Being in college is a journey to find what you would like to
do with your life. A person might come to college thinking they know what they
want to do with their life and end up changing their major two or three times.
I came to Maryland as a Communications major with an interest in radio and I
already I have ventured from this idea. I have now become more interested in
event planning.When I say event planning, many people give me this confused face. The next think out their mouth is “like a wedding planner?” Event planners do not only plan weddings. Being an event planner can mean a variety of events like conferences, school functions, charity events, parties, and festivals. It is a high stress job that needs people who are dedicated and efficient workers.
When interviewing Briana Davis,
a graduate intern for Green with Envy Events, she pointed out the fact that
being an event planner is more than a nine to five job. She stated that some
weeks she might work might not work at all while some weeks she is working 70
hours. She also made an interesting point that often the work is done out in
the “field.” This statement reminded me of journalism because often journalists
don’t sit at their desk, they have to go out and find a story. Like journalist,
event planners have to go out and talk to people in order to get things right.
When asked what a typical event planner did from the
beginning of an event to the end, Briana Davis explained her day in the life of
an event planner. It starts with the company being contacted by the client,
then the company and the client must sit down and review what kind of event
they actually want to put on and how much involvement the client would like the
event planner to have. Next the event planner has to go out in the field and
make reservations, do tastings, budgeting, and so on. The day of the event, the
event lanner is there from the start to finish.
Event planning seems like an exciting, yet stressful job.
The planner needs to have good customer service skills, networking skills,
connections, budgeting abilities, and a creative touch. I think it’s an
interesting career choice that not many people notice.
I thought the content was interesting; I don’t get a lot of insight into the behind-the-scenes of event planning. I like how personable the blog came off; I felt like the author was talking to me specifically telling me about her own experience with changing fields from radio to event planning. I definitely learned something from the posting; I’m glad it was addressed that as an event planner there are idle weeks and there are chaotic weeks. Moreover, I like that the content discussed in the audioboo clips were discussed in the blog, as well.
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