And you thought Elvis only did Vegas!

Blue Hawaii is one of the classic Elvis movies. In it he experiences a Hawaiian wedding, Elvis-style.

It is kind of romantic! I love the way bride and groom come from either side and meet one another in the middle. That's really how marriage should be!

He sings the "Hawaiian Wedding Song," with background singers, some chanting in the native language.

Don Ho was also widely known for crooning that number. Andy Williams is as well.

Interestingly, there is also a reading commonly referred to as the "Hawaiian Wedding Song."

I never noticed before that the reading is not the same as the lyrics to the song -- althought the sentiments are sort of similar. It is a classic as well but perhaps we should call it the Hawiian Wedding Poem? It goes like this:

Here all seeking is over, the lost has been found, a mate has been found to share the chills of winter-- ow love asks that you be united. Here is a place to rest, a place to sleep, a place in heaven. Now two are becoming one, the black night is scattered, the eastern sky grows bright. At last the great day has come.

The Blue Hawaii Wedding package is, by the way, a staple of the Las Vegas Elvis wedding industry.