At this well-located and family-friendly resort on Moorea, the wedding backdrop is all about the white-sand beach and turquoise horizon with overwater bungalows suspended above the lagoon as the bride awaits her groom being paddled ashore in a dugout canoe.
The traditional Polynesian ceremony at the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa takes place beneath a charming, palm-frond-draped wooden canopy, and after being pronounced husband and wife by the local Tahitian priest, the couple is wrapped in a colorful "tifaifai," (wedding quilt) before enjoying a musical serenade and traditional marriage dance.
Ceremony packages with musicians start at around $1,745.