5 secrets of a successful wedding venue manager

Anyone who works in the wedding industry knows just how exciting, fast-paced, varied and joyful it can be. Managing a successful wedding venue is a massively rewarding job –?you’re responsible for helping to create a couple’s perfect wedding day, as well as being the custodian of a beautiful building with huge importance?(whether that’s a grand stately home, idyllic barn conversion or anything in between). But what exactly is it that helps a wedding venue manager really make a difference? How can you make your own career – and the fortunes of the venue you’re managing – a success? We’ll let you into a little secret – here are the traits behind every successful wedding venue manager…

Time management is key

When you’re spinning so many plates, you need to be completely on it when it comes to time management. Every successful venue manager relies on an organised diary to keep on top of all their responsibilities and deadlines each week. Of course, there’s only so many hours in a day to get through it all, which is why the savviest of wedding venue managers understand the importance of outsourcing venue sales to the experts – The Venue Experts to be precise. By handing over the entire sales process, from handling the initial enquiries to arranging show-rounds, you get to free up your time to focus on the parts of the role you love and thrive at – planning and hosting stunning wedding days.

Play to everyone’s strengths

You’re only as good as the team around you, so it’s crucial you create a strong team with variable skills –?then make the most of them. From keeping on top of admin and making sure the venue has fantastic online visibility, right down to the show-round and being a daily-contact for brides- and grooms-to-be, you need know your team inside out to work out what role suits them best. As well as playing to everyone’s strengths, a successful wedding venue manager invests in their team, too. Whether that’s show-round training or social media management (both of which The Venue Experts can help with), making sure your team are on top of their game is never a waste of money.

Be a team player

You may have the dream team in place, but any successful wedding venue manager knows they must be willing to get stuck in whenever needed. Working as a team is essential, and you need your team to respect you, as well as know they can rely on you. Great communication is key to all of this, along with a willingness to do whatever needs to be done to get the job finished well.

Diversify, diversify, diversify

The best wedding venue managers understand the importance of diversification. Being open minded and proactive about ensuing your venue, as well as the services you offer, reach their full potential is game changing.??Whether it’s diversification or development, The Venue Experts can help advise on the dos and don’ts. Our chartered surveyor, Hamish Byers , has many years of experience working with wedding venues, historic family and corporate estates, and can guide you through the process to make it as stress-free and, ultimately, successful as possible.

Set goals

To be the best wedding venue manager you possibly can, you need to have a clear plan for the future. Setting goals and targets gives you and your team something to work towards, whether that’s boosting conversion rates or increasing profits. Again, with something like this it pays to call in the experts. The Venue Experts offer a wedding venue consultancy , where we can help you with everything from finding your way in a competitive market to bringing in year-round revenue, by creating a sales strategy that will make you achieve all your goals. We’ll keep you regularly updated on how things are going, so you ‘ll always be fully up to date. With this insider knowledge in your arsenal, successful wedding venue manager status is pretty much guaranteed!

If you’re ready to take your venue to the next level, The Venue Experts can help you out. Visit?www.thevenueexperts.co.uk ,??give us a call on 07880 312393 or email?[email protected] ?to find out how.