The Happy Hearts Love Sharks wedding contest

The Happy Hearts Love Sharks wedding contest was originally created in 2009 by Canadian shark conservation group Shark Truth.

Originally run purely as a Facebook competition to reward couples who had already held a shark fin free wedding, Shark Truth had 16 couples making their pledge public in the first year and 27 couples in the second – with a combined total of 10,000 bowls of shark fin soup prevented from being served.

In 2011, Shark Truth gave HK Shark Foundation exclusive rights to launch a Hong Kong version of the contest.

Along with partners EcoVision Asia, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Humane Society International, HKSF developed a new vision for the contest, which included extending its reach beyond purely the Facebook community, to include interested couples in China, and also targetting couples in the planning stages of their weddings so that we might influence those who had not previously considered having a shark-free wedding.

When our vision attracted the support of the sophisticated high society magazine Hong Kong Tatler and of the popular bridal publication Darizi, as well as a sea of awesome prize sponsorships, we knew we had something special to offer. And so the Hong Kong edition of Happy Hearts Love Sharks was born…

Pledge to make your wedding shark-free and enter the contest now!

Grand Diamond Prize

Calling all shark-saving wedding couples – how would you like a fabulous twin-centre honeymoon in stunning tropical Fiji?

Courtesy of our fabulous grand prize sponsors, Air Pacific, Pearl and Matava, we are
thrilled to offer a grand prize which includes

AIR PACIFIC: Return international flights, for 2 people, from Hong Kong to Fiji’s Nadi airport*
PEARL: Return private vehicle transfers, for 2 people, from Nadi airport
PEARL: 5 night’s accommodation for 2 adults in an Ocean View Penthouse Suite
PEARL: Full buffet breakfast daily for 2
PEARL: Romantic 3-course seafood dinner in a beach bure for 2
PEARL: Bottle of sparkling wine on arrival
PEARL: 6 dives (3 days x 2-tank sharks dives) for two with Beqa Divers
PEARL: A 30 minute massage for 2
PEARL: All taxes for food/accommodation*
AIR PACIFIC: Return domestic flight transfers, for 2 people, from Nadi to Kadavu island*
MATAVA: Return boat transfers from Kadavu airport to MATAVA, Fiji’s premier fully certified eco-resort*
MATAVA: 6 night’s accommodation, for 2 adults, in an oceanview bure at Matava
MATAVA: 8 dives (4 x 2-tank morning dives) for two with Mad Fish Dive Centre, Matava’s on site PADI 5 Star Dive Centre and unlimited all day shore diving at The Critter Junction (NB. For non-divers, scuba diving package can be exchanged for other resort activities)
MATAVA: Traditional Lovo Feast and Kava ceremony
MATAVA: All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, unlimited tea/coffee)
MATAVA: All taxes for food/accommodation*

Grand Diamond Prize | Happy Hearts Love Sharks

Throughout the months of April and November every year, you have the opportunity to help celebrate and record Fiji’s amazing coral reef biodiversity, show you care about our world’s delicate coral reef systems, and have fun, by taking part in the FIJI-WIDE SHARK COUNT!

Easy to do, this is suitable for visitors and locals alike, whether you like to fish, snorkel, or SCUBA dive. We hope that tourists, school children, scientists and all people with an interest in the marine environment will take to the reefs with us to search for the Sharks of Fiji!

The Great Fiji Shark Count will be held across Fiji every April and November every year.

You can do a single count, or take part as many times as you like during that month, so that you cover different reefs. All data will be gratefully accepted!

So, see your resort, watersports operator or travel agent, get your Shark identification materials and dive into the beautiful blue waters of Fiji, to be a part of history!