{"id":8310,"date":"2016-06-08T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/?p=8310"},"modified":"2016-11-10T19:07:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T00:07:02","slug":"more-your-wedding-planner-questions-answered-wfal395","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/more-your-wedding-planner-questions-answered-wfal395","title":{"rendered":"More of Your Wedding Planner Questions, Answered  &#8211; WFAL395"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve got questions about being a professional wedding planner, then, Weddings For a Living has answers.\u00a0 This episode is a replay of part two of a live broadcast in response to several of your listener wedding planner questions.\u00a0 (You can <a title=\"Your Wedding Planner Questions, Answered  \u2013 WFAL394\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/live-wedding-planner-questions-pt1-wfal394\" target=\"_blank\">catch part 1 of the broadcast, here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h3>LISTEN TO EPISODE #395<\/h3>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2720\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/wfal_395_20160522.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2720','https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/wfal_395_20160522.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/blubrryplayer6.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/wfal_395_20160522.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/?powerpress_pinw=8310-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Questions and answers in this episode include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What are the top 5 things to do to become a wedding planner?<\/p>\n<p>What is the best form of advertising for a wedding planner?<\/p>\n<p>How old is too old to start as a wedding planner?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been asked to coordinate a same-sex wedding. I&#8217;m clueless, what should I do?<\/p>\n<p>Where do I go to get wedding planner training?<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t afford to hire additional staff for my wedding business, what should I do?<\/p>\n<p>My clients are going against my professional advice (in this instance, it&#8217;s about a Save-the-Date) what should I do?<\/p>\n<p>How else can I make money without having to plan weddings?<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>What are the top 5 things to do to become a wedding planner?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Dynisha asked for a rundown of the top five (5) things to do as a wedding planner.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s my take (thanks, Dynisha!)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. Get hands-on experience planning weddings for others &#8211; make sure this is something you truly enjoy doing. Work alongside a few local wedding vendors and professional.<br \/>\n2. Talk to and spend some time with professional wedding vendors already in the wedding industry<br \/>\n3. Make sure there&#8217;s a demand for professional wedding planner services in your market area<br \/>\n4. Consider a specialty or niche as a wedding planner<br \/>\n5. Develop a presence THE local wedding expert<\/p>\n<h2>What is the best form of advertising for a wedding planner?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Thank you Dawn for this question<\/em><\/p>\n<p>First, no matter what type of advertising that you invest in, make sure you have a professional website for your wedding business that your advertising leads back to.<\/p>\n<p>Print Ads &#8211; place in publications targeted to your ideal clients, especially a local one<\/p>\n<p>Bridal Expo &#8211; if you can locate a smaller or niche wedding expo (like Pamela Noxon&#8217;s Wedding Party &#8211; http:\/\/www.sandiegoweddingparty.com\/about-us\/) that your target clients are likely to attend, this may be a worthwhile advertising expense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WORTH CHECKING OUT<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WeddingWire.com, TheKnot.com ,Thumbtack.com each offer advertising opportunities for wedding planners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How old is too old to start as a wedding planner?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Molly is concerned about ageism in the wedding planning industry &#8211; thanks Molly!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a requirement to look like your potential clients.\u00a0 What is important, however, is that as a wedding professional that you provide a solution to a problem that your client is experiencing.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you&#8217;re not inventing &#8216;situations&#8217; for yourself as a business owner that don&#8217;t really exist.\u00a0 Your work and past events should speak volumes!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>I&#8217;ve been asked to coordinate a same-sex wedding. I&#8217;m clueless, what should I do?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Valerie is being considered for same-sex wedding but isn&#8217;t quite sure where to begin.\u00a0 Thanks for writing, Valerie.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whenever you&#8217;re asked to plan a wedding that you&#8217;re unfamiliar with, it&#8217;s time to start digging around and conduct your own research.\u00a0 Google, Amazon, Wikipedia, associations and social media are likely to divulge an avalanche of results.<\/p>\n<p>Once you decide that this is\u00a0 a topic that you&#8217;re interested in pursuing (why bother if you&#8217;re not jazzed by it), look for one or two books on the subject and spend the next 48 hours learning all that you can.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, with this focused approach of study you&#8217;ll know way more about a wedding specialty than many of your colleagues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WORTH CHECKING OUT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1UArPMH\" target=\"_blank\">&#8221;The Business of Gay Weddings&#8217; by Bernadette Coveney Smith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"LIVE!  The Same-Sex Wedding Dilemma \u2013 WFAL385\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/live-the-same-sex-wedding-dilemma-wfal385\" target=\"_blank\">Episode #385: The Same-Sex Wedding Dilemma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>Where do I go to get wedding planner training?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Ashley left a voice message about wedding planner training.\u00a0 Thank you, Ashley!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No formal training is required to be a professional wedding planner.\u00a0 But if you choose a structured learning approach, several wedding planner &#8216;certification&#8217; courses are available; a quick Google search results in pages and pages of options.<\/p>\n<p>Self-paced independent study is also a training option to be a wedding planner (assuming you&#8217;re disciplined enough to consistently learn all you can on your own).