Wedding Event Planners

What is your experience with wedding planners?

I am an up and comming wedding/ event planner in Kentucky. I was wondering what experience you have had with a planner. what did they charge, what did they handle?
If you are a planner, what is a good way to break into the bussiness?

You will have to know every single place you can get wedding supplies within about 80+ miles. From invitations to food to dresses. Your best bet is to get yourself setup with catering bussiness and bakeries. So when someone calls on you, you can immediatley suggest to go for samples. Keep a scrapbook of events you have done to show as references and ideas. Never leave home without a camera. For a little extra touch give the bride a small photo album of her picking out and sampling the things she will use in her wedding. It is also something she will show off and help spread your name around to others.

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