Event Planner?
shani asked:
I am in the process of planning my wedding and have been blindsided by the friends and vendors that have seen my detailed floorplans and color designs, who tell me I should do event planning for a living.
Design has always been a true passion of mine, and my gears have been working overtime thinking of the business aspects of the profession.
What does a typical event planner do, or charge?
Can anyone who works the industry tell me what is expected when being an event planner? I don’t want to be at the beckon call of, say, a bridezilla (working out her dress details, organizing her rehearsal dinner and hair appointments, etc…).
I just want to design, scope out locations, and possibly handle the purchasing of items to complete the look.
Any suggestions on what to offer and how much to charge?
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3 Responses to “Event Planner?”
This site gives you an Idea on what event planning caters. As for how much to charge, it depends on how large the events is.
It is great that you have the true passion of being an event planner. But being an event planner is more than designing a floor plan, scoping out locations, and purchasing items to complete the look. You will have to work hand in hand with the bride (bridezilla or not). Think of it this way, why would the bride hire 2 people? One is to do what you want to do and another one is to do the ugly duties such as organizing her rehearsal dinner, hair appointments, etc. How much you will do for the bride depends on how much the bride is paying you. Event planner can charge hourly or they can charge per event. Being an event planner is not as glamorous as some people think. It has a lot of work and headache. If you don’t have the patient nor the commitment to do it then I suggest you to forget about it. But if you really really want to do it then I suggest you to work at a Hotel as a Social Catering Manager. They help people with Weddings, Birthdays, Corporate Holiday Party, etc. I think you might be interested doing that. It has a lot of work too though. You might be working 5 days this week and then 7 days next week. You will have to be there whenever you have an event, whether it is on your day off or not. Good luck on your search!
Why don’t you just be a rental designer instead of a planner. Have some rental items, and design events. You want to do the fun stuff, but not all the logistics crap, which is a major part of an event planner’s job.