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| How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Wedding Consultant & Planning Business: With Companion CD-ROM | 
 enlarge | Author: John Peragine
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 160138114X
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.87
EAN: 9781601381149
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Weddings are big business. The Association of Bridal Consultants estimates that consumers spend a whopping $46 billion on their weddings every year. In 2008 the average wedding cost about $32,000, and many couples spend more than that! Today's bride is spending more money than ever before to ensure that her wedding day the single most important day of her life is planned to perfection. Once reserved only for the very rich, today's brides and grooms-to-be, often busy with dual careers yet wanting to make their wedding uniquely personal, are turning to consultants for help to help save time, money, and considerable stress planning a wedding. More people are finding that a good wedding consultant is a great source of information, ideas, and contacts for the bride-to-be. Hiring a wedding coordinator could help ensure that the wedding day turns out to be far more spectacular than the bride ever envisioned. They provide guidance on etiquette, invitations, planning and directing the rehearsal and ceremony, even arranging transportation and accommodations, and help you manage your time with all the details. Wedding coordinators may also assist in locating a site for the ceremony, shopping for the wedding gown and wedding accessories, and even arranging for childcare. As such, professional wedding consultants are compensated well for their knowledge, talent, time, and expertise. A wedding consulting and planning career makes an ideal home based or part-time business. You don t need an office. Start-up costs are low. And you don t need any costly special equipment. All you need is a calendar, a good organizer, a desire to succeed, and the tips for success in this book. A consultant's primary function is to help a couple learn, implement, and manage all the necessary tasks required to host a successful wedding event. Here is the manual you need to cash in on this highly profitable segment of the service industry. An average wedding using a coordinator costs about $20,000. Some coordinators charge an hourly rate ranging from $50 to $150. According to many wedding coordinators, the average wedding takes about 30 to 40 hours of coordinating, ending up earning between $1,500 and $3,000. Creating a dream wedding requires imagination and energy, a concern for detail, and a love of organization to make certain that things run smoothly. You will help couples decide on a budget and help them stick to it. You will also help them select the wedding dress, set trial hair and make-up appointments, confirm wedding day appointments, prepare and confirm wedding reception toasts or speeches; update life, house, and car insurance policies; complete change of name and change of address paperwork; open joint bank account (if desired), determine who will return groom's formal attire, location, caterer, entertainment, wedding cake, and "going away" wardrobe. You will learn how to prepare for and run a successful wedding including determining realistic costs, helping with the guest list, setting the wedding date, organizing the wedding ceremony and the reception, acquiring bridesmaids' and groom's attire, ordering invitations and other stationery, and dealing with the gifts and "thank-you" messages. This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of the wedding planning and consulting. If you are investigating opportunities in this type of business should begin by reading this book, picturing yourself producing the perfect wedding. If you enjoy meeting people and planning parties, this may be the perfect business for you, but keep in mind this business looks easy, but as with any business, looks can be deceiving.
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 Leisa Wilson January 5, 2009
One of the fastest growing industries is the consulting business. As people's lives get increasingly busy, they are becoming more accustomed to hiring a consultant to help them plan events, or coach them in their business and personal lives or manage their money. Wedding consultants are more popular now than ever, but in order to be truly successful as a wedding consultant, you need to understand the ins and outs of the situation so that you can create a wedding consultant business that provides you with a winning business opportunity. "How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Wedding Consultant & Planning Business -- With Companion CD-ROM" by John Peragine, Jr. takes you by the hand and shows you what it takes to create a wedding consulting business for yourself that meets and exceeds your greatest expectations.
This manual is nearly 300 pages long and it covers every aspect of building your wedding consulting business from the ground up. From a clear explanation of what is expected of a wedding consultant to operating via the Internet or at home, finding clients, filing taxes and everything in between, this massive wealth of knowledge will be your consulting guide for all of it. You will learn how to develop a workable business plan and why you need one. You will learn how to choose the right name for your business, how to market your business and how to prepare different options packages for your clients. You will be shown how to create a manual of standard operating procedures to ensure consistency of services no matter who provides them.
This amazing guide even shows you some insight into the psychological aspects of the wedding consulting business. You will learn about different personalities and how to work with them, how to deal with you business when your life doesn't want to cooperate and the dos and don'ts of consulting. If that's not enough, there are case studies included so you can study real examples of how a wedding consultant can take a couple through the entire process of planning and celebrating their big day. There is a sample business plan, a sample menu and an appendix devoted to seating plans to help you solve various aspects of the big day You even get a directory to bridal shows held in every state throughout the country so that you have an immediate resource no matter where your next client lives. If you've ever thought of starting your own business as a wedding consultant and planner, this book is a must have. It's everything you need to know about how to get started in this business between two covers.
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Wedding Consultant & Planning Business -- With Companion CD-ROM by John Peragine, Jr.
Rating- 5
 Excellent advice for this exciting career November 4, 2008
Do you cry at every wedding? Can't wait until the next fancy invitation shows up in your mailbox? If that sounds like you, then maybe you should consider starting a wedding business. John Peragine, Jr. shows you step by step how to start up and run a successful wedding consultant and planning business.
Peragine teaches basic business principles and shows how to make good money making others' dreams come true. Learn what it takes to succeed in this rewarding and satisfying field. Although the business is exciting and fun, Peragine is realistic telling the reader that success lays in hard work, long hours and strong commitment to excellence.
Creative marketing ideas along with detailed organizational advice really help both novices and seasoned consultants to improve their business plan. This guide is packed with useful information. Sample letters, press releases, and contract agreements add huge value to this book. Don't open a wedding business before you thoroughly study this resource.
**** (4 out of 5 star rating)
Really Definitive August 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book goes so incredibly in depth as to what you need to do in order to be a successful wedding consultant that when I was finished reading it I felt like I had just finished up a business textbook. I liked how this book went through absolutely everything you night need to know, whether it's when to file taxes or how to deal with an angry bride hurling insults. I think this is the perfect book for anyone who is considering getting into the wedding business.
Comes with a companion cd-rom and tells how to plan a wedding August 11, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
John N. Peragine Jr.'s HOW TO OPEN & OPERATE A FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL WEDDING CONSULTANT AND PLANNING BUSINESS comes with a companion cd-rom and tells how to plan a wedding, offering all the details needed to over business plans, control systems, menus, legal and pricing concerns, and more. The 'when, how, what and where' questions all receive plenty of depth and detail. All are excellent picks for career and business collections alike.
Great overview of this industry. July 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
How to Open and Operate a Wedding Planning Business was very well organized and easy to read. The sections were broken down from writing a business plan, the importance of marketing, business law, and what kind of individual based on their personality is likely to succeed in the business. The information was very easy to read, honest, and to the point, focusing on the ins and outs of opening and creating a successful wedding planning business.
There were several case studies that describe the success or downfall of specific wedding planning organizations and planning opportunities. After reading the book, I felt I had a great amount of knowledge about how to successfully plan, open, operate, and create a thriving business; starting from writing a business plan, to successfully financing my business and reaching all of my goals.
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