TAUMEASINA APIA, SAMOA

Taumeasina Island Resort [email protected] www.taumeasinaislandresort.com Table of Contents

TAUMEASINA ISLAND RESORT 3 ISLAND RETREAT WEDDING PACKAGE 5 PACIFIC PARADISE WEDDING PACKAGE 6 ETERNAL ROMANCE WEDDING PACKAGE 8 ADDITIONAL SERVICES 10 HAIR & MAKE UP STYLING 10 BRIDAL FLOWERS 10 PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY 10 CEREMONY ARRIVALS 10 CEREMONY ENTERTAINMENT 10 WEDDING PLANNING CHECKLIST 11 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 12

PAGE | 2 Taumeasina Island Resort

Taumeasina Island Resort is a new 4 are ideal for the health conscious. and a half star luxury resort, situated Play a game of volleyball, on an exclusive island just outside explore the harbour on a kayak or of Apia. This resort boasts 80 catamaran or just relax on our private suites, and a mix of two and three white sand . bedroom self-contained villas, less than 5 minute’s drive from the capital Nothing says relaxation like our Spa city of Samoa. and Wellness centre which is open 7 days a week offering a wide range of Set across 14 acres on a lush tropical massages and treatments. island with over 100 guest rooms and Taumeasina Island Resort offers a two distinct styles of accommodation, total of three and two you will have the choice of indulging bars with a wide variety of local and in one of our Island Suites or our international dishes, combined with family friendly two and three bedroom live local entertainment you’ll be villas. With so much room on the sure to capture the true essence of Island, we have been able to create Samoa.There is no better way to start a number of distinctive leisure off your married life together than in experiences. The cascading pool paradise. offers fun and activity for all the family, and the gymnasium and tennis courts

PAGE | 3 At Taumeasina Island Resort, we are to tailor a wedding day to suit your committed to providing the very best dreams. Have family and friends that Samoa has to offer to wedding joining you for the celebration? couples and honeymooners. Take a Your personal wedding co-ordinator walk around our Island and you will can also assist with planning a quickly discover why Taumeasina reception celebration and booking Island Resort Resort is the ultimate accommodation for your guests. wedding destination. Sit back and relax while we organize Catering for weddings of up to everything for your special day with 350 guests, you have the choice of us. We only want to deliver exactly two romantic beach settings or our what you want, so let us know what wedding chapel with magnificent you would like and we’ll prepare a ocean views. personalized plan.

Our friendly and dedicated team has worked together through the years Let us make your to provide you with an experience island wedding dream that you will be sure to cherish. a reality. Before you arrive your dedicated wedding coordinator will guide you through each important step, making your special day come true. Choose from one of our standard wedding packages, or we will work with you

PAGE | 4 Island Retreat Wedding Package

Taumeasina Island Resort’s, Island Inclusions: Retreat Wedding Package is perfect for a simple, romantic marriage • Personal Wedding Co-ordinator celebration, or a great starter for • Choice of ceremony location adding your own extras from the with Traditional Floral Arch following pages and tailoring your • Samoan Celebrant and Samoan own special day. Your personal Witnesses in Island Dress Wedding Co-ordinator will handle all • All registration and the arrangements. documentation • Sparkling Wine for toasting You will be married by a Samoan • Decorated Signing Table celebrant while standing under a • Floral Lei (Asoa) for groom and Traditional Floral Arch, with local Sei for the bride witnesses in Samoan custom dress; • Optional Extras Available begin your life together by toasting each other with chilled sparkling WST2160 per couple wine. The package also includes a day use groom room dressing and preparation.

