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ARIA Studios is a fine-art photography and wedding cinematography business in Waipahu, Hawaii; they have offices in Honolulu, Big Island, and Japan. The team of friends, artists, and storytellers have been in business since 2008. ARIA Studios loves shooting with digital and turning around the final product quickly to clients. They have a strong liking for the character and soul of film, which they say that as artists, prompts them to slow down a bit and be more deliberate about what they’re shooting.

Services Offered
Have ARIA Studios on location to capture all of the moments pre-ceremony and/or at the ceremony, reception and rehearsal dinner. Their offerings include digital-only and hybrid photo packages, along with video as an add-on (for a discount). Services include:

  • One event per day
  • Second shooter
  • Additional hours
  • Digital files
  • High-resolution photos
  • High-Definition video
  • Highlight video
  • Multiple locations
  • Slideshow/montage
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Frequently asked questions

What primary style do you identify with?

Cinematic
Documentary
Short Form
Storytelling

Which wedding events do you service?

Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What videography services do you offer?

Drone Footage
Full Feature Video
Highlight Video
Multi. Cameras
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Raw Footage

What final video formats do you offer?

Blu-Ray
Digital Download
DVD
USB Flash Drive
USB Hard Drive

Reviews of ARIA Studios

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Catherine Sent on 06/27/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely loved working with Aria Studios!

We are so so happy we worked with Aria Studios for our photography and videography for our wedding at Sunset Ranch. We purchased the 8 hour photography and videography package along with the engagement shoot. Sarah G, our lead photography, was incredibly kind and easy to work with. We also worked with her for our engagement shoot and genuinely just had so much fun with her. Her calm and positive energy really helped make us feel comfortable around the camera and the photos came out beautifully. Gabe was our lead videographer and our video highlight was amazing! Truly showcased the best parts of the whole day and we were so happy to review all the footage of the wedding thereafter. We had significant rain on our wedding day and the Aria Studios team really pulled through for us and made the best despite the torrential downpour. Highly highly recommend this vendor!
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Kim K. Sent on 12/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing!

I can't stop raving about Aria Studios! Mia and Laurie made us and our family so comfortable the entire day. They have such a great artistic eye and found the perfect backdrops and lighting to capture our vision. They are so responsive and professional from the initial consultation to the wedding day. We received our preview photos TWO days after the wedding and are in love with how Mia captured each emotion perfectly. She is a dream to work with and brought so much joy to our wedding day. We highly recommend Aria Studios!
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Lianne Sent on 08/28/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Simply The Best!

There are not enough words to express how grateful we are for Aria Studios! They are hands down the best! You will not be disappointed! We are thankful we chose Aria for our wedding. The whole Aria team was amazing to work with. They are excellent at communicating, professional, and super talented. They are the complete package. They perfectly captured all the special moments of our intimate mini wedding. We love our wedding photos and can't stop watching our wedding video. We look forward to working with them again for any future special life milestones!
Grace
Grace Sent on 03/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Stunning Photos!

We heard about Aria Studios from Aloha Bridal Connections. And what can I say but only good things about them! Jess, Gabe and Aria Crew did an amazing job and stunning photo previews! Looking forward for more photos and videos to re-live the most amazing day of our lives!! We initially only wanted to hire photographers on our wedding day, but we don’t regret about hiring videography on our special day! They we’re worth every penny and couldn’t ask for a better group of people to capture our special day! Mahalo AriaCrew! We appreciate you tremendously!
Best Wishes!
The Briones
Annie
Annie Sent on 01/20/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Light, Bright, Perfect Photos

ARIA Studios did our photography only, and they were just the best! From the moment we inquired through to the day itself, communication with them was fast and easy, which is a huge relief when you're trying to plan a wedding from afar! Even though we didn't get a chance to meet Jess and Amber before the big day, they were super friendly and instantly made us feel comfortable in front of the camera. The photos they delivered are absolutely gorgeous!! We love looking through them and reliving the best day ever, and can't wait to have some of the prints framed. They beautifully captured moments that we will treasure forever, and we highly recommend them to anyone!
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Lezli Sent on 12/31/2017
5 out of 5 rating
I cannot stop raving about ARIA Studios. They are THE BEST. Booking their cinema team was easily one of the best wedding-related decisions my husband and I made. They were a dream to work with from beginning to end. Their studio manager, Jessica, was so responsive, accommodating, and friendly--she made the booking process a breeze. On our wedding day I was basically a scatterbrained mess since we opted not to book a coordinator but Kolby and Kash showed up on time, got their cameras rolling right away, and figured out a lot of things on their own. They worked seamlessly with our photographers throughout the day and put together an AMAZING same-day edit which they played for us and our guests toward the end of our reception. We had really high expectations for our SDE and it still completely blew us away--Kolby and Kash were able to include footage from our reception that took place just moments before. We couldn't believe what they were able to capture while remaining virtually invisible--we seriously barely noticed that they were there. We received the rest of our footage about six weeks after our wedding (an incredible turnaround time by industry standards).

