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I am thinking about opening a shop in my local area. stocking card, paper, envelopes, etc so brides and grooms could make their own stationery. i would also stock favour boxes and table decorations, vases, silk flowers, etc, etc. i have had an ebay for 2 years, selling hand made stationery and i would also offer this service from the shop. i was also thinking of offering wedding planning services, ranging from planning the whole day to planning little things like table decorations. my question is would anybody actually pay for a wedding planning service? do you know anybody who has hired a planner in the past? how much did they charge and most importantly......were they any good?? thanks in advance guys :-) jemzie - i am at www.hand-made-invites.co.uk :-) thanks pumpkin.....you are such an inspiration

I think its a great idea. if its something you enjoy then why not go for it? not eone hires a wedding planner because some people cannot afford it but plenty of people do. do a local search in your area to see how much competition you may have. market yourself well. ads in the paper, go to as many bridal shows as possible, buddy up with some wedding venues in the area and some bridal boutiques. a couple suggestions maybe? be careful of offering too many services. if you are great at personalized invitations then maybe stick to that or offer invites and assistance with centerpeices instead of invites, centerpeices, entire wedding, etc. if you get a lot of business doing invites and then are asked to plan one or two entire weddings you may end up stretching yourself too thin, when just starting out. nice luck on any of your ventures!