Oi Vietnam – August 2019

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Can you tell us about the first ever
wedding you planned and how it differed
from the ones you’re planning now?
The first wedding Bliss planned was an
international wedding for a Japanese
couple in 2010. And the difference
between an international wedding in
2010 and in 2019 is that we were able
to serve 30 guests only in the Japanese
wedding, but for now, we can serve over
200 gusts for international weddings
and 1,000 guests for local weddings.

What's the most expensive wedding
you've planned? What was the theme
and how did you make it happen?
The most expensive wedding we have
planned so far costs USD500,000 (this
included food and beverage) for VIP
clients and for confidential reasons, we
cannot send you photos of the wedding.
Due to the couple’s love story and
hobbies—they are both from the highland
areas of Vietnam—speed and racing, we
create a wedding theme for them called
“Breeze of Blooming Highland” and
decorate the wedding like a forest full
of trees and hills. Moreover, Bliss also
supplied a ceiling hanging flower system,
3D mapping, LED screens, modern
sounds and lightings system and 100
percent imported fresh flowers. At this
special wedding, Bliss played the role of
a wedding planner as well as a decorator.
We also undertook media and press
support for the wedding.

Is there a minimum budget that you will
only work with?
Yes, the minimum budget that we can
work with as a wedding planner-cum-
decorator for a destination wedding
for 50 guests or less is approximately

USD30,000 (includes food, beverage

and hotel).

How would you describe your style of

planning/event design?

We would describe our style of planning

design as creative, unique and trendy.

We will base it on the couple’s ideas

mostly but along with that, we also look

for trendy ideas from other countries to

combine so that the wedding not only

meet the couple’s requirements but also

follow global trends.

What can a couple expect when working

with you as their wedding planner?

We will handle everything for them

that is related to their wedding, such

as the hotel/ resort, food and beverage,

wedding dress, makeup, photographer,

decoration, etc. We have a policy where

we do not accept commission from our

partners.

Do you get many weird requests? If so,

what’s the weirdest?

I do not think we have had any weird

requests from our brides and grooms,

but there has been a few wonderful

requests such as in 2013, Bliss planned

and decorated a wedding on Danang

beach, our couple wanted to have

fireworks at their wedding so it was the

first wedding in Vietnam that received

permission from the government for

fireworks. In 2014, Bliss had a chance to

work with a famous planner from Hong

Kong and a couple from Hong Kong,

the special thing was that the couple

booked out Intercontinental Saigon for

three days for their wedding. In 2015,

Bliss was the planner for a celebrity

in Vietnam and we were also the first

wedding planner in Vietnam who tried

an Indochine style wedding, all items in

the wedding were from Old Saigon.

What trends do you envision for 2020?

In recent years, most couples tend to

prefer something elegant but still trendy,

not bold colorful weddings that we used

to have. For that reason, we envision the

trend for 2020 would be “Lush, Green

Florals and Foliage”. Recently, couples

tend to want to feel like they are being

surrounded by nature and forestry in an

indoor setting. There’s a bigger emphasis

on creating an overall natural look and

feel, and greenery hanging from the

ceiling is a popular new trend. 