elvis got married at the coco palms resort in blue hawaii.
elvis got married at the coco palms resort in blue hawaii.
where did elvis get married in blue hawaii?
the coco palms resort
almost immediately, hollywood took an interest in the coco palms, beginning in may 1953 with the filming of "miss sadie thompson", starring rita hayworth. the chapel in the palm was built by the studio in the coconut grove specifically for this production. the film was shot in technicolor and 3d on location in and around the coco palms property and the wailua river. along with hayworth were actors jose ferrer and aldo ray, director curtis bernhardt, and the entire crew of the production also staying at the hotel. using the hollywood chapel, grace buscher would invent the hawaiian wedding for tourists. in 1926 charles e. king wrote the song "ke kali nei au" (waiting there for thee) for the musical production "the prince of hawaii". the song was originally recorded in 1928 by helen desha beamer, with its original hawaiian-language lyrics. it was then recorded in 1951 by bing crosby with an english translation. in 1958 al hoffman and dick manning wrote additional english lyrics for andy williams. now called "hawaiian wedding song", it was featured prominently in the film "blue hawaii", starring elvis presley, whose character is married at the lagoon at the coco palms in the finale. the hotel made a big business of selling "blue hawaii" weddings that recreated the floating wedding ceremony depicted in the film. extras for this wedding package included two singers performing "hawaiian wedding song" and a conch shell blower. the hotel looked a lot like a movie set, with similar details such as cement coco palm pillars.
coco palms resort
blue hawaii is the fourth soundtrack album by american singer elvis presley, released on rca victor records in mono and stereo, lpm/lsp 2426, on october 20, 1961. it is the soundtrack to the 1961 film of the same name starring presley. in the united states, the album spent 20 weeks at the number one slot and 39 weeks in the top 10 on "billboard"s top pop lps chart. it was certified gold on december 21, 1961, platinum and 2x platinum on march 27, 1992 and 3x platinum on july 30, 2002 by the recording industry association of america. on the us top pop albums chart, "blue hawaii" is second only to the soundtrack of "west side story" as the most successful album of the 1960s.
blue hawaii (soundtrack)