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With weddings becoming larger,
costlier and more complex every day, more couples are turning
to professional wedding planners for help. Wedding planning
is an exciting and fast-paced business that allows you to be
imaginative and social, to use your talents and energy to create
something beautiful. Before we continue, let’s take a
look at some important facts about the wedding industry today:
• Weddings are a $50 billion dollar industry
• The number of marriages in the U.S. averages 2.25 –
2.4 million/year
• The average cost of today’s wedding is around
$20,000 – $30,000
• Most brides take 12 to 18 months to plan their weddings
• The average age of the bride is 27 and the groom is
29.
(Information provided by the U.S. Census Bureau)
As you can see, weddings are a profitable business
to be in, and constantly growing! As a wedding consultant, you
get to be a part of this profitable, booming industry. You can
choose to be a part of each step and decision in the wedding
planning process, you can choose to only offer help when needed,
and you can choose to work part-time or full-time; it’s
up to you how involved you want to be and what services you
want to offer! The important thing is to not let this chance
pass you by – weddings are a lucrative business, so you’ll
be happy to be part of it.
A wedding consultant’s role is to offer
counsel to the bride and groom on wedding traditions, customs,
the best vendors in the area, wedding etiquette, and various
other needs the couple may have. It is crucial that the wedding
consultant know the ins and outs of the industry, as well as
all the wedding customs and rules regarding their weddings.
The consultant also acts as a mediator between the bride and
groom and family members when decisions get tough or there are
conflicts of opinion. You’ll be involved in all areas
of the wedding, wearing many different hats, so be prepared
to do a lot of research on weddings and what goes into planning
them; your knowledge is what helps make you a great consultant. |
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