Start Your Own Wedding Consultant Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success [Paperback]

Eileen Figure Sandlin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1891984748 | ISBN-13: 978-1891984747 | Publication Date: December 1, 2003 | Edition: 1

It's the most special day in many couples' lives and everything needs to be perfect. But with weddings becoming larger, costlier, and more complex, many would-be newlyweds are turning to professional wedding consultants for help. As a wedding consultant, you not only help the lucky couple create a budget and stick to it, but you also aid them in selecting a location, caterer, entertainment, cake and more. This book shows you what you need to know to start and run a successful wedding consultant service, including:

• What licenses and permits you need
• How to make important contacts in your community
• How to market your service and find customers
• Tips for handling the unexpected from the pros
• How to avoid common mistakes
• A walk-through of a day in the life of a wedding consultant
• And more

Wedding consulting makes an ideal homebased 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 this book and a desire to succeed.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

It's the most special day in many couples' lives and everything needs to be perfect. But with weddings becoming larger, costlier, and more complex, many would-be newlyweds are turning to professional wedding consultants for help. As a wedding consultant, you not only help the lucky couple create a budget and stick to it, but you also aid them in selecting a location, caterer, entertainment, cake and more. This book shows you what you need to know to start and run a successful wedding consultant service, including:

• What licenses and permits you need
• How to make important contacts in your community
• How to market your service and find customers
• Tips for handling the unexpected from the pros
• How to avoid common mistakes
• A walk-through of a day in the life of a wedding consultant
• And more

Wedding consulting makes an ideal homebased 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 this book and a desire to succeed.

About the Author

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Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891984748
• ISBN-13: 978-1891984747
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eileen Figure Sandlin is an award-winning writer and the author of 18 nonfiction books. She also has written more than 800 articles and thousands of newsletter articles.

Sandlin is a professor of business communication, interpersonal communication and English at a major midwest university.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for novice wedding consultant, August 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Start Your Own Wedding Consultant Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success (Paperback)

This books provides lots of valuable information for someone who is starting their wedding consulting business. It provides information on all aspects of the business. From establishing a name for the business,license,permits & insurance needed to run effectively. Also what business equipments are needed, from office supplies, computer and the use of different types of softwares to help you track your expenses. What I found very valuable was the marketing information. All the marketing aspects of the business Elieen goes into great details. From creating your own press releases to understanding all the ins and outs of bridal shows, also how to submit your manuscript and promote your cause. Marketing is the belly of your business and this book can get you started. I followed the advice on press release and my company information is due to be released on Sept.03. This book is worth every penny!! I highly recommend this book. Thumbs up!! I also recommend fabjob's wedding planner study guide.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overflowing with Relevant Information for the Novice Planner, June 20, 2004

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Shantel (Southfield, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start Your Own Wedding Consultant Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to get inside information on starting a business as a wedding planner. The authors really provide some relevant and important information for the business side. I really love the market research survey they provide in the book which can be easily adapted for your own market. For the bargain price of $10.47 it is well worth every penny!!!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I couln't stopy reading!!!!, March 4, 2004

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Victoria Rivera (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start Your Own Wedding Consultant Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success (Paperback)

I don't want to ramble on how good this book is, but if you are looking to start up your own wedding consultant business then this is the book for you. It's awesome!! It has answered so many questions and doubts that I had. When I finished reading it (Which I did in three days) I just wanted to go out and start planning my future as a wedding consultant as soon as possible. I finally found something I can appreciate and enjoy.