If you have no other wedding/event planners in the area, take advantage of the business opportunities. You really do not need any formal training although some of these online schools are starting to offer certificates. I think that would be a waste of money and you would be better off taking a business class at a community college or something.
I would say that you have to be a quick thinker, extremely social, a negotiator and so much more. Creative? Yes in a way, but all most of the brides I deal with know what they want and it just comes together. It really doesn’t require that much money. I invested in some nice clothes, business cards, business license(you may not even need that if your just doing it on the side) and went to some networking events. that’s pretty much it. One thing i can suggest, please do not listen to the people who tell you to charge a percentage of the wedding. Only do that if the wedding is 100k or more. You should set up several packages with different price points and adjust them as needed for your clients. Planners who charge a percentage of the wedding really give good planners a bad name.
Hi,
A lot of weddings are on the weekend, so you need to be willing to work on the weekend. You also need to be able to stay calm, be a quick thinker, creative person, business savvy and very sociable. If you are not at least most of these things, then I wouldn’t try to get involved just because it seems like a lucrative opportunity.
Plus, some wedding planner do weddings outside of their cities and communities. I believe it is a good idea though to start a business like that if there aren’t a lot of planners in your area. Some business have their own planners and some are independent. Do research first to really make sure that you are 100% sure that the city is in need of planners, if yes, then go to school for it and begin a great career.
cheers!!
what city do you live in?
and it depends on whether it will be full or part time. The average wedding is about 15,000 dollars or so unless you are in NYC and cities where the prices are through the roof. But you usually charge about 10 to 15% so depending on how many weddings you do a month yo ucould bring in about 40,000 a year.
If you have no other wedding/event planners in the area, take advantage of the business opportunities. You really do not need any formal training although some of these online schools are starting to offer certificates. I think that would be a waste of money and you would be better off taking a business class at a community college or something.
I would say that you have to be a quick thinker, extremely social, a negotiator and so much more. Creative? Yes in a way, but all most of the brides I deal with know what they want and it just comes together. It really doesn’t require that much money. I invested in some nice clothes, business cards, business license(you may not even need that if your just doing it on the side) and went to some networking events. that’s pretty much it. One thing i can suggest, please do not listen to the people who tell you to charge a percentage of the wedding. Only do that if the wedding is 100k or more. You should set up several packages with different price points and adjust them as needed for your clients. Planners who charge a percentage of the wedding really give good planners a bad name.
Hi,
A lot of weddings are on the weekend, so you need to be willing to work on the weekend. You also need to be able to stay calm, be a quick thinker, creative person, business savvy and very sociable. If you are not at least most of these things, then I wouldn’t try to get involved just because it seems like a lucrative opportunity.
Plus, some wedding planner do weddings outside of their cities and communities. I believe it is a good idea though to start a business like that if there aren’t a lot of planners in your area. Some business have their own planners and some are independent. Do research first to really make sure that you are 100% sure that the city is in need of planners, if yes, then go to school for it and begin a great career.
cheers!!
what city do you live in?
and it depends on whether it will be full or part time. The average wedding is about 15,000 dollars or so unless you are in NYC and cities where the prices are through the roof. But you usually charge about 10 to 15% so depending on how many weddings you do a month yo ucould bring in about 40,000 a year.