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Wedding planning
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A wedding is a budget, a timeline, vendors and a registration at the district office. Someone else keeps them in order and runs the day.
Today's price from ฿20,000
- 50–150Guests at a medium wedding, the most common size ktc.co.th
- ฿350–600Starting price per guest: the middle half of the 58 Chiang Mai garden venues that list one centerwedding.com
- 9Monks usually invited to the morning ceremony thailandfoundation.or.th
- 0.7 / 20.9Rainy days in Chiang Mai: January against August chiangmai.net
Try it
What your wedding costs
How it goes
- Budget and timeline writtenHongdam, with you · Before anything is booked
- The venueHongdam (full planning) or you · After the budget
- Vendors lined up, charged at costHongdam and the vendors · Before the day
- The legal marriage is registered at the district office (amphoe), in full planningYou and the district office · On a date set with the office
- The day runs to the timeline: vendors, timings and guestsHongdam · The wedding day
- Budget and timeline writtenHongdam, with you · Before anything is booked
- The venueHongdam (full planning) or you · After the budget
- Vendors lined up, charged at costHongdam and the vendors · Before the day
- The legal marriage is registered at the district office (amphoe), in full planningYou and the district office · On a date set with the office
- The day runs to the timeline: vendors, timings and guestsHongdam · The wedding day
What you get
- Full planning฿60,000We plan the place, suppliers, budget and schedule, and run the day. Suppliers are charged at the price we pay. The legal marriage is registered at the district office.
- Partial planning฿30,000You have the place for the wedding. We find the suppliers, make the schedule and run the wedding day. Suppliers are charged at the price we pay.
- Wedding day only฿20,000We run your wedding plan on the day: the suppliers, the timings and the guests.
What others charge
| Planner fee as a share of the budget (Thai planners) | 10–15% of the wedding budget; US$8,000 to US$35,000 for full destination planning thewed.com |
|---|---|
| Ready-made wedding package from a Chiang Mai planner (the one price shown on the directory page) | ฿30,000 to ฿65,000 centerwedding.com |
| Day coordinator, listed on Fastwork | ฿5,000 for a Thai morning ceremony; ฿7,000 for an evening reception; ฿10,000 for both fastwork.co |
| Wedding price per guest at Chiang Mai hotels and resorts (starting prices listed by 164 venues) | The middle half start at ฿350 to ฿650; the median is ฿450; the highest start is ฿1,800 centerwedding.com |
| Wedding photographer, one day (Chiang Mai, 42 listings with a range) | Median low ฿8,000 and median high ฿15,000; the lowest range starts at ฿2,000 and the highest ends at ฿100,000 centerwedding.com |
| Bride's hair and makeup (Chiang Mai listings) | ฿4,000 for makeup and hair together (two listings); at a third, ฿7,500 for makeup and ฿2,500 for hair centerwedding.com |
| Hongdam · Wedding planning | from ฿20,000 |
Useful facts
- Most Thai provinces require a foreign partner to bring an affirmation of marital status from their embassy. The British Embassy in Bangkok issues it at an appointment: up to 52 a week, usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with waits of up to 3 weeks in peak periods. gov.uk
- The affirmation and a certified passport copy are translated into Thai by a qualified translator, then legalised by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Legalisation offices are in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket and Ubon Ratchathani, and the appointment is booked online. gov.uk
- The Luxembourg embassy's page lists Thai legalisation at ฿200 a stamp in about 2 working days, or ฿400 a stamp for same-day express service. bangkok.mae.lu
- The marriage is registered at the district office (amphoe or khet) in the province named on the affirmation, which is valid only for the month and province stated when applying. The registrar issues two identical Thai marriage certificates. A religious ceremony alone has no legal effect. gov.uk
- The Thai Meteorological Department dates summer from mid-February to mid-May, the rainy season from mid-May to mid-October and winter from mid-October to mid-February. tmd.go.th
- Agricultural burning in northern Thailand runs from December to April, and the smoke often lasts until Songkran, the Thai New Year. In Chiang Mai, March was the most polluted month from 2017 to 2021; its PM2.5 averaged 83.3 μg/m³ in 2021. iqair.com
- A traditional Thai wedding day starts with a morning ceremony for immediate family and close friends. It includes a blessing from usually nine monks, the groom's khan maak procession to the bride's house, the dowry (sin sod) presentation and the conch-shell water pouring (rod nam sang). thailandfoundation.or.th
What people ask
How much does a small wedding cost?
KTC's budget guide puts a small, simple wedding at ฿100,000 to ฿300,000 and a medium wedding at a hotel at ฿500,000 to ฿1,000,000. Its line for monks, khan maak trays and the engagement ceremony is ฿20,000 to ฿100,000. ktc.co.th
How much does a wedding planner charge in Thailand?
A directory of Thai planners says studios quote 10–15% of the overall wedding budget, and full destination planning runs US$8,000 to US$35,000. Partial planning and on-site coordination are billed as fixed-fee packages. thewed.com
What does a destination wedding in Thailand cost?
Anantara Chiang Mai Resort lists a Thai wedding at ฿189,000, with chairs for up to 100 guests and two nights in a suite for the couple. A Buddhist offering for nine monks adds ฿18,000, and a sit-down banquet is ฿1,400 to ฿1,800 a person. The brochure prices are valid from April 2024. anantara.com
How does a foreigner marry in Thailand?
The foreign partner gets an affirmation of marital status from their embassy, has it translated into Thai and legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then marries at the district office (amphoe), which issues two Thai marriage certificates. gov.uk
Can the wedding be held at a temple?
Wat Ratchabophit in Bangkok announced on 16 September 2024 that it does not host wedding ceremonies in its grounds. It allows merit-making rites only, with no marriage registration, ring exchange or water pouring. thestandard.co
What does a wedding meal at home cost?
A Chiang Mai caterer lists a buffet from ฿110 a person, a khantoke dinner from ฿170 and a VIP set from ฿200. A Chinese-style table starts at ฿1,800, with table and chairs. wiangpingcatering.com
Which months have the fewest rainy days in Chiang Mai?
In the Thai Meteorological Department's 1981–2015 averages, Chiang Mai has 0.7 rainy days in January, 0.9 in February and 1.4 in December. August has 20.9. chiangmai.net
What is sin sod?
Sin sod is the dowry or bride price. The trays are carried to the bride's house in the groom's khan maak procession and shown to her family. Today it is often symbolic, and the bride's parents may return it to the couple. thailandfoundation.or.th
Also from Hongdam
Lanna (northern Thai) wedding ceremony
฿25,000
Monks, a khwan rite (a spirit blessing), Lanna dress and the schedule.
Bride concierge
฿12,000
Help with your dress, hair, makeup, dress fittings, photographer and wedding-day schedule.
Auspicious (lucky) date
from ฿2,000
Two lucky dates for a wedding, a house move, a shop opening or a new car.
Document legalised
฿1,500 / document
We take your document to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an official seal, or to a notary (who certifies papers), and bring it back.
Document translation
from ฿500
Translation between Thai, English, Burmese and Chinese, for passports, contracts and certificates.
Web page for a wedding, a monk ordination or a memorial
from ฿5,000
Photos, video, times and a map, to share on LINE.
Elsewhere
Small print
Sources read 2026-10-24.