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The Thoughts and Challenges of Being a Male Wedding Planner
From Suits to Veils: One Man’s 13-Year Journey Through the World of Weddings
Starting a business is never easy, and becoming an entrepreneur comes with its own unique set of challenges.
These can be especially amplified when it comes to small businesses, such as micro-wedding planning businesses. As someone who has been running my own business in this arena for some time, I have seen the rewards and hardships that come with it.
The most rewarding part of owning this type of business has been celebrating couples’ love on the biggest day of their lives. Every wedding is special and unique in its own way. Still, there is something particularly fulfilling about seeing families come together in a smaller setting where they can really focus on each other and share personal moments.
Not to mention being able to offer creative solutions for weddings taking place during these post-COVID times when budgets are tight, families are more separated than ever, and spaces are limited; that’s always satisfying too!
However, there are also downsides to running a micro-wedding planning business.
As a man who identifies more traditionally as masculine in gender expression, I often feel…
