I really want to be a wedding planner when I grow up, I am still very young what should I do to prepare?

Question

I am a teen and I want to become a wedding planner when I grow up, What should I do to prepare for that now? Is there any free things I can do? I really like planing things and I am fascinated by planing a wedding. Do you have any suggestions?

Answer 1

take some art classes, business classes and speech/communication classes, too.

do some volunteer work that has planning work in it.

call and ask a well-known wedding planner if you can be an intern or assitant when you're older.

also, if there aren't speech classes, take part in your school's theatre club. by performing onstage, it helps you be familiar with nervous and how to deal with them when you present yourself and your work to clients.  

Answer 2

organizational skils and efficiency.

Answer 3

Well being a wedding planner is being a small business owner.  So taking business and basic accounting courses is a good start in high school.  Also, doing an internship with a local event planning firm is a great way to gain experience and test-drive the career (to see if the reality of the event planning business is really what you want).

I have looked into event planning myself, because am looking to start my carer in fundraising (events for charities) and non-profit organizations.

There are programs for getting a college degree in event planning.  Most programs have a set list of courses to teach you how to plan any type of event, event planning basics, marketing for events and your business and business courses (because event planning is a business) and then you can choose to specialize in a certain type of event planning on top of that; Wedding planning, non-profit fundraising, Volunteer management, etc. So you can specialize in Wedding planning if you choose.

The thing with the wedding industry is it is very experience-based, and very demanding work, so you need to get a certificate/professional training so that people will take you seriously and it will allow exposure to the industry. Most importantly, being a wedding planner is more than just picking colours and helping couples decide on a caterer. It's running a business, so you have to file taxes, manage cash flow and take care of marketing and daily business operations details.

Some programs are 1 year full-time, but I'm doing a fundraising/non-profit development certificate part-time (one evening course a week per term) so it will take me a couple years. I'm doing it this way because I need to be working full-time to make money and save for my own upcoming wedding.

Look into training/certificates at your local community college. The program I am taking is a continuing education program, so you need either 3 years of direct experience, a college diploma or a university degree (I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in honours history and business). But most full-time college programs do not require this.

I just found this article written by a wedding planner too:

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/wed20brwor...

Good Luck!

Answer 4

me too:D

i just keep asking and answering quetsions on this site and im coplanning my sister and couisins wedding i often plan imaginary weddings on a scetch pad

Answer 5

ask your family and friends if you can help out with party or events.  

Answer 6

Attend lots of weddings and observe those ideas you like and don't like.  Make lots of notes.  Read books on the subject.  In other words, become familiar with the wedding scene.  A wedding planner must be able to present ideas as well as listen to the desires of the prospective bride and groom.  You should be able, based on your experience, be able to objectively counsel them on what works and what doesn't.

Answer 7

1- get a phonebook

2- look up all the wedding planners  in your town

3- find the BEST one.  ask around if you have to. call florists and ask them who is the best.  call bridal shops or go to bridal shops and ask them who is the best

4- dress up nice and have someone take you there. (business professional)

5- ask to speak with the owner, tell them its very important

6- tell the owner you are willing to work hard, work for cheap, volunteer, do anything to have her be your mentor.

Experience always comes before success.  Get the experience and you can become the best.