What It Takes to Become a Full
Service Wedding Planner?
Guiding wedding couples step by
step to make up a perfect wedding day!
This includes…
- Day of Coordination
- Months of planning
Step one:
Initial Consultation
This is the first basic structure
on the relationship between the client and the planner.
The Planner should…
- - Understand what the client is expecting
- - Know who is your true client (value his or hers opinion the most)
- - Discuss what type of wedding the client wants
- - Request for “Full Service” or “Day-of-Coordination”
o Day
of Coordination: Taking care of everything only on the wedding day or wedding
itself
o Full
Service: Include Day of Coordination and the whole planning from budget
managing all the way to the wedding day.
- - Make a list that clearly state what is needed
Step Two:
Budget
This will effect every decisions of
the whole wedding planning, so it is very important to make good plan of it.
Planner’s job…
- What is cost-effective and innovative that can achieve that most requests
Two most Budget Considering…
- - Venues
- - Vendors
Step Three:
Venues
Once the budget has been decided,
then is time to move on the search for wedding venues.
Planners job:
- - Making appointments
- - Help client make comparison on each venues, and suggest the best the client wants with an appropriate budget
- - Inform the client with rental items, food and beverage price, figure tax, and service charge of each venues consider.
- - Provide the best possible options
- - Help client be sure to read the venues contracts
- - Ask venues to hold the date while the client is still making decision
Step Three:
Vendors
- Quickly
begin booking appointments for any vendors that the client ask for
- Examples:
o Photographers
o Videographers
o Florists
o Cake
o Car
rental
o Food
Step Four:
Turning Magic into Reality
*Try the best to Fulfill all
request the client ask for
Tips for Becoming a Successful
Wedding Planner
Multitasking:
- - Must be able do many jobs at once
o Response
for every small details (How many flower at each table)
o Large
tasks (Booking appointment)
- - Make sure everything is on task
Pressure:
- - Help support emotional issues when brides are stressing out
- - Keep self calm, organize, on track, and undefeated
Vision:
- - Vision into reality
- - It is important to value the client’s opinions and requests
- - Get directions and vision to your clients that can best fit their personality
Passionate:
It’s Simple, Love Your Job!
Works Sited:
http://www.theweddingplannerbook.com/what-does-a-wedding-planner-dohttp://www.ehow.com/way_5771374_takes-wedding-planner.html
