Surf First, Wedding Next.

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it’s so fun meeting all kinds of people. watching their first impressions of hawaii, watching their first wave, and being a part of their dream hawaiian vacation is awesome. met a bunch of people getting married in hawaii, having a honeymoon, or even anniversary. but it was my first time ever taking a groom surfing a few hours before the biggest day of his life.
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Endo-san had his own wedding scheduled for 11am. i picked him up before sunrise, headed to the beach, and paddled out for his last bachelor surf session.
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it was a beautiful day. as we were paddling out, i was telling myself “omg, this guy better not get hurt! if he does, i’m in big trouble!”
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it would be any surfers dream to start out their hawaiian wedding day with a wave in the golden sunrise.
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i kept on looking at my watch to make sure i get Endo-san to his wedding on time. i think i was more nervous than him. haha.
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we came in, he took a shower, and i drove him to his wedding. i remember telling the wedding coordinator to please take care of his surfboard. i’m sure Endo-san had the best wedding day ever! and i’m sure he will be happy forever because he found the perfect wife. a wife that will let you surf a few hours before your wedding is a great wife. i wish you two the best future ahead!

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
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