Tongan Wedding Ceremony

The polynesian wedding ceremony held in all the tahitian islands is a merely folkloric celebration.

Tongan wedding ceremony. Celebration before the wedding fakalelea 5. Traditionally tongan weddings comprise of a number of traditional steps or phases. Man ask for permission to get married faitohi 4.

This is because tongan culture views saturday as an unlucky day. The bride and groom in modern more westernised attire. They repeat their vows in tongan.

The wedding day is an extravagant affair. Weddings in tonga have got a lot to do with traditions and superstitions. Prior to the reception the couple was married in the south jordan ut temple.

It is usually a major family event that lasts for three days and consists of many steps. But that s not all. The wedding as opposed to western culture takes place during a weekday usually tuesday.

The ceremony consists of the 15 groomsmen 15 bridesmaids 2 page boys and 6 flower girls and the bride and groom. See more ideas about tongan wedding tongan polynesian wedding. Tongan father prepared dressing and happily escort his beautiful daughter to her wedding ceremony.

It includes a tahitian priest or tahua a conch blower musicians and dancers a handfasting blessing ceremony exchange of flowers crowns and leis and being wrapped in a tifafai or quilt. During their ceremony only the. Next up to dance is the bride and groom.