A wedding planner is a professional who assists in designing, planning and managing a client's wedding. Marriages are a significant event in people's lives and as such, couples are often willing to spend a considerable amount of money to ensure that their marriages are well organized. Wedding planners are often used by couples who work long hours and have little extra time available for sourcing and managing wedding venues and wedding providers.
Professional wedding planners are based worldwide but the industry is the largest in the United States, India, Western Europe, China and Bangladesh. Various wedding plans are currently available online for those who want to build a career. Planners usually charge a percentage or flat fee of the total cost of the wedding.
Planners are also popular for planning a destination wedding for couples, where documentation and paperwork can be complicated. In any country where a wedding is held, different procedures are required depending on the nationality of the bride and groom.
Above. Instead, there are agreements in some countries and couples can get their No Impediment Form from their local registrar and have it translated by the Consulate in the country of marriage. A local wedding planner can take care of a variety of procedures.
Wedding planner services may include:
• Interview couples and parents to identify their needs.
• Budget formulation
• Event design and style
• Scouting location
• Take pictures
• Plan a detailed checklist (about a year before marriage)
• Preparation of list of participants
• Identifying places for events (hotels, party houses, ceremonies, temples, etc.)
• Identification and contracting of wedding professionals and service providers (suppliers, photographers, videographers, beauticians, florists, confectioners, buffets, drinks, etc.) and preparation and execution of contracts.
• Acquisition of custom décor, such as a travel map
• Often manages programming with software.
• Help and legal documentation and translation ready - especially for destination weddings
• Event layout that indicates the location of the dance floor, buffet point, table, chair, lounge, etc.
• Event Briefing for All Suppliers (Contact Vendor Week Vendors for details and schedule)
• Coordinate follow-up on wedding days, conferences and pre-event gatherings