Wedding planner

A wedding planner (English: Wedding planner ) has the task of advising a pair in the planning and organization of the wedding celebration and support.

Activities

The tasks of the wedding planner include site selection, concept design, decoration, wedding gown search, artist booking, staffing, and menu selection.

At the wedding itself he stands in the background and ensures a smooth process. The aim is that the couple saves a lot of time and effort in advance and can focus on himself and his guests on the wedding day.

The remuneration of a wedding planner can be based on the total budget of the festival and in this case lies in the range of 10 to 20 percent. Alternatively, it is offered but also the organization of sub-regions at fixed prices, such as the search for locations, or "just" the presence on the wedding day in order to keep his back to the couple.

The activities of the wedding planner is particularly common in the United States. In the German speaking this activity and also the use of a wedding planner is not self-evident. Frequently there is a concern because of the cost. A good wedding planner takes care of the budget and often receive discounts on service partners, which passes on a serious planner also to its customers. He also organized not on the mind of the customer away, but ensures that the feast also carries the " personal stamp " of the couple and include them as much or as little to do with how they want it.

Even with the closure of registered partnerships, wedding planners are now used.

Training

Wedding planner is in Germany not a protected professional title, there is no recognized training occupation. The field of activity of the wedding planner is attributable mainly to the events industry - therefore is a good prerequisite for the exercise of that activity a degree in Business Administration with specialization in event management or at least a vocational training as an event manager. Moreover, it is never wrong as a wedding planner to have a basic knowledge of event technology (usually one is yes as an intermediary between bands / artists, technicians and the wedding couple - therefore one should have a technical rider at least be able to read ) and no fear of visits to the authorities to have ( for example, for a fireworks please). Some of commerce and industry chambers offer multi-day certificate courses at the Event Manager Wedding ( CCI) or the Wedding Planner ( IHK).

Wedding planner in the media

The Wedding Planner movie - love, engaged, scheduled shows Jennifer Lopez in the role of a wedding planner; The wedding planner - Band Baaja Baaraat is a Bollywood film released in 2010 on a similar topic. A well-known German wedding planner is Matthée Frank, who became known in Love by the 2005 broadcast reality show Sarah and Marc. 2006 launched the reality show Frank - The Wedding Planner on ProSieben, which again shows Matthée in the exercise of his profession.