Weddings abroad & Honeymoons in the Cook Islands

Looking at a map of the South Pacific region, you could be forgiven for mistaking the miniscule specks representing the Cook Islands for a few stray crumbs! Considering that there are just 15 Cook Islands spread across an area of ocean the size of India and the capital island, Rarotonga, is only 20 miles in circumference, this is perfectly understandable! The combined population is tiny, too, with just 14,000 Cook Islanders, 11,000 of whom live on Rarotonga. So, this is about as ‘away from it all’ as it gets if you are looking to tie the knot somewhere quiet, secluded and decidedly romantic!

White Sand Weddings’ Cook Islands weddings take place on Rarotonga (meaning ‘down south’), one of the most blissful destinations in the whole Pacific Ocean. It is so wonderfully quiet and stress-free here that during his time on ‘neighbouring’ Aitutaki (220km away!), American travel writer Bob Payne observed the most harrowing incident the local police had to deal with was “a cow wandering about”!

Another travel writer, the legendarily hard-bitten Paul Theroux, was extremely taken with the delightful Cook Islanders, describing these gentle people as “special” in his 1992 book The Happy Isles of Oceania. And in the true spirit of the South Pacific, that is exactly what they are – hospitable, charming, jovial, friendly and generous to a fault. The people of this part of the world take it as a great compliment that you have chosen to visit their homeland, so in opting to have your wedding abroad in the Cook Islands you can be assured of plenty of happy, smiling faces wherever you go!

The Cook Islands provides the very best of the South Pacific with exquisite beaches for long, romantic walks; lush tropical vegetation and dazzling flora; clear blue skies and turquoise sea; picturesque lagoons and wonderful weather. Place yourselves into this idyllic scene taking your vows, hand-in-hand as you gaze deeply into each other’s eyes and this extraordinary picture is complete. Irresistible? We think so!

The Cook Islands is indeed an extraordinary destination for your wedding abroad, and may seem a million miles away as you read this. But it’s not, and here at White Sand Weddings we can help your dreams of your big day become a reality in this South Pacific paradise. All you need to do to find out more is pick up the phone and call us NOW on 0800 107 5710, or you can email us for further details.