The Bridal Planner Thailand

It has taken us over a month to post this review given it has taken us this long to digest how beautiful and perfect our wedding was -- many thanks to the Bridal Planner! Our wedding was not an easy feat to plan given (just to name a few): 1) We had 168 guests in a private villa wedding that probably should have only fit 150 2) We planned this wedding over Skype and emails, only visiting Phuket once throughout the entire planning process 3) We wanted EVERYTHING Phuket had to offer -- fresh coconuts, fireworks, fire dancers, iron chef catering, whisky bar, flowers, you name it -- but we weren't ready to just splurge on budget 4) Given we wanted so many different elements, we had to coordinate with a lot of different vendors to get everything to the private villa 5) Our guests flew in all on different flights at different times from different countries ranging from HK and Singapore to Iceland and the US 6) Our wedding afterparty didn't end till 5am...!!! =P Despite all the challenges, Chonlada and the rest of the Bridal Planner team were always on top of things, working very seamlessly as a team. Chonlada, as Captain of the ship, even though was super busy with her first newborn, was on every call and at every meeting with us, making us feel very at ease and only needed to coordinate with one person at all times. Chonlada has the perfect combination of local Thai knowledge but also great English and communication skills which makes it easy for couples who are far away from Thailand. She remained cool, calm and collected even when we had ridiculous requests or when things didn't go exactly as planned. She had a solution to everything. Kate was the perfect executor of the master plan -- she fulfilled all our last-minute desires and handled all our guests' last minute changes with grace (my parents LOVED Kate...) She (actually the entire team) always had a smile on her face -- even when half the bridal party showed up to rehearsals late haha...Fon is the cutest, most energetic and talented designer -- we cannot take ANY credit of how beautiful the wedding was because honestly Fon designed it all, while tailoring to our weird requests like having pizza-themed placecards. Ice, Sandra and Tina did all the rest -- picking up our guests at odd hours, setting up the venues, making sure there was enough alcohol, downloading our party songs last minute...a small team but they can really do it all! What we found most endearing about the Bridal Planner team and why we decided to work with them is they are a team with the most heart. They put their all into each wedding -- big or small -- and really treat you as friends and not just clients. They laugh with you, cry with you, plan with you and even think of how to save money for you! =) While they also have the standard spreadsheets to make sure things are organized and planned systematically, they have at no point pressured us to fill out the worksheets but have instead just worked with us through conversations and at our own pace to plan the wedding, truly adding a human touch and making no part of the planning stressful. I also loved the fact how they themselves are like a family of their own -- working together, playing together and living together under the same visions, goals and values. (For socially-responsible couples, you must choose Bridal Planner! They are super environmentally friendly and will remind couples how to ensure wedding resources are sustainable and not wasted!) Amazing team and a great pleasure to work with. Made our big day truly enjoyable and memorable for our families, friends and us! See you guys in Phuket soon hopefully! =) Love, Sandra & Jin