It's Wedding Wednesday....A Polynesian Wedding

Yesterday, we travelled to paradise. We explored Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Maru Spa which is located on Bora Bora in the Polynesian Islands. During my wanderings I discovered that you can have a traditional Polynesian Wedding complete with all the trimmings.

Imagine your marriage ceremony... the riveting sound of rhythmic drum beats echoing over the water, the savage cries of a warrior, the soft gestures of Polynesian girls dancing on the sand, and the strange incantations of the tahuia as he intones the ancient, sacred rites.

The ceremony takes place on the main beach of the resort, which is decorated in the Tahitian manner. You will be prepared according to traditional Polynesian customs, wear typical Tahitian wedding attire, and you will each receive a Polynesian name.

To continue the celebration of your special day, you will be escorted on a romantic sunset cruise, serenaded by traditional music, and will enjoy an intimate dinner in their Otemanu Restaurant in the evening. You take home with your wedding pareos, flower crowns and marriage certificate which, will forever remind you of your time in Bora Bora.

They have a few packages to choose from:

1. For a traditional ceremony you will receive pareos, flower crowns, the wedding certificate, 50 digital pictures on CD, dancers and musicians, cocktails & dinner are included in the package. Cost ~ $1,848.19

2. For a vows renewal ceremony you will receive pareos, flower crowns, the wedding certificate, 50 digital pictures on CD and cocktails are included in the package. Cost ~ $1,064.66

3. Or you could really have it all with the traditional ceremondy on a private motu where you will receive pareos, flower crowns, the wedding certificate, 50 digital pictures on CD, transfer to the private motu and dinner are included in the package. Cost ~ $2,694.00

Now, the only unfortunate part of all of this is that the Wedding Ceremony is not legally recognized and is thus regarded only as a "blessing". So, if you wish to honeymoon in Bora Bora and have some extra cash laying around after your big wedding you can fully partake of this luxurious culturalistic experience.
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Thanks for blogging in. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday. Please be sure to blog in tommorrow. I am going to start a new theme for Thursdays...."Twilight Thursday". We are on the countdown to the opening of Eclipse so I thought we could have some fun with Twilight.

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