How to Start a Wedding Planner Career

Weddings are a very important day for a couple beginning their lives together, and they will want every detail of their special day to be perfect. Most Americans spend a lot of money on their wedding in order to achieve the wedding of their dreams. Your role is to create the perfect wedding for the couple and to think of every detail so that the bride can be as relaxed as possible while preparing for her big day.

• Educate yourself about weddings and all of the details that go into planning a wedding. Offer your services as a low cost or volunteer to gain experience in the field. The more weddings that you are able to plan firsthand the more prepared you will be for you first paying job. Planning a wedding requires many small details to be addressed that are often overlooked.

• Look for a job in the wedding field, perhaps as a wedding planner's assistant. This will give you great experience without the pressure of being in charge of all the decisions. Nobody is going to want to hire a wedding planner to plan their wedding that does not have any previous experience in the field.

• Offer your services to family and friends for free. Anytime a friend of family member is planning a wedding you should look at that as an opportunity for you to gain knowledge of the industry. Any experience that you can acquire paid or unpaid will provide you with the needed experience to become a professional wedding planner.

• Marketing is a series of very important steps that will help your career grow. You can advertise through the phonebook, Internet, flyers and business cards, or through word of mouth which can often be the best marketing of all.

• Develop a professional website that is well maintained and informative for your potential clients. Make sure that you include any prior experience that you may have in the field. If possible, include pictures of wedding venues that you have planned. Be sure to gain permission from the owners of the photos before publishing them to your website.

• Become licensed and bonded. Any respectable business is licensed and bonded. People will view your skills and abilities higher if you are licensed and bonded. Taking this step will allow your business to be viewed as respected and established.