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Is Wedding Planning the Career for Me?
Ask yourself the following questions to see if a career as a certified Wedding Planner is a right for you:
- Do you find yourself planning weddings for friends, family and co-workers?
- Have you have planned your own wedding and thoroughly enjoyed it?
- Do you find yourself buying bridal magazines as you go through the checkout aisle, even though you're not even engaged or are already married?
- Are you detail oriented?
- Are you good at scheduling and budgeting your time?
- Do you like to work with people?
- Are you unhappy in your current career or would just like to try something new?
- Do you see yourself running your own wedding and event planning business, from home or a retail location?
- Do you have a passion for being creative?
Results...Which Wedding Planner Are You?
Wedding Planner Hobbyist
If you have answered yes to all or the majority of these questions, a career as a Certified Wedding Planner is for you. You may decide to incorporate wedding planning as a side-business and keep your current day job. This will give you the opportunity to turn you wedding planning "hobby" into additional income and you will no longer be "helping out" with no compensation. You will need to become certified. For the hobbiest we suggest picking up the "How to Start a Wedding Planning Business" book and workbook. It is perfect for someone just getting started in the wedding industry. The books can be found at www.lulu.com.
Wedding Planner Small Business Owner
If you know you are more interested in running a wedding planning business and making wedding planning your full-time career, this is also a great opportunity. You will need to become certified and be ready to take on running your own business. The Wedding Planning Institute is the only school dedicated to the wedding industry professionals with a focus on the wedding planner. Offering programs from wedding planning 101 to cake design and business and marketing programs.
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