The Sacred Garden of Maliko (in Makawao) offers several locations for weddings whether in the presence and peace of the Buddha, in the Labyrinth, underneath the Kukui Grove, or beside the stream. Of course, beach and boat weddings are also available. Simple, private, meaningful ceremonies are our specialty. Two ceremonies—one traditional and one non-traditional are offered for you to choose from, mix and match, cut and paste or personalize to your heart's content. Eve will be happy to work with you if you prefer a specific denomination for your wedding (i.e.Buddhist wedding, Christian Wedding, Spiritual but not religious, etc.) We even do full moon weddings!

Fees depend on the ceremony type, location, time and number of guests.Starting range $200-400.
For weddings at The Sacred Garden, up to 30 chairs are available at no extra cost.

All Ceremonies include:
Officiant
Personalization of ceremony/vows at your request
Copy of ceremony on decorative paper
Filing of license

The pricing for boat weddings varies on size of boat, number of guests, etc.

Photography and videography are additional. Eve works with a number of excellent photographers and videographers. Photos on this page are thanks to Benja Iglesis, Steve Hogan, Shasta Rose and Mercer Richards.

Whether on the labyrinth, beach or sea, Eve will work with you to design a ceremony to honor this stage of your life.

Non-Traditional Ceremony (Substitute "Bride" and "Groom" with your names):

Welcome to this celebration of love. Bride and Groom, may this be a moment in time to be remembered and cherished. Today, we celebrate your love. Love is the foundation, the very essence of life. It must be cared for, tended to, and nourished if it is to grow, become strong, and endure.

We say in Hawaii:
Aloha ika ho'o manawanui, Aloha ika loko maika'i, Aloha ike kahi, ike kahi
Love is patient. Love is kind. Love begets love.

Marriage is a very special spiritual connection of two people united on a common path, bringing together love and trust into a single focus. At the same time, your love should give you the strength to stand apart, to seek out your unique destinies, and to grow as individuals.

Reading from Kahlil Gibran: (Any reading of your choice can be placed here, or none)
“Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone
Though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
Let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.”

Marriage requires the faith and commitment of two people to love, to stand by each other, and to support one another through both the good times and the difficult. This commitment is the alignment of your words, which speak boldly of your intentions, and your actions, which speak louder than your words. This requires making the time when there is none, listening not only with your ears-but also with your heart, and taking responsibility for your choices. Coming through for each other, time after time.

So, welcome, Bride and Groom, to this moment in your lives, to this place you have come to in each other's hearts. And, may this shining hour be an open door through which you go now to build the dearest of all human relationships: that of two best friends growing old together in marriage, always fathoming deeper depths, and discovering richer facets of one another's soul.

Lei Exchange (OPTIONAL)
In Hawaii, we have a tradition of sharing beautiful flower leis. The flowers for the leis have been hand picked and woven together much like your love has been chosen and you are now weaving your lives together. The lei expresses love, respect and reverence.

Groom, you may now offer Bridet his lei; This is the very fragrant flower of love. Just like love, the scent is intoxicating and its essence lingers long after the flower.

Bride, you may now offer Groom this lei; Maile is a very rare leaf that must be searched for and gathered and is traditionally worn in honor of special occasions and rites of passage.

May your love grow and bring you peace and joy on life's path. From each other, may you always find communication, compassion, tolerance, understanding, and forgiveness. And, to each other, may you always be best friends, companions, lovers, partners, and teachers. May your home always radiate an environment of love, well-being, happiness, and unity. And whoever enters your home, may they be blessed and inspired by the harmony and love that dwells there.

Groom and Bride, you are here today to declare and to strengthen your love, and to pledge to each other the beginning of a new life together.

Groom, do you receive Bride as your wedded wife to love, comfort, respect, and to share your life with from this day forward?

And, Bride, do you receive Groom as your wedded husband to love, comfort, respect, and to share your life with from this day forward?

We will now seal this promise of marriage with these wedding rings. These rings are symbols of the unbroken unity of love, now to be continued in your married life. The circle has no beginning and no end, it is eternal and everlasting.

Made in the form of the circle, these rings represent the truth of the law of life:
'As we give to each other, we receive from each other.'
So, as you give and receive these rings, let your hearts be joined together in one unbroken circle.

As you place the ring on your beloved's hand and as you receive the ring from the hand of your beloved, remember that this will be the first hand extended to pick you up when you have fallen down and it will be the first hand raised to toast all of your joys and all of your successes from this day forward and forevermore.

Bless this ring, bless Groom who gives it and Bride who receives it. Bless their union with patience, understanding and eternal joy.

