SALARY

Varies depending on experience. Some wedding planners add 10% onto each supplier's invoice.

Others are paid 10-15% of the overall wedding budget as their fee.

The client usually pays a deposit to book the wedding date and the planner and the outstanding amount is paid in instalments.

Decide what works for you, but be sure to stipulate in the contract how payments are to be structured.

QUALIFICATIONS

You can do online or events planning courses. Ogden completed a wedding planning course through the SA School of Weddings.

WORKING HOURS

This is not a 9-to-5 job and there is no "average" day. On some days, you may have very little to do, and on others every client you have wants something done. Each workday can be very unpredictable. Keep in mind that weddings take place mostly over weekends and in the evenings, and you have to work at these times.

PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT

You can start your own business or work for an events or wedding planning company. Ogden runs her own wedding planning company.