Living on a tropical island means that it rains here a pretty good amount! I totally understand that the last thing you probably want is to get soaking wet during the first few minutes of your session. I wanted to make a blog post to talk ALL about the weather and what to expect if the forecast is looking rainy.
- We can always switch the location. Hawaii has 10 of the world’s 14 climate zones. We have everything from the desert, to pine tree forests, to snow. Besides giving you a TON to explore while you’re on Maui, it also means that it’s almost always sunny at one spot on the island. Unless we’re under a crazy hurricane warning, there will be sun somewhere! If it’s raining at your location, we can easily switch to another beautiful location on the island.
- We can switch the date. The good thing about being on vacation is that you don’t really have anywhere to be every day. I don’t book more than 3-4 sessions a week (depending on the season) so that I can have the flexibility to push our session back a day if the weather is looking horrible.
- Embrace the rain. A lot of the time the forecast will say it’s going to be sunny skies with a 0% chance of rain… and then it randomly starts sprinkling. It’s a known joke on Maui that our weathermen are never correct. A little bit of a sprinkle is honestly SO much fun to shoot in! I will always shoot when it’s drizzling out… just not when it’s pouring (cause no one wants to look like a wet dog and my camera are crazy expensive and I don’t wanna break them). All of the photos below were taken when it was raining out and I LOVED these sessions and so did my couples.
- I always make “the call” a few hours before the session. Growing up on Maui has taught me that the weather can change at the drop of a hat. One minute there’s a 90% chance of rain and crazy wind and two hours later there’s a 0% chance of rain and no wind. While I always reach out to my couples the day before the session if the weather’s looking bad to weigh out our options, we always wait until a few hours before the decide what to do.
