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Hawaiian Island Wedding Ceremony

 

Declaration of Consent (Optional)

Who supports this couple in their union?

 
Greeting / Welcoming Words

E Komo Mai! (Welcome) On behalf of BRIDE and GROOM, I would like to welcome you to this joyous celebration.

 

The Hawaiian term for marriage is “ho’ao”(hoh-oww) which quite literally and romantically means to “stay until the dawn”. And in the ho’ao the lei symbolizes “aloha”, which can mean love, compassion, respect and admiration.

 

When two people promise with Aloha in their hearts to share the adventure of life, it is a beautiful moment that they and all of us who are present today will always remember.

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Lei Exchange

In Hawaii, in the memory of the Islands and their wedding ceremony, the lei has been a traditional makana... a gift... exchanged between the Bride and Groom.

 

"Lei aloha", or necklaces of love, are offered and accepted as open-heartedly as they give of their beauty. And, as your aloha for one another, these leis embrace you thoughts, your senses and your hearts.

 

To symbolize their “aloha”, GROOM and BRIDE will exchange leis to demonstrate their love and devotion to one another. It is customary to give a kiss on each cheek after presenting the lei to your beloved.

 

GROOM, please present the lei to BRIDE and repeat after me, in Hawaiian:

 

Lei no, au ko, aloha.

Please wear my love like a beautiful lei.

 

BRIDE, please present the lei to GROOM and repeat after me, in Hawaiian:

 

Lei no, au ko, aloha.

Please wear my love like a beautiful lei.

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Wedding Vows

GROOM and BRIDE, you are entering into marriage because you want to be together. You are marrying because you know you will grow more in happiness and Aloha more fully as life-mates. You will belong entirely to each other, one in mind, one in heart, and in all things. No greater blessing of happiness can come to you than to have this devoted Aloha, which you now publicly avow.

 

Keep this understanding of your marriage alive in the days ahead. May your Aloha continuously grow truer and more wonderful with each day you enjoy together.

 

As you now take your eternal vows, please face each other and join hands.

 

Do you GROOM, take BRIDE, to be your wife?

To have and to hold, from this day forward,

for better, for worse,

for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health,

to cherish with devoted love and faithfulness 'till death do you part.

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GROOM: I do.

 

Do you BRIDE, take, GROOM to be your husband?

To have and to hold, from this day forward,

for better, for worse,

for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health,

to cherish with devoted love and faithfulness 'til death do you part.

 

BRIDE: I do.

 

Hawaiian Koa Bowl Ring Exchange

May I have the rings, please?

 

The Kahuna Pule (officiant) puts the rings in the Koa bowl.

 

GROOM and BRIDE, you have chosen these rings as a symbol of your eternal Aloha for one another and commitment to your marriage. These rings represent the ties that bind you together as husband and wife.

 

They are an endless circle representing your marriage union which shall be as eternal and as pure as these rings.

 

I have placed these rings in a Koa bowl, in salt water. Koa is the strongest and most precious of the Hawaiian woods. It signifies the strength, integrity, and durability of your marriage and the strength of the Divine's love for us.

 

The salt water is a cleansing... a washing back into the Pacific of any hindrance to your relationship from the past; both your separate pasts and your shared past.

 

In Hawaiian, this is called Ho’oponopono… reconciliation, a letting-go by grace and Aloha. It symbolizes a fresh, clean beginning of your married lives. A blank canvas upon which to paint the beautiful artwork of your lives.

 

Let these rings serve as the symbol of your continued love and commitment to each other and may they also serve as a sign of your continued happiness and joy.

 

May you be blessed with prosperity and health of body, mind and spirit.

 

Ei-Ah Eha-No. Ka Malohia. Oh-Na-Lani. Mea A-Ku A-Pau.

May peace from above rest upon you and remain with you, now and forever.

 

E Ke Akua, E Ka Uhane Hemolele.

Bless these rings and those who wear them. May they be eternally surrounded by divine love and light.

 

GROOM, please remove the ring from the Koa bowl and place it on BRIDE's left hand and repeat after me:

 

With this ring, I wed you, BRIDE, for today,

for tomorrow, and for all the years to come.

Please wear it as a sign of my love and a notice to all the world

that you have chosen me to be your husband.

 

BRIDE, please remove the ring from the Koa bowl and place it on GROOM's left hand and repeat after me:

 

With this ring, I wed you, GROOM,

for today, for tomorrow, and for all the years to come.

Please wear it as a sign of my love and a notice to all the world

that you have chosen me to be your wife.

 

Hawaiian Wedding Blessing

And now, please join me in reflection and a wish for the BRIDE and GROOM for a long life filled with love, laughter and happiness.

 

Na Hawai'i 'olua e ho'olu mai.

May Hawaii bring you comfort.
 

Na Hawai'i lokomaika'i mai ia 'olua.

May Hawaii be kind to you.
 

Na Hawai'i maliu mai ia 'olua, a e ha'awi mai i aloha.

May Hawaii look upon you with favor, and grant you aloha.

 

Pronouncement as Husband and Wife

BRIDE and GROOM, you have pledged your eternal Aloha to one another and your commitment to live together faithfully in lawful matrimony. By the authority vested in me by the laws of the State of California, I am delighted to pronounce you husband and wife.

 

GROOM, you may kiss your bride!

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Ladies and Gentlemen, with honor, I proudly announce for the first time as a married couple, GROOM and BRIDE!

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