How does wedding planning work

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They are also quite often able to get discounts on services, which they can pass on to their clients. Wedding planners have distinct personalities. They are dominant, persuasive, and motivational. Does this sound like you? Take our free career test to find out if wedding planner is one of your top career matches.

A wedding planner doesn't have a typical nine to five work schedule, and sometimes needs to work a combination of days, evenings, and weekends in order to meet their client's needs.

Clients typically work during the day, and therefore want to meet with their planner after work or on weekends. Most weddings are on Saturdays, so during the busy months of the year, a wedding planner can count on working almost every weekend. Busy months vary, depending on where you live. If one lives in the south, the busy months will be spring and fall when the weather is more optimal.

If one lives in the north, summer months will be the busiest time of the year. During the actual wedding day, hard physical work is to be expected. Wedding planners are on their feet all day long, and well into the night wearing high heels is not recommended. They could be helping with table linens, moving boxes, lighting candles, setting up flowers, or putting out any number of small fires and overseeing a plethora of small details - the ultimate goal is to always make sure that the bride and groom are blissfully unaware of any upsets.

It can be mentally exhausting work as well, as a wedding planner has to be on top of their game all day long. The reward comes from seeing their hard work come together, seeing their client's joy and happiness, and knowing that the day will be remembered for years to come.

Wedding planners rank in the 74th percentile of careers for satisfaction scores. Please note that this number is derived from the data we have collected from our Sokanu members only. Being a wedding planner can be fun and exciting, and seeing months of hard work come together on a perfect wedding day can be extremely rewarding. Working closely with clients on one of the most important days in their lives is also incredibly humbling and special.

Being invited to industry parties, going to conferences, touring beautiful event spaces, and enjoying the independence that comes with being self-employed are all definite perks that make this career enjoyable.

However, along with self-employment comes a plethora of responsibilities that can affect one's happiness. These responsibilities include weekend and evening work, physical labour, dealing with tough clients, handling stress and maintaining patience, multi-tasking and organizing, negotiating and mediating, and the general complexities of running a business.

Once the budget is agreed upon, it is time to begin researching venues. Comparing venues can be one of the most complicated jobs a wedding planner has to do, but it is also where they can be provide the most value to their client. Each venue you are considering will probably include different rental items, price their food and beverage differently and may figure tax, tip and service charges at different rates.

Before you pull your hair out trying to compare venues, give each venue a call and ask if they have availabilities on your targeted wedding day. If a venue is not available for a specific date or dates then your job as a wedding planner just became a lot easier.

This may upset the bride and groom, but your job as a planner is to provide the best possible options to your couples and being able to rule out a venue just speeds up the process of finding the venue that your couple will eventually agree on. Be careful to read venue contracts carefully! Booking the venue will often be the single greatest expenditure for most couples and even small differences in fine print can cost your clients thousands of dollars.

Ask venues to hold a date while your clients make a decision and encourage them to decide quickly and pay a deposit as soon as possible. Once a venue and date is selected and confirmed with a deposit, it is time to begin selecting vendors. Just as is the case with venues, many of the best wedding vendors photographers, videographers, florists, etc.

Some clients have a difficult time making decisions and can feel overwhelmed easily, so feed them vendors slowly. Give them time to consider each vendor and make a decision on each category before moving on to the next one. Other clients may only have a short period of time before going back to school or, if they are having a destination wedding, they might only be able to make one trip to the area. If this is the case then make all the appointments quickly and bunched together.

You can already see the challenges that go into being a wedding planner, but as mentioned previously, your task will become more more rewarding the more skilled you become. After the venue and vendors are booked and secured, your client will need your help with everything else that makes a wedding the magical day they always envisioned.

Your client may want your assistance with the selection of the bride and bridal parties attire. This may include attending appointments at the bridal salon or simply giving your opinion on photos sent to you by email. The client may want your opinion on the wedding cake, linen colors, food selections or the way in which the food will be served. All this while keeping the budget in the back of your mind! So many details and we have not even mentioned the printed materials!

Even if your client does not require your help with all of these details you still should ensure they stay on track with getting everything done in a timely and cost-effective fashion. But nevertheless, take away this message: your primary duty as a wedding planner is to satisfy the concerns that the bride had when she decided to look for a wedding planner.

These concerns will always change, and that is OK.