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The first picture that is shown describes the aspect of the table setting. Being an event planner you must be able to be creative and pick the right plates, chairs, lines, and most importantly the center piece. Almost every party will have some extravagant center piece that usually involves flowers. The second picture shows a cake. This is the food part of the event. Deciding what catering company you will use and how the food will be presented is all part of the show. The final decision is up to the planner and the clients. The last picture shows the venue part of event planning. Being able to pick the right venue and having enough space is a huge part of the career. You need to make sure you are matching your clients needs by picking the right place to host the party and you will have to get all the rules for that venue. For example, at the Marriott in Pewaukee the seniors were wanting to have their senior ball there so we had to get the rules for decorations. They do not allow anything to be hung from the ceiling and you can only use tape on the walls, no tacks. Looking at the third picture this venue must be okay with things being hung form the ceiling because of all the chandeliers being suspended.

For this project I am going to do more research on Event Planning. An event planner is someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government, corporate officials, or individuals.) Some other events could be weddings, birthday parties or even retirement get together. Some skills that are required to be an event planner are organization, creativity and good communication skills. To start, someone must be organized because in this field there are so many things that are going on at once. If you are not organized then nothing is going to come together at the end. Second, someone must be creative. With all events people want something that is unique and in order to do this you must think outside the box. When something isn’t working you must be creative and come up with something else on the spot. Last and probably the most important is that a person must have good communication. An event can have 10 different vendors providing different parts- tables, flowers, food, etc- if there is no communication between all of them then the event will fail. Everything must come together and the only way to do that is with communication. Also, when speaking with the client you must be able to get their vision in order to please them too.

There is no schooling required but it is highly recommended. Someone who wants to get into this career should look into one of three possible degrees. These are public relations, communications or Hospitality and Tourism Management. Recently event planning has taken off so there are a couple schools that specialize in hospitality with an emphasis on event planning. The first school is James Madison located in Virginia. I was actually accepted into this school and am looking for further scholarship money before I commit. Another very popular school is Roosevelt in Chicago. With this program you actually do all internships your senior year with bog companies in order to build your portfolio. I was also accepted into this school but have decided against it. The other school is New York University. They are the leading university with the hospitality degree. As far as schools with communications and public relations you can find them anywhere. Along with get a degree there are certificates that someone can earn in order to advance their knowledge and portfolio. Some of these are Certified Event Professional (CEP), Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Certified Special Events Professional and Certified International Meeting Professionals Association (CIMPA).

The beginning salary starts at 47,000 and you can get as high as 160,00. It depends on the company you are with and the people that you know. In order to get started you go not have to have any portfolio or training, the only thing you need is connections. If people want someone to plan an event you will have to start small and then build your way up. Internships are a great way to help build your reputation and could potentially lead to a job.

A typical day in this career would be many phone calls to different vendors. Meeting with clients to discuss what they want. Showing different venues to the clients in order to please them. Calling all the vendors to get everything that will be needed. There is also traveling involved with this career. Destination weddings are such are an example where you will have to go. They usually work from 9-6 and this can change when there is a bigger event. Many hours may be involved when the event is coming closer.

For my promotional piece I want to do a mini book, kind of how Emma did her knitting book but not exactly. Inside I want to have pictures of all the different aspects of the event such as the flowers, food, cake, venue, invitations, clothing (optional) etc. I want to use my shindigs logo to go along with it. This is going to work because it will show all the aspects of the event and how everything comes together. Also it will help those who don't have the time to plan all the little gritty events.

Works Cited

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Month. "Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners : Occupational Outlook Handbook : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." //U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2012. .

demand, high, I have created an online, corporate meetings, incentives, and events.. "Event Planning Certification." //Careers in Event Planning, How to Become an Event Planner//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2012. .