Hawaii

Hawaiian Wedding Ceremony
Anyone marrying in Hawaii can have a familiar western-style wedding ceremony, presided over by a justice of the peace or local minister. But some couples choose to embracetheir marriage locale by incorporating a traditional Hawaiian wedding ceremony. Elements may vary, and couples can choose to incorporate all or just some of them, but here is basically what thatentails:
Hawaiian music: Guests arrive at the ceremony locale to the sounds of ukulele music.
Officiant: The local minister, often called a kahuna pule or kahu (Hawaiian holy man), sings a chant (ormele) as he walks the groom (who, if he wants to adhere to tradition, should be dressed in white with a colored sash often red, at his waist) to the front of the ceremony.

Mothers: The mothers of thebride and groom are honored and escorted to their seats by members of their family.

Processional: The bridal party (bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girl, ring bearer) walks the aisle to theceremony.

Bride's arrival: The bride is announced by the blowing of a conch shell (or pu) to call the earth, sea, air and fire as witnesses. Only then does the bride, who wears a flowing white gown and acrown of flowers known as a haku, begin her walk down the aisle as her groom turns toward her.
Exchange of leis: The bride and groom exchange leis, a symbol of their eternal love. Traditionally, it'sa maile lei or maile-style ti leaf lei for the groom and a white ginger or pikake lei for the bride. Then the couple's parents present leis to them (either the groom's parents offering a lei to thebride and vice versa or each set of parents offering a lei to their own child). Then, the bride and groom each present leis to their soon-to-be in-laws, as well as to their bridal party.Ceremony: As the "Hawaiian Wedding Song" (Ke Kali Nei Au-"Waiting for Thee") is played on the ukulele and slack-key guitar and interpreted by hula dancers, the kahu leads the couple in a recitation of vows....