Wedding Planner Queen Mary Long Beach

Queen Mary – Long Beach, CA

We are currently looking for a Wedding Planner to join our team at the legendary Queen Mary. The Queen Mary, a LGBT friendly wedding venue, has been host to unforgettable Southern California Long Beach weddings for over 70 years. From large and lavish extravaganzas to small and intimate affairs, we have venues available to accommodate a variety of wedding needs.

Wedding Planner Queen Mary Long Beach

As a Wedding Planner, you’ll be responsible for working with wedding customers to help them plan and select offerings that will complement their event such as invitations, entertainment, photography, floral arrangements and bouquets, linens, guest favors, etc.

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities of a Wedding Planner include:

• Greeting and working with wedding couples
• Listening to and reading the customer; helping the customer to identify/select services that will best enhance/meet the needs of their wedding
• Offering, upselling and coordinating the delivery of a myriad of services to include invitations, flowers, linens, entertainment, photography, etc.
• Anticipating needs of the wedding couple based on knowledge of customer and prior events
• Ensuring that the client’s vision for the wedding is effectively executed
• Creating and staffing wedding booth for special event weekends
• Attending select bridal expos as appropriate
• Networking in the local community
Job Requirements:
The ideal Wedding Planner candidate will be detail oriented and have previous experience as a wedding or event coordinator at a catering venue, hotel, resort or similar wedding venue. If you have high performance standards, a high level of enthusiasm and thrive in a fast-paced team environment then you just might be the candidate that we’re looking for!
The minimum qualifications for this position are:
• Demonstrated ability to understand customer requirements and translating these into upsell solutions/opportunities
• Ability to quickly evaluate alternatives and decide on a plan of action
• Strong organizational skills including follow up, time management, ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and directly with guests using a positive, clear speaking voice
• Professional, warm and friendly demeanor with a positive attitude
• Possess creative skills with excellent attention to details
• Skilled negotiator a must
Preferred & Required Experience:
• Previous experience executing weddings and working with brides required
• Experience working as a wedding or event coordinator at a catering venue, hotel, resort or similar wedding venue is a plus
• Previous experience/working knowledge of Delphi preferred

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About Evolution Hospitality:

Headquartered in Orange County, CA, Evolution Hospitality is one of the top privately-owned hotel management companies in the US. Evolution Hospitality has a well-defined vision, a strong sense of values and guiding principles, and a long-range, quality-minded approach to business. From unassuming beginnings with a single property, today Evolution Hospitality is recognized as a first-class operator of hotels.

We are proud to offer candidates a dynamic career, personal growth, a strong tradition of mutual trust, integrity and an opportunity to make an impact on the business. Simply put, it means that it feels a bit different to work here. We are universally driven by our fundamental values and beliefs. At Evolution Hospitality, all associates are selected and evaluated on two criteria equally: results and culture. Honesty and humility are equally important as intellect and ability, and each member of the team embraces the challenge of becoming a better human being, both personally and professionally, as part of the package. Superstars are those individuals that not only create value for the company but also genuinely embrace and live Evolution Hospitality’s unique culture.

Are you ready to evolve? If you are interested in establishing a solid career and taking giant strides in personal growth, Evolution Hospitality is just the family you’re looking for.

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