Wedding Planner

Starting A Wedding Planning Business

Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to have my own business. Being your own boss, not having to follow orders or taking the day off whenever you want is every person’s dream. But at the same time, you don’t have to forget that being your own boss implies an additional set of responsibilities which you can’t ignore because you are the only person who can take care of them.




Starting a wedding planning business is not very different from starting any other business, so don’t let yourself intimidated. If your life passion is planning events and making other people happy, I suggest you give it a try. You can never know what hidden talents you might discover.

The first things you need to do when starting a wedding planning business is to find a proper space, complete any required paperwork (you can find advice on this topic on the site of “U.S. Small Business Administration”) and pay all the necessary taxes. After doing these, choose a name for your company (the name of a firm is very important because it represents the person and his/her work). Then, decide on the services you are going to offer and the prices you are going to charge. Be honest! There is nothing else a client appreciates more than being sincere regarding these items. Nobody likes to be promised one thing and offered another one.

Begin to create your own “social network”. You can see that nowadays, many people have facebook, hi5, twitter etc. accounts, so keep up with them. Create your own account where you can display information about your new business. This implies creating your own website where you can offer details. When doing this, try to use elements which compliment you and at the same time “tell” something about the style of your work (for  example, services written in silver font, on a purple background will leave the impression of an elegant and classy company). Use plenty of images, preferably from your personal experiences with wedding or event coordination. If you add to this a couple of testimonials from your satisfied customers, you will enrich your portfolio in a second. You can even use some testimonials from friends and family, but only at the beginning, because people talk and instead of getting a good reputation, you will end up being avoided.

But the most important element when starting a wedding planning business is to know how to advertise it. Without a proper advertising campaign, people will have no idea that you have a wedding planning company. Use flyers, social networks, sites, cards, ask your family to spread the news etc. anything works when you are at the beginning of a career. And speaking of advertising, make new friends and make sure that they are related to your field of interest. Establishing relations with vendors, officiants, other wedding planners will facilitate your job. More and more people will know what you do and the quality of your services will be recognized and appreciated. I wish you good luck and a prosperous business!