Day in my life as a Wedding Planner + How I use Notion as a wedding planning tool!

[@im_LaurenHays]

Right when you popped in to say this might seem like the most boring day I was thinking how much I love this and want to do it!! Love this video girl!❤️ aspiring planner here lol!

[@GabbyPinkerton]

Awwww this is the best comment!!! Thank you so much and yes I highly recommend a little solo workation. Excited for you on your Planning journey!

[@AmaniRoberts]

I love Notion and am trying to learn how to use it better! Miss you!

[@GabbyPinkerton]

Oh cool! Do you feel like you have mastered it? I keep learning new things every day!

[@christagraham2760]

Wedding planner in Detroit here! Loved this vlog because yes...most of our days are sitting in front of a computer or on the phone LOL Looking forward to more videos!

[@GabbyPinkerton]

Right? LOL I was thinking this was going to be so boring but the planners who are in it will understand 😉

[@isabelcarvalho5842]

what TIME tool do you use on the day of the wedding? Do you set your phone alarm from time slot to time slot?

[@GabbyPinkerton]

Oh great question! I feel like I just glance at the time on my phone but I will set a few alarms for certain things like: light candles, grab surprise dance floor props or things that might now flow as easily or don’t involve other vendors. I also tell my whole team so at least one of us can remember 😆

[@chantelledutoit5861]

Hi Gabby, I absolutely LOVE your videos. Thank you so much for making them, I understand how time consuming it can be. My husband and I have watched almost every single one of your videos, and found them to be super entertaining and helpful. I would love some advice if you don't mind? I want to start as a wedding planner and have no clue where to even begin. Where should I start, I was thinking with a business card, and hand it to venues? But then how do I work out my pricing? I live in a small town in South Africa with very few planners in our area so feel that there is definitely space for me. I studied event planning & management, and have worked in the Superyacht Industry for the past 9 years (4 of them as Chief Stewardess). We do table scaping, flower arrangements, events/parties, beach setups, etc. on a daily basis, I am not scared of long hours and hard work. November last year I helped a friend with her wedding of 60 guests, to see if I liked it... spoiler alert, I had a blast. I am terrified to start my own thing, but so ready to move land based and away from the boats.

[@GabbyPinkerton]

Hi Chantelle! Wow thank you so much for your kind comment and so glad you found these helpful! Ok first of all how cool that you worked on super yachts, that would have so many unique challenges that definitely prepared you for wedding planning. I would ask to do venue tours and try to connect with the venue manager/owner rather than just drop off your business card. Maybe you can offer to bring a photographer with you and get photos of the venue that everyone can share on their blog or social media. Something we’ve been doing lately is posting “luxury venue spotlights” where we pick venues we’d love to work at and feature them on instagram. We tag them and share information about their event space to our audience. Also, if there’s a wedding planner collective or association you can join locally, do it!

[@jasminemoore7251]

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