Are you interested in small wedding business ideas?

A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, a memorable and pleasant day that is forever remembered by couples; you can make some money from these happy couples and their well-wishers by doing business related to their wedding.

Unique Wedding-Related Businesses You Can Start This Year

Some of the businesses that are wedding related that you can do on weekends and make money from are:

(1) Wedding Planner 

You can be a wedding planner who works on weekends, a wedding planner who organizes and coordinates everything that makes a wedding a reality.

The wedding planner plans things from the beginning to the end, from the design of the wedding to the organization of things.

There are even instances where wedding planners make decisions on behalf of the couple to make things easier for them; they ensure that the couples only have the fun and exciting part of their wedding and not the stressful part.

This business pays very well because weddings are done every weekend, and everyone wants their wedding to be well organized and planned.

A wedding planner can also offer other services if they know or hire those who provide them. However, showing the services yourself increases your profits and avoids being disappointed by different vendors.

A wedding planner can also decorate, offer catering services, etc.

(2) Wedding Photographer and Videographer

This is another wedding-related business you can do on weekends.

Every couple wants to have pictures and video recordings of their happy moments; therefore, they hire someone to capture every moment of their wedding. This is a business opportunity for you.

Being a wedding photographer or videographer requires training and the necessary equipment.

This is a business with a lot of fun; to do this business, you must be able to mingle with people quickly and be friendly.

A frowning person cannot be a wedding photographer or videographer because you are dealing with happy people, and you should also be pleased with them and show the same excitement they are offering.

This business allows you to do other arts or whatever you want during the week without one company hindering the other since most weddings are done on weekends.

You need to be creative and good at the business; you can even create a website where you will upload wedding pictures and videos you capture at weddings; it will also promote your business.

(3) Master of Ceremonies [M.C]

Being a Master of Ceremonies is another business you can do during weekends for weddings.

The Master of Ceremonies is the host of the wedding, and as the host, you should make sure everyone is enjoying their selves and make the wedding a success; you should be able to coordinate everything, speak well in public [a shy person cannot do this business] and also be jovial.

This is a business primarily for people who love to talk in front of crowds, people who do not mind calling attention to themselves, and funny and very clever people.

A dull-witted person cannot do this business.

This business thrives very well because, in every wedding, you need a master of ceremonies to anchor the wedding and entertain your guests.

(4) Make-up Artist

A makeup artist creates beauty using cosmetic processes and techniques to bring out colors, and features, hide flaws and enhance human appearances.

The cosmetic business thrives very well because every key participant of a wedding, especially a bride, wants and must look beautiful and good.

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Brides pay lots of money for their makeup artists to look their best on their special day.

As a makeup artist, you need to be very good at the business because there are many makeup artists, and you need to rise above your competitors.

(5) Wedding DJ/Band

You can be a wedding DJ, have a band, or be both together.

It is rare to see a wedding that does not have a wedding band or DJ because music and dancing are essential at every wedding ceremony, the couples dance, the parents dance with the teams, and so on.

A wedding DJ must have great music and entertaining skills, while a wedding band must have a good voice; it is paramount.

You must also be a music lover because a person who hates music would not have great taste in music and might end up playing or singing songs that will ruin the wedding atmosphere.

Some couples even hire a DJ and band to alternate during the reception, while some hire just one of the two based on their choice.

SAMPLE WEDDING VENUE BUSINESS PLAN

BONUS IDEAS

If you are planning on starting a business idea in the wedding industry, here are 15 business ideas in the wedding industry that you can take into consideration.

UNIQUE NICHE WEDDING-RELATED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

If you love weddings and the general excitement, you should consider starting a business around them.

It has been estimated that over 3 thousand weddings occur in many cities and towns in every country every year.

This tells us that the wedding industry is one big industry to venture into and raise massive amounts of money.

In this post, we shall explore some business ideas in the wedding industry and how entrepreneurs can take advantage of them.

Here are 15 top business ideas in the wedding industry:

  1. Wedding Planner

A wedding planner is a professional who helps plan weddings from start to finish.

Couples hire a wedding planner as it is their first time, and they would not want to stress themselves over everything.

As a wedding planner, your job starts from decorating the wedding venues to whatever is entailed in the wedding. Your job is to eliminate the stress of the couples.

This is an excellent business idea if you know how to market your services well.

As a wedding planner, you can provide wedding-related services such as ushering, cake designing, and drinks supplies to boost your profits.

  1. Makeup Artistry

No wedding takes place anywhere in the world where the service of a makeup artist is not needed, no matter the fee. Anyone with this skill can start this business and make much money from wedding events.

Makeup artists are one of the top earners in weddings because the beauty of the couple, especially the bride, lies in the hand of the makeup artist.

How much you make depends on the fee you charge, your network, and how good you are at delivering your job because the market is a little saturated.

  1. Wedding Gowns

The wedding gown industry is worth over $9 billion every year because every bride wants to look beautiful on their wedding day.

