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The WEDDING CEREMONY

 

MICKY MACK And RICHARD KURZAWA

Wednesday, August 17, 2022,

KAHALA BEACH, OAHU, HAWAII

 

* Blowing of the Pū

The ancient Hawaiian fanfare of blowing a pū (conch shell horn) is used to announce an arrival or call attention to

a significant event.
 

* Entrance

Wedding Song (Ukulele Instrumental by Colin Tribe)
 

* Ol’i Chant

Since there was no written language until the 1820s, Hawaiians used songs and chants at the beginning of

wedding ceremonies to prepare the space for blessings and to welcome the happy couple and their guests.

 

E ho mai, E ho mai, E ho mai

(Come and be welcomed)

Ho’omaikai e pa’a male kupono

(Blessed marrying couple)

Ho’omaikai e lepo ho’ano

(Blessed land)

Ho’omaikai e wai ho’ano

(Blessed bodies of ocean)

Ho’omaikai e ho’olaulea

(Blessed celebration)

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    Greeting

By Reverend Kimo Taylor, Ceremony Kahu (Officiant).
 

    Reading - The Gift of Love

Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians 13: 1 - 13

If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing

cymbal.

And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as

to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.

If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain

nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, love is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does

not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over

wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if

knowledge, it will be brought to nothing.

For we know partially and we prophesy partially, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.

When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I

put aside childish things.

At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall

know fully, as I am fully knowing.

So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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   Declaration of Consent

The couple exchange their vows of commitment.

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    Reading – Love

 

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John:

Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you.

Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my

Father’s commandments and remain in His love. I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and

your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.”

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   Personal Vow
 

Bride & Groom exchange their personal vows to each other.

  Formal Vows

Kahu leads the bride & groom in formal vow exchange.

   Reading – Laulima Unity

Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians:

“Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults

because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves

together with peace.”

    Blessing of the Rings

Three elements of the Ring Blessing are the Koa Bowl, the strongest of woods in Hawaii, it signifies strength and

unity. The Ti-Leaf, it represents health and prosperity and the blessing of body, mind, and spirit. And Salt Water

from our Pacific Ocean, used to cleanse. The salt water is a cleansing of past relationships, both separate and

together, clearing the pathway for new beginnings.

    Exchange of Rings

Rings, being circles, have no beginning and have no end. They represent the true and eternal nature of love. As

you wear these rings, you will always be surrounded by that love, trust, caring and support no matter where you

are in the world today.

   Lei Exchange

The flower lei are worn as a simple reminder that you are accepting each other just the way you are, never taking

each other for granted, and taking each day one day at a time.

   Sand Ceremony

The Sand Ceremony is the perfect way of displaying the coming together as one. Family members and guests

are invited to join in.

Wedding Song (Vocal by Noel Paul Stookey)

   Lord’s Prayer

 Hawaiian Blessing

Ekolu mea nui, ame ke aloha, ke aloha kai o ai e, pomaika’i, na mea au pa’u.

(Three greatest things are Faith, Hope, and Love – greatest of these is Love.)
 

    Pronouncement
 

 First Kiss & First Dance

The pū is blown as the couple share their first kiss as a married couple.

Forever & For Always (Shania Twain)
 

    Exit

Heartstrings (Kolohe Kai – Hawaiian musical group)

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