To become a wedding or event planner, you must have an eye for detail. You should be a person who is able to plan your personal life and have a passion for entertaining people. Planning requires great attention to detail and a person who relates to people at all levels. I think any form of training or course that is given to a person intending to be a planner should be done not to learn the art of planning an event or a wedding, but rather to enhance your natural ability. Events/Wedding Planning is a passion that must come naturally. It requires a person who can work well under pressure, who is innovative and can make on the spot decisions. When you plan an important event, you cannot afford to falter under pressure, you should always have a Plan B in place and know how to keep your clients calm under any situation. I think to be a successful planner you have to be artistic as well because your creativity will also play a big part in the events you plan. Get yourself equipped by understanding the various areas that make us for a successful event, like catering, decorators, musicians, stationery printers, photographers, videographers etc. Build a strong vendor catalogue of people that you have experienced first hand and get to know what they offer. You need people that you can rely on in this business. You should also know how to market yourself well in this business. Image does matter. Generally you will need to take some courses (there are a lot offered online) and you can either join someone elses business or start your own. There are many ways to get started as an event planner. You can start your own business, apprentice with an event planner, get an event planner job, or take a course. Courses may be helpful in getting some jobs, but there is no industry-wide training requirement.
The Sheffield School offers a course in wedding and even planning. You can check them out at http://www.sheffield.edu/htmlsrc/wedding-event-planning-course.html they are among the best with offering degrees in this department.
There are a list of available places to go to be a wedding planner. There are colleges, and even online programs to be a certified wedding planner. It is a dying profession, however, and this questioner should be warned it has become harder to become one
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As a wedding planner, you must, must have good connections to wedding performers - singers, emcees, bands, etc. I found a great website that allows event planners and wedding planners to browse and hire performers for a wedding. Here's the site: bit.ly/1ICY4XK
There are no math classes you need to take to become a wedding planner. You don't need certain training or a specific degree. There are wedding planner classes you can take, but they are not heavy in math.
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no you do not need a degree to become a wedding planer. but you can have a degree
you have to have the skill of photography and consult with a wedding planner
You do not have to take a class to become a wedding planner. Being certified does look good to your clients and may lead to you making more money.
If you want to become a professinal wedding planner than yes. but if not then no.
Start looking online and in your local phone directory for wedding planner courses and businesses. Find out what you need to do to acquire a license for wedding planning.
You do not need any kind of legal certification to become a wedding planner. You should have a decent amount of planning experience.