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Starting an event planning business: Your guide to turning a passion for planning into profit

Planning Pod

You will need to determine the initial capital needed to cover startup costs, including office or event space, equipment, marketing, and insurance. Will you handle full-service planning, including vendor selection and coordination, or focus on day-of coordination?

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Everything You Need To Add To Your Destination Wedding Packing List in 2023

Simply Breathe Events

Copies of your birth certificates Insurance paperwork (for your travel AND for the wedding! Travel documents (Your passports, any required visas, flight tickets/boarding passes, hotel booking confirmation, transfers paperwork, etc).

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Protecting Your Business: Essential Contracts Every Wedding Planner Should Have

KJ and Co.

TLP’s templates offer peace of mind, sort of like insurance. You hope you never have to make an insurance claim, but you’re always relieved to have coverage. Scope of services: Define what’s included in the wedding planning package (full-service, day-of coordination, etc.). Fast, easy, and professional.

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7 Tips for Successfully Planning a Backyard Wedding

Ponderosa Planning

Consider it an insurance policy on all the other money you’ll spend! A day-of coordinator is a great option to alleviate the burden on you and your families so you can enjoy the day! However, you’ll also be taking on a massive logistical puzzle that only a seasoned planner can help you successfully navigate.

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11 Tips for Hiring a Wedding Planner

Busy Bee's Events

As I mentioned earlier, ALWAYS HIRE A DAY OF COORDINATOR. Do you carry wedding day insurance for the venue? A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y There’s no doubt that hiring a planner will alleviate so much work and worry but unfortunately not everyone can afford a planner as part of their budget, so what do you do?

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All Things Wedding Decorator

The Wedding Planner LA

Wedding decorators will occasionally also offer floral services, but they never include day-of coordination services. It is important to know the difference between these services and understand each professional's role in bringing your day together per their contract. Are you insured? Are you licensed?

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32 Questions to Ask A wedding Coordinator & Everything Else to Know Before Booking

The Wedding Planner LA

Their primary goal is to function as the point person to field all questions and oversee the execution of the day while acting as the liaison between the plan, the vendors, and you. If we run into any issues throughout the planning process, what level of advocacy can we expect from since we are booking a day of coordination package?