| Following your passion is the most rewarding career | | | | companies are the "experts" of their particular city and |
| move one could make. It is the outcome of each | | | | have established excellent relationships with local |
| success that makes it so satisfying. Event planning is | | | | vendors, venues and transportation companies to be |
| the best career choice for people who are creative, | | | | able to provide the corporate event planner with the |
| service oriented, and detailed. | | | | most cost effective pricing, creative event planning and |
| In event planning, there are many different directions | | | | the best available in the local market. |
| one could take. There are corporate event planners, | | | | 3. Wedding Planners: As the title suggests, wedding |
| destination management, and wedding planners just to | | | | planners plan weddings and all aspects of the |
| mention a few. This opens up a lot of areas in which | | | | upcoming nuptial celebrations. Planning a wedding is |
| to find your niche in event planning. Which one is best | | | | more than putting flowers on tables and a wedding |
| for you? You have to know what your passion is. We | | | | dress for the bride. Every little detail has to be carefully |
| will look at the three examples that were given. | | | | and creatively thought out to maintain the budget of |
| 1. The Corporate Event Planner: The corporate event | | | | the bride. |
| planner works for a particular "company." They assist | | | | You also have to know what type of personality your |
| with planning annual conferences, sales training; train | | | | bride has in order to create the wedding for her and |
| the trainer meetings, holiday parties and all of the | | | | the groom that fits them. Sometimes you become a |
| planned activities for their company. | | | | mediator for difficult family situations that can happen |
| In this capacity, you will create a budget, work within | | | | during weddings. |
| the budget and ensure that the return on the | | | | Of course, there are many other options for one to |
| investment (ROI) is one that will be in favor of the | | | | become an event planner. Research and passion is |
| company. This is also an opportunity to show creativity | | | | the key to the success of one's choices. When you |
| and assist with boosting the moral of your colleagues. | | | | follow your heart and know what path is right for you |
| 2. Destination Management: Destination management | | | | then you will be successful in the event planning career |
| companies (DMC's) are third party planners for the | | | | choice for you. |
| corporate event planner. Destination management | | | | |