Yesterday, I had the honor of attending the first ever Executive Women's Day at The Players Championship. It was a terrific day filled with networking with powerful women, inspiring discussions from a panel talented female executives, and an entertaining and informative keynote address from MSNBC's Contessa Brewer.

I thought it was interesting when one of my fellow attendees asked me what I would normally be doing if I weren't at that event. It made me realize that not everyone realizes that being an event planner, specifically a wedding planner, is a full-time job. So I thought I'd make a little list of some of the things I handle on a daily basis at the office!

Call and email vendors for upcoming weddings to finalize the wedding day schedule (about 10 hours per wedding)
Create wedding timelines, inventory lists, bridal party mailings, and other day-of paperwork (about 10 hours per wedding)
Check availability with vendors for my clients (about 20 hours per wedding)
Gather pricing information and submit it with analysis to my clients (5-10 hours per wedding)
Meet with clients as they interview prospective vendors, and then as they begin to finalize details (about 20-40 hours per wedding)
Follow up with clients to be sure they are completing their to-do lists for the month (3-5 hours per month)
Return emails and phone calls to discuss details with clients (2-3 hours per day)
Meet with potential new clients regarding their wedding (3-7 hours per week)
Create proposals for prospective clients (3-7 hours per week)
Send out contracts, set up online binders, create files for new clients (2-3 hours per wedding)
Assorted bookkeeping and accounting tasks (2-3 hours per week)
Assorted marketing tasks, like uploading photos to our blog, website, Facebook, Flickr, etc. (5-10 hours per week)
Meet with potential new vendors and check their references (2-3 hours per week)