James Rubio: Big Island of Hawaii Wedding Photographer bio picture

hi there!

we're a husband and wife team (james & bev)

we're based out of hilo, hawaii on the beautiful big island of hawaii

we love our job

we love to travel

bev likes noodles and i like chocolate!

(but i also like noodles and bev likes chocolate too)

we also write a hawaii food blog: www.bigislandgrinds.com

upcoming travel dates

july 30-august 2 Maui, HI  ... august 7-9 Oahu, HI ... august 27-? Kauai, HI october 10 Oahu, HI

Please contact us if you are interested in a session :)

Yearly Archives: 2009

Tony & Diep Engagement

August 27th, 2009 — Onomea/Honomu, Big Island of Hawaii

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Tony & Diep were nice enough to pay us a visit from California for their engagement photos.  We will be shooting their wedding in California next year.   It was so nice hanging out with them!

Laura & Mark Wedding

August 10th, 2009 — Kona, Big Island of Hawaii

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Totally a super awesome way to get married!!!  We can safely say we’ve never shot a wedding anything like this.  Three canoes/boats were involved!

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Hi, I’m James Rubio, canoe paddler… and Laura, you are a great photographer. Thanks!

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Reception on the Body Glove.

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Bev’s photo:

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Bev captured these loving moments with Mark and his son.

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We later strolled Kona town for some late night photos.  laura-mark-kona-big-island-hawaii-wedding-1028laura-mark-kona-big-island-hawaii-wedding-1029laura-mark-kona-big-island-hawaii-wedding-1030laura-mark-kona-big-island-hawaii-wedding-1031laura-mark-kona-big-island-hawaii-wedding-1032

Laura & Mark, thank you for taking us on an exciting adventure!  We wish you and your family the best.

Onaona & Dave Wedding

August 8th, 2009 — Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii

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Bev took this photo of the cutest wedding guest ever!  Venue location was at OK Farms, Hilo.onaona-dave-wedding-hilo-big-island-wedding-hawaii-1010onaona-dave-wedding-hilo-big-island-wedding-hawaii-1011

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Onaona & Dave are so cute together!  They are a bit quirky… and weird… kinda like us. LOL…  even more so when their nerves got ahold of them before the ceremony. :)

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Lighting provided by Volcano Town Productions… amazing job!onaona-dave-wedding-hilo-big-island-wedding-hawaii-1025onaona-dave-wedding-hilo-big-island-wedding-hawaii-1026onaona-dave-wedding-hilo-big-island-wedding-hawaii-1027

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Merceda & Bill Wedding

August 1st, 2009 — Pahala, Big Island of Hawaii

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Ahhh… Pahala!  Life is just so much simpler and slower in Pahala. We just love laid-back country weddings like this. The location was at the Pahala Plantation House and it was all perfect.