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Alternative to a civil
marriage, couples may organise a traditional
wedding ceremony without legal implications.
This unique and festive ceremony is much
sought after by honeymooners, gay couples
celebrating their civil union, or married
couples celebrating a major wedding
anniversary.
The drama and pageantry of a Tahitian
wedding celebration is a highlight for any
couple. Ceremonies can be as simple as a
sunset ceremony with a Tahitian priest or as
elaborate as a pageant with musicians and
dancers.
For many ceremonies, couples are bedecked in
bright pareu, flowers, and shells. The groom
is brought to the beachside location to make
a grand entrance in an outrigger canoe while
the bride is carried on a rattan throne
carried on the shoulders of the best men.
Music and dancers enhance the ceremony while
a Tahitian priest performs the rites and
gives the couple their new Tahitian names
names and another Tahitian name for their
first born.
This is not a church wedding, unless you
consider the towering palms along the beach
a natural cathedral, but it may bring new
blessings to the marriage.
These ceremonies are available on most
islands. Please ask us for details and
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