You’re engaged. Where should wedding planning begin?
Start wedding planning with your priorities, guest numbers, budget and date options, then connect venue and supplier enquiries with a workable Hong Kong wedding plan.
Before the beautiful day.
The Wedding Notebook
Choosing the right help, making space for family wishes, putting a workable plan on paper: there is much to talk through before a wedding. These pages offer practical places to begin, at a pace that suits your time, budget and needs.
What would help you most today?
Wedding Music
Find your wedding soundtrack: music guide
Choose your support
Set your budget and venue
Coordinate your suppliers
Prepare the day and your family
Together, from the very beginning.
Many helping hands, one day that feels like you.
At the centre of every plan are the two of you. Your planner brings your wishes and each team’s arrangements together, so everyone knows when to arrive, what to prepare and who to turn to.
Explore the people and details behind the day
- Pre-wedding photography
- Wedding photography & film
- Bridal & bridesmaid makeup
- Venue & floral styling
- Wedding & wedding-party outfits
- Marriage celebrant
- Wedding car & transport
- Dai kam je & tea ceremony
- Wedding favours
- Emcee & team responsibilities
Choose the support you need. Coordination follows the scope agreed with you; each supplier’s availability, fees and contract are confirmed separately.
These guides help you prepare questions for wedding suppliers and plan handovers with your MC or coordinator. Each supplier provides their own service; confirm prices, availability and contract terms directly with them.
Explore wedding planning support ↗Make the next decision a little easier.
Three practical places to begin
01
A calm backup plan for your wedding day
Agree what happens if rain, delays or technical problems change the plan.
Read the practical notes ↗02
Plan together, and leave time for each other
Make room for clear decisions about money, responsibilities and family wishes.
Read the practical notes ↗03
Before you book: compare suppliers clearly
Compare the scope, responsibilities and deliverables, as well as the price.
Read the practical notes ↗Getting started
When is the right time to bring in a planner?
Begin with the help you need, and let that guide the timing.
Read the notes ↗Choosing your support
What can a wedding planner take off our minds?
Someone to see how the details fit together, and help you keep sight of the whole.
Read the notes ↗Working as a team
The planner, the emcee and the venue: who looks after what?
Clear responsibilities make it easier for everyone to help.
Read the notes ↗Choosing an emcee
A friend as emcee, or a professional host?
Think about the room, and about the day you hope your friend will have.
Read the notes ↗Choosing an emcee
How do we find an emcee who understands us?
Listen to the voice, and notice how the conversation feels.
Read the notes ↗Your story
How do the little things become part of our wedding?
Begin with what you cherish, and find a way of sharing it that feels comfortable.
Read the notes ↗On the day
How do we give the day room to breathe?
Allow for people, belongings and moving between places, as well as the moments themselves.
Read the notes ↗Family and traditions
How do we honour family wishes and still feel at home in our day?
Understand the feeling behind a tradition before deciding its form.
Read the notes ↗Before the wedding
Pre-wedding photographs that feel like the two of you
Choose places, clothes and little moments you will still recognise as yours years from now.
Read the notes ↗Photographs and films
Wedding photography and film: whose moments will you treasure?
Make room for the faces, gestures and voices you will want to return to.
Read the notes ↗The setting
Wedding decoration with little pieces of your story
Let meaningful details lead, with a thoughtful plan for space, light and the end of the evening.
Read the notes ↗Getting ready
Bridal and bridesmaid make-up, with a gentler morning in mind
Plan each person’s preparation time so there is room for breakfast, photographs and being together.
Read the notes ↗Gowns and formalwear
Wedding gowns, formalwear and outfits for your favourite people
Plan the fit, budget and handover for your own outfits and the friends standing beside you.
Read the notes ↗Family and traditions
A dai kam je and a tea ceremony full of familiar affection
Make space for both families’ wishes, with clear names, roles and a thoughtful sequence.
Read the notes ↗A thank-you to take home
Wedding favours with a little of your warmth inside
Choose something easy to receive, then give the ordering, storage and handover a clear plan.
Read the notes ↗The marriage ceremony
Choosing a marriage celebrant, with your promises in mind
Give the formal arrangements time and care, so you can be present for the words you say to one another.
