How to Become a Wedding Planner

Wedding Planner Duties

Behind every successful wedding is an effective wedding planner. Weddings come in all shapes and sizes, which means the job outlook for a wedding planner is bright, and multiple career paths abound. A professional wedding planner works to ensure that the countless moving pieces come together on the big day seamlessly.

Wedding planners duties include:

Meeting with couples to understand their vision and budget
Selecting a venue and vendors, music, flowers, caterers, etc.
Soliciting bids from all service providers
Inspecting venues to ensure that they meet the couple's expectations
Coordinating guest services, hotels, transportation, etc.
Monitoring the wedding on the day of to ensure everything runs according to plan

Wedding Planner Average Salary

According to PayScale, the average entry-level wedding planner earns $40,113 a year.¹

Our online Wedding Planning Course will teach you all the skills necessary to become a successful wedding planner. Get started on the path toward a successful career in this fun and rewarding field.

Sources:
¹ PayScale. "Average Entry-Level Wedding Planner Salary." Accessed January 12, 2022.

Statements found on PayScale are not a guarantee of any post-graduation salary, in part because the data used to estimate salaries includes workers from differing educational backgrounds, levels of experience, and geographic areas of the country.