Three kids got baptized. This was number one.
BAPTISM BY OCEAN
Yesterday, November 15th, 2013, my company had the great opportunity to baptize three children into the waters of the Pacific Ocean, right off the coast of Magic Island on Oahu. Reverend Elias Parker performed the baptism and did an awesome job. If he looks familiar it’s because he is the same minister who also performs 90% of all of my wedding ceremonies. Elias is a Hawaiian Christian minister who does not preach in a church. “The world is my church”, he reminds me. But because Reverend Elias is not associated with a church, water baptisms performed by him do not result in a child belonging to a specific church or religious organization. Something many cherish.
Dream Weddings Hawaii is obviously, a wedding company. But every now and then, we sometimes step outside the box to perform other services. We’ve done a lot of things, from photographing real estate, even top-secret government facilities, to producing television commercials, and now apparently, we do baptisms. Which isn’t too far of a stretch for us.
Parents watch on as number 2 gets baptized.
Baptized child number 2!
And now for number 3
Elias works extremely well with kids, and this truly was demonstrated during yesterday’s baptism. His knowledge of children, especially when it came to the safety of dunking a baby underwater, was quite amazing. He told me that when turning a baby onto its side, they have a tendency to close their mouth. So when he did this to the baby and it closed its mouth, he quickly baptized him. He then blew air into the baby’s face so the baby would open it’s eyes and mouth after he reemerged the child from the ocean. All of my ministers are this careful, by the way.
Now, we can’t dunk all children. If the ocean is too rough, or the child is a baby, it’s best not to submerge them into the ocean.
After the baptism was over, now it was time for mom to get drenched.
The parents of the children are great clients of my company. Upon every visit to Hawaii, they do something special. Earlier this year, their parents go their vows renewed, and they had family portraits taken. Their entire family loves Oahu as their entire are confessed “surf-aholics.”
Mom and son.
I thought about editing those people out in the background, but I didn’t. That’s their mom and their daughter. So this candid photo works.
Family photo!
The cost for a package like this varies. Basically, you’re hiring us for a ministry service, and a small photography package. It’s important to note here that you have full freedom to customize this package. You can add more photos, delete photography services altogether, add leis, etc..etc… But we find it’s best to get family photos of everyone along with the baptism, to record this event.
Also, here’s an interesting note. Baptisms are not limited to Christian ceremonies. The family above did not opt to baptize their baby in a Christian ceremony. This was more of Hawaiian blessing.
Chrisitan baptisms are much different as they are dedications, not baptisms. Christians must accept Jesus as their Lord and savior, and then get dunked. A baby, isn’t old enough to know who Jesus is, so they truly can’t get baptized, even if we go through all the motions. Jesus was 31 years old when he got dunked, think about that. He didn’t get baptized as a child. So if you’re a Christian, just know that we can bless your baby, but it is up to you as a parent to raise that child in a Christian environment, and when that day comes that they want to give their life to Christ, then you can really baptize them in the name of Jesus.
| Ministry Services: Ministry service is similar to those you'll find at our wedddings. We can customize this however you wish. | $175 |
| Small Photography Package: 1/2 Hour labor charge | $125 |
| 35 Digital Photographs at $2.50 per photo | $87.50 |
| TOTAL COST: | $387.50 |
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