Wedding Planner

[Alexandrine]

What are the steps to take to become a real wedding planner?

[jadene33]

hm.. as a career? My advice is to intern with different wedding planner companies, if they do take interns. Its a great way to learn and pick up skills, gain networks, and gain exposure.

[rojak]

there are some courses you can take too. not sure if all wedding planners are required to have an official cert, or if it just a "good to have"

[jadene33]

I would think it helps to have a cert. In our country, society is very cert-conscious. I'm sure they have some courses. There is a Certified Wedding Planners orgn that you can check out. But they are not very cheap though. It's an investment to take up courses like these so i suggest if you're just trying out, to intern first before committing to a course and this career track.

[rainbowdance]

I guess you have to go through an internship and get your hands on a lot of different events so that you'll have a lot of experience, and will make the clients trust you with their events.

[gummiebear]

Yeah, the planner would also be in charge of contacting suppliers.

[butterscotch]

the wedding planner will also present some themes that can be used for the wedding.

[museatheart]

maybe you can enroll to a course for that kind of job and maybe go to seminars and stuff to gain some experience.

[wonderkaty]

i think a lot of them study event planning first and then serve as apprentice before they can work on their own

[mehmeh]

Is it really necessary to study event planning before you can become a planner? Wouldn't a bride trust someone with more experience than just a cert? What about the wedding planners that just started out? Would you trust them if they had good ideas and a detailed plan on how to execute the idea?

[creamandmallows]

maybe you should enroll in classes that has something to do with wedding planning