Although it may sound like an easy task, a lot of hard work goes behind making a wedding ceremony successful. A wedding planner is a professional who helps couples design, plan and manage their wedding.  Weddings are a special and ceremonious day for most people. Thus they want this day to be as perfect as a fairytale. To make this come true, couples approach wedding planners who, in turn, look after everything starting from setting up a budget to shopping, decorations, venues, invitation cards, caterers, photographers etc.  Hence, organisational and management skills, good communication skills, and the ability to deal with different kinds of people are essential characteristics of wedding planners.