Things to Know About Becoming a Wedding Planner

Wedding planners help plan every detail of the wedding and reception, from the decorating, gown selection and bridesmaids' gifts to making sure the bills are paid and the thank-you notes are mailed. While it is glamorous and personally fulfilling to help people plan their special day, it is also a demanding job that commands long hours.

Time Frame

Wedding planners keep all the planning moving on a schedule to ensure the honeymoon is booked, the flowers bought and the invitations mailed at the appropriate times.

Trends

Weddings are subject to the trends of the season; it's your job to keep up with details such as the latest fashion in gowns and the new ways bakers are decorating wedding cakes.

Contacts

You must establish contacts and/or working relationships with vendors such as florists, caterers and DJs so you can help your clients with recommendations.

Related Activities

A planner also helps put together the bridal shower, the bachelor and bachelorette parties, the rehearsal dinner and other wedding-related events ladies' teas and dinners so the future in-laws can meet.

Referrals

Referrals are crucial to making a living in this field. People will prefer to work with a wedding planner who comes recommended to them by a previous client.

Budget

You have to keep the couple's spending within the limits of their budget. You'll need to find them vendors they can afford and discourage them from impulse spending.