How to become a wedding planner?

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Problem description:

I am a college student who is about to graduate in one year! My major is financial management! I absolutely love the wedding planner profession! But I don’t know how to become a qualified wedding planner! Do you want to apply directly to the wedding company? But would the wedding company want me, an inexperienced, unprofessional newcomer like me? Or do you want to attend some classes? Will this kind of learning be useful after learning?

Analysis:

Wedding host: It’s not just a joke

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At the end of April this year, The Wedding Industry Committee of the China Association of Social Work has issued a policy: Starting this year, the domestic wedding industry will implement a certificate-based system for wedding planners and hosts to work. After the May Day holiday, the Beijing wedding industry was the first to trial this regulation.

It is understood that the Shanghai Wedding Industry Association, which will be listed in July, has also put the work of regulating the employment of wedding emcees on the agenda...

The value of wedding emcees is rising.

The wedding was in progress and there was a sudden power outage. The bride and groom were secretly anxious and listened to the wedding host calmly say: "This is a specially arranged program. We will launch a 'candlelight wedding' soon. Later, the couple will light candles for everyone table by table. , please wait a moment." Then he sang "The Moon Represents My Heart" a cappella... The newlyweds lit the candles one by one calmly.

While exchanging rings, the groom lost his hand and the ring fell to the ground. The bride's smile froze. At this time, the wedding host standing aside had an idea, "Hey, everyone, look, the ring is dancing happily on this special day." The whole audience burst into laughter, and the groom breathed a sigh of relief and bent down to pick it up. He picked up the ring and put it on the bride's ring finger with a smile.

On the big day, unexpected events may occur, and the person who can reverse the chaotic and embarrassing situation is a key person: the wedding host.

The appearance of wedding hosts in Shanghai is not the earliest in the country, but now they have become an indispensable figure in wedding occasions. National first-class actor Hu Zhiyong has been a wedding host for more than 20 years. Last year, he was awarded the title of "Top Ten Famous Wedding Hosts in the Country". He believes that the wedding host is the spokesperson of the bride and groom. It is a very critical role to announce to relatives and friends and let others know and bless their marriage.

Two or three years ago, most wedding hosts in Shanghai simply announced the wedding procedures. Nowadays, wedding hosts not only have to help the couple complete the entire ceremony, but they also have to be "famous". Some wedding hosts in wedding companies even have to undergo specialized professional training before they can perform.

With the trend of professionalization, the value of wedding hosts is also rising. During the golden wedding season of May and October, these people are even more in demand. The worth of good hosts and ordinary hosts is gradually increasing: the lowest one only costs one or two hundred yuan per game, while the high ones have already exceeded two to three thousand yuan.

Wedding host, you really shouldn’t...

If you meet a good host, the wedding will be decent and joyful, but there are also cases where you meet a bad one. That's really annoying. The fat Xiao Chen was compared to a "Four Happy Meatballs" by the host at the wedding banquet, and he is still teased by his friends from time to time. Isn't this causing trouble for himself?

At the same time, after the rapid development of the wedding market, the income of wedding hosts has become considerable, and more and more people are using the brand of wedding hosts, but the industry standards have not been unified, and the host services are not Standardization has become a "ticking time bomb" for the order of the wedding market.

Talking about the shortcomings of the host, Helen, secretary-general of the Shanghai Wedding Industry Association, listed three in one breath:

First, the host broke the appointment temporarily. Since most of the current wedding hosts are independent and listed in multiple companies, sometimes the host fails to make an appointment to be the master of ceremonies at another wedding with a high price.

Second, the host asked for red envelopes. Some hosts ask for red envelopes of 100-300 yuan by adding projects. Although newcomers generally don't care about it at the time, these details affect the host's professional image.

Third, randomly recruit people to act as hosts. When the peak wedding season comes, such as May and October, there are not enough wedding hosts. Many wedding companies randomly recruit people to serve as hosts. As a result, people who cannot speak clearly are also hired, and people who copy the words are also hired. Of course, sometimes the wedding company has no choice but to cheat them, for example, because the host failed to make an appointment at the last minute.

