Hawaiian Wedding Ring, Wedding in Hawaii ?
My fiancée and I are thinking of having our wedding in Hawaii. Her family is
in Japan, so she wouldn't have many Japanese friends and family if the
wedding was here, but if the wedding is in Hawaii, more of her close friends
and family could attend, and most of the people I would want there would be
able to attend.
So, we are expecting that around 20 people max would be able to make the
trip, which suits us both quite well. Has anyone done something similar?
Where do we even start the planning? A big reception seems pretty pointless
with only 20 people, so what would work with that small a group?
There's a book available through Amazon.com called "Romantic Wedding
Destinations : Getaways in Hawaii" that might help. Here's the blurb about
it: "Included are many helpful planning tips for the 'weddingmoon', a
directory of full-service wedding professionals who specialize in unique
destination weddings, and current marriage license requirements and important
contacts for each locale."
There are several destination wedding-related books -- and even a magazine
titled "Destination Weddings and Honeymoons". The Destination Wedding Ring
that I own also has at least three personal Hawaiian destination wedding
websites -- you might want to browse a couple of those for more ideas and
help:
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=destwed;list
Just an observation for you two. I have spent alot of time in Hawaii.
Weddings are a big business there. Hawaii vistors bureau has a list of
Wedding Service Companies in their publication: Islands of Aloha (free)
(and on their web site I think).
Honolulu and especially Waikiki are very popular with the Japanese. Many
people there in the tourism industry are bi-lingual, most of the stores
hotels and resturants have English and Japanese signage menus etc. so
you wont have to worry about your new inlaws feeling like "foreigners"
or out of place.
You might want to aim your browers at www.Sheraton-hawaii.com and peruse
the Moana Surfrider hotels' romance section to get an idea of what it
might cost you (I stay there (endorsement!) and have seen quite a number
of weddings taking place)