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Kilikina Photography - an Oahu & Kauai based photographer - who takes special care to capture authentic, in-the-moment shots of your wedding day and other portrait experiences. By getting to know you beforehand and what you desire for your session, Christine Nelson, owner of Kilikina Photography, is able to more fully capture the moments of love and happiness expressed on your wedding. With experience photographing a wide range of couples, Christine is excited to create photographic art for you to remember candid moments of your ceremony.

Services Offered
In addition to wedding photography, Kilikina Photography offers an abundance of different types of photography sessions, including vow renewals, proposals, engagements and family portraits. Christine Nelson takes her photographs of your special day and carefully edits them in order to make sure elements such as lighting, shadows, noise and color are adjusted to perfection.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Albums
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Digital Files
Proofs

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Digital Files
Prints

Reviews of Kilikina Photography

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Ron G. Sent on 03/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful wedding photo experience

Christine took the photos of our
beach wedding. We are extremely satisfied with the result. She managed to capture the essence of the moment. We are both reserved and not at ease in front of the camera but Christine made us feel comfortable. She is friendly and easy going. She was always quick with her replies. This was reassuring as we were planning the wedding from afar. Thanks Christine for a wonderful experience!
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Gina Sent on 10/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing!

I chose Christine (Kilikina Photography) for my wedding photos. After messaging multiple photographers, Christine responded warmly and very promptly. For me, this made a difference and helped in my selection process. Her price range for photos is humble and reasonable. As a bride planning her destination wedding from a far, Christine exceeding my expectations. She made herself available to talk and answered all of my questions, provided suggestions and became a friend.

Words honestly cannot express how impressed I am with her professionalism, communication, and warmth. I felt assurance with her and my anxiety was soothed having someone to talk to about my wedding, locations for photos, ceremony, and the island; while being far away and feeling out of control. When I met Christine in person she was very sweet, calm, and professional. She met my needs in her photography and was there to support me. I felt confident and comfortable with her. She had my husband and I's best interest in mind with planning/shooting the photos, and helped me with my dress.

I really could not have asked for more in a photographer with her kindness, skill, peaceful presence during my ceremony and after for photos. When I received my photos I was astounded. She did an absolutely spectacular job. She is without a doubt skilled in photography and chose amazing angles, shots etc. to capture the moments of our beach wedding and us as a married couple post ceremony. She has a great eye in her work and will capture the most beautiful and perfect pictures. When choosing a photographer in Kauai please choose Christine! I would 100% recommend her as your photographer, you will not be disappointed.
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Rachel Sent on 10/14/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Even better than we imagined

The photos came out gorgeous, not only because Christine clearly has an eye for both taking photos and editing them, but also because she created a wonderful rapport with us. It was nice to have her as part of our special day and the resulting photos will make us smile for years and years to come! I can't recommend her enough!
Louis
Louis Sent on 07/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Memories

Christine of Kilikina Photography was a pleasure to work with. It was just my husband and I on Shipwreck Beach at sunset. Christine was extremely personable, and her photography truly and beautifully captured our wedding experience. Her fee was more than reasonable. We highly recommend her.
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Shane Sent on 12/23/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Wonder Woman

She was a superhero that was there to save our day. She is very easy to work with and has awesome suggestions if you don’t know what you want. I would highly suggest her. She is very reasonably priced.
Airen
Airen Sent on 07/16/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Christine was wonderful and so easy to work with. I am absolutely in love with our wedding photography. She did such an amazing job! Honestly if you're looking for a photographer choose her. She's reasonably priced and so friendly. Was very go with the flow and kept me calm when I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted. Helped us pick a gorgeous background. Has a very good eye. She also seemed very down to earth person, and gave us great advice on what to do on the island for our honeymoon. Thanks Christine!
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Connie Sent on 06/29/2017
5 out of 5 rating
We absolutely loved Christine's style. She was so calm and go with the flow. Even when we were running late she just maintained her cool.
She never once made us feel pressured to do anything we didn't want to do.
She gave us so many options to choose from at our venue. My favorite thing about Christine was how comfortable she was with everyone and that she came to our timeshare and was able to get some amazing beach shots for us.
Everyone told me how friendly she had been the day of the wedding and I am so appreciative for that.
On your wedding day it is so hectic and you just need someone like her to come in and stay cool, calm and collected.
I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great wedding photographer.
She was exceptional and when our "booked time" ran over she didnt even flinch, she just stayed as long as we needed.

Thank you for your amazing photography Christine! You made our wedding day such a memorable experience.
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Joyce Sent on 01/04/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Christine did a wonderful job with our wedding photos. She was very efficient, being at the wedding on time and she responded to our emails quickly. She was also very reasonable in her price compared to many other photographers in Kauai. Christine was very creative with our photos and we would highly recommend her to anyone wishing to have beautiful photos of their memorable day.
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Gautam Sent on 01/03/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Our dream wedding in Kauai was beautifully captured by Christine.
Super happy with the photography and overall experience. We got the much deserved personalized attention. I reached out to various vendors from whom i got bunch of template responses. Some of them are still sending emails asking how was the experience!!

Well, It was Christine who took time to understand our needs and work towards it.
She made sure we had fun during the shoot and came out with amazing pictures. She is super friendly, funny and talented.
Highly recommended! Thank you Christine!
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Reiko Sent on 01/02/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Christine Nelson @ Kilikina Photography took our wedding photos on November 15, 2016.
The location was Shipwreck Beach, Poipu, Kauai. Christine took 188 photos and every photo looked fantastic! It was really difficult to find which photo looked the best; because they all were the best. I recommend that you select Chriistine, she is a great photographer and very perfonsonable!
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Awards

35
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
Ali'i Kauai Weddings Ali'i Kauai Weddings Wedding Planners

Christine is wonderful!! We have worked together for years and not once has she been late for an event or hand to cancel. She is very reliable and her photos are beautiful.

Julie D. Wirtz, Kauai Officiant/Celebrant Julie D. Wirtz, Kauai Officiant/Celebrant Wedding Officiants

Christine is a pleasure to work during your event, with her calm and easy going professionalism sprinkled with aloha. She has a talented eye for imagery for capturing your memorable moments.

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