Hawaiian Wedding Theme

hawaiian wedding theme

You don’t have to go to Hawaii just to hold your dream Hawaiian wedding. You can have it anywhere you like with these easy Hawaiian wedding theme ideas. Whether you want your wedding in a church, garden, at a lakeside, on a boat or at the beach, there are many ways to incorporate Hawaiian traditions into your wedding. All you need is to choose which best appeals to you for a more special and memorable wedding.

Be creative when sending wedding invitations to your guests. You can translate their names into Hawaiian or include Hawaiian words and phrases into it. Encourage your guests to wear Hawaiian outfits. Many stores offer Hawaiian attire so your guests should not have a difficulty looking for it. Ladies can wear dresses in Hawaiian print while the men can don Hawaiian print shirts, pants or shorts. Also, the attire for your Hawaiian wedding theme would not be complete without wearing leis. In Hawaii, leis represent love, respect and celebration. Wear it on your head, neck, ankles and wrists. Choose from leis made out of fresh flowers or silk flowers, leaves, shells, nuts etc.

Have the bride wear lei over her head instead of the usual veil. With leis made from
fresh flowers very popular in weddings, you can choose from a head lei made of baby’s breath, dendrobium orchids or ferns.

To add a tropical touch to your wedding ceremony, decorate your isles, arches and altar with fresh flowers as well. Tiki torches also create a great tropical backdrop to your wedding. Light up these torches for your evening wedding or use them to hold flowers during a day ceremony. You can buy tiki torches in many home improvement shops.

Also, play romantic Hawaiian music before, during and after the wedding ceremony. Whether you want a live band or play a disk of Hawaiian love songs, it’s your call. Play the Hawaiian wedding song too instead of playing the usual wedding march song when the bride walks down the aisle. In addition, use orchid petals instead of the usual rose petals during the opening ceremony as well. And for added tropical twist, have the ring bearer hold the ring using an oyster or abalone shell instead of a pillow.

Incorporate extra Hawaiian touches to your ceremony such as lei exchange, sand unity ceremony and Hawaiian theme candle unity ceremony. These are great tropical alternatives to the usual exchange of vows.

Shower the newlyweds with lots of flowers instead of the usual rice toss or bubble blow. Then, at the reception, add Hawaiian touches to your wedding cake by putting fresh orchids, orchid cake topper or leaves. Make sure that these ornaments are fresh to ensure that they are free from toxic chemicals. Celebrate your reception luau style, with fun and exciting Hawaiian games to boot. These Hawaiian wedding theme ideas are sure to give your ceremony a great punch that you and your guests will truly remember.