We are so excited to be married, and to celebrate this moment together with our Ohana! This webpage has information for our wedding attendees. The key information (address and schedule for the wedding ceremony) is below. Other pages have more details if you are interested. On the "Hindu Ceremony" page, we have a summary of the Hindu wedding ceremony for those of you who have not been to a Hindu wedding before (which is most of us!). For those of us who are visiting Oahu, we also marked some extra spots to eat and hang out on the "Directions" page. We hope you enjoy your time in Hawaii!
Event Details
The wedding will be held at the Hale Koa Estate in Hauula. Please park in the parking lot one block away from the venue.
Friday, March 10
53-012 Halai Street Hau'ula, HI 96717
Arrival:
5 pm
Ceremony:
5:30 pm
Dinner:
6:30 pm
Sangeet:
7:30 pm
Hindu Ceremony
As you are surely aware, we will be having a (heavily abridged) Hindu wedding ceremony. Despite the reduced size of the ceremony, we will be observing the key traditions and rituals. The total event should take about an hour. To help you follow along, we have provided a brief description of the ceremony below. If you are really interested, you can toggle larger descriptions of each part of the ceremony.
Baraat
(buh-RAH-ut)
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Rishi arrives at the wedding venue accompanied by his family.
Milni
(MIL-nee)
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The two families meet one another.
Kanyaa Aagman
(kun-YAH uh-GH-mun)
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Kaylee is escorted down the aisle by her parents, Ken and Susan.
Ganesh Puja
(GUH-nesh poo-JAH)
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We begin the ritual with a prayer to Lord Ganesh, the remover of obstacles.
Jaimala
(JAY-muh-luh)
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Rishi and Kaylee exchange flower garlands (leis!) to signify mutual respect and acceptance of one another.
Agni Puja
(UG-nee poo-JUH)
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Agni (the sacred fire) is lit.
Laxmi Puja
(LUCK-sh-mee poo-JAH)
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Kaylee and Rishi join hands to symbolize the joining of two souls, and promise love, devotion, and respect to one another.
Mangal Phera
(MUN-guhl FER-uh)
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The couple walks around the sacred fire four times to represent four covenants of married life: Dharma (spirituality), Artha (prosperity), Kama (passion), and Moksha (enlightenment).
Saptapadi
(SUP-tuh-PUH-dee)
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The couple joins hands and takes seven steps together, symbolizing the seven vows of marriage.
Getting Around Oahu
These are some key locations around Oahu. By default it shows the location of the Hale Koa estate, which is where the groom's family is staying and where the Mehndi (henna) ceremony, wedding ceremony, and reception will be held. We also added some of our favorite places to eat and hang out as a guide to our visiting Ohana!
Choose the location categories you want to see. Click the map markers or table rows to find your way around. Each row has a link to a website or directions. You can also look at this website for more ideas of things to do in Oahu.
Wedding Day
Name
Category
Description
Link
Hale Koa Estate
wedding day
This is where the Mehndi (henna) ceremony, wedding ceremony, and reception will be held. The groom's family is staying here from March 7-10. The address is 53-012 Halai Street, Hau'ula HI 96717.
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Registry
We truly appreciate the love, support, and generosity of our families. In all honesty, we are do not hold any expectations of gifts other than your time and presence in our lives -- both on our wedding day and beyond! However, many of you have asked for our registry, so here it is.
We currently live in a tiny studio apartment with no room for kitchen appliances or other household items. However, we are saving towards our honeymoon (Thailand in December!) and towards an eventual down payment on a house. If you would like to contribute to either, we are accepting cash gifts either in person or through Venmo using the button below.
Check back here soon! We will be posting links to our photos here after the event. We have a professional photographer, but realistically a lot of great photos will be lost on your phones. So we will also be posting a google photos album link, please upload any photos you want to help us fully capture our wedding day!