No matter how well-planned your wedding is, you want it to be perfect. This is why many couples choose Asian wedding planners over their Western counterparts. So the question is, once you’ve found one that you like the work of, who do you ask for help? Where do you start? What are some questions to ask? Here are four things to check in an Asian Wedding Planner.
1) Are they experienced & qualified enough to plan your wedding?
Never start looking for a wedding planner without knowing what kind of services they offer. Many Singapore wedding planners will tell you that they offer all kinds of services under one roof, but if you’re unsure what these services entail, don’t just take their word for it. A good wedding planner ought to have had more experience in planning weddings from start to finish. They should also have access to a team of experts to call upon for different types of services. For example, if they’re offering catering services, they should have a dozen or so preferred caterers for you to choose from so that even though you’re going through one person for all these things, your choices aren’t restricted.
The more experienced a wedding planner and the more resources at their disposal, the better service you can expect on your special day.
2) What are their fees? Will it be worth it? Reliable Asian wedding planners will always offer both fixed fee and hourly rate packages depending on what you feel you need from them. Fixed fee packages are the way to go for those who want the low overhead and just a little help to plan things out. On the other hand, if you feel that you’re going to have too much for one person to handle on their own, hourly rate packages may be an option worth considering as well–that way, they can hire more people to work with them when needed.
A final thought would be about having a hybrid of both these services–a wedding planner with flexible rates? This is something your Manila wedding planner can offer you where there’s no set price for any packages at all. Is this right for you? It really depends on how in-depth you want your wedding planning to be and what you’re willing to pay for your expertise, and the all-important planner’s attention.
3) Do they understand your needs? Wedding planners with a certain type of clientele will always be better suited to them over those with another type. For example, if you’ve already hired an overseas wedding photographer and caterer but aren’t satisfied with the arrangements made for your reception dinner, a local Singaporean wedding planner is not going to be very helpful in this situation as they may not know who is available or how much it would cost to do these things–it’s simply outside their range of experience. The best way around this dilemma would be to enlist both a local and overseas wedding planner so that nobody gets left out and everyone has someone they can turn to for advice and guidance.
4) Do they have good relationships with other wedding vendors? It’s important to remember that a wedding planner can only do so much on their own–they will need the help and cooperation of many others to make sure your special day is as close to perfect as humanly possible. To this end, you’ll want to work closely with people with who they’re already familiar and know how best to utilize their talents. In the same vein, you don’t want them trying out new people without your knowing–if it happens that something goes wrong or there’s a problem at the last minute, this could be quite bad if it’s an unfamiliar vendor. You will always want them to have a few trusted people at their disposal for when things go wrong so that they can compensate accordingly.
