Becoming a Wedding Planner

Do you find that you are good with people.  Do you find that you are naturally interested in the details of every wedding you have attended?  Do you enjoy organising events or special occasions?  Do you like working with temperamental people on the most important days of their lives?  If you answered yes to these questions, then you might like to consider becoming a wedding planner.

As far as I am aware and from I have seen there is no official degree or college major in wedding planning. A business major is probably as close as you can get. However, a college education is not required. Of course like any business a good business head is a must.   One of the best ways to become a wedding planner is to find a wedding planning company that will take you on as an intern, probably unpaid. Yes, unpaid. Few if any wedding planners will teach you the game if they have to pay you too. You work for the experience and if you are very good you might get a job after the internship. Working with a good wedding planner is the best way to learn the business.

A good intern watches and learns. She rarely speaks unless spoken to and takes notes whenever she can. At first a wedding planning intern does all of the menial work. In fact she does what she is told at all times. In time she might even begin to show some initiative as she gains experience.

Most interns start by unpacking boxes, cleaning, and running errands. Because so many brides today want unusual table settings, many have to purchase everything used at the reception site. All of the settings have to be unpacked and then washed. That is scuttle work but it has to be done. Arranging the items for the decorators is another boring but necessary job.

After awhile, an intern actually starts the process of becoming a wedding planner. As she gains experience, she will even be given some important jobs such as lining up the wedding parties, making sure all events are on time, and calming children in the wedding party.

On the day of the wedding, an intern might have to run errands. If anything is forgotten or misplaced, the interns make the run. The wedding planner cannot leave the wedding venue so the internet does the running. From getting extra tissue to buying hosiery, the intern’s errands are each important. Remember; the devil is in the details.

The good intern who is truly interested in becoming a wedding planner will finish her internship with a job. Even if you don’t get an offer from your intern job, you can apply to other wedding planner companies because you are now entry level experienced. With a lot of work and creativity, your time will come. You can be a wedding planner and work for yourself. Well, actually you will be working for the bride, her mother, her father, the groom and his family, and all of the invitees. I think you get the picture. Being a wedding fairy godmother isn’t easy but it is simply one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. If you are really good, you can become a Hollywood wedding planner. Now that is the big time.