Wedding Planner Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Wedding Planner includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Conducting initial consultations with clients to discuss the wedding packages available, the type of wedding desired, and their wedding budget.
  • Conferring with clients to discuss wedding details, including venue options as well as entertainment, catering, and decoration preferences.
  • Arranging for necessary wedding supplies and equipment to be transported to the wedding venue in a timely manner.
  • Ensuring that clients' wedding gifts and personal property are packed away and secured in an assigned vehicle or storage room.
  • Monitoring all wedding-day activities to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
  • Scheduling meetings with clients to tour suitable wedding venues and meet with vendors, such as florists, photographers, caterers, bakers, and invitation designers.
  • Negotiating contracts with selected vendors and making payments as required.
  • Ensuring that wedding and rehearsal dinner invitations, as well as wedding programs and place cards, are printed on time.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Wedding Planner duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Wedding Planner roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.