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How to become a wedding planner?
I recently got married and loved the whole planning process. If I could, i would plan another wedding again. so I was wondering: does anyone know how to become a wedding planner or coordinator? Any schools or courses you need to take? Thanks ladies!
Re: How to become a wedding planner?
I think you can get certified online through a wedding planner association. I can't remember what it is called.
It would also be a good idea to take a couple of buisness courses at a college. There is paperwork and legal documents that need to be filled out and submitted to become a legit business. There is more to starting your own buisness then just a few forms. There is branding, pricing, advertising, cold calling, taxes, overhead costs, salaries, etc.
I know some people who got their start by serving as day-of-coordinators at first. I think this is a good way to go because couples are less likely to hire someone with no professional wedding planning experience to handle the entire event Once you get some day-of experience under your belt, hopefully these couples will start referring you to people as a coordinator of weddings from start to finish. And you might have to offer to coordinate some aspects of friends' weddings for free, just to get a portfolio going. I think another good thing about doing day-of-coordinating at first is that it will help keep you down-to-earth about the idea of being a wedding planner - you'll spend more time concentrating on the really imporant things, like making sure the event goes according to schedule, instead of concentrating on all the little details, as fun as they are. You want to make sure you can handle the wedding craziness jus as well, if not better, than you ca handle all the creative stuff.
I also completely agree with the previous poster - you should take some business courses to learn how to handle the business administration side of things and also to learn how to market yourself effectively.
I was (possibly still am) considering becoming a wedding planner. I too enjoyed planning my wedding and was told by vendors that I was very calm and organized.
There are some online colleges you can get a certification for wedding planning. The two I looked into were PennFoster and Ashworth College. There will send you some info in the mail. The process takes 6 months to a yr.
If I were you I would research area event/wedding planning businesses and see if they could talk to you about their experience in the business and possibly hire you on for extra help.
You could also maybe start a blog.
Hope this helps!