Wedding Planner

4 Wedding Planner Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 6th, 2024

A wedding planner assists with designing, planning, and managing a wedding, so the bride and groom have the happiest day. Wedding planners enjoy a flexible working schedule and opportunities to travel locally and globally, and it’s a great career with numerous growth opportunities.

To start a wedding planning business, identify your target clientele and study their wedding cultures so you can offer the clients excellent service. Remember, excellent wedding planning is all about having the passion and knowing how to harness that passion for designing weddings that bring out the emotions of those in attendance.

In this list, you'll find real-world wedding planner success stories and very profitable examples of starting a wedding planner that makes money.

1. New York Food Truck Association ($2.4M/year)

Ben Goldberg, founder of the New York Food Truck Association, came up with the idea after realizing that the food truck events market in NYC was untapped. He pivoted his own food truck business to focus on events catering and corporate marketing, leveraging his industry expertise. Within the first year, the business did over $1 million in revenue with consistent 50%+ year-over-year growth.

How much money it makes: $2.4M/year
How much did it cost to start: $25K
How many people on the team: 5

How Starting The New York Food Truck Association Resulted In A $200K/Month Business

How a former food truck owner founded the successful New York Food Truck Association which generated over $1M in its first year of business, providing local vendors with high-margin ancillary revenue streams, and saw consistent growth of 50% YoY.

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2. Getting Married in Denmark ($600K/year)

Arezoo and Rasmus, a husband and wife team, founded Denmark's No. 1 wedding consultancy agency, 'Getting Married in Denmark,' after realizing the popularity of Denmark as a wedding destination for international couples. They started as a wedding magazine but shifted their focus to helping couples navigate the process of getting married in Denmark. With their services ranging from basic to complete, they now handle 80 to 100 weddings a month and have helped over 4000 couples tie the knot.

How much money it makes: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 6

This Couple Started A $50K/Month Business Helping People Get Married in Denmark

This husband and wife duo started a wedding consultancy agency, 'Getting Married in Denmark', which has gone from doing 5-10 weddings a month to 80-100 weddings a month in just 4 years, massively growing their revenue.

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3. Shaadivaale ($24K/year)

Shaadivaale was founded in 2018 by an entrepreneur who had a difficult time finding suitable vendors for their own wedding. Recognizing the need for a platform where clients and vendors could easily connect, they launched Shaadivaale to help people find wedding vendors and to support vendors in growing their businesses. Since its inception, Shaadivaale has gained over 500 registered vendors and has seen success in terms of sales and customer retention.

How much money it makes: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $500
How many people on the team: 5

How I Started A $2K/Month Wedding Planning Service In India

Shaadivaale is a successful wedding planning service in India, started in 2018 as a side business with a job, which now has over 500 vendors registered and plans to get into offline and real luxe wedding planning while staying true to their vision of providing a platform for clients and vendors to find each other.

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4. Believe San Decors ($9.29K/year)

Charles Bronson, founder of Believe San Decors, came up with the idea for his event planning and designing business after a small talk with friends revealed that they each had the skills necessary to bring the idea to life. With a focus on customization and understanding diverse traditions, Believe San Decors has designed over 150+ events and gained the trust of clients and other professionals in the industry.

How much money it makes: $9.29K/year
How much did it cost to start: $6.74K
How many people on the team: 10

How I Started My Event Designing And Decoration Business

Believe San Decors is an Indian event planning and designing company that has designed over 150 events to date while collaborating with churches, renowned colleges, and a television channel, and has gained the trust of numerous clients, vendors, venue owners, and hotels.

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