Wedding Planning Business Plan Template

Start with the Startup Costs sheet and list every expense: business registration and licensing ($200–$500), website and online portfolio ($500–$2,000), branding (logo, business cards, templates—$500–$2,000), event planning software like Airtable, HoneyBook, or Asana ($30–$150/month), portfolio shoot and sample designs ($1,000–$3,000 if doing your own styling, $2,000–$5,000 if hiring a photographer), business liability insurance ($500–$1,500/year), initial marketing and networking ($1,000–$2,000), and 3 months working capital ($2,000–$4,000). Most wedding planning startups launch with $8,000–$20,000. If working from home and leveraging personal photography or design skills, you can launch for under $10K. This takes 30 minutes and shows you exactly how much capital you need.

Wedding planning is a service business with high margins but lumpy revenue. Unlike event planning for corporate clients, wedding planning is heavily seasonal: 60–70% of bookings happen January–March for summer weddings, with a secondary peak in September–October for fall/winter events. This creates significant cash flow variation. Month one might have $0 revenue; month 3 might have $15,000 from three booked weddings (even though you won't perform the services and get paid until June–August). Your business plan must account for this: you need 6–8 months of working capital to cover overhead during the lean booking months, even though you'll have significant revenue in the peak season.

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