Waimea Canyon Elopement Kauai | Melanie + Matthew

Ever wondered if the Grand Canyon was the only one of its kind and magnitude? Well, me too, and let me tell ya there is a Hawaii version of the Grand Canyon in Kauai and it is absolutely breathtaking, and blew all of my expectations out of the water. I will gladly travel back here ANYTIME to shoot here over and over and over and over again!! 

Melanie + Matthew were visiting Kauai when we met up and did some couples photos for them, all because instagram brought us together!! Matthew lives in Australia, and Melanie lives in Tampa, but she is working on getting her paperwork so she can move to Australia to be with her husband and no longer do long distance!! 

We drove around chasing the sunset, stopping at a few different viewing points, getting to see Waimea Canyon, the Napali coast, which was covered in clouds but the green mountain sides of the napali coast were peeking out! We were greeted with rushing winds, which made it a lot colder than you think Hawaii should be, but we were shown the most beautiful double rainbow, that turned around and under the cliffs edge, so it made the goose bumps and shivers worth it. 

We ended the night under the blue lit sky, pink canyon behind us, shivering in each others arms, running and doing jumping jacks to stay warm, but admiring all that was around us. The noises of animals in the woods, the wind blowing in our barefoot and hair, causing way too many tangles, and the moon shining through the clouds that made for the most beautiful backdrop. 

Needles to say this shoot brought about a life long friendship with these two, an insane amount of fitness and yoga inspiration (they both are so fit and flexible its INSANE and so freaking hot) a bit of jealousy because of Matthew’s amazing Australian accent, and a new found love for these two!