A Wedding Planner. I'm not talking about the book, a planning calendar or any other kind of hard copy that helps you organise a wedding better. I'm talking about myself. I've decided I wanted a career with a difference - and now I'm all set to be a wedding planner - and organiser.
It all started with a big party I had thrown to celebrate my wedding anniversary -it was a super success. People were talking about it for days. A few weeks later, a friend called. It was her son's first birthday - could I help her organise a theme party? Would I ever! I jumped in with both feet and enjoyed myself hugely. So did all the guests - from what I heard. Another success.
My mother grinned sardonically when I told her about it. "If you made a career out of this - maybe you'd be a successful business woman." I knew she was being sarcastic at my lack of success in my career - when my siblings were doing so well. But unknowingly she had sown a seed in my mind.
I thought about it - and discussed it with my husband. A computer geek - he couldn't understand my need to rush around town - meeting up with people and getting things done. His world lay at his fingertips. But I had made up my mind. It was commonly acknowledged that my present career wasn't going places - why don't I do something I would enjoy? I had nothing to lose, after all.
Within a few weeks, I was all set. Let me tell you what my career as a wedding planner entailed.
First of all, one needs to have a people friendly disposition. I loved meeting with people and organising things for them. Of course, there are endless discussions and they change their mind very often about how they want things to be done - but it's all a part of the game. A game I love playing.
A wedding planner should also be well versed in the vital aspects of a wedding. The different venues, flower arrangements, food, caterers, clothes, photography, transportation, jewellery etc. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. You need to know the different vendors, the rates they charge and how reliable they are. Striking a good relationship with these people will make your job that much easier.
Aggressiveness doesn't work well - you might as well accept that small things will keep going awry in a wedding. It's the big things that you need to watch out for. If something doesn't work out well - learn to make quick alternative arrangements. Panicking will get you nowhere. You should always give the impression of control and capability.
A couple of years later - not only had I made a mark for myself in this field, I had a set up of my own. And I had assistants who wanted to work with me before they set up their own business! And the best bit of all was - I was enjoying myself hugely!
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