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You write to Paul & Supparin
A short message — your dates, an approximate guest count, and the ceremony shape you have in mind. We read every enquiry personally; nothing is routed to a sales team.
The planners · for every couple
Same-sex weddings on Phuket
Same-sex couples have always been welcome at Unique Phuket. The same ceremony shapes are planned for every couple — the same beaches, the same celebrant, the same team — and we are glad to say so plainly rather than bury the welcome inside a general page.
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What has changed in Thai law
Thailand now legally recognises same-sex marriage. Couples can hold a symbolic ceremony on the beach, in a villa, or at a resort exactly as any other couple, and — if they wish — register the marriage legally in Thailand rather than only at home. The legal process is the same one we walk through for every couple in the legal marriage guides.
What stays the same with us
Everything else is unchanged. The planning conversation begins with the kind of day you want — a private elopement, a small beach wedding, a villa day with family, a vow renewal, a Buddhist blessing — and the package, the price and the inclusions follow the ceremony shape, not the couple. Two brides, two grooms, one of each: our team treats the day as the day, and proposes the same beaches and the same suppliers accordingly.
Photography is briefed in the same way. Florals are designed in-house by Supparin (Toom) for every couple. The celebrant writes the ceremony with both partners, not from a template. There is no separate "same-sex package" because there is no separate same-sex offering: there is one planning team, and it works for everyone.
Local context, honestly
Phuket is an international holiday island and a comfortable place to hold a same-sex wedding. The beaches, resorts and villas we work with have all hosted same-sex couples; the suppliers we recommend are briefed accordingly. If a venue is ever not the right fit for a particular couple, we say so and recommend a better one.
Ceremony shapesStill forming the question
Talk to Paul & Supparin first.
If a date, a ceremony shape, a venue or the paperwork is not yet clear, please start with a conversation rather than a formal brief. Paul and Supparin reply personally, in plain language, and will tell you what we honestly think before anything else.
Before you enquire
What planning a wedding with us actually looks like.
A wedding on Phuket is a small number of decisions made carefully, not a long checklist completed in a hurry. This page is our quiet brief on how we work with couples — so you can decide whether the rhythm suits you before any commitment is asked of either side.
What happens after you write
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Paul or Supparin reply within a working day
Usually within one Phuket working day. The reply is a considered note, not a brochure — what is achievable on your date, where it should sit on the island, and the two or three concrete next steps.
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We hold a call when it helps
Many couples prefer a short video call before committing. It is the fastest way to test whether we are the right fit, and to talk through venue, season and the practical brief.
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A written quote, line by line
When the brief is clear we issue a written quote — every supplier named, every line itemised, every assumption stated. You can change any line before you sign.
How Paul & Supparin work
Two planners, every wedding.
Paul leads the planning conversation, writes the quote, officiates the ceremony, and is the on-the-day point of contact for the couple. Supparin (Toom) leads the in-house floral and styling work, runs the installation, and is the on-the-day point of contact for the venue and the suppliers.
Communication is by email and short calls — calm, responsive, and in English. We do not work to a sales script and we will not pressure a date. Couples who choose to plan with us almost always do so after a considered conversation, not on a first reply.
Planning here is unhurried by design. The wedding is one day; the months before it are a relationship.
Planning from overseas
A planning team used to planning across time zones.
Most couples we plan with live in another country and arrive in Phuket close to the wedding date. Fifteen years of doing this means the rhythm is unhurried for you — we site-visit on your behalf, share photographs and short films, hold calls at sensible hours, and carry the local logistics so you do not have to.
Where a site visit is possible, it is welcome but never required. Couples who arrive only a few days before the wedding are met, briefed in person, and walked through the day before we run it.
Asked often, answered briefly
When should we start planning?
Twelve months is comfortable for a villa or resort wedding. Six months is enough for an elopement or a beach ceremony. Shorter is sometimes possible — please ask before assuming it is not.
Do you only plan large weddings?
No. Elopements and small beach ceremonies are a meaningful part of what we do. The two of you on a quiet beach is taken as seriously as eighty guests at a villa.
Will Paul or Supparin be there on the day?
Yes. Paul officiates the ceremonies, Supparin leads the floral and styling install, and one of them is the on-the-day point of contact. The wedding is not handed off.
Are we tied to specific venues or suppliers?
No. We recommend venues and suppliers we know personally and will tell you honestly where they suit you and where they do not. If you arrive with a venue in mind, we will plan around it.
Where to read next
The planning companion →
Costs, paperwork, season and the practical brief.
Pricing →
What ceremony packages start at, and how villa and resort weddings are quoted.
Reviewed venues →
Beaches, villas and resorts we have personally worked at.
Real weddings →
Verified weddings we have planned and run — with photographs and couples' words.
When the picture is clear
Begin your formal enquiry.
A short, considered form covering your date, guest count, ceremony shape and venue preference. Paul or Supparin reply personally — usually within one Phuket working day — with the two or three concrete next steps for your wedding.