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

Planning Pod

Let’s be honest…the event industry is a passionate but sometimes anxiety-filled one. Crafting once-in-a-lifetime experiences while dealing with unpredictable challenges (weather disruptions, equipment malfunctions, and unreliable vendors) often equals intense pressure for event coordinators and wedding planners.

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What are BEOs and Why do Event Pros need them?

Planning Pod

If you’re an event planner or other event professional who has ever wondered what a BEO is or why event pros need them, keep reading. “BEO” is an acronym for “Banquet Event Order” – but these event management documents are essential even if you don’t plan banquet-style events.

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How to Be a Successful Event Planner in the Age of Coronavirus

Planning Pod

Event planners’ jobs are all about bringing people together and creating a connection. And for event organizers, we can expect to see lots of changes in how we plan, organize and execute events. The rise of the virtual event. When it comes to changes that are here to stay, virtual events are one of them.

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11 Tips for Hiring a Wedding Planner

Busy Bee's Events

In this wedding industry, it’s so important to always look through reviews of each and every vendor, especially the wedding planner. Reviews are everything and if the vendor has less than five reviews then definitely do more research. Any vendor can claim anything online, especially on their website.

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Choosing the Perfect Venue: Factors to Consider for Your Dream Event

Pleasantdale Château

Collaborating with the venue’s event planners can help tailor each detail to the desired style, ensuring the setting perfectly captures the vision. When Venues Serve Perfection The amenities and services offered by a venue can make or break the event. Schedule a visit to the venue and feel the ambiance firsthand.

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13 Event Planning Tips — The Do’s and Don’ts Straight from the Pros (2024)

Peerspace

Anyway, after that brief interlude, let’s get to our event planning tips. Tip #1: Do maintain communication between all involved parties Source: Peerspace This means knowing exactly what the venue , vendors, and decision-makers are responsible for and making sure everyone else is also on the same page.

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8 Event Management Tools You Should Be Using Right Now

Planning Pod

By starting with some of the most common frustrations of the event planning profession that we have heard from planners, we’ve paired real-life problems with real event management solutions. 8 Essential Event Management Tools for Every Event Planner. And for the stuff it doesn’t have?