So, you don’t need an Asian wedding planner?

So, you don’t need an Asian wedding planner?

“Really, how hard can it be?  Book the venue, book the caterers, send out the invitations and get your aunty to bake a cake.”

“Am I using a wedding planner?  No way.  Wedding planners are for wimps!”

“I want to do my wedding my way, not how the planner thinks it should be.”

We’ve heard it all before, all the people who don’t think they’ll bother to use the services of an Asian wedding planner.  But we’ve also heard about the wedding disasters – like the time when the wedding cake was left on the roof of the car as it drove off...  And the wedding invitations that were sent out with the wrong date... not to mention the not-so-happy couple who forgot to tell their caterers that they wanted vegetarian options for half of their guests...  Obviously, things don’t always go quite so wrong but even at a successful Asian wedding there can be small mistakes and unexpected upsets that will take up your time and cause stress for your guests.  Things that won’t happen if you have a professional Asian wedding planner in charge of the arrangements.

And if you’re planning to have a large Asian wedding, the budgeting and logistics will be incredibly complicated – don’t underestimate how hard it is to co-ordinate events that can span several days, several venues and a multitude of sub-contractors.  If you were organising a corporate event of that magnitude for your company, you would certainly use the services of a professional, so why not for your wedding which is, after all, going to be the most important day of your life?

Furthermore, when you organise your own Asian wedding, you only get one shot.  Most things in life take a bit of time to master, a few attempts as you learn the ropes.  But it’s not like that with weddings.  If you mess it up, you don’t get to try again next year with the benefit of hindsight.  Only professional Asian wedding planners get the luxury of learning through experience, so it really pays dividends to find one who’s been in business for several years.

If you’re still not convinced about the benefits an Asian wedding planner will bring to your special day, then take a look at our top 10 reasons outlined below.  As well as saving you time, money and effort, an experienced Asian wedding planner will make all the difference to how much you and your guests will enjoy a perfect day.

Top 10 reasons to use a wedding planner

1.    A good Asian wedding planner will have learnt their profession from years of experience – so you can trust their judgement on what works and what doesn’t.  They will be able to interpret your ideas and turn your wedding dreams into reality.

2.    Never underestimate the amount of time required to put wedding plans in place – but handing over to a professional means they do the leg work while all you need to do is take the decisions.  If your time is valuable, this aspect alone can make using a planner worthwhile.

3.    Spending money can save you money!  Yes, really.  A good Asian wedding planner knows exactly how much you should be paying for each and every service, and they will be skilled at negotiating a better price with all of your suppliers.  Most Asian wedding planners will easily save you the cost of their fee and more on what you would have paid if you organised the wedding on your own.

4.    Local knowledge: pick a local wedding planner and their address book will be bulging with contacts for the flowers, the photos, the cake, the video, the decorations and the venue.  They will be familiar with the services on offer, the prices and the quality of all the major players in your local area.

5.    On the other hand, if you are getting married somewhere not local to home or even abroad, choose a wedding planner with a wider reach.  The larger wedding organisers will generally have national coverage, as well as a department dedicated to arranging weddings abroad – and this is an area where knowledge and experience really count.  There can be quite a lot of red tape to get through for a wedding abroad, so be sure to get some help from someone who’s familiar with what needs to be done.

6.    Supplier relationships.  Just for a moment, look at things from the supplier’s point of view: a happy wedding generally means no repeat business – at least not from the bride and groom.  But an Asian wedding planner offers the opportunity of future commissions.  In other words, your Asian wedding planner is their valued customer and will be able to secure the best services at the lowest price.

7.    Controlling the budget – wedding spending can, and often does, spiral out of control.  But if you want the peace of mind that comes with a fixed budget, an Asian wedding planner can put together a package that will suit your wallet as well as your wedding wishes.

8.    Complex logistics made easy: a professional planner is used to juggling the most complex of plans.  Different venues, an army of suppliers, hundreds of guests – so much to organise and the clock is always ticking...  But for an experienced planner, it’s a piece of cake.  What you might find overwhelming is what they do for a living and they’ll be on hand throughout the process to give you the best advice born out of experience.

9.    Mix and match services – it’s up to you to choose how much input you want from your Asian wedding planner.  They can take the whole event out of your hands and organize everything, or you can employ them just for one or two aspects such as venue finding, commissioning particular services or on the day management.  In this way you can cherry pick the bits you want to do and hand over the bits you don’t want to do to a professional.

10.    Making your day run smoothly.  Even if you plan everything yourself, having an event manager on the day can make all the difference.  After all, you won’t want to spend your wedding day worrying about whether the waiters have been paid or where the DJ’s going put his equipment.  Leave all this to the professional and you’ll be able to relax and enjoy the best day of your life.

So, should you use an Asian wedding planner?  It’s a bit of no brainer, isn’t it?  If you want your Asian wedding to come in on budget and to run smoothly, an Asian wedding planner is your best bet.

For more information on our wedding services including wedding and event planning, venue searching and wedding packages, please call us on 0844 804 2123 and talk to one of our Event Managers.

Not convinced you will need an Asian wedding planner?

If you’re trying to decide whether or not to hire a wedding planner or to run yourself into the ground organising your own wedding, take a browse at our "Asian Wedding Planner Checklist" or "Why Use An Asian Wedding Planner" and then see which seems like the best idea!