Full Service Wedding and Event Planning With Creative Design

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. They vary, some are locally in the Orlando area and some are destination weddings.

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. I would recommend checking the wedding planner's credentials. Are they a Professional Bridal Consultant, are they a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants, do they have the personality that will match yours to be able to work together for the next 6-12 months.

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. If I were a customer I would want to know how much money a wedding planner can actually save me by hiring her. What can the wedding planner advise me on when it comes to selecting a venue based on my budget overall. What is it about shopping with a planner that gets vendors to respond quicker to the planner vs if I call myself? The secret to all these questions honestly is that if you have never planned a wedding you don't have the right questions to ask the vendors. We as planners do this on a daily basis and see your vision and how to make it work so that you have a beautiful event!

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. Before coming to meet with us at our office we ask that the couple have an idea of how much their overall total budget will be for the entire wedding. Next how many guests are they looking to have. I want to be certain that there is enogh people to feed on the budget that you are providing. The couple can have ideas about their venue, but if they do not I will sit down with them and help find what it is about a certain location thet they like or dislike.

That is it, pretty much the consult is just that the time to tell me what is happening or what the couple would like to see happen. Once I know that it is easy to plan within their budget. If not then we let them know what it takes to work out.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. I like telling a happy couple's unique story through their wedding ceremony and reception.

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. Why should I hire a wedding planner?

A wedding planner acts as your personal advocate and consultant to help you plan your special day. When couples start thinking about their wedding ceremony and reception, they are often confused and unclear about how to plan and execute this unique event. It’s no wonder…there’s A LOT to think about.

How much to spend…where to spend it…and how to manage it all- are questions that can quickly turn to worries as the day approaches

Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

A. My favorite story is when a groom wanted to surprise his bride with something and remembering that the bride wanted to see him one day come and get her on a horse and carriage, I suggested that and after the cermony that is what we did we had the horse drawn carriage come and get them! It made for beautiful pictures as well as teh guests were very surprised when the carriage came to get them in the ceremony! Try hiding that in a neighborhood, though, wow!1 The wedding toook place in teh couples Mansion in the Windermere area so to hide that from all the guests as they came in took some work!! But oh so worth it!!

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. One of the things that we want our customers to know is that we are a professional organization. We do work with all budgets, however we will be honest and tell you realistically if what you are telling us your budget is for your guest count and the rest of the services is realistic. We never fill a client's head with a pipe dream, we want the best event for you. Another thing we say is hire professionals to work the wedding, those weddings that have the uncle doing the dj and the friend taking pictures and videotaping are the most stressful for us and the clients. When you need the people to do their job someone is slacking off, not intentionally but their mind set is family fun time. You can't yell at them because they are your family so you get frustrated as the client and we can't really step in because they are not professionals so we can't expect the level of service that we do with professionals.

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. I decided to get in my life of work after many people sufggested that I am a great party planner. I decided to get certified and to see what the business of weddings was all about. I gained some experience before and managed to stay on top of the latest trends. Being a planner for me requires that you work hard to please the client(within reason) , act professional everywhere you go and be a blessing to your couples and vendors. Make their life easy by doing your homework as a planner!! Planning is not for everyone, but if you are energetic, comparitive shopping amd creative then wedding planning is part of what you can do.

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. We at 27 Miracles are alwasy taking continuing education courses and going to seminars and conferences and reading what is up in the latest trends. If we do not keep up with the industry market we will become like dinosaurs and offer you a stale wedding. We want to be abel to do a wedding that your guests will be talking about for years to come. At 27 Miracles, no two weddings are alike. The only thing that is the same, is that when you hire 27 Miracles Staff, you are getting quality people that will work at your event and they will also provide a service above all else. All of our assistants are professional bridal consultants.

Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

A. Our pricing is based on the level of service that you are seeking. We do not offer discounts on our service as you would not want us to discount the quality of the service that you are to receive. When we attend all your appointmets on full service clients and work on things for you from the office by the time the event is over we have spent over 150 plus hours coordinating between attending all your appointments to help you select vendors and venue. When we do day of director prior to the rehearsal and the event of that day we have spent close to 25-30 hours of preplanning to just get you the day of planner.

Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?

A. We do work with interns and people who want to be planners. We offer this:
The wedding and special events industry is fast growing field for those who desire a career in it. Working for an event planner is definitely exciting, but it is a lot of work that requires you to be energetic, positive, fun, detail oriented, creative, responsible, persevering, and not afraid of a challenge and must like long hours. If this sounds interesting to you, then this could be the career for you.

27 Miracles Wedding Consulting is always looking for energetic people to join our team. If you have an interest to work with 27 Miracles, these are the opportunities that are offered.

Internships
• Definition: any official or formal program to provide practical experience for beginners in an occupation or profession. An intern is one who works in a temporary position emphasizing on-the-job training rather than merely employment.

• Eligibility: To be considered for an internship, the applicant must be enrolled or have completed an event management program.

• Criteria: Internships are a minimum of one semester or dependant on the school’s requirements of internship hours. Internships are non-paid.



Apprenticeships
• Definition: a system of training a new generation of skilled crafts practitioners. Most training is done on the job while working for an employer who helps the apprentice learn the trade.

• Eligibility: To be considered for an apprenticeship at 27 Miracles, the applicant must be enrolled in The Penn Foster Bridal Consultant Program

Must be a member at minimum Novice level of the Association of Bridal Consultants

• Criteria: This apprenticeship is a non-paid position that includes 40-60 hours of office, sales training, and 2-4 on site events.



Office and Event Assistants
• Definition: Office assistants are paid staff performing various duties Salary varies depending upon assigned category.

• Eligibility: To be considered for an office event assistant, the applicant must have completed an internship and/or apprenticeship with 27 Miracles and be a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants.