do you have to school to be a wedding planner and party planner.  if so what kind of schooling?
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There are no schools for that chosen profession.  Good social and creative skills will get you there.
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Your backyard, park, friends house or community center is a great place and free, most of the time. Assign different dishes to different family members and ask someone to wed you guys. A DJ or band can be booked easily by going to a local high school and finding some kids who play for some cash. Also, go to a college and get a photographer to shoot the wedding pictures--still shots and video. Invitations, party favors, table center pieces and place cards can all be done yourself by visiting your local craft shop like Michael's or fabric stores like Jo Ann Fabrics. Good luck! Remember, stress ruins everything so try to relax at the end of each busy day!
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Good for you, thinking about starting your own business.  I do agree though look into it before you place your $$$ into it.  I don't live in your area so I don't know how things are there but here well I thought of it myself.  I am planning a wedding of my own for October and there was not one person or business that I thought treated me as a bride the way that I should be treated. And I was looking for the help. There is no place that can help with every arrangement.  Keep in mind if you do do this that you need to be able to cater to everyone and their budget.  Good luck to you!!
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I would start with a budget. There are a ton of sites out there (theknot.com probably being the most popular) that offer budget planners. Figure out what is important to you...you should get to spoil yourself just a little on your wedding day! \n\nAlso dont be afraid to ask friends and family with special skills if they wouldnt mind lending a hand. For example, my brothers girlfriend's sister went to culinary school, Ive only met her a few times, but she is happy to make my cake (more as a favor to her sisters boyfriend, but Ill take what I can get!) \n\nI just made my hopefully all-inclusive budget, here are the things I included:\n\nReception Dinner - if you have it at a relatives house or hall, you might be able to have family prepare the meals and save money on the site and food costs.\n\nReception Alcohol- limit it to beer and wine and see if you can provide the alcohol yourself if you have it at a restaurant or inn.\n\nRehearsal dinner- try bbq or pot luck\n\nwedding rings\n\ndress, alterations, & accessories- try a consignment shop, or if youre a size 6ish try sample gown sales.\n\nphotography- try posting bulletins at local colleges for photography majors and ask to see their portfolios\n\nDJ- I have heard people hooking ipods up to stereo systems, although I dont know how well that would work\n\nInvitations- you can get pretty basic ones from target/walmart/kmart/etc for cheap that arent bad\n\ncake- have a small one for show, and buy sheet cake from a grocery store to serve\n\nCake Accessories- you can register for the cake topper and knives and hope to get them for your bridal shower, or use your parents or grandparents and they will have added meaning!\n\nwedding party gifts\n\ncenterpieces- Im thinking of ordering bulk flowers from sams club or costco, and getting a friend to take care of it to cut costs\n\ntransportation- if a family member has a nice car opt for that over the ridiculously priced limo\n\ngrooms attire- go for a suit over a tux\n\nHoney Moon- go somewhere close enough to drive to\n\nmarriage license- usually around $50\n\nwedding favors- these are optional any way, but if you want to have them donate a small amount to charity and let the guests know that you have made a donation to charity in their names in leiu of a wedding favor (no one has to know how much, and Im sure you local fire dept or animal shelter would appreciate even a $50-100 donation)\n\npostage- for save the dates (optional), invites, rsvp, and thank you (you may be able to cut costs by asking guests to rsvp online)\n\ninsurance- YES YOU NEED THIS! if someone gets into an accident after driving home drunk from your wedding guess who they will sue! everyone! the bartender, the restaurant, and you! plus, its good if something unexpected happens, i.e. the electricity goes out at the reception site, etc. its only about $100, see if you can get it through your home owners policy, or look online, Im sure there are sites.\n\nHope that's helpful and not overwhelming! Good luck and congratulations!
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Your question doesn't make any sense - but here's an attempt to answer:\n\nWrite a resume - http://www.e-resume.net/index.html\nSomething for a wedding - http://announcements.com
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educational planning is planning out your courses of education towards a goal/degree/diploma/career
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Becoming a Wedding Planner is a great way to get a good enjoyment out of life. I'm glad you are choosing this as a job. \n\nYou can start up a small business, place ads in newspapers or even go to the job centre to start up.\n\nThis website should help you become a great Wedding Planner
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Education\nAppalachian State University\nCurrently Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration\nMajor: Hospitality and Tourism Management\n\nThis is how I would present it.  Leave the dates off.  If they want to know when you will be finished or how far you are into it, they will have to call you in for an interview.  At that point, it's up to you to let them know what your  plans are.  This is also helpful if you are older, because they can't try to figure out your age from your info and potentially discriminate based on age.
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You might want to check out this: http://www.weddingsbeautiful.com/\nThey offer certifications as well as a certain promotion in their magazine and partner sites. Below is an excerpt from their website:\n\n"We have offered a home study training and professional certification program for wedding planners, wedding coordinators, and bridal consultants since 1954. The leading experts on weddings worldwide are trained by Weddings Beautiful. Business plans, etiquette, protocol, traditions, religious and military weddings are all covered in the training.\n\nYou can earn the professional title, “Certified Wedding Specialist”, by completing the 18 assignments online or by workbook. Planning and coordinating weddings is perhaps the fastest growing professional service in the wedding industry as more and more brides are working, or attending college, and do not have the time required to coordinate the many details. The course was first offered in 1954 as a part of the National Bridal Service, America's first national association of bridal consultants and wedding related businesses. Our purpose is to provide professional training and recognition to individuals that have or desire to have a successful wedding planning and coordinating business. You can take the course online or by workbook. To enroll, click on Home Study Enrollment. Our members are also featured on www.NationalBridal.com and in full page ads in one or more of the national bridal magazines."\n\nHope that helps, good luck in your business!
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they could do some readings, be ushers, coordinate with wedding planner, an emcee at the reception, in charge of music and drinks, be responsible for the entertainment or gift bags. do you have maids of honor already or groomsmen? would somebody be lighting candles as a symbolic gesture?\nanyway, have a happy marriage. congratulations!
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I'm not sure what to name your wedding planner services but a suggestion would be something that starts with an "A" or some numbers so that it is in the beginning of the section of weddding planners in your local telephone book so that people looking for such will call you before they call many others.  Example- A plan before you step wedding services.  I know that's corny but it's just an example LOL
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Think of it like this. Would you want to wake up every day for the next 30 yrs being a doctor?or a wedding planner?\n\nMoney shouldn't be a factor.
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Are you looking for a wedding planner? If you're just looking for ideas theknot is a great website to get some wonderful ideas. Good luck!
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What does this have to do with weddings?
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A coordinator is someone who is hired to do everything the bride and groom are essentially supposed to do. The coordinator just takes the stress off the bride/groom by taking what the bride/groom wants, the budget she has, and making her wedding beautiful. \n\nThe coordinator is like a personal assistant to the bride/groom for the wedding.....GL;)
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You can go to http://www.financial-planner-courses.com   It is a college, where you can get your certificate online...to become a financial planner, stockbroker, and other certificates available.  \n\nhttp://www.empirestockbroker.com....this is another schooling\n\nHope that this helps.
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I would suggest asking people you know if they can recommend a wedding coordinator.  If all else fails, you can do an internet search or look in the phone book.\n\nCongrats and good luck!