How to Choose a Career As an Event Planner

Following your passion is the most rewarding career move one could make. It is the outcome of each success that makes it so satisfying. Event planning is the best career choice for people who are creative, service oriented, and detailed.

In event planning, there are many different directions one could take. There are corporate event planners, destination management, and wedding planners just to mention a few. This opens up a lot of areas in which to find your niche in event planning. Which one is best for you? You have to know what your passion is. We will look at the three examples that were given.

1. The Corporate Event Planner: The corporate event planner works for a particular "company." They assist with planning annual conferences, sales training; train the trainer meetings, holiday parties and all of the planned activities for their company.

In this capacity, you will create a budget, work within the budget and ensure that the return on the investment (ROI) is one that will be in favor of the company. This is also an opportunity to show creativity and assist with boosting the moral of your colleagues.

2. Destination Management: Destination management companies (DMC's) are third party planners for the corporate event planner. Destination management companies are the "experts" of their particular city and have established excellent relationships with local vendors, venues and transportation companies to be able to provide the corporate event planner with the most cost effective pricing, creative event planning and the best available in the local market.

3. Wedding Planners: As the title suggests, wedding planners plan weddings and all aspects of the upcoming nuptial celebrations. Planning a wedding is more than putting flowers on tables and a wedding dress for the bride. Every little detail has to be carefully and creatively thought out to maintain the budget of the bride.

You also have to know what type of personality your bride has in order to create the wedding for her and the groom that fits them. Sometimes you become a mediator for difficult family situations that can happen during weddings.

Of course, there are many other options for one to become an event planner. Research and passion is the key to the success of one's choices. When you follow your heart and know what path is right for you then you will be successful in the event planning career choice for you.