Pros and Cons of Becoming a Wedding Planner

If your ambition is to become a wedding planner (also known as weeding coordinator), and to help couples organising their wedding? There is something very exciting about being part of a couple’s most special day.

It’s clear that being a wedding planner is just the perfect job for you. But what will it involve in terms of time and expenses? And how much can you expect to earn? We take a look at the pros and cons of becoming a Wedding Planner.

Working as a Wedding Planner

This job is relativly new and there’s no fixed pay scale. It’s essentially a freelance profession and every wedding planner has their own scale of charges. It’s important to make some enquiries before starting work to avoid unpleasant surprises down the line.

It all depends on the type of people who use the services of a wedding planner. Whereas in the USA the sort of clients who use wedding planners are generally wealthy, leisured individuals, in the UK, they tend to be young couples who are leading such busy lives they have no time to spare. So in the States a wedding planner might charge eye-watering sums, while in the UK the fees are more modest. However, in general, the charges for arranging a wedding could be up to £5000.

As for the costs involved, a wedding planner has to pay for virtually nothing out of pocket. However, the wedding planner might have to pay some of the suppliers in advance including the florist or the musicians. But all these expenses will be cancelled out once the couple settle their bill.