Wedding & Personal Event Services

Making life's big personal moments happen: weddings, quinceañeras, birthdays, anniversaries and the many specialists behind them.

Top pay: highest pay, longest training

• Wedding Venue Owner: Owns a barn, estate, garden or loft that hosts weddings and events. Typical pay $120k.

Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship

• Luxury Wedding Planner: Designs and runs high-end and destination weddings, often owning a planning company with a team. Typical pay $100k.
• Wedding Photography Studio Owner: Runs a wedding photography business, shooting high-end weddings and managing associate photographers. Typical pay $90k.
• Event Floral Design Studio Owner: Runs a studio that designs large floral installations for weddings and events. Typical pay $90k.
• Wedding Planner: Helps couples plan their wedding, from budget and vendors to the timeline on the big day. Typical pay $58k.
• Wedding Videographer: Films weddings and edits them into cinematic short films. Typical pay $58k.
• Wedding DJ & MC: Plays music and emcees weddings and parties, keeping the dance floor full and the schedule moving. Typical pay $55k.
• Bridal Shop Owner: Owns a boutique that sells wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses. Typical pay $65k.
• Party & Celebration Planner: Plans milestone celebrations like quinceañeras, bar and bat mitzvahs, birthdays and anniversaries. Typical pay $55k.

Starter: fastest way in

• Florist: Designs bouquets, centerpieces and arrangements for weddings, funerals and everyday occasions. Typical pay $36k.
• Wedding Officiant: Leads wedding ceremonies, writing personalized vows and making the marriage legal. Typical pay $30k.
• Bridal Consultant: Helps brides find their wedding dress at a bridal shop. Typical pay $35k.
• Day-of Wedding Coordinator: Runs the wedding day on a schedule so the couple and family can relax. Typical pay $38k.
• Wedding Calligrapher: Hand-letters wedding invitations, envelopes, place cards and signs. Typical pay $40k.
• Wedding Cake Decorator: Designs and decorates custom cakes for weddings and celebrations. Typical pay $36k.
• Balloon Artist & Decor Designer: Creates balloon garlands, arches and sculptures for parties and events. Typical pay $35k.
• Children's Party Entertainer: Entertains at kids' parties as a magician, costumed character, clown or face painter. Typical pay $32k.
• Event Rental Technician: Delivers and sets up tents, tables, chairs, dance floors and lighting for events. Typical pay $38k.
• Marriage Proposal Planner: Plans surprise marriage proposals, from rooftop setups to flash mobs and hidden photographers. Typical pay $40k.
• Photo Booth Business Owner: Rents out and runs photo booths at weddings, parties, and corporate events. Typical pay $40k.
• Wedding Gown Preservation Specialist: Cleans, repairs and packs wedding dresses in acid-free boxes so they stay white for decades, and restores old family gowns for new brides. Typical pay $40k.
• Dove Release Business Owner: Raises and trains white homing pigeons that are released at weddings and funerals, then fly back home to their loft on their own. Typical pay $35k.
• Quinceañera Choreographer: Teaches the birthday girl and her court of friends the traditional waltz and a flashy surprise dance for a quinceañera celebration. Typical pay $38k.
• Party Motivator: Works for a DJ entertainment company, leading dances, games and contests at bar and bat mitzvahs, sweet 16s and weddings to keep the dance floor packed. Typical pay $25k.

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