Dave Miyamoto & Company

The company I work for hired Dave as a photographer for our company Christmas party, and he did a fantastic job! I had no idea that he took so many great shots during our event, since I did not see him much while he did his thing. We provided Dave a program listing in advance, along with some direction on the day of the party, and Dave was on it like a true professional from start to finish, capturing many planned and candid photos to make our event all the more memorable. Dave provided a DVD with the photos he took upon receiving payment, and I am amazed at how detailed the images are. Our smartphone pictures pale in comparison to the ultra-​high resolution shots he took! Awesome job Dave, you rock!

A big thank you to Dave. He took amazing pictures for us. Thank you for capturing our special aloha special day.

Dave is a wonderful photographer. His laid back approach kept me relaxed throughout the day. He was also kind enough to stay over the allotted time in order to capture the last few highlights of our wedding. The pictures are beautiful. Dave captures the aloha spirit in everything he does, and his pictures speak the same.

Dave Miyamoto Photography Company is without a doubt the best in the islands. He was able to capture every aspect of our recent wedding with class and professionalism, catching everyone and every joyful event so unobtrusively, which is quite an accomplishment with a large family and friends flown in for the happy occasion. Amazingly, despite the last minute cancellation of venue due to impending dual hurricanes, he arranged to accomodate us a day early with just a few hours notice, effectively de-​stressing everyone, and was flawless in execution! We could not have expected or asked for anything better. He even stretched out his day to cover a memorable family-​audience hula participation at the reception. The difficult problem is in selecting the final photos as they are all «keepers». For anyone planning a Hawaiian destination event needing the services of a very talented and professional photography service, we highly recommend that you contact Dave first. A great big MAHALO to Dave and Michelle to capture the memories of a fantastic wedding day.

Words cannot express our gratitude to Dave. He must be an angel sent from wedding heaven! Aside from being a great photographer, he is a wonderful person! We found Dave through browsing the vendor albums at the Wedding Café. Once we viewed his albums and saw the packages he offered, we knew he was the wedding photographer for us. In his photos, he captured those unforgettable, joyful moments and emotions. It was as if we were at that wedding as a guest. So you could imagine how ecstatic we were when Dave said he was available on our wedding day!
Although it can get stressful during the wedding planning, when you sit down with Dave, you know everything is going to be okay and there’s no need to stress. Dave helped us with our wedding day timeline such that our 3-​hour coverage package captured our entire wedding – ceremony, reception, and family and couple photo shoots. (Mind you, we were flexible with our reception agenda and chose not to have the pre-​ceremony/​getting ready shots.)
Since our wedding venue was not at the beach or near a «picturesque» backdrop (e.g., mountains in the distance), we wondered if that would affect our portrait-​style shots. That was not a concern to Dave. He said as long as he found the right lighting, it wouldn’t matter the backdrop. He was right. Our photos were beautiful – from the «candid» photos that showed the sheer joy in our and our family and friends’ faces to our portrait-​style photos. When we shared our photos with family and friends, many couldn’t believe the shots were taken at our wedding venue, a restaurant in the middle of town. We received nothing but wonderful comments of how beautiful the photos turned out.
Dave is an amazing photographer and has a great eye for capturing great shots. He captures the pure love and joy that is in everyone’s hearts into his photos. Thank you, Dave!

Absolutely beautiful photos! Dave was a pleasure to work with, both him and Michelle are so friendly, relaxed, and professional, I would work with them again in a heartbeat. I had amazing engagement photos taken in the Bay Area and people were mortified to find out I was having someone else photograph the wedding. Dave’s photos instantly caught my attention, I loved his combination of traditional, creative, and candid shots. My first call with Michelle I knew they were going to be a good match to my style. I was overjoyed with our wedding pictures and love that they have a different feel than our engagement session.
Dave worked with me to set up a timeline that captured getting ready photos thru all the main events. The day of, he just did his thing. He captured so many moments that I had no idea he was observing. He captured every moment, I feel like nothing was missed. The best part was he was able to capture the emotion of the day without being in your face at all. Everything was beautiful and I had the proofs and video before I was back in California!

