Reception Table Name Ideas

samiam0270

Hi everyone,

So although I wish I was getting married in Hawaii, unfortunately a destination wedding wasn't a possibility so I'm doing a Hawaiian themed wedding here in New England.  I'm looking for some suggestions on table names for the reception that would be Hawaiian inspired/themed.  I know the usual island names is common, but that only works for 7 tables, and I'm going to have 15 guest tables.

Any ideas?  I thought about names of beaches, but I worry that guests will get confused if there are 3 beaches that start with a W, and 3 that start with a K, etc....I may know there is a distinct difference, but for someone just trying to find their seat, it could be an issue.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

cryssv

You could use areas of the islands - ie. Maui has kihei, makena, etc, Oahu has honolulu, waikiki, etc. between all of the island you could come up with 15 places I'm sure.
You could find a translator site and use either words like love, friendship, etc and translate them into hawaiian words or even translate the actual table number (which I don't recommend because some numbers can get quite long LOL).
You could use hawaiian or tropical flower names, hmmmm that's all I can think of now but I'll get back to you if I think of more : )

Tanq&Tonic

What about mixing in some fun local culture things with major beach/city names?

Spam musubi
Shaved ice
Loco moco
Surboards
Pipeline
Kona coffee
Mai tai
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (LOL)
Kalua pork
Lei
Luau
Hula
etc?

I also like the idea of Hawaiian versions of words...

An alternative could be to use table numbers, but tie them into a visual that is Hawaiian...like varied color hisbiscus print papers per table, etc.

nickandjenn33

I was planning on using hawaiian flower/plant names:
pikake
plumeria
hibiscus
puakenikeni
laua'e
heliconia

but now, I like using the places of hawaii!
or, you could use a combo of the two.

you could just use hawaiian words too:
keahi (fire)
makani (wind)
aina (land)
kai/moana (ocean)
nalu (waves)
mauka (mountain)
aloha (love)
honi (kiss)
lei (self explanatory)

those are off the top of my head, so don't quote me on it!
for mine, I'd like to have an image of the word on the card also.

cryssv

LOL Tanq... I'm glad someone else gets a kick outta the state fish

Tanq&Tonic

:-)

Also, my post made me hungry.  Darn it.

nickandjenn33

Okay, I was so inspired by this post that I came up with my table names, they are the names of Hawaiian flowers/plants:

 

Pikake
Plumeria
KukuiHibiscus
Puakenikeni
LehuaMaileTuberoseLokelaniMokihanaHinahinaProteaOrchidIlimaPakalanaHeliconia O’haiali‘iKaunaoaTi LeafMonstera

Laua‘e

shibbs86

You could do beach names. My hubby and lived in Hawaii but are having a reception in New england for our family. You could either do all beaches from Hawaii, or you could incorporate the names of some beaches that have special meanings to you or hubby.

Hawaiian Beaches
Sunset Beach
Halona Beach
Waikiki
Ala Moana
Lanikai
Kailua
Hanauma Bay
Ko'Olina
Hanalei
Kaanapali
Hapuna
Kapalua
(the list is endless)

You could do major attractions/places to go
Pali Lookout
Waimea Falls
Pipeline
Dole Plantation
Kilauea/Volcano National Park
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park (the City of Refuge)
Road to Hana
Thurston Lava Tube
(etc)

Or you could do city/neighborhood names
Manoa Vally
Waikiki
Honolulu
North Shore
Kailue
(just grab a map and have fun)

If you are looking for anything specific or want help coming up with names/words in a particular category, feel fee to send a PM and I'll do my best to help you out.

samiam0270

shibbs86, sorry for the insanely delayed response, but just wanted to say I love your idea and I'm definitely going to go with one of those.  I think that'll be the easiest for me and (hopefully) the least confusing for the guests because all the words don't completely look or sound the same.  

Thanks again everyone!