Your Wedding Ceremony
As you will see in the Ceremony Outlines, live music is an optional part of your ceremony. My Wedding Packages are completely customizable and I am happy to arrange a musician that can sing English or Hawaiian songs and play ukulele. This is your day, and I will do everything I can to make it as special as possible!
Religious Wedding Ceremony
Outline
- Welcome & Opening Prayer
- Blowing of the Conch Shell
- Exchange of Leis
- Read “Marriage is a Commitment” by Edmund O’Neill
- Blending of the 2 Colors of Sand: I provide the sand and a keepsake glass container for you to keep
- Read the Love Chapter from the Bible: 1st Corinthians, Chapter 13, verses 1–13
- Optional Personal Words/Vows: If you want to say anything to each other, it may be memorized, read from a small card, from the heart at that moment, or written down and I can read it
- Song if you choose to book a Musician (they can play a song at the beginning and end of the ceremony as well)
- Exchanging of the Rings: Starting with the Groom, repeat 3-4 words that I say, about 2 sentences as you place her ring on her finger; then repeat with the Bride
- Exchanging of Vows: Starting with the groom, either repeat after me or say “I Do” at the end of the vows that I say
- Closing Prayer
- I say, “It is my privilege to say, by the power vested in me by the state of Hawaii, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride.”
The ceremony outline may be customized as desired.
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Non-Religious Wedding Ceremony
Outline
- Welcome
- Blowing of the Conch Shell
- Exchange of Leis
- Read “Marriage is a Commitment” by Edmund O’Neill
- Blending of the 2 Colors of Sand: I provide the sand and a keepsake glass container for you to keep
- Read Blessings for a Marriage
- Optional Personal Words/Vows: If you want to say anything to each other, it may be memorized, read from a small card, from the heart at that moment, or written down and I can read it
- Song if you choose to book a Musician (they can play a song at the beginning and end of the ceremony as well)
- Exchanging of the Rings: Starting with the Groom, repeat 3-4 words that I say, about 2 sentences as you place her ring on her finger; then repeat with the Bride
- Exchanging of Vows: Starting with the groom, either repeat after me or say “I Do” at the end of the vows that I say
- I say, “It is my privilege to say, by the power vested in me by the state of Hawaii, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride.”
The ceremony outline may be customized as desired.
Licensed Wedding Officiants in Hawaii
Officiants in Hawaii must be licensed by the state, have insurance, be sponsored by a church, and have a tax ID number. Any licensed officiant should be happy to provide their credentials to you. You can also verify that an officiant is licensed by checking the Hawaii Department of Health website, and searching by name.
My Hawaii Wedding Officiant license number is 2020-22876, and you can find me in the list of licensed officiants by searching by my name, Karen Yarborough. Please feel free to contact me at (808) 443-8172 if you have any questions!
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