Posted by My Chinese wedding preparation is a bit special and complex since my fiance and I both live in Belgium while the wedding is in China. Luckily we got lots of help from my parents-in-law and the wedding planner (must-have in China!).
Half a year ago we came back to set the date, reserved the venue and the wedding planner, afterward, it is a matter of regular communication with the planner.
A wedding planner company provides a team dedicated to your wedding, they are responsible for drafting the wedding proposal and process, decorating the venue, and make sure the client’s idea is integrated into the proposal. On the wedding day, the team consists of a wedding host, 1 professional photographer, 2 video cameramen, and a makeup artist. They cover a whole range of services for the wedding:
1. The wedding theme
They are professional in providing weddings with all kinds of themes, a traditional Chinese one, modern/western one, church… When we approached them, the first question they asked was “What is the theme in your mind? “, our wedding is a very very traditional one.
2. The wedding outfit
They provide already outfits for the bride, bridesmaid, the groom, the best men, and the parents that can be freely rented on the wedding day, we chose to buy our own on the Chinese website.
3. The Chinese wedding decoration
Two weeks before our wedding (we were still in Belgium), they sent two pictures about the decoration of the venue and ask us to choose one, one day before, we just need to visit the place and fix some details.
4. The transportation
According to my previous post, we know that at a Chinese wedding, the groom will come to pick up the bride from her parents. Our powerful wedding planner helped us to arrange the horse for my fiance and a Chinese sedan for myself on that day. Alternatively, you can also ask them to arrange fancy cars to transport.
5. The makeup artist
We returned to China one week before our wedding to fix some details, I am already invited to go to have a makeup trial with the makeup artist in order to define the makeup and hairstyle. After 3 hours, we finally had the outcome.
On the wedding day itself, she will follow me the whole day on the wedding day to make sure my makeup is OK, what a service!
6. The host
The host will be the one to introduce the couple to the lunch ceremony, he will also introduce lots of stories behind our little rituals on the stage, this makes it very complex to translate to English 🙁 Some hosts also do some performances like singing a song during lunch.
7. The DJ
The DJ is also part of the planner team, not for the party, but some background music during the ceremony.
8. The return gift
To thank people for attending the wedding, usually Chinese wedding couples give a well-packed candy box. The wedding planner also provides possibilities to design the candy box.
Our return gift is ready!!
Now you might be wondering what do I do for my own wedding? Really not much, I just need to validate all the details, occupy with the invitees and enjoy myself 🙂
More about Traditional Chinese wedding:
0. Introduction
1. Wedding decorations
2. Gate crash
3. Tea ceremony
4. Chinese wedding outfit and Chinese sedan
5. Formal ceremony – Bai tang(拜堂)
6. Bridal chamber rituals
7. Wedding Proposal
8. Pre-wedding photo shooting(Behind the scenes)
9. Chinese wedding agency
10. Our wedding lunch menu
11. Our wedding program 1: Fetch the bride
12. Our wedding program 2: The lunch ceremony
13. Our final wedding video
14. The hazing of wedding couples – Naohun
Looks so exciting. I’m already looking forward to the sweet and memorable day.
See you on 7th!