<\/p>\n<p>Spending a morning or two shadowing someone in an industry that you&#8217;ve only had a fleeting glimpse of is priceless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL WEDDING PLANNER TRAINING EPISODES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Q: Should I Join a Wedding Planner Association? \u2013 WFAL391\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/should-i-join-a-wedding-planner-association-wfal391\" target=\"_blank\">Episode #391: WeddingsforaLiving.com\/391 &#8216;Should I join a Wedding Planner Association?&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Q: Does Wedding Planner Certification Make Sense? \u2013 WFAL386\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/does-wedding-planner-certification-make-sense-wfal386\" target=\"_blank\">Episode # 386: WeddingsforaLiving.com\/386 &#8216;Does a Wedding Planner Association make sense?&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>I can&#8217;t afford to hire additional staff for my wedding business, what should I do?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Kay&#8217;s low wedding planning fees are preventing her from hiring help. Oh no!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s my suggestion, Kay and thanks for writing!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Coming up with your wedding planner pricing involves calculating your baseline &#8211; the minimum amount you&#8217;ll accept &#8211; beforehand.\u00a0 Your expenses need to be incorporated into your fees.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re thinking of hiring an intern as a way to get cheap or free labor, think again.\u00a0 Interns expect to and should be trained,\u00a0 receive valuable work experience plus be privy to a few behind-the-scenes tips provided by yours truly.<\/p>\n<p>Take an honest look at your wedding company?\u00a0 Does your brand support the prices you are charging?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t know where to start when it comes to pricing?\u00a0 Aim for the top third of fees being charged in your area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>My clients are going against my professional advice (in this instance, it&#8217;s about a Save-the-Date) what should I do?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Geraldine&#8217;s clients are not heeding her professional advice.\u00a0 Thank you, Geraldine<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Advising your clients on the ins and outs of what happens at a wedding is a key role for a professional wedding planner.\u00a0 But, occasionally, clients will go against your advice (it&#8217;s there wedding, right?).<\/p>\n<p>When or if this happens, as long as their decisions don&#8217;t have drastic effects on the their big day or your professional reputation, there isn&#8217;t much you can do.<\/p>\n<p>Pick your battles and if you discover you&#8217;re experiencing way too many of them (battles, that is), it may be an indicator that the working relationship may need to end.\u00a0 But, hopefully that isn&#8217;t the case.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember that when it comes to weddings, emotions are usually at an all-time high.\u00a0 Your professionalism, diplomacy and tact are required in HUGE doses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;How do I handle a controlling mother who is paying for the wedding?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><em>Celestine asked for help with a &#8216;Mother of the Bride (MOB) vs. the Bride&#8217; situation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When working with more than one client, you don&#8217;t want to be sandwiched in the middle of family <del>drama<\/del> dynamics.\u00a0\u00a0 Early on in the planning process (or before they become your clients), you must determine who&#8217;s calling the shots.\u00a0 Typically it&#8217;s the person who is directly paying your fee.<\/p>\n<p>Correction [I mistakenly said the &#8216;bride&#8217; is paying for this event; Celestine clearly says the &#8216;mother&#8217; is paying.\u00a0 Sorry for my mistake.]\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;Do you have to be certified to be a wedding planner?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><em>Carol submitted this frequently-asked question about being certified:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Certification is <em>not<\/em> requirement to be a professional wedding planner.\u00a0 And as mentioned in the earlier question about training, independent study is one of the most affordable ways to get the wedding planning training that you need.<\/p>\n<p>As part of your independent wedding planner studies, connect with local professional wedding vendors so that you can begin to develop a shortlist of local favorites that your future clients will pay to have access to and to get much-needed hands-on experience by shadowing other established wedding vendors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>What&#8217;s the best way to price your services as a wedding planner?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Siji asked for help with pricing:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most professional wedding planners use one of these options to bill for their services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charge an hourly rate<\/li>\n<li>Charging a flat fee for an event\/wedding<\/li>\n<li>Charging a percentage of the wedding&#8217;s budget<\/li>\n<li>Collecting a commission or flat recurring fee from select wedding vendors (a rather non-traditional business model)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that whatever you charge, your business expenses should be covered.\u00a0 Your income should exceed what you&#8217;re spending.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL WEDDING PLANNING PRICING EPISODES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Q: How Do I Price my Wedding Planner Services? \u2013 WFAL384\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/how-do-i-price-my-wedding-planner-services-wfal384\" target=\"_blank\">Episode #384: WeddingsforaLiving.com\/384 &#8211; <\/a>&#8216;How do I price my wedding planner services?&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"#369 \u2013 Wedding Planner Pricing, Working with Hotels, How to Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/369-wedding-planner-pricing\" target=\"_blank\">Episode #369: WeddingsforaLiving.com\/369<\/a> &#8211; &#8216;Wedding Planner Pricing, Working with Hotels&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"#372 \u2013 Quick Weddings as a Niche, Wedding Biz Startup 101, Pricing\" href=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/372-quick-weddings-niche-wedding-biz-startup-101-pricing\" target=\"_blank\">Episode #372: WeddingsforaLiving.com\/372 &#8211;<\/a>\u00a0 An episode with a variety of topics including pricing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;How else can I make money without having to plan weddings?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><em>Kiondria wants to know how else she can make money with weddings<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for alternatives to being a traditional wedding planner, here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selling wedding accessories and\/or invitations &#8211; 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