Difficulty: Moderate Instructions 1
~~Establish relationships with local wedding vendors~~
Go around to your local wedding vendors and introduce your self. Mention that you are starting a wedding planner company and would appreciate any leads they may perhaps have. In exchange, offer them all of your company. Ask if they will work with you on pricing as the internet is a competitor to brick-and-mortar stores. Go to wedding invitation printers, wedding photographers and/or videographers, florists where you will order wedding flowers, bridal shops, even your local craft stores where you may possibly be buying wedding supplies.
2
~~Find bridal consultant or wedding planner courses from on the internet wedding planner schools~~
A fast search on line shows a ton of wedding planner schools with wedding planner classes but, buyer beware! There are currently no formal educational requirements to become a wedding planner so there is no governing body who checks out the on the internet event planning courses.
Once you identify 2 or 3 event planning courses you are interested in, make certain you investigate the on the web schools thoroughly just before shelling out thousands of dollars. Education is always a good thing but some of these on the net wedding planner classes are shady and you may not get anything beyond the basics of wedding planning, which, if you have already been a bride and planned your own wedding, you already know.
3
~~Subscribe to Modern Bride or Martha Stewart Weddings~~
Modern Bride, especially modern wedding invitations, will give you a continuing education in its own appropriate with updates on new wedding trends simple wedding invitations, wedding fashions, and new ideas for weddings and receptions. You’ll discover all about organza, wedding invitations, wedding photographs romantic wedding invitations, fondant, etc.
4
~~Join the Association of Bridal Consultants~~
Professional associations are fairly nice locations to stay up to date on bridal trends and meet other wedding planners. Network the meetings and hand out your cards. It is possible to also put your name in their database so that newly engaged brides-to-be can obtain you when searching for local wedding planners. See the link to the Association of Bridal Consultants in the resource section below.
5
~~Align your self with a local established wedding planner mentor~~
There’s nothing additional valuable than on-the-job wedding planning training to actually realize what the job is about. Obtain a local events planner whose personality meshes with yours and supply to assist in their upcoming weddings. Mention any on-line wedding planning classes you’ve taken (or a are presently taking) to ensure that the established events planner knows you are serious about starting a wedding planning business. Supply to sign a no-compete contract so the event planners know you’re not going to steal any new brides even though you are getting your wedding planning training.
Ideas & Warnings Plan on beginning small – you may well consider becoming an expert in wedding flowers and offering your services to an events planner who will be doing the entire wedding. Resources Save money on a wedding ceremony Handy tips for saving money on a wedding reception Here’s the best way to save money on wedding flowers Plan an inexpensive honeymoon Renta a designer wedding dress How about a cruise vacation for the honeymoon? Link to the Association of Bridal Consultants
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