Four Seasons Resort Lāna‘i at Manele Bay, Four Seasons Resort Lāna‘i, The Lodge at Koele and Sunrise on KGMB9 (the CBS affiliate in the state of Hawaii) are pleased to announce the inaugural Down the Isle wedding segment, offering a fairy-tale wedding on the private island of Lāna‘i to a fortunate kama‘āina couple. The Down the Isle segment will air from September 2009 through February 2010 on Hawaii’s top-rated news station, KGMB9, and will rely on viewer participation to plan a dream wedding hosted by Four Seasons Resorts Lāna‘i.

“We are honoured to partner with Sunrise on KGMB9 to offer an unforgettable wedding to a deserving island couple,” said Tom Roelens, general manager of Four Seasons Resorts Lāna‘i. “Lāna‘i is an idyllic destination for weddings, offering more ceremony locations than any other resort in Hawaii, so the possibilities are endless. Whether high atop the cliffs overlooking the ocean at The Challenge at Manele golf course or in a sophisticated upcountry garden at Koele, the loyal Sunrise viewers will undoubtedly select the perfect wedding elements to complement the couple’s taste, combined with impeccable Four Seasons service.”

The Down the Isle wedding, scheduled for February 18, 2010, will be worry-free for the bride and groom. They won’t have to make any decisions themselves – instead, Sunrise on KGMB9 viewers will vote online to plan all of the wedding elements on behalf of the couple. Voting will begin in November, with the first category dedicated to selecting the Down the Isle couple from four finalists.

Once the couple has been selected, Sunrise viewers will have the opportunity to plan the wedding by voting online each week at www.KGMB9.com throughout December and January. The wedding categories include the ceremony and reception location, wedding bands, wedding attire, bridal hair and make-up, the reception entrée, the wedding cake, florals, photography and entertainment. The elite wedding-planning team – led by Four Seasons Resorts Lāna‘i and including The Wedding Ring Shop, Casablanca, Yvonne Design, Visionari, Digital Expressions, Envisions Entertainment & Productions Inc., and Island Air – will create a wedding so sophisticated and elegant it could only be produced by this talented team of specialists.

“We’re excited about coming together with our partners to engage the community in planning this very special wedding,” said Candace Hirleman, KGMB9 marketing director. “Hawaii has never seen a segment of this scale before, and it will be an event that the winning couple – and the entire state – won’t soon forget.”

Sunrise on KGMB9 will be accepting applications from Monday, September 14, through Sunday, October 11, 2009, for a chance to win the Down the Isle wedding on Lāna‘i. Visit www.KGMB9.com for more information, the application and the official rules.