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I met up with Daphne & Mateo at Hanalei Bay in Kauai here in Hawaii to celebrate their anniversary.  One year ago, these Kauai locals tied the knot and they wanted to do a special session to commemorate the first of what is sure to be many years of marriage! There is traditionally heavy emphasis […]

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I met up with Daphne & Mateo at Hanalei Bay in Kauai here in Hawaii to celebrate their anniversary.  One year ago, these Kauai locals tied the knot and they wanted to do a special session to commemorate the first of what is sure to be many years of marriage! There is traditionally heavy emphasis […]

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