Have you ever coordinated a friend or relative’s party and thought, “I wish I could do this for a living!” Or you may already be in the event planning business and just want to expand your repertoire to include weddings. If you are savvy and well organized, then one career path you may want to consider is becoming a wedding coordinator.
The first question you may be wondering to yourself is “Is there really enough demand for wedding planners?” There is in fact a strong desire for wedding planners who focus less on spending and more on saving. An experienced wedding planner can for example, save a a lot of money on flowers or favors by establishing relationships with vendors. Also, a lot of couples work full-time and do not have enough time or energy to spend planning a wedding. You have the skills to help them with large projects such as selecting their reception site to the smaller jobs like selecting their wedding favors. Wedding planners also have event planning abilities that give them the ability to plan other events. This means you can also expand your business to helping with bridal parties, birthday parties, anniversaries, and office holiday parties.
Knowing that wedding coordinators are in demand, you may ask yourself, “Do I have what it takes to be a successful wedding planner?” Ask yourself these questions: Do you enjoy being around people? Are you well organized? Attentive to detail? Creative? Patient? If so, you are on your way to becoming a good coordinator. A successful wedding coordinator is all of these and more. You should also be great at locating the best suppliers and working out savings. For any business, you will have to do accounting and bookkeeping, but you can always outsource those things if necessary.
Next, ask yourself, “Do I have sufficient money to start my business?”. When initiating this type of venture, it is wise to have at least one year or two worth of money saved up just in case it takes time to get things going. Finding a mentor or taking classes can help you become succesful quicker. Training also can cost anywhere from $500-1,000 depending on where you go. You can also talk to professionals in the bridal industry or retired wedding planners to get their input on how much you will need to get started.
Now that you know you have what it takes to be a successful planner, the next steps include getting an education and/or experience in this area. There are a lot of online classes that give details on how to start a business and that give you useful tips from those who worked as wedding coordinators. You should also contact wedding vendors such as florists, caterers or even other wedding planners and ask if you can work for them as an assistant. Go to any wedding events and trade shows and be sure to have some business cards ready. You may also think about printing your own brochures and flyers to promote your business. Network with marketing professionals as well as to help you get ideas on wedding planning and promotion.
Finally, be sure to let everyone know what you are going to do so that they can refer business to you. Sometimes the people you know will be able to refer people to your business. If you have a full-time job, offer to organize your office parties and corporate picnics. Remember, any experience you obtain planning an event counts. Be sure to document all the work that you did to successfully plan the event. This will help future couples get a good feel for your skills. Acquiring experience in event planning is a wonderful way to network, learn about wedding coordinating and is a definite step in the right direction to becoming a successful wedding coordinator.
Criss White is a professional writer on baby, wedding, and parenting topics. For more related articles and for wedding favors (http://www.bridalandweddingfavors.com), visit bridalandweddingfavors.com.
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