You can get inspiration for planning weddings and other events from magazines that you can pick up at your local newsstand.  Bridal magazines such as, Brides and Bloom, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle Weddings, and fashion, celebrity, decor, and lifestyle magazines such as Vogue, Us Weekly, Elle Decor, and Town and Country.  These are great resources for ideas, information on trends, and vendors.

You should also be an avid reader of event planing magazines that are targeted at professional meeting and event planners.

I’ve mentioned these two before, but if you haven’t read them, check them out right away.  They feature interviews and photographs from the events of well-known event planners and tips on running a business.

• Special Events - http://specialevents.com/

• Event Solutions – http://www.event-solutions.com/

There are also some region-specific magazines such as:

• Colorado Meetings + Events – http://www.comeetingsmag.com

• Illinois Meetings + Events – http://www.ilmeetingsmag.com

• Michigan Meetings + Events - http://www.mimeetingsmag.com

• Minnesota Meetings + Events – http://www.mnmeetingsmag.com

• Northern California Meetings + Events – http://www.ncalmeetingsmag.com

• Northwest Meetings + Events – http://www.nwmeetingsmag.com

• Southwest Meetings + Events – http://www.swmeetingsmag.com

• Southern California Meetings + Events – http://www.scalmeetingsmag.com

• Texas Meetings + Events – http://www.txmeetingsmag.com

The magazines are free to qualified professionals, you’ll need to complete questionnaires on the websites so they can determine if you qualify.  If you don’t qualify yet, you can still get a lot of wedding planning ideas and tips on running your business from their websites.