As we celebrate this day of Thanksgiving, it’s a good time to think about what you’re grateful for and what’s important. For me, I am grateful for: My parents, for being so supportive and understanding of everything that I do; My brother Clarence & sister-in-law Sayaka,, for helping me out and being so awesome; My …
Tag Archive: 2010
Nov
20
Being the DJ at the Business of Networking social event, November 2010 at Edition Waikiki
All images courtesy PINKY YOSHIMOTO / Pinky Photography While I am well-known as as Hawaii wedding emcee, I did get my training and background initially as a Hawaii DJ, and I put those skills to use on November 17 at the Business of Networking social event at the Edition Hotel in Waikiki. The event …
Nov
08
Being the Master of Ceremonies for Rodelyn & Garrett’s Kauai wedding, September 2010 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Rodelyn & Garrett | Wedding Highlights Same Day Edit, courtesy Crane Media Productions Garrett & Rodelyn Nishida wanted something different. With their wedding on Kauai, they knew that their guests’ experiences at weddings were limited to “typical weddings” that were very cookie-cutter, very carbon-copy. But they didn’t want to give their guests that. They …
Nov
03
Being the Master of Ceremonies for Merlyn & Joseph’s Hawaii wedding, August 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki
Merlyn + Joseph // party time (SDE) courtesy ARIA Studios. Merlyn & Joe Guieb wanted a great party. For their Hawaii wedding in Waikiki, they had decided early on that they wanted their guests to leave the reception at the end of the night with a lot of positive & happy memories, and they …
Oct
07
Wedding Expo: Find Your Hawaii Wedding DJ, Emcee, and other Pros for your Hawaii Wedding this weekend at the Convention Center!
It’s expo weekend! I’ll be at the World Class Wedding Expo on Friday & Saturday, October 8-9, at the Hawaii Convention Center. If you’re looking for a wedding DJ, photographer, emcee, videographer, venue, hotel, or other wedding professional to help you at your Hawaii wedding, this is a GREAT event to go to. Swing by …
Sep
23
The busy life of a Hawaii Wedding Emcee
I’ll admit that my blog hasn’t been getting much love lately. Then again, as we wrap up the busy summer wedding season, it’s a good sign that I have been spending my time on my clients’ events rather than writing for this blog. Please keep in mind that this isn’t simply a “show-up-and-talk-on-the-microphone-for-five-hours” job; in …
Aug
23
Being the Master of Ceremonies & DJ for Will & Joanne’s Hawaii wedding, August 2010 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
All images courtesy JOANNE & WILL ROSS The Hawaii wedding of Joanne & Will Ross was truly an international affair, with guests coming from both sides of the Pacific Ocean to witness and celebrate the event, so it was truly fitting for them to have their wedding in Hawaii, almost halfway between their countries. They …
Aug
13
Learning and networking with other Hawaii Wedding Professionals at this month’s NACE Hawaii meeting at Koolau Ballrooms
It was nice to go “over the hill” to the windward side again last Tuesday to attend the NACE Hawaii monthly meeting. It was held at Koolau Ballrooms, so it was nice to see Norman Higashi and Steven Nagamine again. If you recall, I recently worked with Steven at Carol & Martin’s Hawaii wedding in …
Aug
10
Being the Master of Ceremonies & DJ at Amber & Caleb’s Hawaii wedding, July 2010, Mid Pacific Country Club
When I first met Amber & Caleb Henderson, I knew that their Hawaii wedding was going to be an incredibly fun one. They are very active, very outgoing people, and they made it a point to mention that their guests were just as active and outgoing as they are. They also mentioned that they were …
Aug
01
Being the Master of Ceremonies & DJ at Carol & Martin’s Hawaii wedding at Koolau Ballrooms
I first met Carol & Martin Miyashiro at the Hawaii Bridal Expo. They stopped to chat and listen to what I had say, and when we connected a few days after the expo, Carol & Martin had a great time talking about how fun and crazy their families were, and how lively, fun, and …