An Ethiopian wedding teaser that opens with color and sound
A teaser of an Ethiopian wedding is a short, widescreen first look the couple can share before the full film. It works when it opens strong, with the white and tibeb of the dresses, the mize, or the burst of elilta at the entrance, and closes on the couple. Upload the wedding footage to a WeddingEditor project, choose Social Teaser, and say what should open and close it; WeddingEditor's AI editing makes the teaser before it reaches your project.
The teaser is delivered in widescreen 1080p. Any vertical version for social media is yours to make from the MP4.
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Last updated October 2026
How to brief an Ethiopian wedding teaser
- 1
Choose Social Teaser and upload
Create the project as a Social Teaser and upload the footage from the day. One project produces one teaser, separate from any highlight project.
- 2
Name the opening and the closing beat
In the preferences, say what the teaser should open on and end with, and which two or three moments matter most in between. A teaser has room for little, so be selective.
- 3
Receive and adjust
Pay with One Wedding or a plan credit, start processing, and watch the teaser in the app when it arrives. Up to two email revision rounds are included if the order or a moment needs changing.
Opening and closing beats for an Ethiopian wedding teaser
Open on the dress
"Open on the bride's habesha kemis, the tibeb border catching the light at her family home."
Open on the sound
"Open on the elilta as the couple walks into the hall."
Middle beat
"One shot of the mize lifting the groom on their shoulders."
Middle beat
"The eskista circle with the grandparents clapping."
Close
"End on the couple laughing during the cake cutting."
What an Ethiopian wedding teaser needs
A strong first image
Teasers are often watched on a phone and decided on in the first moments. A vivid opening, such as the dress or the entrance, matters more than covering every event.
Few moments, not every event
A teaser cannot hold the bride's home, the ceremony, the reception and the melse. Pick the two or three moments the couple will want to share first.
Sound that carries
Ululation, singing and laughter are recorded live and kept as recorded, so moments with strong sound make good teaser beats.
One edit per project
A Social Teaser is a project's one edit; a Highlight Reel of the same wedding is a separate project and purchase or credit.
Widescreen only
The teaser is a 1080p widescreen MP4. There is no vertical version; crop one yourself if the couple wants it for social media.
Teaser beats and how to brief them
| Beat | Purpose | How to brief it |
|---|---|---|
| Opening image | Stops the scroll | "Open on the dress or the entrance, not the venue." |
| The mize | Shows the friendship and fun | "One beat of the mize, laughing." |
| The ceremony | A hint of the day's meaning | "One respectful shot, if the family agrees." |
| The dancing | Energy before the end | "Eskista, at its loudest." |
| Closing | Leaves the couple at the center | "End on the couple together." |
What is a Social Teaser of an Ethiopian wedding?
A Social Teaser is a short widescreen edit of the wedding, made by WeddingEditor's AI editing from your footage, for the couple to share before or alongside the full film. It is the one edit of its project.
It is not a vertical reel and not a Highlight Reel. A vertical crop for social media is something you make yourself from the MP4.
Ethiopian wedding teaser questions
Should the teaser include the church ceremony?
Only if the family is comfortable with it; WeddingEditor edits the footage you upload and does not decide what is appropriate to show. Many teasers keep the ceremony to a single respectful shot or leave it for the longer film; say which in the preferences.
Can the teaser open with the elilta?
Yes, if your cameras recorded it. The teaser keeps the original sound, so naming the entrance as the opening beat lets the ululation lead.
Can I get both a teaser and a highlight?
Yes, as two projects. Each project produces one edit, so the teaser and the highlight each use a purchase or a plan credit.
Will the teaser be ready for social media?
It is a 1080p widescreen MP4. There is no vertical version, so if the couple wants one for a phone-first platform, crop it yourself after download.
What if the most shareable moment was at the bride's home?
Then open there. A teaser does not have to follow the day in order; say in the preferences which moment should come first, such as the mize at the door, and which should close it, and they will build the teaser around those two beats.
Can WeddingEditor send the teaser to the couple?
No. WeddingEditor never sends anything to your couple. You download the teaser and decide when and how to share it.
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Give the couple a first look worth sharing
Create a Social Teaser project, upload the day, and name the moments to open and close on.
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