If you have eyes on fashion, you can start up a full-wedding bridal shop where the sales and renting of wedding gowns, tuxedos, and bridesmaids’ dresses will be on sale and make money from it.

Most people, especially celebrities, prefer buying their wedding gown instead of renting as some couples do. An intelligent entrepreneur could buy back used dresses from married couples at bargain discount prices and sell or rent them out to new brides.

  1. Photography and Videography

This is another big business idea in the wedding industry that does not involve significant capital.

You need to have the equipment required for the business. Photographers and videographers are always necessary for any wedding to catch joyous moments.

You have to be very creative as a wedding photographer and videographer because this is one moment in any couple’s life, and if you ruin it, it will bring a bad reputation to your business.

Though, the company is very competitive.

You must stay creative to win.

  1. Wedding Caterer

Have you ever gone to a wedding ceremony and food was not served? This means the service of a caterer is nothing to be debated about.

Food planning as a refreshment usually takes up 40% of the wedding budget. This is because no wedding couple wants to hear that their food was either insufficient or did not taste great.

So, they will go to lengths to ensure this is avoided by hiring an experienced caterer to do the cooking job.

SAMPLE CATERING BUSINESS PLAN

Starting a catering service business is an excellent idea for well-organized, hardworking, creative entrepreneurs who can accommodate and adapt to changing customer needs and demands.

  1. Wedding Blogger

Wedding discussions are usually a hot topic, most especially for single ladies. They want to know the latest trends in wedding gowns/dresses, cake designs, flowers, rings, etc.

Starting a wedding blog to share information on wedding fashion, styles, and after-marriage life will bring tremendous traffic to your blog.

When your blog begins to attract massive traffic, you can monetize it either with Google Adsense or whatever you wish.

  1. Bridal Gowns Designer

This fashion business idea is not as competitive as it involves creativity to win ‘customers’ hearts.

To start this kind of wedding business, you need to post different wedding gown styles on your fashion blog or social media like Instagram and Facebook.

You don’t need to spend money buying wedding gowns; look for beautiful dresses online and start uploading.

When customers show interest in a particular one, you tell them the price, and they pay, and you get a gown and design it just the way they want it.

  1. Wedding Live Band

If you love music and can organize a band, you can make money every weekend by playing in wedding ceremonies.

Some couples prefer the live band to the disc jockey. To win couples’ hearts, you should ask for their favorite songs and play them for them when they come out to dance.

This way, they will never forget you and refer you to their friends when they can.

  1. Wedding Magazine

This business idea is just like starting up a wedding blog. The only difference is this one is in print. You can start a wedding magazine to publish what is happening in the wedding industry.

Your magazine will carry wedding news, the newest couples in town, more adorable wedding gowns, rings, flowers, best places for honeymoon, shoes, and other information.

You can have photographers who will go to wedding ceremonies to take photographs of the decoration, cake designs, dress code of couples, and bridal train of wedding ceremonies.

You can succeed in this market niche with a good marketing strategy.

  1. Wedding Rental Services

All wedding venues require chairs, tables, canopies, plates, backdrops, portable toilets, a generator, and a sound system.

All these are always rented because the wedding ceremony is just a one-day event.

You can be an intelligent entrepreneur running a business that offers these services to wedding couples. You will only need to spend once acquiring those items required for weddings.

Some rental businesses also provide refrigerated trucks that store and chill all the drinks used during the wedding event.

  1. Wedding Invitation Cards

Wedding invitation cards usually create a first impression about the wedding. Couples prefer to spend money to make their invitation cards beautiful to promote a good image.

If you can create a good design or assemble a graphic team of designers, you can start this business and profit from it. Make use of social media to promote this kind of business.

  1. Wedding Florist

The best way to enter into this business is to provide florist service for a family member or friend at a cost.

This way, you can promote your business using pictures and videos to help build your portfolio.

Your service includes bouquets for the bride and bridesmaids and boutonnieres for all the gentlemen in the suit. You are also in charge of decorating the reception hall and the cocktail tables with your flowers.

  1. Wedding Master of Ceremony

This is the host of the wedding ceremony, and their job is to ensure everyone enjoys the wedding very well with their jokes. Most often, the success of a wedding ceremony hangs in the hands of the master of the ceremony.

A good wedding master of the ceremony must be very good at public speaking and conversant with the ceremony’s smooth running.

  1. Rent Chair Covers

Couples with the budget for this (mostly celebrities and elites) go for chair covers for their wedding ceremony.

Chair covers are common ways to give the chairs a good look and add beauty to the wedding ceremony.

A visionary entrepreneur can start this business with low capital and partner with wedding rental companies.

  1. Gift Packaging Services

You can also offer gift packaging and delivery services. Help couples and wedding guests choose and present the perfect gifts for the wedding.

Other wedding-related businesses you can do on weekends are: selling and renting wedding gowns, renting halls, honeymoon planners, printing wedding invitations, wedding florist, writing wedding invitations and vows, wedding blogger and magazine, bridal gown designing, wedding caterer, and so on.

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