How can someone be a be a Wedding Planner, Consultant, Coordinator, Organizer? What do they need to do?

Question

Whatever you want to call it LOL

I don’t think there schooling to become one ... but I could be wrong ... is there?

How can someone start doing and being one?

(I mean A Certified Wedding Planner, Consultant, Coordinator, Organizer)

opps didnt mean to put two " be a" LOL

Answer 1

Congratulations, you want to be a wedding planner! Have you got nerves of steel, a hard heart, patiences of Job, touch skin,
can you be yell at, scream at, cussed with a smile on your face?

I really want you to want Bridzella, then I want you to watch The Wedding Planner. First of all, you can take classes, I don't know of any of just weddings, but their are event planning classes.
I worked for a wedding consultant for several years, I no longer no it, but for family and close friends. But you need contacts!
Get you some cards printed up, and go make nice with people you are going to dealing with.... bakeries, catrers, food suppliers,
restuaranats, hotels, DJ's. Word of mouth is the best advertisement. Got any friends that are getting married, do their's for free. get a few weddings under your belt, plently of pictures and testimonals from them. Come up with unusaual ideas, keep it under budget! deliever what the client wants when she wants it. If you live in a big city it's going to be harder, but show your stuff.
Always...Always look put together, never go to the store, and look like you just crawled out of bed! Your clients wants a imagine! They want someone who looks like they know what they are doing, and looks good doing it. You don't have to be drop dead beautiful, but you can't go around in ratty jeans, and curlers in your hair. You are going to have to sell yourself, you are going to make nice, with some of the rudest people on earth, you are going have to bargin, plead, and kiss some tail, It's a rough business, don't let anyone tell you different. It's rewarding when, you see that smile on the couples faces, but look at what you had to go through to get to that point. I loved it, but it is stressful, and hard work, but the money is good, I quit for personal reason, I got married, and started a family, and I didn't have the time to really give the brides what they deserve.
Make sure you get a good decent lawyer to write you up a easy to understand contract. Everything in writing, if you call someone, you get their name, write the date and time down you talked to them. Document everything....
I wish I was younger, I might just try it again. I hope I helped some. Remember one thing, never let your client see you stress or worried. Never-ever! You are super-planner, and you can fix or solve any problem! Best wishes in your new adventure!

God bless us all...

Visit the churchs in your area, leave some cards with the ministers...florists are another....

Answer 2

I have a Liberal Studies degree (our motto: "Would you like fries with that?"). But seriously, I've done consulting in many arenas including event planning and personal organizing. Mostly, I got those jobs through word-of-mouth and because of charity events I chaired or organized myself. After I did a good job, people would ask who arranged it and my name got out there. Thus far, nobody has ever asked for certification because word-of-mouth has done the trick. I do other kinds of consulting too so it's really a jumble of stuff for me. I like work that is varied and this certainly fits the bill.

Go out and volunteer for organizations--it never hurts. Work at events, get yourself on the committee to do different events and you'll eventually find yourself doing full-blown organizing. Volunteer experience is the easiest to get because you work for a great price: free. And you can get assignments that you may not otherwise be qualified to do because of this.

Answer 3

I was looking through a bridal magazine today and came across an ad stating "How to Become a Wedding Planner" Here is the web address, perhaps they will have the answers you need. http://www.WeddingsBeautiful.com

Good Luck

Answer 4

Look in your area where you can become a certified consultant. Anyone can plan a wedding, but if you want to have your clientele trust you even more become certified.

Answer 5

you can learn by yourself. read magazines, surf the internet about stuffs like that. ask someone who is in the industry. make connections and good contact with people. also you have to have passion for you to succeed.

Answer 6

You will need to go to your local collage and talk to one of the business office they can guide you in the right directing