A party planner is usually more of a smaller scale events organiser. They may organise parties within a person’s home, such as children’s birthday celebrations, or selling products, such as kitchen ware, clothes and so on. They may also be involved in organising parties outside the home, perhaps in a public hall, workplace or a park. People increasingly employ party planners to organise celebrations for special events such as children’s parties, Christmas parties, retirement parties, engagement parties and so on. The party planner must again liaise well with the organisers to determine the type of party required, when it will be, when invitations should be sent out and so on.
Opportunities to earn money from party planning can vary greatly. At one end of the spectrum, a party planner may cater for high end customers in an affluent area, where very large amounts of money can be spent on a single event. At the other end of the spectrum, fast food restaurants such as MacDonalds may employ people on a minimal wage, to organise children’s parties at the restaurant.
How to Become a Party Planner
Some people start with by getting experience organising their own parties, or working for a reception centre, or even a restaurant (eg. MacDonalds run Childrens parties).
Others may begin their career with a course in event management; or something similar.
Irrespective of how you start; you should be aware that a good party planner needs to develop knowledge, skills and experience in event management and marketing as well as an ability to choose and deliver a combination of experiences appropriate to the party being organised.
Being able to stage a good party is not going to guarantee success, if you are unable to organise and manage the business, and get people to attend the event.
Many of the most successful party planners will be self employed. If you run your own business though; your business skills need to be strong, and you need to ensure you manage risks particularly well. Keep a good control on finance; and be sure to maintain appropriate insurance cover (eg. Professional Indemnity Insurance).
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