How to hire a wedding consultant

How to hire a wedding consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step wedding consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a wedding consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new wedding consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The wedding consultant hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A wedding consultant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, wedding consultants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of wedding consultants.

   Type of Wedding Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Wedding Consultant		$9-23
   Shopper	A shopper is responsible for assisting customers in purchasing goods and services, advising them of the best products according to their needs and budget limitations. Shoppers should have excellent knowledge of the current industry trends to be an effective consultant of their clients, processing orders and payments, and set delivery schedules... Show more	$12-23
   Store Shopper	A store shopper is responsible for coordinating and assisting customers with their shopping needs and take the task on behalf of them. Store shoppers process orders according to the customers' specifications, needs, and budget limitations... Show more	$11-21

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Scheduling Appointments
   • Product Knowledge
   • David
   • Sales Floor
   • Event Planning
   • POS
   • Computer System
   • Wedding Planning
   • Store Management
   • Repeat Business
   • Telephone Calls
   • Customer Complaints
   • Customer Inquiries

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage customer information in the POS system and follow up with customer calls.
   • Finalize purchases to the customers using POS system, accepting credit and cash payments.
   • Demonstrate expertise in sales management through constant achievement and exceeding of sales goals
   • Travele to multiple Sephora locations.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your wedding consultant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A wedding consultant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, wedding consultants' average salary in missouri is 40% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level wedding consultants earn 60% less than senior-level wedding consultants.
   • Certifications. A wedding consultant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a wedding consultant's salary.

   Average wedding consultant salary

   $14.62hourly

   $30,413 yearly

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   Entry-level wedding consultant salary

   $19,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 1, 2026

4. Writing a wedding consultant job description

   A job description for a wedding consultant role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a wedding consultant job description:

   Wedding consultant job description example

   Competitive Pay
   Along with a competitive paycheck, you will work in a nurturing environment where you will learn valuable business and people skills. Full Time Pay at $14

   It's a Great Place to Work
   At Chick-fil-A, our Operators consider their team members to be more than just employees, they are a highly valued part of each Chick-fil-A restaurant. Our high retention rate is proof that team members really enjoy working at Chick-fil-A.

   No Experience Is Necessary
   We are looking for friendly, enthusiastic people who enjoy serving customers. We will teach you everything else you need to know.

   Requirements

   • You must be hard-working, team-oriented, friendly, honest and have great customer service skills.
   • Must be able to work 40 Hours a week with Open Availibility including most Saturdays.
   • Must be 18 years old

   Additional Info

   • Flexible Hours ...You probably have commitments to your family, friends, school or sports teams. We will try to arrange your work schedule around them. All Chick-fil-A Units are closed on Sundays so you can have a day off to spend with family and friends.
   • College Scholarships ...At Chick-fil-A, we believe everyone deserves an education. We offer Leadership Scholarships to eligible employees who qualify.
   • Competitive Pay ...Along with a competitive paycheck, you will work in a nurturing environment where you will learn valuable business and people skills.
   • It's a Friendly Place to Work ...At Chick-fil-A, we consider our team to be more than just employees. Our extremely low turnover rate is proof that people love working here.
   • Opportunity for advancement!

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5. Post your job

   To find the right wedding consultant for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with wedding consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit wedding consultants who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your wedding consultant job on Zippia to find and recruit wedding consultant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit wedding consultants, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new wedding consultant

   Once you've found the wedding consultant candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new wedding consultant first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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