Wedding Videography Guides and Articles

Our collection of articles with tips on planning your wedding (with filming in mind), along with a few snippets of media coverage.

Planning a destination wedding…

… with a slight bias on the ‘destination’ being Rarotonga or Aitutaki (Cook Islands).

• Wedding woe: Destination Wedding Greer McDonal - Stuff
  Jun 2012: Pros and cons of tying the knot abroad.
  
• Raro or Bust, Dominion Post, Bride Supplement (PDF)
  Apr 2010: Feature on Alex & Kevin’s luxury wedding in Rarotonga (which we filmed), with a bit about us ‘Keeping the memories alive’. The full article includes information and tips on planning a wedding in Rarotonga.

Wedding 101

• 5 Hot Photo Tips For A Bride To Be (Helen and Mitch Bruger, Wedding House)
• 13 things I wish I’d known on my wedding day (Leishkin, Offbeat Bride)
• 5 Tips for documenting the details at your wedding (Elizabeth Messina)

Wedding and reception planning

• Top tips for tropical brides (Tiare Films)
  Filming in Rarotonga, we see what goes into the perfect island wedding. We’ve also asked other Rarotonga wedding professionals to share their tips for antipodean brides planning a destination wedding.
• Sound Advice: Planning your reception with videography in mind (Tiare Films)
  Speeches and toasts are a chance to share stories, memorable moments from your lives, courtship and adventures as a couple – it helps if your guests can see, and most importantly hear the speaker…

Your ceremony

• How to write heartfelt, sniffle-worthy wedding vows (Jesssi Blum, Offbeat Bride)

Wedding Etiquette

• The unplugged wedding: couples tell guests to put down their devices (Ariel Meadow Stallings, Offbeat Bride)
  …every guest has a camera and an iPhone and is tweeting the whole event. They’re there with you, but are they really present?
  

Tiare Films reviews and media clippings

• Tiare Films Facebook Reviews
  Read what our couples say about us. (Or add your own review if you have a spare moment.)
• Katie & Glenn’s wedding in Rarotonga (Trip Advisor)
  Nov 2011: Katie mentions us in her wedding diary and honeymoon write-up :).

• Capturing the Romance of Rarotonga (PDF)
  Jan 2011: A feature on our tropical wedding filming packages.
• Romantic Movies, Cook Islands Sun (PDF)
  Jul 2010: Feature on Tiare Films with bonus article on choosing flowers for a tropical wedding.

• Raro or Bust, Dominion Post, Bride Supplement (PDF)
  Apr 2010: Feature on Alex & Kevin’s luxury wedding in Rarotonga (which we filmed), with a bit about us ‘Keeping the memories alive’. The full article includes information and tips on planning a wedding in Rarotonga.

Tiare Films e-Newsletters

News-type info has now been moved to our Facebook Page.

• Dec 2010 Newsletter #9: Capturing the music at your wedding
• Sept 2010 Newsletter #8: New wedding films
• May 2010 Newsletter #7: Finalise your Summer wedding plans
• Apr 2010 Newsletter #6: Counting down to The Wellington Wedding Show
• Mar 2010 Newsletter #5: Expo and Summer Weddings in Wellington
• Dec 2009 Newsletter #4: Add some extra magic to your reception
• Oct 2009 Newsletter #3: From Paradise to God’s Own
• Jun 2009 Newsletter #2: The 2009 Manawatu Wedding Expo
• May 2009 Newsletter #1: The 2009 Wellington Wedding Show