How to get started in the wedding planner profession?
A short guide on how to become a wedding consultant in 20 steps.
1 Work at home. Set yourself up to run your wedding agency on your own account, at your own pace and in your own style. This will give you invaluable freedom to manage your own time, but it can also intensify your sense of responsibility to reliably perform the tasks you undertake.
2 - Name. Come up with a name for your own company. You can choose the currently popular English name creation or stay with the Polish name.
Recommendation of the Polish Association of Wedding Consultants
Wedding consultant's guide
Take 20 steps to get started as a wedding planner
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Working at home. Set yourself up to run your wedding agency on your own account, at your own pace and in your own style. This will give you invaluable freedom to manage your own time, but it can also intensify your sense of responsibility to reliably carry out the tasks you undertake. -
Name. Come up with a name for your own company. You can choose the currently popular English name creation or stay with a Polish name. -
Logo. Provide the graphic designer with guidelines for creating your company's logo. -
Business cards. Order printed promotional materials. Stock up on a nice notepad and pen with your company logo. -
www. Have your website created. Choose a good webmaster, as the website is very important. Remember that you are not selling a product that you can photograph, but a service that requires creativity and good taste to visualize. -
Gallery. You don't have any photos yet because you're just starting out, but you can arrange a styled session from which you use the photos and video on your website and on Instagram. -
Social media. Set up accounts on at least Instagram and Facebook. Keep them active so that your potential customers can come across you surfing the web. If you don't feel confident in this topic, you can get some training. There are plenty of training courses on the market for running social media. -
View wedding facilities. Make a database of restaurants, hotels, palaces, castles, conservatories, located within a radius of 150 km from your place of residence. Visit these facilities. Arrange a meeting with the manager each time. Prepare yourself substantively. Make a list of questions you will ask during the interview. Take notes of your answers during the meeting. At the end, leave the manager your business card or an offer for comprehensive wedding and reception organization. Make a report of each place you visit and post it on Instagram. -
Database. Systematically and continuously expand your database. Meet with wedding industry service providers. Get to know their offers. Ask about terms of cooperation and prices. Gather samplers and catalogs. Offers of decorators, invitation designs, catalogs of event furniture rental companies will be useful. -
Stay up to date. Follow the wedding industry. View published photos and videos of wedding service providers. Pick up the best and get in touch with them. Invite them to a meeting. Let them get to know you. -
Home office. You already have a computer, but buy a printer with a scanner. Maybe you decide it's time to replace your phone with a new one? Purchase some binders. In them you will keep documents of clients and subcontractors. -
Microsoft Office. Recall working in Power Point, Word, Excel. Get to know the Canva program - you will find it useful for creating offers. -
Archiving documents on a computer. Create and organize customer folders and subcontractor folders. Divide them into categories. Choose the email program you will use. Will you choose Outlook? Combine the calendar on your phone with the calendar on your computer so that appointments are automatically saved in both places. -
Visit a wedding fair in your city. Familiarize yourself with the exhibitors there. Get offers. Tell your story on Instagram. -
Invest in online advertising, at the same time actively do coverage on Instagram. -
Register a company. Choose a form of taxation. Purchase an invoicing program. Agree with your accountant on how you will account for the use of a private car for business purposes. -
Prepare for your first conversation with a customer. Arrange the questions you will ask during a phone call. Draw up a questionnaire for a live client interview. Think about where you will invite the prospective bride and groom when they want to meet you in person. -
Prepare a quote, estimate budget for the ceremony. Prepare a contract for the client. Never download it from the Internet, but have a lawyer prepare it. If you don't know what the contract should contain, contact us. -
Consider how you will price your services, as it is likely that the client will ask you at the meeting about your salary. -
Get ready to sign the contract. Be ready to explain to the client all the paragraphs that are in it. Once the contract is signed, set a work schedule with the bride and groom and get started. - Good luck!
Wedding consultant's guide
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Work at home. Set yourself up to run your wedding agency on your own account, at your own pace and in your own style. This will give you invaluable freedom to manage your own time, but it can also intensify your sense of responsibility to reliably perform the tasks you undertake. -
Name. Come up with a name for your own company. You can choose the currently popular English name creation or stay with a Polish name. -
Logo. Provide a graphic designer with guidelines for creating your company logo. -
Business cards. Order printed promotional materials. Stock up on a nice notepad and pen with your company logo. -
www. Have a website created. Choose a good webmaster, as a website is very important. Remember that you are not selling a product that you can photograph, but a service that requires creativity and good taste to visualize. -
Gallery. You don't have any photos yet because you're just starting out, but you can arrange a styled session from which you can use the photos and video on your website and on Instagram. -
Social media. Set up accounts on at least Instagram and Facebook. Keep them active so that your potential customers can come across you surfing the web. If you don't feel confident in this topic, you can get training. There are plenty of training courses on the market for running social media. -
View wedding facilities. Make a database of restaurants, hotels, palaces, castles, conservatories, located within a radius of 150 km from your place of residence. Visit these facilities. Arrange a meeting with the manager each time. Prepare yourself substantively. Make a list of questions you will ask during the interview. Take notes of your answers during the meeting. At the end, leave the manager your business card or an offer for comprehensive wedding and reception organization. Make a report of each place you visit and post it on Instagram. -
Database. Systematically and continuously expand the database. Meet with wedding industry service providers. Get to know their offers. Ask about terms of cooperation and prices. Gather samplers and catalogs. Offers of decorators, invitation designs, catalogs of event furniture rental companies will be useful. -
Stay up to date. Follow the wedding industry. Watch published photos and videos of wedding industry service providers. Pick up the best and get in touch with them. Invite them to a meeting. Let them get to know you. -
Home office. You already have a computer, but buy a printer with a scanner. Maybe you decide it's time to replace your phone with a new one? Purchase some binders. In them you will keep documents of clients and subcontractors. -
Microsoft Office. Recall working in Power Point, Word, Excel. Get to know the Canva program - you will find it useful for creating offers. -
Archive documents on your computer. Create and organize client folders and subcontractor folders. Divide them into categories. Choose the email program you will use. Will you choose Outlook? Combine the calendar on your phone with the calendar on your computer so that appointments are automatically saved in both places. -
Visit a wedding fair in your place. Get acquainted with the exhibitors there. Collect offers. Tell your story on Instagram. -
Invest in online advertising, while actively doing coverage on Instagram. -
Register your business. Choose a form of taxation. Purchase an invoicing program. Agree with your accountant on how you will account for the use of a private car for business purposes. -
Prepare for your first conversation with a customer. Arrange the questions you will ask during the phone call. Draw up a questionnaire for a live interview with a client. Consider where you will invite the prospective bride and groom when they want to meet you in person. -
Prepare a quotation, an estimated budget for the ceremony. Prepare a contract for the client. Never download it from the Internet, but have a lawyer prepare it. If you don't know what the contract should contain, you can use our contract template. -
Consider how you will price your services, as it is likely that the client will ask you at the meeting about your fee. -
Be prepared to sign the contract. Be ready to explain to the client all the paragraphs that are in it. Once the contract is signed, set a work schedule with the bride and groom and get started. - Good luck!
