"Renowned wedding expert Shari Beck leads you through the complex steps of starting your business and keeping it running profitably"--Page 4 of cover

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From the author of The Proverbs Principle and The Sandcastles Guide to Starting and Managing Your Own Wedding-Planning Business comes the ultimate guide for anyone who is planning a wedding. Successful wedding planner Shari Grenier draws on years of personal experience as she explains every detail from the engagement to the honeymoon. Brides-to-be can be assured that they are getting the most complete wedding planning resource available. This book is the textbook for the Sandcastles Wedding Consultant Certification Programme. Worksheets and checklists help you track every detail, taking your wedding plans from stressed to blessed! From A (announcements) to Z (zoom lenses in wedding photography), this second edition of Weddingology covers these topics and much more: Wedding budgets Engagement etiquette Wording of a wedding invitation Wedding party Guests and gifts Ceremony and reception Writing your own vows Wedding fashions Wedding music Flowers Home weddings Renewing your vows

Planning weddings is a growing business area. The author is one of our top-selling home-based business authors and is herself a successful event and wedding planner.

From the author of The Proverbs Principle and The Sandcastles Guide to Starting and Managing Your Own Wedding-Planning Business comes the ultimate guide for anyone who is planning a wedding.Successful wedding planner Shari Beck draws on years of personal experience as she explains every detail, from the engagement to the honeymoon. Brides-to-be can be assured that they are getting the most complete wedding-planning resource available-this book is the textbook for the Sandcastles Wedding Consultant Certification Programme.From A (announcements) to Z (zoom lenses in wedding photography), Weddingology covers such topics as Wedding Budgets Engagement Etiquette Wording of a Wedding Invitation The Wedding Party Guests and Gifts The Ceremony and Reception Writing Your Own Vows Wedding Fashions Wedding Music Flowers Home Weddings Reaffirmations And much more! Worksheets and checklists help you track every detail, taking your wedding plans from stressed to blessed!

START YOUR OWN EVENT PLANNING BUSINESS AND CELEBRATE ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK! Weddings, graduations, birthday parties, anniversaries, and conferences—what do these all have in common? Everyone would rather hire someone else to plan and run them! That someone can be you. Take your passion for event planning to the next level with in-the-trenches advice and tools you need to start, run, and grow a successful business. From writing a solid contract to finding reliable vendors, our experts help you identify your niche, teach you how to scout potential clients, evaluate the competition, market your business, and more. Discover how to: Identify a niche and establish yourself within the industry Build a loyal customer base for large and small events Implement targeted strategies for planning commercial, political, civic, social events, and more Promote your business, events, and yourself with Pinterest, Instagram, and other social and online marketing tools Develop proposals, vendor agreements, contracts, and manage day-to-day operations and costs Keep within budget using money-saving tips and industry-tested ideas Plus, gain valuable insights from interviews with practicing event planners, and stay on track with checklists, worksheets, and other resources. Everything you need to make your event planning business a successful reality is right here—get the party started today!

A straightforward guide to starting your own wedding planning business, written by a wedding planner. Sample contracts, checklists, timelines, and budgets included! If you are interested in starting your own wedding planning business, this is the guide for you.