Cook Islands

Weddings and Honeymoons

Legal requirements are simple in that people must be in Rarotonga or Aitutaki ( if they marry in Aitutaki ) at least 3 clear working days before the wedding can take place. 

Documents required are passport, birth certificates and if either party has been married before, decree absolute papers. Any certificates not in English should be accompanied by a legally certified translation. Simple renewal of vows ceremonies can be performed if required. We do not conduct fun or non-binding weddings in the Cook Islands.

For weddings officially to be registered in your home-country, it might be require to get an apostille stamp or other validity confirmation stamp on your wedding certificate. Usually this has to be arranged through the consul of your home country in the Cook Islands, eg. for Germany and Britain the Honorary Consul in Averua, for Holland the embassy in Auckland, New Zealand.

For more general information on Cook Islands, go to:

• Country Information on the Cook Islands
• Culture of the Cook Islands
• History of the Cook Islands
• Holidays & Festivals in Cook Islands
• Religion of the Cook Islands
• Visitors Information for the Cook Islands

For more regional information on Cook Islands, go to:

• Rarotonga
• Aitutaki
• Atiu
• Mauke
• Mitiaro
• Mangaia
• Northern Group
  • Penrhyn
  • Puka Puka
  • Rakahanga
  • Palmerston
  • Suwarrow
  • Nassau

For more product information on Cook Islands, go to:

• Diving in the Cook Islands
• Domestic Flights
• Excursions
• Hotels & Resorts
• Rental Cars
• Weddings & Honeymoons

We have included the Cook Islands in some of our specials to the South Pacific, eg. our Bounty Voyage and South Sea Dream Voyage.