This is an unprecedented time for our industry. Couples are postponing, canceling, or reworking their wedding plans and it is unclear when things will go back to “normal”. Many wedding planners are looking to create new income streams and service offerings that will allow them to continue to serve their wedding clients and keep their […]

Do you ever get the feeling that you’re totally overwhelmed in your wedding planning business? That feeling that you’re the marketing person, sales person, business strategist, and HR manager? Don’t even get me started on the list of hats you wear for your couples, right? You’re not just their wedding planner, you’re their family counselor, […]

There are a lot of tasks that wedding planners take on as a part of their services. As we work closely with our clients, we often take on additional responsibilities to make sure that their wedding day is perfection. There are tasks that we should never take on for legal reasons and there are tasks […]

Event planning can be overwhelming. That is why people hire an expert like you to provide the skills necessary to plan the perfect event.  What are the skills that a successful event planner has? Here are 10 essential skills every event planner should possess: 1) Flexibility The event planning process does not always run smoothly. […]

Let’s talk about job titles and definitions. My philosophy on job titles is this: The more prestigious, the better. Here’s why you want to assign powerful job titles right away: 1) If you are small and starting out, and this is especially the case in the event industry, you may not be able to offer […]

Being a wedding planner is a fun, challenging, and sometimes stressful career. You are running the business, constantly marketing to entice new clients, planning events for current clients, managing staff, and trying to stay on top of the latest industry news and trends. With all of these responsibilities (and many others), we are going to […]

When you have your own wedding or creative business, it is essential to take the time to review the year that is ending before looking at the year ahead.   When December comes around, what we have not accomplished during the year often dominates our thoughts. We forgot the wins and the positive changes we have made […]

There is no shortage of competition in the wedding industry. Wedding planners need to work extra hard to make a name for themselves, which mostly comes from word of mouth. A job well done is certainly the best way to make sure that your clients give you glowing referrals. It is the little things that […]

The truth about owning a wedding planning business is that there are a million things that you are responsible for in addition to planning and designing events. When was the last time you sat down and worked on YOU and YOUR business? We work so hard for our clients that we forget to spend time […]

Many of us start our wedding planning business without much previous business experience. Most of us have been employees and did not have to think about what the business made in gross income and what the business expenses were. We also didn’t have to think much about taxes since they came right out of our paycheck. […]