If you're a people person and highly organized, starting a wedding planning business may be just what you're looking for. In this day of high divorce rates, it seems that people haven't been scared off and the wedding industry is still booming.
As a wedding planner, you'll be taking care of all the details so the bride and groom don't have to. You'll handle everything from flowers, caterers, the reception, the band, booking the venue - pretty much everything.
Needless to say, there can be a lot of stress involved with running a business like this. Since this is their special day, if anything goes wrong or isn't quite up to snuff, you're going to hear about it in very short order.
Much of your job will involve managing people and all the different services that come together to make a wedding perfect. One minute you'll be taking care of a crisis with the caterers, the next, you've got the florist on the phone telling you that they won't be able to deliver everything requested.
As far as experience goes, you obviously need to know what is necessary to put together a memorable wedding. You've got to be familiar with everything from invitations to table centerpieces and wedding favors.
As well, you'll need to be fairly well connected with suppliers and services such as DJ services, bartending, catering, photography services, and flowers - not to mention, having a great working relationship with a few banquet halls.
The good news is that you'll likely be able to get better prices for such goods and services if you're a regular customer. If you pass the savings on to your customer, they won't think twice about the bill for your services.
So if you thrive under pressure and love dealing with people, perhaps a wedding planner business is in your future.
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