Read the notes ↗Travelling together
Wedding cars: a thoughtful plan for every journey
Make room for dresses, luggage, waiting and the people travelling with you.
Read the notes ↗The wedding day
A wedding running order with room for the people you love
Use an adaptable outline to connect the morning, ceremony, reception and final handover.
Read the notes ↗Step by step, towards your day.
These timings are a flexible starting point. Adjust them around your date, progress and the requirements of your venue and suppliers. With a shorter lead time, some stages can happen together. Availability still needs to be confirmed separately.
01
Begin with what matters
Getting started · Around 6–12 months before, as a guide
- Talk about the kind of wedding you want, estimated guest numbers, available budget and your three priorities.
- Ask family which ceremonies matter to them, then compare venues, dates and the support available.
- If you want full planning, speak to a planner before the main bookings. You can also check availability with an emcee or team you have in mind.
- Keep a shared list of decisions, responsibilities, payments and confirmation deadlines.
02
Bring the people and plans together
Once the main plans are in place · Around 2–4 months before, as a guide
- Share your story, guests’ language needs and preferred atmosphere with your emcee. Discuss any sensitive arrangements privately, sharing only what they need to know.
- Draft the running order. Ask the venue, photography and video teams, make-up artist and coordinator to check the timings and transitions.
- List friends’ and family members’ roles, photograph groups, speakers, and who is preparing the music and films.
- For day-of coordination, confirm when the handover starts, the information required, team size and scope of work.
03
Hand over, check, and leave some space
The final preparations · Around 2–4 weeks before through to the eve of the wedding
- Confirm guest numbers, lists, venue access and departure times, catering and transport by each supplier’s deadline.
- Check name pronunciations, forms of address, speeches, music and films. Arrange the rehearsals and playback tests you need.
- Share a dated final running order and contact list, making clear who approves changes and who tells everyone.
- Confirm the weather plan, who keeps important belongings and the backup contacts. Leave space for meals, short rests and a little breathing room.
Good people, with clear parts to play.
The people around you, and their part in the day.
These are common divisions of responsibility. Use them to talk through the details and handovers with each team; the agreed scope of your own services is what counts.
Full-service wedding planner
Helps with the budget, venue and supplier choices, progress and the overall running order, within the agreed service.
A useful question: When does your involvement begin, and are wedding-day staffing and services included?
Day-of coordinator
Receives the confirmed arrangements before the wedding, then coordinates people, timings, the venue and changes on the day.
A useful question: When do you take over before the wedding, and who is the main contact on the day?
Wedding emcee
Introduces the couple, guides the agreed ceremonies and guest interaction, and works with the pace of the celebration.
A useful question: Does the service include running-order advice, script preparation, rehearsal and coordination away from the stage?
Bridal assistant
May help with outfit changes, arranging the dress, personal belongings and items in the bridal room, as agreed.
A useful question: Who provides this support, for which hours, and who is responsible for clothing and valuables?
Venue team
Handles facilities, food service, room layout and the on-site support covered by the venue contract.
A useful question: Who coordinates sound playback, entrance cues, outside suppliers and room changes?
Photography and videography team
Documents the wedding within the chosen package and agrees the coverage times and priorities with you.
A useful question: How long do group photographs need, who gathers people, and how will photography fit around the other plans?
Wedding party, family and friends
Can help with welcoming guests, gathering photograph groups, carrying items or sharing stories, according to their wishes and ability.
A useful question: What is each person happy to take on, and when can they rest and enjoy the celebration?
Dai kam je · Chinese wedding chaperone
Helps with Chinese wedding ceremonies, tea ceremonies and words of blessing, according to family needs and the agreed service.
A useful question: Which ceremonies are included, and how will you work with the emcee, coordinator and family?
A wish for the two of you
With every year together, a little more understanding and a little more to cherish.
With love, Harry
Every beginning leaves room for a conversation.
Tell me your story,
and your hopes for the day.
A date, a venue, a few ideas: bring whatever you have so far. We can begin with what matters most to you.
WhatsApp Harry+852 6593 4441From this day on, carry the warmth of those around you into the life you make together.
