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Melle
Joined: 21 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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| I'm really interested in being a wedding planner and was wondering if there is some sort of classes/major to take in college? Or is it just a business you start up on your own? I would also like to incorporate photography into this kind of business. Like, plan someone's wedding, but also do photography on the side...any suggestions? Names for a business?? Is doing both logical? |
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melouofs4912
Joined: 11 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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| I got interested in wedding planning after I got married and then i realized you would be giving up weekends, holidays, and evenings.....i contacted a few wedding planners myself and they gave me some good advice. You should try to contact a few and maybe you could even find a job? |
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melouofs8602
Joined: 18 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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I know some colleges offer certificates in event planning, maybe not specifically wedding planning (I've looked into event planning for non-profits myself).I think a lot of the event/wedding planning business is based on experience. Maybe contact local event planning firms to job shadow or intern. That would be an exciting and rewarding career though, very different from the 9-5 office job  |
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MelissaA
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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| Incorporating photography might be a hassle. If you are successful as a planner you will be busy and adding photography on top of it might just take away any hints of a life. Plus, it might seem like you're trying to double your business to prospective clients. As far as wedding planning goes, you don't have to have a degree. I'm certain that there isn't an actual degree for wedding planning, butt a business degree would certainly be useful. http://www.topweddingsites.com/become-a-wedding-planner.htmlHere is a link on becoming a wedding planner. I think the best bet would be to familiarize yourself with wedding vendors, bridal collections and the like. I hope everything works out for you with your venture. Good Luck! |
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Melysser
Joined: 08 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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| I have also considered doing this myself, I have been self employed for years and need a change. Here is some of the things I have come up with. People are not going to just hire us with no experience or references. One thing to do would be to put the word out with friends and family that this is what you would like to do. Have a couple of people to let you do it for free for the experience and references. You need to decide what exactly you want to do because you can't do the photography and the planning. Its not very professional, you need a nitche. Photography and makeup or planning, decorating and coordinator. Have some business cards made, drop them at local businesses that may be catering to brides. Bridal shops, florists, caterers, hairstylist, makeup artists. Need to establish relationships with people in the industry. This is what I have come up with so far. Let me know if you have any other ideas. |
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melissa7570
Joined: 27 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 11:50 pm Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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| I would major in buisness if youw ant to be a wedding palnner with your own buisness. Accounting and computer classes would be good. You could also take some photography courses for fun and for distributiton courses, even if you don't actually take the pictures it will help with finding the good ones. Take any course that seems like it may relate. This will mostly be pbased on experience, so try working for or getting an internship with someone. This isn't really thing they would teach at a 4 year school or even a 2 year school, but it would be good to have a back up and even a couple of buisness classes would probably help. Be cautious of programs for it, I would guess a lot of "certifications" for wedding planning may just be ways to get money and to make the wedding planners sound more important. |
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MelanieH
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:44 am Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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| Taking a few business courses wouldn't be a bad idea. You'll need to know HOW to run a successful business. Do your research on weddings and wedding etiquette and such. Know what you are getting into, what is appropriate, where to shop, when to order invitations and such.DO NOT GO INTO THIS THINKING YOU GET TO CHOOSE EVERYTHING FOR SOMEONE'S WEDDING. You are there to direct the couple in making selections. What I mean is, you don't get to pick out the stuff, you get to tell them what they need to select. My cousin's "wedding planner" told her the candles she wanted to use were ugly and the centerpieces she wanted to use would never look good. That is NOT what being a wedding planner is about. As far as the photography, you might want to put that off until to see how full your plate is with helping plan weddings before you get into that, too. The photography itself is very time consuming if the wedding couple wants pictures taken throughout the entire wedding day. You'll need to be attending to the bride and the groom and the caterers and such, it couls be hard to do the photography and keep things moving for the bridal party.I'm not very good with coming up with names for businesses, so I'll forego that question. Sorry.I hope it works out for you. Play it smart and be prepared. Do your research ahead of time and talk to some wedding planners. Also, get in touch with some caterers, photographers, alterations people and tuxedo rental places. Get familiar with what each offers, get a good feel for the quality of their product and work your deals in advance. For example, if you bring a client in to select their menu from a specific caterer, what kind of deal do you (personally) get? Be very organized and mindful of time schedules, too.I wish you the best of luck. |
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MelissaA
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:37 am Post subject: Wedding planner as career? |
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| A place to start is with a couple sights below that offer courses.Pennfroster.edu aa-wp.comMaybe some interships with other planners. |
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