On the 6th of October 2022, we decided to have our civil marriage ceremony at Interlaken, Switzerland. Both me and my wife are students in Switzerland, I am doing my PhD in Zurich and my wife is doing her Masters at Bern, and both of us are International students (only English speaking). Being students we were not at a high end budget, so we were looking out for the best we can do at a lower budget. And to be honest, it would never have been possible without Jan.

Luckily we got in touch with him 3 weeks before the civil marriage ceremony, and he arranged a first meeting at his office with me and my wife, where we explained him all our wishes and our budget, and he tried his best to note everything down and make a draft of the wedding plan in front of us. We wanted a sweet and small civil marriage ceremony in the heart of Switzerland, and that's what he exactly made it to be. In the first meeting we did the pre-payment and got the contract ready with him and within a week of the first meeting, we got a complete set of offers for all the services we needed, and most of them corresponding to our budget that we had. He arranged a perfect location for the reception, at Hotel Interlaken, just 2 minutes walking distance from the civil office, so that we along with our guests could go there directly, without any hastle. The reception area was amazing, as we got both the pavilion (indoor), and the garden attached (outdoor), perfect area for a beautiful wedding, with a superb aperitif. He also arranged the flowers, wedding arch, the wedding cake, translator (in English for the civil ceremony), and also a photographer and a videographer for the complete ceremony, who did a great job. 

We would highly recommend Jan, as a wedding planner, for anyone who would like to tie a knot in Switzerland. Heartiest thanks to you Jan, for making our day so special.

cheers,

Akash and Ahalya

We contacted Jan to help us with a ceremony to renew our wedding vows for our 25th anniversary in Lucerne.  Not only did he work with us to put together a ceremony tailored to our wishes (and all the fine details to go with it), but he also helped arrange for flowers, a photographer, and transportation for our guests to go from the town to the castle where the ceremony was to be held.  He connected us to a caterer for a reception after the ceremony, too.  We are sure would have helped with more arrangements if we had needed them.  It was a big relief to know he was there to coordinate arrangements for us in Lucerne locally, which would have been very difficult for us to do from the United States (due to time and language differences).

From the time of our first contact via e-mail, Jan was professional and responsive. He speaks and writes English very well, which we appreciated - as our German was quite poor!   He held two Zoom meetings with us to work through the details, and the service he provided was excellent and very thoughtful.  All requests were arranged and fulfilled as agreed, for a reasonable fee.  We are very happy with the results of our big celebration and would not hesitate to recommend him to others planning a wedding in Switzerland.  Thank you, Jan!

Lieber Jan

du hast unsere Hochzeit zum schönsten Tag unseres Lebens gemacht.Schon bei unserem ersten Telefonat hast du uns mit deiner sympathischen Art überzeugt, sodass wir schnell wussten, dass du uns nun das kommende Jahr begleiten wirst.Unser Traum von einer Schlosshochzeit hat dich nicht abgeschreckt und so hatten wir  kurze Zeit später die ersten ausgearbeiteten Locationvorschläge.Als wir uns vorab die Location ansehen wollten, hast du es dir nicht nehmen lassen und bist kurzerhand dazu gestossen, um uns persönlich kennenzulernen.Sowieso standest du während der gesamten Planungszeit immer an unserer Seite und hast uns gewarnt sobald wir unser Budget überschreiten würden.Am Hochzeitstag selber konnten wir uns zu 100% auf dich verlassen. Du hast für einen reibungslosen Ablauf gesorgt und das total unauffällig im Hintergrund, sodass wir einen super entspannten Tag hatten.Danke, dass du all unsere Wünsche (Feuerwerk, Glacewagen, Catering, Party mit DJ etc.) genauso umgesetzt hast und wir somit den PERFEKTEN Tag hatten, den wir nie vergessen werden.Vielen herzlichen Dank für deine einzigartige Arbeit Silja und Silvan