Wedding Planner?

I'm not sure about the costs, but a free way to advertise once you get your business going is on theknot.com, there are alot of ladies on their that would probably love your services for their wedding.

Good luck!

There are courses you can take and even schools that specialize in this so you walk away with a certificate. It's pretty difficult to begin this business from scratch and you might not be able to quit your day job for quite a while. I know several that have gone this route and it's pretty slow and painful.

I don't know about the going rate, that's something you''ll have to get from someone else or from the schools that teach this stuff. It's a LOT of work and your clients are the pickiest of the picky. Have you seen the new show on Fox called Wedding Bells? It's about a family of women that have a family wedding planning business and makes fun of all the things that can and do go wrong. But the sad part is that these things really do can and do go wrong. And that would then be part of your problem. Probably very stressful, but the times when things do go well... well then you earned your reward.

weddings.about.com/b/a/055362.htm?

www.weddingplanninginstitute.com

career.edegree.org

bridal.careersmart.org (this one is online)

www.bridalpotpourriky.com/careers.htm

www.the-wedding-planner.com/aplanner.htm

There were plenty more...

When it is the choice of becoming a wedding planner, you have seveal places you can go to school, and get the certificate to be a planner, then there is the setting up of your business seeing if there is competition in your area, checking their rates and what they do. Never get on the bad side of another planner, it's easier to just work with them as they may get a huge wedding that will require more than one planner and they could ask for your help. There is no reason for back stabbing in this business. You can also check i-wed.org for more information. That is a site for all wedding professionals and they chat, vent and there are great ideas on the site to have your business a success. I myself am a planner for Northern Wisconsin and there are a grand total of 4 of us in my area.

You can also check bridalassociationofamerica.com, it's a site that has many things to tell you including becoming a planner, how much a cost would be for joining that and getting a certificate from them as well. There is also the association of bridal consultants online as well. @ bridalassn.com

Then there is the advertising of your business and the potental of getting lots of business. Making sure that your business cards are professional even if they are done yourself, making sure you've got a professional looking website, and are ready for the work ahead.

Good luck

I am a certified wedding planner - so here is my opinion.

You can't just decide one day that you want to be a wedding planner. Just because you planned your own wedding doesn't mean that you are qualified.

I have a degrees in marketing and event planning. I have since gone on and recieved my Certified Wedding planner's certificate.

I would suggest taking a course and learning the laws. There are certain laws that you need to know about in order to avoid a lawsuit.

I have done 5 big weddings so far and right now I'm working on a small wedding. I can tell you from experience that it is very, very stressful. I have never taken any classes, but I would love to. I dont do all of the wedding planning per say, I focus mostly on decorations for hall,church, pictures, and I teach Valses for 15aneras. I dont like dealing with other people's money. They pay me for the decorations and labor, but I dont want to deal with telling them "you have to pay this much for music and this much for catering" let them pick and choose that themselves. But the decorations and accesories, well, I'm the queen of that.

Are you creative?? Good at decorating?? Spontaneous or does everything have to be presice? are you good at improvising, because that happens alot.

It would be best first to get a degree in Commerce - in Marketing, and then go on from there. You can't just decide to do it without credentials, because you "want" to do a job. There is probably an organization of wedding professionals, so you could search out advice and information from them.

I have enclosing three web-sites for you to look up and possibly get some advice from. Two are wedding planners already in the business and may have some advice to share with you.

I wish you luck in your chosen field.