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Wedding
Planner
Asian
wedding planners will assist you with the planning
stages leading up to the wedding. Discussing creative
ideas, décor arrangements, themes and colour
palettes and of course logistics and the schedule
of the day. Once you have communicated your needs
to your wedding planner they will know how best to
use their tools to fulfil your requirements. As your
needs change throughout the planning stages you will
need to keep your wedding planner abreast as they
are equipped with a wealth of knowledge where they
can advise you all the way, even if your needs are
changing daily they will be your support mechanism.
Asian
wedding planners will have many contacts within
the industry where they can advise you of what is
best for you and your day based on your needs. Asian
Wedding planners attend on the day of the wedding
ensuring that all the months of meticulous planning
and scheduling runs smoothly. A wedding planner aims
to provide a warm bespoke personal service as opposed
to a more functional approach as event organisers.
Wedding Consultant
The role of a wedding consultant varies slightly from
that of a wedding planner. A wedding consultant would
be more experienced with a minimum of 4 years experience
and is regarded with a senior level of expertise also
covering the role of a wedding planner. They offer a
consultancy service where they advise you throughout
the wedding planning stages tackling every aspect of
the day and all the finer details. As one would expect
with a consultant their niche area is weddings so they
can tackle any questions you may have and advise you
in an unbiased way, as you would expect from a consultant.
Event
Co-ordinator
An event co-ordinater does not specialise in wedding
planning and therefore their experience is not built
from one wedding to another. Their experience is built
up of a variety of events and weddings being part
of that experience. If you are looking for a specialist
within the wedding industry, you really need to be
sourcing independent wedding planners where their
speciality and niche is wedding planning
As an event co-ordinator, their role is to co-ordinate
the actual day and ensure that the day runs smoothly.
As with the wedding planners role they should sit
with you in the planning stages and plan how the general
running order of the day should flow. The co-ordinater
on the actual day may be assigned to your wedding
2 days prior to the actual day if provided by a caterer
or hotel. A co-ordinators involvement on the day;
the main responsibity is to ensure the day unfolds
as per the co-ordinated schedule, they do not necessarily
manage the overall day or the suppliers that you have
booked in. As the make-up of the actual day is a combination
of many different suppliers that gel together and
working in harmony to ensure there are no over runs
or lapse of timings, you should establish early on
if your event co-ordinater will be managing this part
of the day as this is not the norm for event co-ordinaters.
Event Manager
Your event manager will encompass all the duties of
an event co-ordinator as illustrated above. They will
be present on the day aswell as being your main point
of contact for the months leading up to your wedding
so there is a sense of familarality. It is still not
common practise for an events manager to manage other
suppliers on the day or other activities that were not
in their remit. However the role of an events manager
will vary from one company to another. If they are appointed
via the caterer then their primary focus will be the
catering operations and the other parts of your event
will be secondary. If it's the mandap company providing
event management then is the primary role sourcing suppliers
and limited experience in the logistical aspects of
running your event seamlessly. It's always best to ask
and be sure what you are getting so you can make an
informed decision, for what your needs are.
Venue Co-ordinator
A lot of venues are now providing their own in-house
co-ordinators as a means to offer the couple an all
rounded package and service. Do ask your venue co-ordinator
what role they will play leading up to the day and
on the actual day. The role of a venue co-ordinator
primarily is to offer advice and logistical answers
relating to the venue and the possibilities. As they
are an in-house servicing agent they would be experts
for the actual venue, as they should know best how
things are carried out at the actual venue. Their
role is to ensure that aswell as offering you general
advice about your plans but also to ensure the venue's
interest is protected by all health and safety guidelines
and are adhered to, staffing rotas and with Asian
weddings, the caterer is working to the given guidelines.
Venue co-ordinators are very passionate about their
venues and it is in their interest to ensure they are
providing you with an excellent level of service. Over
the years they have found that working with independent
wedding planners does not step on their toes but in
fact enhances their venue as you will find your wedding
planner only wants the best for your day so in return
this brings out the best in your chosen venue. Most
in-house venue co-ordinators are only too willing to
work with your independent wedding planner.
When choosing your wedding planner,
approach it using the same criteria for any part of
your wedding shopping; choosing the right flowers,
the right cake, the right dress, the right venue and
of course the right wedding planner. You will find
yourself working through a list of questions for the
other elements of your day so why not apply the same
rules when you are choosing your wedding planner?
Here are some really useful dos and dont's when choosing
your wedding planner:
Do's
- Ask if the same wedding planner will be in attendance
on the actual day of your wedding
- Check out the competition; prices vary dramatically
- Make a list of all the duties your wedding planner
will manage before and on the day
- Visit their website, their office and see their
portfolio
- Check that they can help with the planning professionally
as well as the sourcing of suitable suppliers
- Ask for past client referrals. Are there any testimonials
you can read up on or speak to past clients personally?
- Most importantly ask yourself; do you feel comfortable
leaving your wedding in their hands?
- Ask how long they have been planning weddings
to gauge the experience level?
Dont's
- Feel bound or restricted with their off the shelf
packages; ask if they can create bespoke if you
need it
- Knock the price down and assume they haven't knocked
part of the service off as well - don't assume,
ask
- Assume an umbrella service will suit all your
needs; you will find a lot of services under one
service provider but ask yourself are you after
a specialist or a secondary service
- Commit until you know exactly what is provided
in your package
As a would-be bride or bridegroom,
if you can confidently say any one of the following
quotes, taken from our testimonials from our past
couples, then rest assured you have already found
your perfect planner
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