Becoming a Bridal Consultant and Wedding Planner

Would you like to learn more about becoming a bridal consultant? You have come to the right place. First, the Oregon chapter offers a Professional Wedding Consultant Workshop. This full-day workshop discusses all aspects of being a wedding consultant. It is a great way to see if this is the career path for you. To attend one of these classes, contact Cherie Ronning, Oregon ABC State Coordinator, at 800.676.3030 or cherie@uncommoninvites.com. Membership information is available at www.bridalassn.com.

Once you have decided that this is the career path for you, we suggest joining the Association of Bridal Consultants as a Novice member. The Association of Bridal Consultants provides many opportunities both locally and nationally. First, it provides you with an at-home development program that goes through all aspects of wedding planning as well as starting a business. They also provide many other resources pertaining to the wedding industry.

Secondly, most of the Association of Bridal Consultants local chapters have monthly meetings; this is an invaluable couple of hours to network with other consultants and local wedding vendors.

Wedding consulting is a very rewarding career but one which takes a great deal of time and energy. You have to be able to make decisions in a quick manner, know wedding etiquette and be the liaison between families, and between vendors and on top of it always be professional. We hope you found this helpful. Contact our state coordinator with any questions on joining the ranks of The Wedding Planner.