Begin your honeymoon in Tahiti by celebrating your marriage together
in the traditional Polynesian style. It could be a wedding, a renewal
of personal vows, or your anniversary. A traditional Polynesian
ceremony is a delightful, memorable a dream come true. Each of
Tahitian resorts ceremonies featured below has its unique
flavor, ranging from simple to extravagantly lavish. Its up to you to
choose the one that best fits your dreams.
Please note! Tahitian ceremonies are not legal weddings in the
United States. However couples can marry legally at home and
then exchange vows at one of these celebrations.
Start
your honeymoon in paradise by celebrating your future together in the
traditional Polynesian style. Whether it be a wedding, an exchange or
renewal of personal vows, or a special anniversary, a traditional
Tahitian ceremony* is, for many, a dream come true. As each of the
ceremonies featured here has its unique flavor, ranging from simple to
lavish, you can choose the experience that best fits your fantasy.
* These ceremonies are not legal weddings. Couples
intending to marry legally can do so at home and then exchange
personal vows at one of these celebrations.
Moorea
Sofitel Ia Ora Moorea
“Subaquatical Wedding” Arrive at the hotel’s flowered floating
chapel by outrigger canoe. The couple dives into the water, and the
ceremony takes place underwater. Returning to the chapel, the couple
is given a wedding certificate and Tahitian names and dressed in
wedding pareos. The celebration continues with champagne and
music. Cost is $1770.
InterContinental Beachcomber Resort Moorea
“Grand Polynesian Wedding Ceremony.” The bride, surrounded by
dancers and musicians, waits on the beach for the groom who arrives by
outrigger canoe. The couple exchanges vows, adorning each other with Tiare
garlands. They are wrapped in a Tifaifai (a magnificent
handmade quilt) and presented their Tahitian names, written on tapa.
Following the ceremony, champagne, canapés and a “bed of
flowers.” Cost is $1850.
Tiki Village
Re-enact a lavish traditional Tahitian wedding or anniversary ceremony
dressed as a Tahitian princess and chief. A Tahitian priest performs
the ceremony at a stone temple, accompanied by the songs and dances of
the local villagers. You are presented with flower leis and heis,
a tapa marriage certificate, champagne, and photos of the
ceremony. Cost is approximately $1100.
The "Royal
Ceremony" includes the groom arriving by royal canoe, Tahitian
dances, and a romantic lagoon cruise with musicians and champagne.
Cost is approximately $1355.
Tahiti
InterContinental
Beachcomber Resort Tahiti
"Intimate Tahitian Ceremony” set on the motu as the
sounds of ukuleles and guitars fill the air. Pareos, flower
crowns and leis create the atmosphere as a Tahitian priest blesses the
couple with Tahitian names and then wraps them in the traditional Tifaifai
(handmade quilt). Cost is $685.
Bora
Bora
Sofitel
Marara Bora Bora
A charming ceremony on the beach includes traditional flower leis and heis,
local musicians and dancers, a special dinner with wedding cake at La
Perouse Restaurant, and flower decoration of your bungalow. Cost is
$750.
Sofitel
Motu Bora Bora
Arriving by outrigger canoe, the groom meets his bride on the beach
where they are escorted by dancers to the top of the hill for the
ceremony overlooking the lagoon and facing Mt. Otemanu. A romantic
dinner is served in your bungalow. Cost is $1295.
InterContinental Beachcomber Resort Bora Bora
“Traditional Polynesian Wedding Ceremony” on the beach at sunset,
with traditional costumes, flowers, dancers and musicians. The groom
arrives by outrigger canoe. The couple exchanges Tiare leis and
is given Tahitian names and a tapa marriage certificate. A
“bed of flowers,” champagne and wedding cake await the couple in
their bungalow. Dinner on a private beach concludes the festivities.
Cost is $1995.
Hotel Bora Bora
The “Polynesian Ceremony” is performed at sunset with musicians and
dancers. You’ll be adorned with Tiare flower garlands and
leis. Receive a
souvenir tapa cloth certificate. Cost is approximately $960.
“Traditional
Motu Ceremony.” Aboard an outrigger canoe, musicians serenade you. Pareos,
flower leis and crowns, a blessing by a Tahitian priest and champagne
are included. Cost is approximately $1805.
Bora Bora Lagoon Resort
Dressed in white pareos, flower leis and heis, you
celebrate at this beach ceremony, accompanied by traditional songs and
dances. Following the
ceremony is a sunset canoe cruise with cocktails and music, and a
candlelight dinner at the Otemanu Restaurant. Cost is approximately
$1600.
Le
Meridien
Set on the white sand beach facing Mount Otemanu, the couple is dressed
in pareos. The groom arrives by outrigger canoe. Flower crowns
and vows are exchanged amid Tahitian songs and dance. A sunset cruise
with champagne and canapés and a romantic dinner served in the
restaurant or bungalow follow. The couple receives a wedding certificate
made from tapa and 12 photos. Cost is $1835.
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