PAGE | 5 Pacific Paradise Wedding Package

Whether you’re planning a romantic After you have settled in, your getaway for two, or a celebration with Wedding Co-ordinator will meet with family and friends, Taumeasina Island you to show you around the resort, Pacific Paradise Wedding help you select from one of the many Package is for you. locations available to you and run through the wedding plans again. This package includes everything you need to celebrate your marriage Be married at a choice of locations and, create lasting memories of a including the Vasa Wedding Chapel romantic island getaway. or one of Taumeasina Island Resorts beaches. Choose from a traditional Start with your own personal floral arch, or under a bamboo Wedding Co-ordinator to handle all arbour with white or champagne the arrangements. Begin your canopy. Be escorted by our Samoan with VIP transfers from the airport Chief, his serenades and local to the Taumeasina Island Resort and witnesses in custom dress. A local express check-in. Fresh flowers and celebrant will officiate; and at the end complimentary Sparkling Wine will of the ceremony Bride and Groom be awaiting your arrival in your Suite will be presented with lush floral leis or Villa. and crowns by the witnesses.

PAGE | 6 Following the official ceremony is a • Samoan Celebrant and Samoan beautiful Samoan dance, to celebrate Witnesses in Island Dress the joining of bride and groom, • Samoan Chief Escort whilst they toast each other with • Samoan Serenadors sparkling wine. The package also • All Registration and includes bridal styling, a Sei for the Documentation bride and Lei for the groom. • Sparkling Wine for Toasting • Decorated signing table • Floral Lei (Asoa) for Men, and Your Pacific Paradise Wedding Sei for the Bride Package also includes a two fifty • Sparkling wine on arrival minute massages at the resort Spa in room and wellness centre, vouchers for • Groom room on day of wedding 2 for our weekly Fia Fia night; a • Bridal Styling Balcony or beach dinner and a • 2 x 50 minute massages complimentary bottle of wine served • 2 x Voucher for Fia Fia Night with your meal • Beach and or Balcony Dinner • Complimentary Wine Inclusions: with dinner • Wedding Cupcakes for 2 • Personal Wedding Co-ordinator • Optional Extras Available • Airport Transfers • Choice of ceremony location WST4500 per couple with Traditional Floral Arch or Bamboo Arbour

PAGE | 7 Eternal Romance Wedding Package

Eternal Romance Wedding Package After you have settled in, your The Eternal Romance Package Wedding Co-ordinator will meet with has been developed by our team you to show you around the resort, of wedding specialists, and is help you select from one of the many designed to cover all aspects of locations available to you and run your nuptials, including transfers, through the wedding plans again. accommodation, daily cooked breakfast, spa treatments and all Be married at a choice of locations official documentation. including the Vasa Wedding Chapel or one of Taumeasina Island Resorts Your very own personal wedding beaches. Choose from a traditional co-ordinator will handle all the floral arch, or under a bamboo arrangements, and will meet you and arbour with white or champagne your wedding party at the airport, canopy. Be escorted by our Samoan when you arrive. Begin your holiday Chief, his serenades and local with VIP transfers, to the Taumeasina witnesses in custom dress. A local Island Resort and express check-in. celebrant will officiate; and at the end Fresh flowers and complimentary of the ceremony Bride and Groom Sparkling Wine will be awaiting your will be presented with lush floral arrival in your Suite or Villa. leis and crowns by the witnesses.

PAGE | 8 Following the official ceremony is a • All Registration and beautiful Samoan dance, to celebrate Documentation the joining of bride and groom, whilst • Sparkling Wine for Toasting they toast each other with sparkling • Decorated signing table wine. The package also includes bridal • Floral Lei (Asoa) for Men, and styling, a Sei for the bride and Lei for Sei for the Bride the groom. • Sparkling wine on arrival in room Your Eternal Romance Wedding • Groom room on day of wedding Package also includes: • Bridal Styling • 7 nights accommodation in one • 2 x 50 minute massages of our Deluxe Oceanview Rooms • Signature Thalgo Facial for • Personal Wedding Co-ordinator the Bride • Airport Transfers • Pedicure and Foot Massage • Daily Cooked breakfast served for Groom in . • 2 x Voucher for Fia Fia Night • Choice of ceremony location • Beach and or Balcony Dinner with Traditional Floral Arch or • Complimentary Wine Bamboo Arbour with dinner • Samoan Celebrant and Samoan • Wedding Croquembouche Witnesses in Island Dress • Breakfast in Bed, morning • Samoan Chief Escort after wedding ceremony • Samoan Taumeasina Choir • Optional Extras Available 20 minimum WST11,000 per couple

