How to Become a Bridal Consultant

Why is it that the happiest day of a couple's life can also be the most stressful? Weddings come with an endless list of responsibilities, from catering to flowers, photographers to venue rentals. And then there's the little issue of the guests...
More than ever, couples are turning to professional bridal consultants to help get their special day off the ground without a hitch. If you love wedding season and dream of organizing weddings for a living, you should have the appropriate business skills.

Taking a Bridal Consultant Course

This creative career requires a lot of organizational and communication skills. For a significant affair like a wedding, tensions may run high among the couple, the family, the wedding party and the various professionals involved. For this reason, setting up the basic details of the event is only a small part of the bridal consultant's job.
Career training in communication, financial planning, event management, and other business training are essential aspects of any bridal consultant course. Students learn how to work with contracts and invoices, scheduling, and conflict management, all to ensure they are ready for any wedding-day disaster.

Being a Bridal Consultant

Wedding planners may work for themselves, relying on word-of-mouth businesses from satisfied clients. Additionally, consultants may work on a freelance or full-time basis with:

• Wedding planning agencies
• Photo and video companies
• Hotel and resort concierge
• Catering companies and restaurants

Setting your own hours in this creative career is only one benefit of working as a wedding planner. The business of weddings is customer satisfaction, and the satisfaction of watching two happy families unite in matrimony makes it all worthwhile.

Amelia Gray is a teacher and freelance writer in San Marcos, TX. Amelia earned a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from Arizona State University.