VOWS (You can personalize these and use your own if you prefer.)
Groom, holding the ring on Bride's hand and looking into her eyes, say these words:

Bride,
With this ring, I marry you,
and promise my faithful love.
I have chosen you above all others
for my partner and companion.
I shall love you,
and honor you,
and share with you life's joys
and life's difficulties.
In sorrow, I shall comfort you,
In times of need, I shall be there for you,
In good times, I shall rejoice with you,
From this day forward and forevermore.

Bless this ring, bless Bride who gives it and Groom who receives it. Bless their union with kindness, friendship and unconditional love.

Bride, holding the ring on Groom's hand and looking into his eyes, say these words:

Groom ,
With this ring, I marry you,
and promise my faithful love.
I have chosen you above all others
for my partner and companion.
I shall love you,
and honor you,
and share with you life's joys
and life's difficulties.
In sorrow, I shall comfort you,
In times of need, I shall be there for you,
In good times, I shall rejoice with you,
From this day forward and forevermore.

As you look upon these rings throughout the years, let them be symbols of the unconditional love that you have for one another, a love that can overcome all obstacles. And when times call for you to be apart, may you always return to your togetherness in the same spirit of love that you have felt here today.

May we take pause to bless this marriage:
Dear Lord,
Help Bride and Groom remember the time they first met, and the strong love that grew between them. Help them to apply that love in practical things so that nothing divides them. We humbly ask for kind words filled with love, and hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.
Divine Spirit, we leave this marriage in your hands. Amen.

By the power vested in me by the State of Hawaii, I now pronounce you husband and wife!

Those whom Spirit has joined together let no one separate.
You may seal this blessing with a kiss!

Congratulations!

Traditional Ceremony (substiture "Bride" and "Groom" with your names)

Friends, we are gathered together in the sight of God to witness and bless the joining together of Groom and Bride in marriage.

Groom and Bride, the vows you are about to take are not to be taken without careful thought and prayer. For in them you are committing yourselves exclusively, the one to the other for as long as you both shall live. This love is the foundation, the very essence of life and is not to be diminished by difficult circumstances. It must be cared for, tended to, and nourished if it is to grow, become strong, and thrive.

We say in Hawaii:
Aloha ika ho'o manawanui. Aloha ika loko maika'i. Aloha ike kahi, ike kahi.
Love is patient. Love is kind. Love begets love.

Marriage is a very special spiritual connection of two people united on a common path, bringing together love and trust into a single focus. At the same time, your love should give you the strength to stand apart, to seek out your unique destinies, and to grow as individuals.

Reading from Kahlil Gibran:(OR ANOTHER READING OF YOUR CHOICE)
“Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone
Though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
Let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.”

Marriage requires the faith and commitment of two people to love, to stand by each other, and to support one another through both the good times and the difficult. This commitment is the alignment of your words, which speak boldly of your intentions, and your actions, which speak louder than your words.

Groom and Bride you have come to give yourselves to one another in this holy covenant.
I ask you now, in the presence of God, to declare your intention to enter into union with one another.

Bride, will you have Groom to be your husband, to live together in holy marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?

(Bride, “I will”)

Groom, will you have Bride to be your wife, to live together in holy marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?

(Groom “I will”)

Bride and Groom face each other and join hands
(You can also do a lei exchange, if you want to)

Reading: Cor. 13: 4-7 (OR ANOTHER READING OF YOUR CHOICE)
Love is patient, love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful, nor conceited nor rude, never selfish, and not quick to take offense. Love keeps no score of wrongs, does not gloat over other man's sins but delights in the truth. There is no thing love can not face, there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and its endurance.

Vows: (Look into each other's eyes and repeat after me)
I Groom, take you, Bride, to be my wife,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
until death do we part.
This is my solemn vow.

I ,Bride, take you, Groom, to be my husband,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
until death do we part.
This is my solemn vow.

Ring Exchange
These rings are the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace signifying to us the union of Groom and Bride. These rings are symbols of the unbroken unity of love, now to be continued in your married life. The circle has no beginning and no end; it is eternal and everlasting.

Bless, O Lord, the giving of these rings, that they who wear them may live in your peace and continue in your favor all the days of their lives. Amen

(Repeat after me)

Bride, I give you this ring as a sign of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you.

Groom, I give you this ring as a sign of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you.

(You can insert a prayer or reading of your choice here, if you wish….)

Pronouncement
You have declared your consent and vows before God. May God confirm your covenant and fill you both with grace.

I announce you husband and wife! Those whom God has joined together, let no one put asunder. Amen

You may kiss the Bride

Congratulations!