If you're planning a garden or beach wedding in Hawaii, then this article will cover what basic Hawaii wedding packages include, how much they cost, and why you'll need a wedding planner to get the job done.
My wife and I were married in Hawaii in July, 2004. I'm a professional writer living in Hawaii, and my wife is a professional Hawaii wedding planner. So we know what you must be going through if you are planning to have your wedding in Hawaii.
Hawaii is expensive sure, but there are wedding packages for every price range. One of the cheapest is your basic beach wedding that can be had for as little as $395. That includes a priest, processing of your marriage license, photos by a professional photographer burned onto a CD, two fresh orchid leis, a wedding planner-coordinator at your wedding to hold your hand, and you can choose any park or beach to hold your traditional Hawaiian wedding ceremony.
I bet you thought it would cost more, didn't you!
Of course, you can embellish your wedding with numerous add-ons, and I recommend that you do. You will certainly want to get a bouquet for the bride, a wedding cake, a limousine, and chairs for any guests you invite. These amenities can all be had for less than you think.
You may also choose to have a palm arch wrapped in flowers and ferns, and some tiki torches, or a carpet of rose pedals leading to your chapel in the sand. My wife and I chose to have a harpist during our ceremony, a white stretch limousine to take us to our wedding, a rose pedal shower after we were married, and many more embellishments.
The more amenities you add to your Hawaii wedding ceremony the more spectacular your wedding, and the higher your bill, obviously. Even the things leading up to your wedding ceremony are going to increase your overall expense to get married in Hawaii. You will have to budget for air fare, hotel, hair and make-up for the bride, a wedding dress and tux, rings, invitations. The list goes on.
But it's still very affordable to have your destination wedding in Hawaii. There are wedding packages available for couples getting married offered at most hotels that you can also take advantage of. Packages that include champagne, a car, buffet breakfast, and so forth which you can get as part of your hotel package.
To give you a better idea of what your Hawaii wedding package will cost, strictly speaking, I will give you the actual numbers of what my wedding ceremony cost, as follows:
Basic Wedding $ 475 Hair and Make-up $ 175 Limousine $ 95 Bride's Bouquet $ 95 Bride's Maid Bouquet $ 60 Photography $ 425 Musician $ 175 10 Flower Lei $ 100 10 Chairs $ 150 Rose Pedal Shower $ 90 2-Tier Wedding Cake $ 225 The TOTAL for this was $2065 and it was worth every penny. Did I mention that this also included our wedding planner and she was also on site during the wedding? In fact, getting a wedding planner is a must, because your planner will be the one who puts together your custom wedding package.
What's more, if you don't live in Hawaii, you'll need a wedding planner to coordinate all the wedding vendors and make all the reservations and arrangements. In fact, the cost of your wedding package includes your wedding planner, but that's a different story, and you can read about it in one of my other many articles about planning your wedding in Hawaii.
You really have a number of wedding packages to choose from when you get married in Hawaii. From the simple barefoot beach wedding to a more extravagant garden or beach wedding, to a full-on spare no expense wedding package offered by some of the five star hotels. Just remember, there's a Hawaii wedding package available for every budget in paradise.
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