Maui Wedding & Elopement Photographer | Photos + Cinematic Highlight Reels

Your wedding photos shouldn't end up sitting in a folder you never open again. My clients leave with images they actually print, frame, and share, plus a short cinematic reel their friends will actually watch.

I didn't start out shooting weddings. I started out shooting burpees.

I run a CrossFit-style gym in Wailuku, and back when I first picked up a camera, it was just to catch the community during workouts, the PRs, the faces people make mid-thruster (not cute, very real). What I noticed pretty quick: the shots everyone actually cared about were never the posed ones. They were the ones where nobody was posing.

That's basically my whole approach to weddings now. I'm Mark Tablang, a Maui wedding and couples photographer, and my job is to stay out of the way and let the real moment happen. I'll usually kick things off with a quick "look at each other and laugh" to break the ice, but from there, over 90% of what I deliver is completely candid. No stiff posing, no performance.

 

What I Shoot

Maui weddings and elopements

Engagement sessions and proposals

Couples & Family sessions across the island

Instead of directing every move, I guide you into relaxed, natural interactions so what gets captured is real connection, not a performance. The result is photography that feels genuine and timeless, the kind you'll still love flipping through in twenty years.

 

 

Photos + a Highlight Reel

Most couples add a short highlight reel to their session these days. It's a 15 to 30 second vertical clip, set to trending audio, cut for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. No film crew, no scripted lines, no big production. Just a cinematic, shareable moment from your day that your friends and family will actually watch (probably more than once).

 

 

How I Became a Hawaii Photographer

My photography journey didn't start at a wedding. It started at my CrossFit gym in Maui.

I brought my camera to capture workouts and community moments — and realized quickly that I loved documenting real life as it happened. That eventually grew into photographing couples, engagements, and weddings across Maui and Hawaii.

What started as a hobby became a craft I care deeply about. Today I focus on photography that reflects how the moment actually felt — not just how it looked.

 

 

A Relaxed Experience, Start to Finish

Planning photos while you're visiting Maui should be the easy part of your trip. I'll help you pick the best beach locations, time everything around golden hour, and guide natural movement instead of stiff posing, so real moments happen on their own.

You show up and enjoy the moment. I'll handle the rest.

 

Ready to Plan Your Maui Session?

If you're planning a wedding, elopement, proposal, engagement session, or couples session on Maui, I'd love to hear about your plans. Spots are limited and dates fill up fast, especially during peak season.

 

Check availability and start planning your Maui photography session here.

 

Mahalo,
Mark