the coolness factor of meeting people online become the norm, singles don't really need any ones help. But in this case, Juice, our man of the hour, needed just a little push.

A friend of Juice's actually posted his picture and profile on a site called greatboyfriends.com. From what Tanya told me, in order to get onto that site, you had to be referred. So about eight hours after Juice's profile was up, Tanya had found him. YEAH, THAT FAST!

Juice and Tanya corresponded through email for the next couple of weeks. He had not seen how she looked like, but still kept emailing her. He had connected with here through a Hollywood "You've got mail" scenario. Their first date would soon follow, and six years later, they got married. Isn't that frigging cool?

But, the point here, is that Juice didn't really meet Tanya all on his own. He and her were kinda setup....right?

Tanya and Juice, about to kiss!

The Maile lei that Juice is wearing is a tea leaf maile, it's much better than the real Maile!

Juice and Tanya decided to get married at Ko'olina Secret Cove, in the morning. They met with me the day before, right before one of my weddings. In fact, they met me as I was meeting Derek and Christine (the next couple I will be blogging about) Both couples pulled up into the parking lot at the same time! I bet it made me look like some big type of wedding big shot! Haha..

I love morning weddings at Ko'olina. The sky is blue, the sun is not out in full power, so it's still rather cool, and the sand isn't hot to walk in. The only thing I don't like about morning weddings at Ko'olina is waking up for them. I'm a night owl! I regularly stay up till 5am every night!

A lot of couples like this shot....so I shoot it all the time.

You know, I thought that it was really cool that Juice wore red, and Tanya wore a sun dress that had red colors in it. I never really thought it would be great colors for a wedding photo. But, it actually makes for amazing photos. What do you think? It really makes the photos pop doesn't it?

Juice, Tanya, I wish you my best, in life and in love. Your coolness factor is definitely a 10! Keep that... always! I pray the power of your love grows and accumulates every minute from the day you said "I do."

Steven Young
The Hawaii Wedding Reporter
http://www.dreamweddingshawaii.com