Also called: Wedding Coordinator, Wedding Designer
Plans and runs weddings: vendors, budgets, designs, and the big day.
You meet couples, build budgets, and recommend photographers, florists, and venues. On the wedding day you start at 8 a.m., keep the timeline on track, and handle a broken bustle or a late DJ. Many planners own their own small business.
Owner-planners of luxury weddings can earn much more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No required degree; experience and reputation matter most.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught, Certification, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Event Management, Hospitality Management.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with checklists and vendor lists; couples still want a person to run the day.
Classes: Business, Art or Design, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1121.
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