A Lebanese wedding teaser that opens on the drums
A Social Teaser is a short preview of the wedding rather than the story of it, so it lives or dies on what comes first and what comes last. For a Lebanese wedding that usually means the zaffe drums or the doors of the hall in the first beat, a burst of the dabke, a glimpse of the couple's faces, and an ending that makes people want the full film. Upload the footage, write the opening and closing beats you want, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes the teaser.
A Social Teaser is a widescreen 1080p MP4. There is no vertical version, so crop for phones yourself if you need one.
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Last updated October 2026
How to brief a Lebanese wedding teaser
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Create a Social Teaser project
Choose Social Teaser when you create the project, then upload the footage. A teaser is its own project; if you also want a Highlight Reel of the same wedding, that is a second project with its own purchase or credit.
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Write the opening and the ending
In the moments question, say what the first seconds should be and what the teaser should end on. For example: open on the tabl drums at the doors, end on the couple lifted above the dabke line. Name the people whose faces must appear.
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Review the teaser
Once processing finishes, typically 24 to 72 hours after you start it, the AI editing's teaser waits in your project. Watch it, download the MP4, and use the email revision rounds if the opening or the ending needs to change.
Opening and closing beats for a Lebanese teaser
Open: the drum roll
The zaffe drummer's first strike at the hall doors, the doors opening, and the couple stepping into the light.
Open: the bride's home
The groom's family arriving at her parents' door with the drummers, and her mother's zalghouta as she comes out.
Middle: the line forms
Hands linking for the first dabke and the leader stepping out in front with a handkerchief raised.
Middle: faces
Three or four close faces: the couple laughing, a grandmother clapping, the best man shouting over the band.
Close: shoulders
The groom lifted onto his friends' shoulders above the dabke circle, held as the music peaks.
Close: the sword
The cake sword raised before the cut, ending the teaser before the cake is even touched.
What a Lebanese wedding teaser needs
A strong first beat
People decide in the first moments whether to keep watching. The zaffe gives a Lebanese wedding a natural opening that is both loud and recognizable.
Motion, then faces
The dabke supplies movement, but a teaser made only of feet and arms says little. Ask for the couple's and the parents' faces between the dancing.
Leave the story for later
Speeches, the ceremony and the cake are better saved for the full film you deliver. A teaser should hint at them, not tell them.
A Social Teaser project
The deliverable is chosen when you create the project, and each project makes one edit. The teaser arrives as a widescreen 1080p MP4.
Original audio
The drums and the singing come from your own recordings; music supports them, balanced by your audio preference.
Teaser beats and how to brief them
| Beat | Purpose | How to brief it |
|---|---|---|
| Opening sound | Grabs attention immediately | "First sound: the tabl at the doors." |
| The couple | Shows who the wedding belongs to | "Bride's face as the doors open." |
| The dabke | Gives the teaser its energy | "A few seconds of the longest line." |
| Family faces | Makes it feel personal | "Grandmother clapping at table one." |
| The close | Leaves people wanting the film | "End on the shoulders lift, not the cake." |
What is a Lebanese wedding Social Teaser?
A Social Teaser is a short edit of the wedding made from the footage in a WeddingEditor project, meant to be shared before or alongside the main film. For a Lebanese wedding it usually rides on the sound of the zaffe and the movement of the dabke, with a few faces in between.
It is not a vertical phone reel. The Social Teaser is delivered widescreen, and any vertical crop for social media is something you make yourself.
Lebanese teaser questions
Should the teaser start with the zaffe or the bride getting ready?
Either can work. The zaffe is louder and more recognizable; the bride's home is more intimate. Write the opening you want in the moments question and the AI editing follows it.
Can the teaser include the church or the katb el-kitab?
Only if the family is happy for it to be seen and you filmed it within the officiant's rules. Most teasers keep religious moments for the full film; say what you want in the preferences.
Can I get a vertical version for Instagram?
No. The teaser is delivered as a widescreen 1080p MP4, and WeddingEditor does not make vertical versions. Crop it yourself in your editor if you need one.
Will the zalghouta and the drums be audible?
Yes, if your cameras recorded them. WeddingEditor keeps the original sound and uses music alongside it, balanced by your audio preference, and you can ask for mostly natural sound in the audio question.
Can I have both a teaser and a highlight of this wedding?
Yes, by creating two projects for the same Lebanese wedding. The teaser and the highlight are then separate edits, each with its own purchase or credit.
Does WeddingEditor decide whether the katb el-kitab or the church appears in the teaser?
No. The officiant and the family decide what may be shared from the religious ceremony, and WeddingEditor does not decide it. Say in the preferences whether the teaser should stay with the zaffe and the dancing.
More for this Lebanese wedding
Open on the drums, close on the dance floor
Create a Social Teaser project, upload the night, and write the first and last beats you want.
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