We are absolute fans of Dave and Michelle Miyamoto!!! They are the most friendly, efficient, warm and talented husband/​wife team. I was planning our destination from Los Angeles, and Michelle made the entire process painless. She responded to my emails immediately, and everything was done in the most professional fashion. Did I mention how much we LOVED our photos and slide show? The wedding photos were delivered to us 2 days after the wedding, and we received the wedding slide show a week after we arrived home (and that’s because this picky bride wanted to sort through the 1000 photos Dave took of our wedding, otherwise, we would have gotten it faster). In all, we would highly recommend Dave & Michelle Miyamoto, you will not regret it!
Lora & Thomas 6÷21÷11

Absolutely wonderful group of people at Dave Miyamoto & Co. I feel like I made life long friends with Michelle and Dave. We had them photograph our big day and did everything perfectly. There is not one photo that I didn’t like. They listen to you and just take things from there. I highly suggest a Rock the Dress session after your wedding too! They’ve done several family members wedding photo’s and they have always been consistently outstanding.
And don’t limit them to weddings. There is no limit to the Dave & Co’s creativity and the moment they can capture.
I know this sounds like an advertisement, but I just can’t say enough good things about them.
I was very blessed at my wedding. ALL of my vendors were outstanding!

My husband and I got married in Oahu about a year ago and someone referred us to DMC. We flew out and met Dave and Michelle as part of our wedding planning and he did our engagement pictures on that trip.
I was so happy when I met Dave — he was laid back, very funny and incredibly helpful. Michelle is great to work with too — always prompt emailing us back since that was our main form of communication.
Our engagement pictures were good, but our wedding photography was amazing! He captured everything we wanted and more than I thought possible. He was there, but not overbearing at all. His work is impeccable and he had our images to us within days.
We have so many photos from that day that picking out images for the album was too hard for me. I left it in Dave’s hands and he did a fabulous job with the layout. I just ordered the album today, so I’ll write back to tell you how it went — but I have so much trust and confidence in Dave, that I’m not worried on bit. He is a fantastic photographer and real pleasure to work with.

Two plus years after our wedding and I’m STILL loving DMC. Last year my husband surprised me with a beautiful wedding album. See, when we first got married, we had just empty our wallets on the wedding and honeymoon. So we ended up making our own album using a company like shutterfly/​ibook/​costco — nothing wrong with that! It was really nice. But my husband wanted to treat me to a «real» wedding album for our one year anniversary. He contacted Michelle and, with Dave’s expertise, created a gorgeous album. Seriously, wedding albums have come a long way and the one we have is a thing of beauty.
Just recently, we blew up a couple of photographs from our wedding to decorate our very bare house. And everyone knows when you enlarge photos, they can bring out imperfections you hadn’t seen. Not with our wedding photographs. DMC gave us super high quality images that look great, even poster sized. LOVE this company and can’t recommend them highly enough. You are in excellent hands when you choose DMC for your big day.

How have I not written this review sooner?! Dave is so amazing! He and his wife Michelle are so nice and worked with me to find a package that would fit what I did and didn’t want within my budget. Our wedding and engagement photos are absolutely beautiful and perfect. He got really great candid shots and really great posed shots. He helped to make our wedding day absolutely perfect. He got all these wonderful candids but I hardly even remember seeing him, which is very nice when you just want to enjoy your special day. I highly recommend Dave Miyamoto and Co!!!

I can’t express how disappointed i was to receive my wedding pictures. I don’t have a single beautiful shot to show my family and friends. It’s pretty ironic, considering Hawaii is one of the most photogenic places in the world. I can’t bring back that day or change my pictures and you won’t either! Please don’t waste your money!

My wife and I got married in Honolulu 2 years ago tomorrow. And although, I can’t believe how fast two years has flown by, the pictures that Dave and Co. took for our wedding truly captured every emotion and sentiment that I, my wife, and our family and guests felt. Dave and his staff were always at the right place at the right time to capture every important moment, and even the quiet, hidden moments we thought no one was watching.
His service was extremely professional and reliable and yet he was always able to make us feel like family. During the wedding ceremony, Dave’s crew worked seamlessly around the entire production, never getting in the way but always catching the perfect shot.
Two days after our wedding, Dave had prints of every picture taken ready for us to take home and view. Once we got back to California and started working on the album, he was extremely patient with my wife as she combed through every nook and cranny of every picture and page of our album. Our wedding album was perfect in every way!