Hi all, do they ever hired a guy as their wedding planner?
no name asked:
I’m 26YO guy who will starting a wedding/event planner course in NYC. i did some of weddings (of my friends) in my community church. i did (almost) everything. from budgeting, decorating, invitation, time planning on the big day, making a hand bouquet for the bride, center pieces, become the Master of Ceremony, and i even sing in their wedding, and of course clean it up when it’s done. the Bad thing is, i never photograph all of my creation. 
so i dont have a portfolio. my only question is, do you think they will hire a guy as their wedding planner? i really want to become as awedding planner, open my own business so bad.
any suggestion? advice?
and can someone give me an idea, how much (approx.) the beginner wedding planner can make?
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4 Responses to “Hi all, do they ever hired a guy as their wedding planner?”
Haven’t you ever watched that show, “Who’s Wedding is it Anyway?”
They always have men wedding planners. I think it’s fine. IMO, I doesn’t matter if a man or a women helps me with my wedding. As long as they have good taste and are professional to work with, that’s what matters.
Normally, wedding planners charge about 10% of the overall budget of the wedding. In NYC, I could imagine the average wedding probably costs 20K-30K. So, you’d make about 2K-3K per wedding. If you do 2 years a month, you’ll make about 60K, if you make $2,500 on every wedding.
But, that’s if you do “average” weddings. NYC is a big market for higher end, upper class and expensive weddings.
If there was a guy wedding planner I knew, I would hire him. Some of these wedding planner chics are so up-tight!
Go to they have all sorts of vendor recommendations which include of course planners. You can click on them and they have rates.
Personally I hired a woman because I thought it would be easier for us to convey our ideas and also because she was newer in the business so her rates were lower… but a long time ago I worked at a couple of Colin Cowie events and well you can imagine. They were perfect!
Usually the rates vary according to the level of involvement you want. We wanted max it was a little under $3000 which is not bad for L.A. Our planner has been in the buz for 4 years but she started assisting other planners so she’s been on her own for 2.
It wouldn’t matter if they were male or female, as long as I was comfortable with them. (Father of the Bride comes to mind!)
You didn’t photograph?! Ahhh! That is where your business lies! Here’s what I would do, now that it’s after-the-fact. Go back to the brides and grooms and ask for some set-up pictures. They probably have a bunch left over, and who really cares about the overall photos anyway? Then, ask if they can write a recommendation for you, as well as use them as a reference. Obviously, only ask if you think the answer will be yes. You don’t want to make it awkward.
Get on those databases for wedding planners. So that when someone types in “wedding planner los angeles” (or wherever it is you live” you can pop up with a picture, a portfolio, and your recommendations.