Did you have fun at your wedding and feel sad that the fun stops after the wedding is over? Some brides find it hard to turn off the excitement after the big day is over. If you keep looking at wedding dresses after you’ve already picked one, or you’ve already married, then you are as GUILTY as me. :O)
Source: Pink Orchid Weddings
Well, the fun doesn’t have to be over because gals like me, continue the fun by helping other brides. For myself, I feel that if I can help a friend while having fun myself, why not help out? And when other friends saw how much I enjoyed planning my own wedding, they asked me to help with theirs. Some brides see it as a wedding gift since the cost of a day of coordinator is usually several hundred dollars. I only help as much as the bride feels comfortable (some brides need more help than others) when planning the wedding, and for others, I will only coordinate the day of the wedding.
If the opportunities don’t jump into your lap, you could ask friends if they would like some help and keep doing that until you find your niche in wedding planning/coordinating. Also, you could find a friend that is coordinating a wedding and ask if she would like a second hand. Almost always, I’m working with one other person when coordinating a wedding. Because you have first-hand experience with being a bride and with a couple of opportunities helping someone else coordinate, you could eventually coordinate a wedding on your own.
And if you want this hobby to become a career and you’re a George Mason University student, be sure to check out their course in wedding planning! I saw it mentioned in an entrepreneurship magazine and at the time of publication, it was the only course in the nation at an accredited university.
