wedding coordinators can do it all!

I had to write a paper about my future career which is a wedding coordinator in a class. I found some very interesting things about this career that I did not know, like how much responsibilty comes with being a wedding planner. For example when planning someones wedding you are a:

facilitator

mediator

money manager

artisan

organizer of all parties concerned

"Wedding planner can do everything from arranging a budget to remembering to bring white bobby pins for the brides veil. Duties can include setting up appointments, offering etiquette advice, mailing invitations and recording responses, coordinating the decorations, negotiating contracts, and attending to many other details. However, many planners also set their limits as to what they can and cannot do. One wedding planner I know draws the line at writing the thank-you notes. "(Fulbright 2009)

Not only are wedding planners taking care of people's weddings, but since they are

entrepreneurs they also have a business to run and have to make sure they keep up with thier own budget let alone all the other weddings they are trying to do. The biggest thing is trying to start your own business and getting that good reputation to attract customers.

Wedding coordinators can make a decent amount if they have a good reputation and if they are in the right area. The way wedding coordinators charge can vary depending on how you want to. For example :

1.You can charge depending on the percentage of the wedding cost

2. Flat fee of 10 to 15 percent of the wedding budget. Since the average wedding using a coordinator costs about $15,000, your earnings may run from $1,500 to about $2,000.

3. Hourly rate ranging from $50 to $150 per hour. According to many wedding coordinators, the average wedding takes about thirty-to-forty hours of coordinating, which ends up costing between $1,500 and $3,000.

If you work 30 weddings in a year at 1,500 each wedding you can average about 45,000 a year. you can increase that if you open your own business and sell accessories or rent tuexedos and other things like that.

The wedding planning business is seasonal the traditional busy months are October, September, June and August.