We surveyed 583 wedding planners to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.


Holland Codes

Wedding planners are enterprising and conventional

Wedding planners tend to be predominantly enterprising individuals, which means that they are usually quite natural leaders who thrive at influencing and persuading others. They also tend to be conventional, meaning that they are usually detail-oriented and organized, and like working in a structured environment.

If you are one or both of these archetypes, you may be well suited to be a wedding planner. However, if you are realistic, this is probably not a good career for you. Unsure of where you fit in? Take the career test now.

Here’s how the Holland codes of the average wedding planner break down:


Big Five

The top personality traits of wedding planners are openness and conscientiousness

Wedding planners score highly on openness, which means they are usually curious, imaginative, and value variety. They also tend to be high on the measure of conscientiousness, which means that they are methodical, reliable, and generally plan out things in advance.

Once again, let’s break down the components of the personality of an average wedding planner: