Purvi shah 106409796 BUS 353 Operation Plan Day-to-Day Administration Even though no two days tend to be alike for wedding consultants, because the tastes and needs of their clients vary so widely, there are certain tasks one can expect to do on a regular basis. To begin with, we will spend more time on the telephone every day, fielding inquiries from interested brides, following up on a vendor leads and checking on the status of wedding preparations. If we plan to employ contract or temporary help during weddings, we have to meet with them on a regular basis to provide instructions and training on a regular basis. We will also spend most of the time with the brides themselves, either conducting consultations or accompanying them to appointments with suppliers. After that we need to finish paperwork. We have contracts to review, tax forms to file and other business-related papers to shuffle. We have to keep thorough records on the choices our brides make, the status of wedding plan and other details. One more important thing is that no matter how good is our memory, we should always jot down every appointment and activity. Consultations To decide what a bride wants and how much she wants to turn over to us, we will have to schedule consultations. Although some planner offers free one-hour consultations, it makes sense to charge at least a nominal fee for $50 an hour for our time. We should charge a fee because this will help to cut down on the number of women who are just “shopping around” for services without making a commitment. The Wedding Day On the Wedding day all the wedding Consultants they act as the bride’s advocate on the happy day, running interferences with suppliers, making sure the wedding party is dressed and where they are supposed to be on time, and so on. To make sure all these tasks run like clockwork most wedding planners create a detailed wedding day schedule for each member of the wedding party, the parents and other relatives as...