A short, bright first look at a Caribbean wedding
A Caribbean wedding teaser is the first thing the couple and their families will share, often with relatives on other islands or overseas who could not travel. It works best when it opens on one strong image or sound, such as the choir as the bride walks in or the steelpan at the cocktail hour, and closes on the party. Write what to lead with and what to end on, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes a widescreen Social Teaser of about a minute from your footage.
The teaser uses the sound you recorded and music together, balanced by your audio preference.
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Last updated October 2026
How to get a Caribbean wedding teaser
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Create a Social Teaser project
Choose Social Teaser when you create the project, then upload everything from the day. A teaser is its own project, separate from any Highlight Reel of the same wedding.
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Name the opening and the closing
In the must-include moments, write the beat you want first and the beat you want last, then two or three in between. A teaser has room for very little, so a short, ordered list helps more than a long one.
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Download and share it yourself
The finished teaser appears in your project, typically within 24 to 72 hours of starting processing. Watch it, download the 1080p MP4, and send it to the couple when you choose; WeddingEditor never sends anything to them.
Opening and closing beats for a Caribbean teaser
Pair one opener with one closer. Each of these is common at Caribbean weddings, though no two weddings have the same set.
Open: the choir
The first notes of the processional hymn under the church doors opening. Strong for a Methodist, Anglican or Pentecostal service.
Open: the steelpan
A steelpan side playing on the lawn as guests arrive. Common at Trinidadian and Tobagonian weddings.
Open: the tassa drums
Tassa drummers arriving at an Indo-Caribbean Hindu wedding, loud and fast.
Close: the vows
A single line of the vows and the kiss, if the couple want the teaser to stay quiet and personal.
Close: the dance floor
The whole room dancing to soca, reggae, kompa or merengue, depending on the families.
Close: the send-off
The couple leaving the church or the hall to cheers, in daylight or at dusk.
What a Caribbean teaser needs
One clear opening
A teaser has no time to build. Lead with the image or sound that says where the families come from: a hymn, a steelpan, tassa drums or a band.
The right island
Music and customs differ across English-, Spanish-, French and Kreyol- and Dutch-speaking islands. Name the island so the teaser does not mix signals the families would notice.
Faces of family
Relatives abroad will watch to see grandparents and aunts. Name one or two elders to include.
Widescreen, 1080p
The teaser is a widescreen 1080p MP4. If the couple wants a portrait version for their phone, crop it yourself after download.
One edit per project
A Social Teaser is the one edit its project produces. For a Highlight Reel as well, open a second project.
Caribbean teaser beats and how to brief them
| Beat | Purpose | How to brief it |
|---|---|---|
| Opening sound | Places the wedding in a moment | "Open on the choir as the doors open." |
| The couple | Shows who it is about | "Bride and groom laughing in the garden, shaded clips." |
| An elder | Gives the family a reason to watch | "Include the groom's grandmother in the purple hat." |
| The vows | The heart of the day in one line | "One line of the vows, his voice clear." |
| The cake or a toast | A small, warm detail | "The black cake cutting, briefly." |
| Closing beat | Leaves the viewer on a high | "End on the soca with everyone dancing." |
What is a Caribbean wedding Social Teaser?
It is a widescreen film of about a minute that gives a first look at a Caribbean wedding, built around an opening beat, a few faces and a closing beat. WeddingEditor makes it from your footage as one project, with the AI editing following the moments you name.
It is not a portrait phone reel; the file is widescreen. It is also not a shorter Highlight Reel, which is a separate project of about 5 minutes.
Caribbean teaser questions
Which island's music should lead the teaser if the families are from two places?
That is the couple's call. Ask them, then name one sound to open and the other to close, for example kompa from the groom's side and soca from the bride's.
Can the teaser go to relatives overseas before the full film is ready?
Yes. Once you download it, you decide who sees it and when. Many families share a teaser with relatives who could not travel.
Can the teaser show the matikor as well as the wedding day?
Only if both are in the same project and you list them. With so little time, one event usually reads more clearly.
Can a hymn play under the opening?
Yes, if the choir or soloist was recorded in your footage. Ask for it in the moments question and choose More speeches & voices so the hymn leads, with music in support where it helps.
Can I get a teaser and a highlight from one Caribbean wedding?
Yes, as two projects. A WeddingEditor project yields a single edit, so the teaser and the highlight each need their own project, paid with its own purchase or plan credit.
What if the closing beat is wrong?
Send revision notes by email from the app. Up to two rounds are included with every full edit.
More for Caribbean weddings
Lead with the island's sound
Create your account, upload the day, and name the opening and closing beats of your Caribbean couple's teaser.
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