INTIMATE OAHU BEACH ELOPEMENT EXPERIENCE FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL HAWAII WEDDING TRADITIONS

Elopement is a marriage which is conducted in a sudden and secretive fashion, sometimes involving a hurried flight away from one’s place of residence together with one’s beloved with the intention of getting married without parental approval. Hawaii is the perfect location for an Elopement because witnesses are not required to get married in Hawaii and you can have your ceremony surrounded by the beauty of the Hawaiian islands.

This is an intimate Oahu elopement experience for just the couple, no guests, incorporating the most popular wedding traditions in the Hawaiian Islands into a personalized non-relgious love centric ceremony and is officiated anywhere on Oahu.

There is an option that includes budget photography services before and after your ceremony and video during your ceremony using your cell phone or camera or you may choose to hire a wedding photographer. If you are getting married on Oahu and like this wedding option with all the Hawaii wedding traditions but are having guests attend your ceremony you may choose the option without the budget photo services included.

I will personalize your ceremony to incorporate your love story. On the day of your ceremony I bring and set up a beautiful lifelike silk maile with tuberose garland to create a heart or circle of flowers to mark the ceremony spot for the two of you to stand in during the ceremony. 

You will start your ceremony by adorning each other in fresh dendrobium orchid leis during a lei exchange representing your giving yourselves to one another on your wedding day.

During a sand unity the two of you blend separate bowls of sand into one representing the joining of your hearts and lives. I provide use of Hawaiian wooden bowls for the ceremony and will bring sand if the ceremony location isn’t a location with sand.

Honi Honi, Ha Breath of Life is a native Hawaiian tradition of deep love and respect. It is an intimate moment of touching noses and foreheads then sharing a breath; it also looks amazing in photos and videos.

You may exchange rings or other tokens of love as you vow your eternal Aloha for one another. You may write your own vows of love to say during the ring exchange or only repeat after me.

After you exchange vows, but before being proclaimed married, you will perform a lava rock and ti leaf ceremony. In the Hawaiian culture it is believed that the leaves of a Ti plant bring good luck and protection from negative energy. The lava rock represents your marriage and together you wrap your marriage in good luck and leave it to mark where you pledged your eternal Aloha.

When I pronounce you married a pineapple bubble maker will fill the air with bubbles in celebration! You will be presented with a ceremonial Certificate of Marriage featuring the Hawaiian Islands. The state of Hawaii will mail your official Marriage Certificate 2-3 weeks after your wedding.

After your ceremony we will capture memories of your special day with photos using your phone or camera. I was a wedding photographer before I became a wedding officiant and will recommend poses and take dozens of photos during the hour we will be together which you will have full ownership of and take with you after the ceremony.

Photos by Kim Crinella during Budget Photo Session before and after elopement

RATES

WITHOUT BUDGET PHOTO OPTION
$525 plus tax includes wedding officiant services anywhere on Oahu, beach use permit if needed, 2 orchid leis, use of silk circle of flowers, use of sand unity bowls, lava rock and ti leaf, use of pineapple bubble machine, ceremonial Certificate of Marriage.

WITH BUDGET PHOTO OPTION
$650 plus tax includes wedding officiant services anywhere on Oahu, beach use permit if needed, 2 orchid leis, use of silk circle of flowers, use of sand unity bowls, lava rock and ti leaf, use of pineapple bubble machine, ceremonial Certificate of Marriage, photography services using your phone or camera during the hour we are together, use of phone tripod to video wedding ceremony, full rights of ownership and immediate possession of photos.

Holiday rate: Please note my rate is double to officiate weddings, elopements and vow renewals on Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, or New Years Day.

Additional fee for Ceremonies with start times before 10am or after 7:30pm.
Additional fee for Ceremonies requiring hiking or getting wet.

DEPOSIT FOR RESERVATION AND PAYMENT
A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to secure the day and time of your ceremony. The deposit will be applied to the total amount due and the balance is due in full at the time of your ceremony. Deposit may be paid by credit card, debit card, Venmo, or CashApp. Balance can also be paid in cash.

Please Note: Wedding couples must also apply for and pick up their own Hawaii marriage license from the Hawaii Department of Health. (I will provide instructions.) The cost of the marriage license and any use permit is not included in the deluxe wedding/elopement package.

WANT TO GET MARRIED, ELOPE OR RENEW YOUR VOWS ON OAHU? CONTACT ME!