8 Wedding Planner Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 19th, 2023
Become A Wedding Planner

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.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a wedding planner:

1. 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 they make: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $500
Current team size: 5

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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.

About
Lia started Shaadivaale about 6 years ago
Revenue
Lia grew the business to $2K/month
Costs
It cost Lia $500 to start the business
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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 they make: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
Current team size: 6

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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.

About
Rasmus started Getting Married in Denmark over 8 years ago
Revenue
Rasmus grew the business to $50K/month
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So... can you actually make money with a wedding planner?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

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5. WedMeGood

WedMeGood is known as India's favorite wedding planning website & app. They have over 1.5 million monthly dedicated users. ​It is known as a one-stop-shop for all things weddings. You can just type in your required vendor and your city and get the best results in seconds.

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So... can you actually make money with a wedding planner?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. Aisle Planner

Aisle Planner offers wedding planning software and CRM tool for wedding pros/couples. They offer online wedding advice, inspiration, and wedding vendor resource for couples.

Website traffic: 340K/month

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8. Easy Weddings

Easy Wedding has a variety of planning tools and access to Australia's premium wedding suppliers. Their services include wedding dresses, venues, invitations, cakes, and flowers. They allow you to choose from 500+ wedding venues and services.

Where they're located: South Australia, Australia
Website traffic: 290K/month

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