Tad Craig Photography

From earlier conversations with the coordinator I knew this wedding was going to be “Super Fabulous”! I just did not know HOW “Super Fabulous” it actually was going to be.
Ileana & Dax had been dating for ten years and have a three year old daughter. She had bought her AMAZING dress, three years earlier, and had kept it hidden from her husband for all that time.
Living in Las Vegas, their busy lifestyle had not permited them to get married sooner & finally the day came to say “I DO”!
With about 60 of their closest friends & family, they said their nuptials to each other. The evening was beautiful with soft clouds making the light easy to work with & comfortable as everyone enjoyed the evening. Their little girl was SO Cute. She constantly was doing little “cute” things which made for great photos.
Their sunset they scored was also amazing.
Leah Robb of Island Wedding Memories not only coordinated the evenings events, but also made all the incredible flowers that adorned the tables.

Enjoy the pictures & Congrats to Ileana & Dax!

I met with Ashley & Adam in early December when they came to Maui to begin planning their Maui wedding. We immediately got along great!
Fast forward six months & all of the planning for their gorgeous wedding @ Sugarmans Plantation Estate in Makena came to fruition.
Tropical Maui Weddings took care of all of the beautiful details and put on a fantastic wedding!!!
My friend Kimokea was also a family friend of theirs & was the officiant. His words were as beautiful as the location in self! The evening was filled with laughter, joy & lots of dancing.
Enjoy the pictures & Congratulations to Ashley & Adam.
Thank you for letting me be part of your special day!
Tad

Christmas Eve, I arrived at the gorgeous Sugarmans Plantation House to find that it had just rained. The fresh smell of rain dampened the grass a weeee bit, but NOT the brides enthusiasm to get married! The bride also knew I’m a cyclist & proudly told me how her finace had just ridden his bicycle UP Haleakala & summited the 10,023′ feet mountain. Quite an acomplishment for anyone, including a groom getting married in a few days time.

With just a few of their closest friends & family by there sides they tied the knot with a short but sweet ceremony. They were gifted with a stunning sunset & gorgeous light! A photographers delight!

Enjoy the pictures & Congrats Nicole & Kevin

OMG this wedding was SO MUCH FUN to shoot!!! The groom is totally involved in The Rockstar Energy drink Racing Motorcycle team, along w much of the wedding party. Being the unique people they are; they had their wedding the “WAY” they wanted it. I loved Jennifer’s black wrap around her dress & of course all the Rockstar energy caps the groomsman were wearing. We were talking & when I told them I was also a sports photographer, they asked if they could do some “unusual” groomsman pictures! “Of course”, I replied! OMG, I was so cracking up it was hard to keep the camera still. They had me “rolling” just about the whole time. Congratulations to Jennifer and James!

Ampy & Jahmal did things in reverse. They settled down, had two kids & after 12 years decided it was time to have the wedding of their dreams! They planned a beautiful wedding at Sugarmans Plantation house in Makena Maui. With every detail in place, Ampy’s mom walked her down the isle & gave her away. While their two kids looked on, Ampy & Jahmal repeated their nuptuals & sealed the deal. The evening of their wedding was gorgeous with soft light (LOVE IT). After sunset they made an arousing entrance directly into their first dance. Soon after Jahmal danced with his mom. They both sang the song they danced to while mom tapped him on the chest in a since giving him away. It was very emotional watching it!!!
That night I shot about 1500 images so here is just a small sample of images.
Many, many Congratulations to Ampy & Jahmal on a fantastic wedding. It was truely a pleasure working with the two of you & your families!!!
Enjoy the pics!!!

Not so often am I asked to start shooting in the morning and finish after sunset. Lisa & Mark had Sugarmans Plantation House rented for the whole day, & thats just what we did. In all the years working on this property, I had never shot there first thing in the morning. OMG the place was SO BEAUTIFUL! I love that turquoise water & brilliant blue sky as the back drop. It was really fun working with everyone as well on such a joyous day. As magical as the day was, the sunset was pretty amazing also. Enjoy!!!!

So 2 of my closest friends are named Erin & Jeff. On my way to shoot Erin & Jeff’s wedding, I called my friends Erin & Jeff to tell them I was shooting their wedding. Of course they were in in Oregon, but they got a laugh out it.

My clients Erin & Jeff, had their beautiful wedding in Makena @ Sugarman’s estate. The evening was absolutely perfect with GREAT light. I loved how playful they both were & I think it shows in the pictures! On this day Team Canada was playing Russia in Hockey. At first it was difficult to pry the guys away from the game. You can see that in one of the pics. Enjoy!!!

OMG this was such an AMAZING wedding! Sherri, Casey, family & friends were all from Canada & they were having a good time. They had all been here in Maui for the previous week & had been surfing & BBQing & all sorts of fun things. On their wedding day everyone was in super high spirits laughing & enjoying a magical night. My assitant Marie Claude & I shot over 1700 images. Here is a very small sampling of thier evening! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!