Who says you need to tie the knot island-style to have a tiki-themed wedding? With the help of Jenny Sais Quois Events, we show you how to have a fun and fabulous retro tiki wedding - no surf, sand, or palm trees required!

We have everything from cocktail suggestions, tips for vintage accessorizing, and even music inspiration. Grab a cocktail, throw on a record, and gain tons of inspiration...

DECOR:

Skip the paper and plastic stuff sold at party stores and go with simple, fresh touches like fresh exotic flowers (ginger, king protea, anthurium, orchids - also ridiculously beautiful in a bouquet), large banana or palm leaves, and tropical fruit (pineapple, coconut, mango, guava). Thistle and Bone's lush backdrop (created by weaving papyrus and other greenery together and accenting it with colorful, eye-popping flora) could really dress up your ceremony or DIY photo booth.

Nautical items like thick jute rope, net, and shells are fun additions, too.

If you're having an outdoor wedding, tiki torches and/or paper lanterns can enhance the ambience once the sun sets.

Low-cost banana leaves also make fabulous, high-impact signs and labels. A light-colored oil-based paint pen works best. Use glue dots to stick them in place.

CLOTHING

Our bride was stunning in Simply Bridal's 1950s-style Cassie dress, a flirty strapless number with a knee-length tulle skirt suitable for an impromptu hula.

Bright red lipstick and nailpolish, a pearl bracelet, glittery gold shoes, a white and gold peacock necklace, and a hair comb of orchids in her sleek, modern bouffant completed her look.

Our groom wore a classic black suit complemented by a skinny tie with an island print and a tropical boutonniere.

BEVERAGES

A smoking, bubbling "Love Potion" is an excellent way to say "aloha" to your guests, and adding dry ice is the key. Available at some gas stations, ice cream parlors, and supermarkets, dry ice will burn your skin, so be extremely careful when using it. Note that if the liquid is too cold, you'll make less fog, so add hot liquid to really fire it up.

Traditional, rum-based tiki drinks (topped with mini paper parasols, of course!) are excellent choices that can also be made alcohol-free for the teetotalers at your celebration. What about a nifty signature cocktail? Rename the classic mai tai, for instance, "Endless Love" or "Enchanted Elixir," and dress it up with a wedge of grilled pineapple and/or an orchid bloom. Bamboo paper straws are a cute accessory.

Instead of using regular glassware, ceramic tiki mugs or coconut cups could serve double-duty as novel and practical wedding favors. Guests use them for the wedding and then take them home as a souvenir.

RECEPTION

Keeping with a theme always unifies your event, so have fun with the details. Go wild with all the tropical fruits you've always wanted to get at the grocery store and use them as garnish or actual snacks; blood oranges and star fruit especially look awesome cut in half. What to serve? Fruit salad skewers, shrimp cocktail, teriyaki chicken skewers, coconut shrimp, and almost any Asian appetizer make for great finger food.

As for wedding cakes, check out the multi-tiered number Indie Cakes & Pastries whipped up. Inspired by the hula skirt, it incorporates candy pearls for texture and is wrapped in a ti-leaf lei (traditionally worn by the groom in a Hawaiian wedding).

SOUNDTRACK

You can't go wrong with anything by Martin Denny, the father of the exotica genre. Les Baxter, Esquivel, and Yma Sumac also experimented with the faux-Polynesian sound. If live music is more your style, consider hiring a ukelele player.

VENUE

Finally, if you have the good fortune of living in a place that has a tropical-themed restaurant or tiki bar, you might be able to rent it out. Since these spots are generally already decked out with tons of tiki and nautical decor and boast their own array of tiki mug finery, you'll save lots of money in decorating costs.

Did you have a tiki wedding? We'd love to hear how your bash went down!