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ARRIVING From Toronto, fly Air Canada and connect with Air Tahiti Nui in L.A. You will change planes in Papeete for Bora Bora or Moorea (you also can hitch a short ride on the scenic ferry that runs between Papeete and Moorea, with fine views of lagoons and deep green mountains). www.airtahitinui-usa.com SLEEPING Pearl Resorts are intimate and full of local colour. Stay on Moorea and enjoy a fine lagoon and plenty of Polynesian décor, or try sleeping on a small island motu in Bora Bora. Weddings here have the bride arriving by outrigger canoe. www.pearlresorts.com. Starting rates in Moorea $325 and Bora Bora $639.
Four Seasons Bora Bora: An elegant resort abundant with over-lagoon bungalows, offering seven supreme wedding spots from a yacht deck to the beach. www.fourseaons.com/borabora. Starting rates $850.
Hilton Bora Bora: Here most couples tie the knot in a chapel on a cliff above the lovely Pacific Ocean. www.hilton.com/frenchpolynesia. Starting rates $588. Intercontinental Hotels Bora
Bora and Moorea: In Bora Bora there are two hotels — one occupies its own motu. The other is on land but has over-water bungalows and fine views. www.intercontinental.com. Starting rates in Bora Bora $675 and in Moorea $245.
St. Regis Bora Bora:
weddings are the specialty Bespoke here, where Carrie Underwood married and Nicole Kidman honeymooned. www.starwoodhotels.com. Starting rates $998.
Sofitel Bora Bora or Moorea: These two hotels put the French in French Polynesia: chic, stunning, but casually elegant, they offer less of a resort experience and more of a boutique tropical getaway. www.sofitel.com. Both Moorea and Bora Bora rates start at $350.
Legends Resort Villas: This locally owned, newly opened property sprawls atop a mountain that overlooks the sea. Each individual villa feels like a tree house. A favourite of locals, it has an epicurean restaurant and does weddings around the pool or on its private motu (just 10 minutes away) www.legendsresortvillas.com (starting at $350) MARRYING It’s legal, and it’s beautiful, but there’s a lot of paper work. Visit www.tahititourisme.com for details.