My friend Saundra, an event planner in Indiana, is doing a series on her blog about what it takehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifs to be a wedding planner in, ahem, real life. Originally from California, Saundra has a tell-it-like-it-is personality, which I love and quite frankly, is perfect for this topic.
Planning events is a lot of work and planning a wedding is an entirely different ballgame as every decision and purchase is an emotional one. And planning your own wedding or an event for yourself or family is very different than planning a wedding for a client. Very, very different. I'll let Saundra take it from here - click here to read her first post in this series, here for the second one and then subscribe to her blog so you can read the rest. Her insights and advice are worth their weight in gold.
{Edited to add: If you'd like to be a wedding planner, check out The Smart Planner, which provides business resources and coaching for professional wedding consultants.}
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I've noticed that every woman who has planned her wedding thinks she can do it for a living. It's a little different bringing someone else's vision to life, though.
Thank you I will be reading the entries and agreeing to every post. :)
Thank you for this post... it is funny as I was just discussing this topic with a Videographer friend of mine... it seems that there is a large number of people in this industry that are "wedding moonlighting"... they look at the wedding market as a place to earn supplemental income by passing off their hobbies and past times (hosting parties, photography, etc) as a legitimate business... many of them mean no harm- but do not realize that we are at a point within this industry... where standards are being set by talented artists and event coordinators with formal training and REAL credentials... thus it is my hope that soon enough those make-shift organizations will be filtered out and those considering any facet of this industry as a career in the future- will treat it with the same care and tact that they would starting any other small business venture...
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Yay you can comment now! I don't know why it wasn't working before, that was weird.
It is 'hear' (auditory) and is an abbreviation for "hear ye, hear ye". :)
thanks for the post and traffic, liene!!!
glad everyone liked the series, it was well-intended. one more this friday.
I was a wedding planner for two and a half years (along with other events) and I can't tell you how many times people I met thought it was the most glamorous job ever. NOT SO!! It's tough work, and I tip my hat to those who continue to do it for a living. Cheers to you!