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Career Resource
Guide for Wedding Planners
A career as a wedding planner lets
you be creative while making other peoples events and dreams come to life. The
role you will pay as a wedding planner will ease the hosts mind as well as add
an expert touch to their thoughts and ideas.
Becoming
a Wedding Planner
Most people think becoming a
wedding planner is easy and does not require much. This is not the truth at all.
In order to be a wedding planner there are certain characteristics that a person
must possess.
Time Management: A wedding planner
must be punctual, able to manage the time allotted, follows a schedule and more.
Crafty: Nothing ever goes
perfectly as planned. This is why a wedding planner must be crafty in every
decision they make. Having a backup plan for the backup plan ensures that you
will not get a disaster.
Personable: Able to communicate
and relate to people is one of the biggest responsibilities of the wedding
planner. The planner must be able to negotiate, communicate effectively ideas to
vendors and more. Most importantly, they need to be able to relate and envision
what the bride and groom want.
Entrepreneur: Most wedding
planners are their own business. In this, savvy business knowledge is essential.
The business goes by reputation and referrals and word of mouth go a long way.
Networking is also a major endeavor.
Vision: The planner must be able
to see colors and put them together. An overall ability to coordinate music,
lighting, food, service, entertainment, venues and decorations is a must.
Startup
Costs
General start up costs will vary depending on the market
you want to aim towards. Most of the money investment will be in advertisement.
Computer equipment and software will be an average of $1,000 while advertising
will cost an average of $3,000. You will also need to make sure you have a
wardrobe that is professional and a home office to work out of.
With this, the average salary for a wedding planner is
between 10%-15% of the wedding. With weddings averaging about 15-20k, one
wedding would be an income from $1,500 to $3,000. Depending on how well you rate
among the wedding crowd will depend largely on performance and marketing.
Overall, becoming a wedding planner is more
successful if you understand business and running your own establishment.
Techniques and creativity will distinguish a wedding planner from the rest.
Always remember, however, that the main idea of a wedding planner is to take the
stress and burden off of the bride and groom. They hire the wedding planner for
convenience as most people getting married in today’s time are older and have
established careers.
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