PAGE | 9 Additional Services*

• Hair & Make Up Styling

• Bridal Flowers

• Photography and Videography

• Ceremony Arrivals

• Ceremony Entertainment

* Fees Apply

PAGE | 10 Wedding Planning Checklist

Accommodation and wedding booked with Stylist booked and confirmed for Bride, attendants and mothers....o o Taumeasina Island Resort...... Wedding Extras and Second Reception Deposit Paid...... o o Ordered...... Bridal Party Attire organized...... o o Submit Documents to Taumeasina Island Resort ...... Bonbonniere and gifts for bridal party organized...... o o All Appropriate Documentation for Samoan Government...... Ceremony arrangements confirmed o Birth Certificates and for Bride & Groom...... Time ______...... o o Decree Nisi or Death Certificate for previous marriages...... Set up and colors...... o o “Witness Form” if friends/relatives are coming with you...... Entertainment, Refreshments, Guest Seating...... o o Wedding Package Paid...... Reception arrangements confirmed o Send invitations to guests (if applicable)...... Time ______...... o o Reception Deposit Paid...... Menu and Beverages...... o o Flowers booked & confirmed...... Entertainment...... o o Bridal Bouquet & Boutonniere ...... Venue, Set-Up, Theming and Colors...... o o Attendants’ Bouquet/s & Boutonniere/s ...... RSVPs received and numbers confirmed with o Petals for Flower girl...... Taumeasina Island Resort...... o o Boutonnieres for Fathers and Pageboy ...... Wedding Extras and Second Reception Deposit Paid...... o o Corsages for Mothers...... Manicure/Pedicure, Waxing, Tanning Booked...... o o Petal Cones for Guests...... Final Dress fitting...... o

PAGE | 11 Terms and Conditions

• All prices are INDICATIVE and require a booking o Confirmation of Wedding Booking Form o 20% booking deposit to guarantee venue & pricing deposit to confirm o “Notice of Intended Marriage” Form o 60% paid 6 weeks prior to the event • All prices include 15% Government VAGST which is o Birth certificates and passports for bride and groom o Final numbers are due 2 weeks prior to the event subject to change without notice. o Decree Nisi or death certificate for previous o Balance of charges are payable prior to departure • All package prices are conditional on a minimum 3 marriages o All reception deposits are non-refundable night stay at Taumeasina Island Resort o Full payment of Wedding Package cost. • Reception bookings cancelled with less than 6 • Wedding packages may be available to couples not • Wedding Ceremonies cancelled not less than 3 weeks notice will be subject to full payment of the staying at Taumeasina Island Resort, surcharges apply months prior to the confirmed date will be eligible estimated revenue • Taumeasina Island Resort accepts only one wedding for a refund of 50% of Wedding Package cost, after • No agreement shall be binding on Taumeasina booking each day to ensure the best in personalized that time all monies are non-refundable. Island Resort unless and until these financial service on your special day • Some packages/options may include costs for arrangements regarding settlement have been • Wedding Package prices are valid for ceremonies external suppliers/contractors which are subject to completed. conducted during business hours, surcharges apply change without notice • In the event of failure to adhere to the deposit for ceremonies conducted after hours, on weekends • Menu items are subject to seasonal availability schedule Taumeasina Island Resort shall have the and public holidays. of produce and may be substituted. right to adjust or cancel the booking without refund of • Wedding ceremony bookings are conditional • Day Use of venues is until 5pm; the deposits already made. upon meeting the terms and conditions of, the local evening use is from 6pm authority for registration of marriages. • All events, equipment hire, etc are subject to • Once a ceremony date and time are booked the availability following is required to confirm the ceremony: • Reception Payment Schedule:

PAGE | 12 Taumeasina Island Resort [email protected] www.taumeasinaislandresort.com