Any Wedding planners, please answer?

Like Shasha said, start out w/ google.

Like any other small business venture, it's probably going to be rough starting out. What I would do is start getting your name out there and letting people see your work. You may need to start doing it for free/minimal compensation for some friends and acquaintences. This gives you the opportunity to do three things: 1/Get more experience 2/Make sure it is something that you really really want to invest your time and money from (if you like doing it for next-to-nothing, imagine how fun it will be when you're getting paid!) and 3/Get your name out there/free advertising.

You're also going to want to start networking with area vendors that you will be working with (caterers, DJ's, bakeries, venue providers, bridal/formalwear stores, florists, musicians, printers, etc.). That way you have the resources and contacts that will help your business. Also, the more you work with people, the more likely you are to get a little special treatment, become more of a priority to them, and once in a while, get a pretty good discount on whatever you purchase from them. Strike up little parterships/referral programs with people. A couple walks into a bridal shop - the clerk learns they're planning on marriage, clerk refers you. You have a couple that comes to you, she still needs a dress, refer her to the bridal shop. Just like other areas of business, wedding planning is a lot of word-of-mouth, especially among vendors - sometimes becoming a mutual relationship - a lot of "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

Also, subscribe to all the bridal/wedding magazines you can. Keep tabs on (to be cliche) what's hot and what's not.

Finally, check to see who else does this in your area. Find out who your competition is (if any) and determine if it would be better to work with them (a lot of the time a good place to start out - they already have the business/networks established - especially if they are popular and well-liked. Or, if there's no prominent names in the area or one-or-two that aren't too popular or well-liked, you may be fine just throwing your hat into the ring. Also, along this line of thought, checking out your competition also gives you an idea about market saturation. You may want to start out your business a town-or-two over that has only one local wedding planner, instead of opening shop in the town with 6 wedding planners in the book and a declining population.

That's all I can really think of right now. I'm sorry if a little scatterbrained.

Thanks!

GOOGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!