Fiji Islands Resort Packages

Matamanoa Island Resort Wedding

Matamanoa Island is a small, intimate and secluded Fiji Resort set in the beautiful Mamanuca Islands approximately 1 1/2 hours west of Nadi International Airport by car and launch. Matamanoa is the perfect place for a destination wedding.

Matamanoa boasts an elegant deck over looking the pacific or a beautiful white sand beach so you have a choice as to where you tie the knot. To keep the feeling of romance and sophistication, Matamanoa Island Resort has adopted a year round policy of not permitting children under the age of 12 years.

Matamanoa Island can offer you total relaxation or a wide range of leisure activities and cultural excursions. Swim in the fresh water pool or in the beautiful Pacific Ocean, play tennis or sip a cocktail at the Bar as you watch the sun set and take all the time you need to discover the magic of this beautiful Island.

7 Night Wedding Package Inclusions

  • Round-trip Economy Air from Los Angeles on Air Pacific – Your Island in the Sky
  • Meet and Greet with Traditional pottery lei upon arrival
  • Round-trip transfers between the Airport and the Resort via bus and launch
  • 7 Nights accommodation
  • Full Hot Buffet Breakfast Daily (add in lunch and dinner for just $60 pp per day)
  • No Children under 12 allowed
  • Matamanoa Beach, Deck or Bure Wedding including wedding minister, bridal bouquet & grooms Buttonhole, 2 Fijian warriors, 1 Bridesmaid and a photographer (non-professional)

7 Night Matamanoa Wedding package
staying in a Garden View Hotel room from $2,499

7 Night Matamanoa Wedding package
staying in a Beachfront Bure from $2,999


The Wedding Ceremony

The groom stands at the wedding venue under the arch, a table is beautifully decorated and placed in front – the bride is escorted from her Bure or Hotel Room by two Fijian Warriors and one Bridesmaid (dressed in traditional Fijian Masi, Warriors carry Fijian Clubs) – she is led through to the main complex pass the bar and patio area to the groom – in case of the venue being on the beach, she is led from the patio down the steps and along the beach – if the staff choir is chosen they are behind the Warriors singing Fijian Hymns.

Once at the venue she stands beside the groom under the arch and the Warriors and Bridesmaid stand behind the couple – the Minister or Celebrant commences the Ceremony, this is approximately 10 minutes duration.

The photographer takes photographs from the time the Bride leaves her Bure or Room and also after the Ceremony. If the couple have selected to have Video then the same applies.

After the Ceremony is completed the couple return to the Bar/Patio area and the staff sing a special wedding song to them.
The couple sit in a specially reserved area of the dining room, this area is decorated with Tapa, the arch is placed over the dining table, a special souvenir menu is printed for the couple as a keepsake, alternatively (weather permitting) the couple may wish to dine on the beach.

In the case of the couple dining with invited guests, then they may dine on the restaurant patio, around the pool under the stars or on the beach.

Cost of Wedding $999USD (this is included in the above package rate), this rate is valid until 31 March 2009 – please ask for rates after this date.

Inclusions:

  • Wedding Minister - Methodist (not celebrant)
  • Bridal Bouquet (either trailing or posy) & Groom’s Buttonhole
  • Fijian Warriors (2)
  • Bridesmaid (1)
  • All dressed in traditional Fijian Costume to escort the Bride to the Groom
  • Photographer
    36 exposures (unprocessed film) – film shot by 'Pita, Wedding Coordinator' not a professional photographer, but has photographed many weddings – please click here for details on professional video and photography packages.

Optional Extras:


 Corsage, Orchid or Frangipani
$ 28USD
  Wedding Cake, Home Baked Fruit Cake, Iced & Decorated $100USD
  Wedding Dinner for Two – Menu  
  Includes Bottle of Veuve Cliquot Champagne $240USD
  Includes Green Point Australian Sparkling Wine $170USD
  Staff Choir $90USD
  Hairdresser $270USD
  Hairdresser's charges include return boat transfers on South Sea Cruises  
  Hire of Traditional Fijian Masi Wedding Costumes (for two persons) $170USD
  Flower Lei, Orchid or Frangipani $ 55USD
  Flower Tiara, Orchid or Frangipani $ 55USD
  Hair Flowers with Comb, Orchid or Frangipani $ 28USD
  Bridesmaid Posy, Orchid or Frangipani $ 58USD
  Buttonhole, Orchid or Frangipani $ 21USD
  Wired Single Bloom, Orchid or Frangipani $ 18USD
  Spray Orchid $ 21USD
     

All rates are subject to change without notice.
All Catholic Weddings in Fiji must be celebrated in either the Catholic Church or suitable Chapel, here on Matamanoa we do not have a Chapel.
Maximum size of wedding party = 10
Minimum age for Matamanoa = 12


Wedding Dinner for Two - Menu

Please Choose 1 Selection Per Person From Each of the Four Courses:

Entrees
Cream of Chicken & Almond Soup
Lobster Bisque Soup
Sweet Corn Soup
Carrot & Coriander Soup
Mussel Chowder

Appetizers
Mussels au Gratin
Fried Camembert with Mango Liqueur Sauce
Almond Chicken with Cranberry Orange Sauce
Vegetable Rissoles on Tomato Couli
Scallops Vol au Vent

Main Courses
Chicken & Prawn Duet, de-boned breast of country chicken, stuffed with spider prawns, grilled & served with creamy papaya sauce, accompanied by croquette potatoes & fresh seasonal vegetables
Lobster Thermidor (subject to availability) fresh local rock lobster, sautéed with garlic, onion, cream, tomato, mushrooms, flambéed in white wine & accompanied by lemon rice and garden vegetables
Prawns, sautéed with garlic, onion, flamed with brandy, cooked in tomato sauce, pepper, thyme, served with tomato rice
Steak Diane, flambéed tender fillet steak with brandy, served with red wine peppercorn sauce & accompanied by market vegetables & pear potato.
Fish with Salmon, fillet of fish, stuffed with salmon and grilled, served with market vegetables, pear potato, dill sauce

Desserts
Fresh Tropical Fruit Salad & vanilla ice cream or cream
Tropical Banana with lemon/honey/caramel sauce, topped with Italian meringue & oven baked, served with vanilla ice cream
Flambéed Fruits with Lime Sabayon
Papaya & Banana Meringue
Almond Crepes with Cointreau Sauce