The ARIA team is so special. They truly love what they do and it shows in their work and the relationships they forge with their clients. We are so happy and proud to be a part of the ARIA family and are hoping to work with their photography team sometime in the near future. Thank you so much for everything, ARIA Studios! We love you!
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Jaymie Sent on 12/13/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Before we even got engaged I wanted to book Aria Studios. (I didn’t even care I just knew I had to have them for video and photo on our wedding day!) Kolby, Kash, Jonas, Holly and Jess are your DREAM TEAM! I have enjoyed their work for some time now and I loved how their team was like a family. They are all so close and work so amazingly well together. I could not just have one member of their team… I wanted the whole team. We finally got engaged and best believe Aria was on speed dial. We were so excited to finally book them and make them apart of our Wedding Day. They made everything SO SO EASY. We used them for engagement pictures, Wedding Photos, videography (Love Story, SDE,) oh... and they even do Photo Booths... Yes we booked that as well- WE WANTED THEM ALL!
When a team like this invites you to be a part of their family you know they are something special. They truly care about the happiness in each of their couples and always gives 110%. You can see it in every video and every photo. The images are always so breathtaking and you feel like you were at every wedding they were at and all you can do is smile. They made my husband and I so excited and comfortable about our wedding and we wish we could do it all over again… (Like every weekend!!) That is how much we LOVE ARIA STUDIOS. We can’t wait to use them for our growing family someday because they will capture everything so perfectly. Jaymie Umehira
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Quynh Sent on 12/07/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Kolby and her team are AMAZING!!! Aria Studios was highly recommended to me by a handful of people, but naturally, I wanted to explore all options before deciding on our videographer, because really, 20 years from now, all you have to look back on your wedding are videos and photos. When we first met Kolby, we automatically fell in love with her! She was extremely easy to talk to and really open to hearing all of our thoughts and suggestions. From our initial meeting, we knew we had to have them for both our SDE and Love Story feature. Although Kolby wasn't able to do our SDE (because of another booking), she reassured us (with videos lol) that her brother Cash, is also incredibly talented. AND HE IS!!! They did an amazinggggg job with both our SDE and Love Story. Let's just put it this way, I hate being on camera AND seeing myself on camera, but I have been watching both videos since our wedding on repeat!

I am a very particular person and I like to have control of everything to make sure everything's perfect, but on my wedding day, I did not have to think once about how much more perfect everything could've turned out, because it really was. All thanks to my vendors. Working with Aria Studios was a dream and I could not have dreamt up a more perfect day.
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Jamie Sent on 12/07/2017
5 out of 5 rating
THE BEST TEAM!! We had an amazing time with Kolby and her team, from the initial consultation to wedding day they were super responsive to any of our changes or questions. On the day of they made us all feel so comfortable, especially during those awkward poses! Haha. Our SDE (Same Day Edit) was off the hook! They captured the most precious parts of our wedding day and we’re so thankful that we get to relive our wedding day over and over again!!

If your looking for a company that knows what their doing, Aria does! If your looking for friendly faces, Aria does! If your wanting QUALITY, Aria will NOT disappoint their worth every penny!
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Traci Sent on 12/07/2017
5 out of 5 rating
From the very first email, Aria studios was quick, accommodating, organized, and very easy to work with. Many people recommended Aria to us and I'm so glad we listened. They took all our preferences into account and had us fill out organized forms leading up to our wedding day. The day of the wedding the photographers and videographers were very easy to work with and flexible. They directed us and didn't make us feel awkward! I didn't even notice the videographers! When they played the same day edit we were amazed. It was beautiful and one of the highlights of our day. Our photos came in quickly and we are in love with the whole album. A lot of our guests commented on how gorgeous our photos and video came out! We highly recommend Aria studios!
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