Wedding Coordinator Resume Sample

Consider your resume as bait to hook a job for yourself. This document must have a very impressive and engaging start in order to serve as valuable bait. A wedding coordinator resume must be topped with a performance summary. A summary may be titled as profile, performance summary or simply by the tile of the position. Employers usually read the summary first and their decision of whether or not to continue reading largely depends on this summary section.

A wedding coordinator position demands effective communication skills, management expertise and a sense of appreciating beauty. Your resume needs to reflect these three elements as strongly as possible. Look at the example below to get a better idea.

Wedding Coordinator Resume Sample



Hannah Joseph

7655 Hillside Sq, Chicago, IL 87909
(008) 333-6666
hannah . joseph @ email .com

WEDDING COORDINATOR

Dedicated, meticulous event management professional with experience in coordinating 45 large scale events till date including 38 weddings. Highly skilled in designing and implementing innovative wedding themes. Well versed in developing and maintaining client database, negotiating with third party vendors and service providers.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to develop and suggest innovative wedding themes
• Adept at making negotiations with third party vendors and caterers
• Well versed in developing economical contracts with music DJs and flower providers
• Skilled in conducting wedding market surveys and incorporating emerging trends in wedding planning
• Experienced in accomplishing economical yet high quality lighting and photography deals
• Capable of handling correspondence and remain in constant contact with the customer, ensuring the whole event is planned as per customer preferences and desires

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Wedding Coordinator | Dream Weddings, Chicago, IL | July 2012 – Present

• Meet the clients, build rapport and develop a wedding plan with time frames
• Develop and suggest various wedding themes to the clients
• Arrange tasting sessions with caterers and accompany the client in same
• Make flower purchases
• Communicate effectively with DJ and light providers

Achievements
✔ Initiated a wedding schedule mechanism that helped the team in organizing and time targeting small chunks of the event, enhancing the team’s productivity by 10%
✔ Secured a large scale and highly profitable contract with a client for the company

Assistant Event Manager | F&J Events, Chicago, IL | May 2010 – June 2012

• Made venue reservations and travel arrangements if needed
• Ensured proper and timely decoration of the venue
• Negotiated with caterers and other service providers on behalf of the client

Achievements
✔ Created three new wedding themes which were much appreciated by colleagues and management
✔ Developed a panel system after extensive negotiations with third party service providers reducing total event costs by 20%

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

BA, Events Management | State University, Chicago, IL

Wedding Themes Creation Training | ABC College, Chicago, IL