Hawaii Wedding
Mar 1st, 2007 by admin
Your Own Hawaii Wedding: A Mix Of Love And Splendor
If you’re a match made in heaven, then your nuptials must occur amid the tropical Eden of a Hawaii wedding. The Hawaiian Islands provide the most romantic and scenic surroundings available. Whether your ceremony takes place in an exotic garden, or on Maui’s renowned beaches, a destination Hawaii wedding is many couples dream come true.
Whether you prefer an elaborate Cliffside ceremony, or a casual barefoot wedding on the beach, you’ll join the increasing number of couples who are traveling to this tropical paradise to exchange vows. And after wedding celebrations can range from a traditional reception to adventurous activities including horseback, snorkeling, or even sky diving.
Hawaii Wedding Destinations
Hawaii most aptly called “the paradise of the Pacific” is an archipelago of nineteen tropical islands filled with rich greenery, multi-colored flowers, long white and black sanded beaches, as well as cloud-covered volcanic peaks.
Couples generally choose to marry in one of four main islands: the Big Island, Maui, Oahu, or Kauai.
The Big Island is obviously the largest, and yet the least populated. This location has it all: volcanoes, black-lava fields, snow-capped mountain peaks, alpine meadows, a glacial lake, waterfalls including Kapuna, Akaka Falls, and Rainbow Falls, rainforests, deserts, and golden, black and green beaches. Only on the Big Island, could you marry on a sailboat and hold your reception on a ski slope. If you love unusual weddings, and want a location with lots of adventure sports, then the Big Island is your best bet.
KAUAI, often referred to as the “Garden Isle” is the most tropical and probably the most romantic of all the Hawaiian Islands. In the Wailua State Park you will see the Wailua Falls and you can take a river cruise down the only navigable river in Hawaii, the Wailua River, to the Fern Grotto, another popular wedding destination. Covered with tropical ferns, the Fern Grotto is a natural amphitheatre with excellent acoustics if you plan on having music. Kauai is also home to the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” or the Waimea Canyon on the western end of the island. The canyon is 3,000 feet deep so it is easiest to see it and its many waterfalls is from a helicopter.
Maui is a wonderful wedding destination particularly if you or your wedding guests love to play golf and tennis or if they enjoy such water sports as windsurfing. The island has two mountain regions with beautiful waterfalls and fields of sugar cane. Intrepid couples may opt trek (or perhaps drive) 10,000 feet to the top of the Haleakala mountains for a spectacular sunrise or sunset ceremony.
Oahu is where the action is. Historically it is where the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown and where the USS Arizona was attacked at Pearl Harbor. Today tourists enjoy the many resorts, restaurants, and nightclubs of Waikiki Beach, surfers challenge themselves with the death defying 25 ft waves of the Banzai Pipeline and Sunset Beach, and plant lovers find the largest variety of tropical fauna and flowers. Oahu is also home to Diamond Head Crater where you can drive right inside, climb 760 feet up where you can exchange your vows overlooking spectacular views of Waikiki and the Pacific Ocean.
No matter which Hawaiian Island you choose you are sure to find some of the most romantic destination wedding options the world has to offer.