Helen said that currently, there are more than 1,000 wedding hosts in Shanghai from all walks of life, including financial personnel, teachers, CEOs, and professional actors. "But now in Shanghai, there are no full-time wedding hosts. They are all ***, and the entire industry is not very standardized." Usually, a wedding host's career development experience is: start with guest appearances at friends' weddings, and gradually Become a professional wedding host, recommend yourself to a wedding company, and finally become a listed host in the market. Helen said: "After the establishment of the Wedding Industry Association, the first thing to do is to manage and standardize 'people', including wedding hosts, videographers, beauty makeup, etc."

Wedding hosts need to There are rules

Is everyone suitable to be a wedding host? With the establishment of industry associations, the professional standards of wedding hosts have gradually come to the fore.

In April this year, the Shanghai Wedding Industry Association, which is in preparation, planned and held the first Shanghai Wedding Host Competition. More than 60 wedding hosts from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai participated in the competition. Business Administration from Shanghai University Professional Chen Yin finally won the gold medal.

"Good voice is very important for being a wedding host." Chen Yin speaks softly and has the characteristics of a Jiangnan woman. "The host must also have the ability to control the scene, not only in the appropriate The timing to say the right words, when to play the music, and how to use the lighting must be just right."

Hu Zhiyong is one of the judges of this competition. Speaking of the wedding host. Conditions, his standards are obviously more stringent: personal image should not be too bad, moral standards should be high, not only must be able to speak, but also must be able to perform artistically, etc.

Helen said that the professional standards of wedding hosts have not yet been fully formed. This wedding host competition can only be said to be an attempt. Through such a platform, the society has begun to pay attention to this profession and know what the standards are. Only a qualified wedding host, "Those hosts who read with paper at the wedding will not be easy to come out and mess around."

It is understood that in addition to starting to formulate professional standards for the Shanghai wedding industry In addition, the Wedding Industry Association is also preparing to implement an online listing system for wedding hosts, and standardize the appointment service of wedding hosts through certain management methods to avoid some temporary no-shows.

The wedding host in my mind

Staff of Xiaoping Public Relations Company: The wedding host should be able to embody the feeling of love and sweetness, be able to enliven the atmosphere of the scene, be lively and yet solemn . This is ideal, and until now, I have not seen a host like this.

Editor of Mr. Song TV Station: It should be solemn but humorous, Western style with a touch of Chinese classics, be good at grasping the rhythm of the scene, not delaying, understand the situation of both parties and be kind to others, and be most afraid of those who specialize in teasing newcomers of.

Marketing staff of Cindy training institution: humorous and able to mobilize the atmosphere. The wedding host should have cultural background, that is, someone with a higher level.

Miss Wang newspaper reporter: I want a wedding host like in "Four Weddings and a Funeral".

They should not be stereotyped and ritualized, but should be a little innovative, friendly and funny, preferably cold-faced and funny.

Miaomiao, an international student from Singapore: someone who is humorous, approachable and able to stir up the atmosphere. Don’t speak in a high-sounding way, but be lively and interesting. I prefer to invite my friends and relatives to host weddings.

Reporter’s summary: It seems that being humorous and able to create an atmosphere are the common requirements for wedding hosts in people’s minds, but not everyone likes to be funny. Hosts You also need to communicate with the couple a lot. Since you have not met each other before, you need to do enough homework so that there is room for them to show off at the wedding, because nowadays the call for personalized hosting content is getting louder and louder. It seems that the wedding host cannot satisfy people simply by talking. After all, it is a lifelong event for someone!

Qualification certification was first implemented in Beijing

At present, the qualification certification of Beijing wedding planners and wedding hosts is first launched among members of industry associations. The qualification certificates for wedding hosts are divided into There are three levels: A, B, and C. Among them, the C-level certificate has the lowest requirements. No matter how many years the host has worked in the wedding industry, the application must start with the C-level certification and gradually obtain the A-level certificate.

In addition to clear limits on the time of practice, applicants are also required to submit a video tape of officiating a wedding on-site. The association also needs to provide training for them, and the content of centralized training mainly focuses on professional ethics and quality education. The first batch of certification fees is 100 yuan per person.