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How does a planner
effectively manage
families during
weddings?
of the event, including past
experiences they don’t want
to repeat. Once they feel you
are looking out for them and
you have their back then it is
The thing about weddings is very easy working with the
that you need to understand family members.
that the ceremony is beyond
the bride and groom so you What are handy tips to
have to get the families note when planning
involved in the process holiday events for the
although managing these family?
things can be a bit tough. I
them make the right choice.
I don’t advise you to use
someone you haven’t worked
with without references.
For your decoration, have
decorators who know how
to design a Christmas theme,
get your caterer, have your
guests RSVP, good music and
just have fun.
Do Nigerians have the
RSVP culture?
Nigerians are beginning to
RSVP. The last event I planned,
70% of the guests actually
RSVPed. So what we do is to
send them an e-invite to just
click on the link and send them
to forms they have to fill. So
it’s easier as we have a record
of people who are coming to
the event. It helps you know
the number of guests to plan
for instead of over planning
and underplanning for guests.
How do planners
manage the December
rush?
notice that you (the planner)
are just there to help them
and put it into the planning
process – it can be 50-50
but basically, including both
families makes it easier. I
meet up with both families
and discuss their needs,
expectations and objectives
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If they are not going to use
a planner, the first thing they
have to consider is a good
location. I would advise that
to source for vendors, they
should ask families who have
had events before – such as
who did your decoration?
References that can help
December is always busy
with so many events. It is the
end of the year so we have
parties, weddings; people
are coming from different
countries to spend Christmas
with their families so they
want to organize welcome