Second Language Teaching and Learning Theory

20 Stewart: 2013, p. 19. Secondly, pressing the budget is one advantage of hiring a wedding organizer. When couples come to the wedding organizer with any amount of budget, a wedding organizer will plan everything with that amount of budget as they also manage the couples’ expectations within that budget Haywood: 2006, p. 21; Stewart: 2013, p. 19. Thirdly, when a wedding organizer can press the budget, it is caused by the experiences in handling vendors. Furthermore, having experiences in handling vendors and other couples makes a wedding organizer a good planner by following a clear timeline. According to Stewart 2013, “wedding planners have actual timeline that they follow in order to have all details be ready on time or even way ahead of time, leaving all the last-minute changes behind “ p. 19. Fourthly, when couples are in a rush in the middle of the preparation, a wedding organizer comes as a confidence booster. Stewart 2013 states that: Couples will be more perfect at ease and more confident that their wedding will be perfect because they know that they have laid the details of their wedding upon the hands of a professional. Indeed, there could be no better person who really knows the ins and outs of wedding planning more than what the wedding organizer can do p. 19. Presenting a calmness in the middle of rush by a wedding organizer can make the clients more trustful to the wedding organizer they hired. Furthermore, having a confidence booster can also be a way to strengthen the chemistry between the clients and the wedding organizers themselves. Related to the service that a wedding organizer provides, it needs several skills to maintain the effectiveness of the work of the wedding organizer. According to Bricker 2011, the top five skills every wedding planner should 21 have are 1 outstanding communication, 2 appreciation for details, 3 ingenuity, 4 peace that passes all understanding, and 5 always expect the best and plan for the worst p. 26. For the sake of communicating with clients, communication should be outstanding. Since the purpose of the wedding organizer is to get dealt with the clients and also plan the wedding preparation together, the wedding organizer should communicate very well. As planning a wedding requires lots of detail things, the wedding organizer should also be ready for handling every single thing. Remaining calm is also needed to avoid any possible chaotic conditions. The last thing is related to the awareness and readiness of the wedding organizer. If plan A does not work, a wedding organizer definitely has plan B to Z to do.

b. Wedding Vendors

The success of wedding day might depend on the supports from all related wedding vendors. As Lefevre 2010 states that: Professional and reliable vendors are available in all areas and for all budgets. Researching their qualifications and making sure you and the vendor have a good rapport in terms of personality and style are important steps in ensuring wedding day success p. 13. Choosing a vendor does not only on the opportunity to choose which one is the best in town, yet a wedding organizer as well as the clients should also be skeptical to see any references of vendors. Therefore, it is a task for wedding organizer to be a place where the clients might consult any difficulty in choosing which one is suitable for their budget. According to Lefeve 2012, to know if a vendor is a reliable and trustworthy, the clients can ask the wedding organizer for PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 22 recommendation p. 26. When the clients are in doubt in looking for vendors, a wedding organizer can come to give the enlightenment. As previously said, choosing vendors also deals with a good rapport. When the clients can feel the hospitality, the vendors already give the first impression that could lead the clients to a big deal. Lorette 2013 argues that “two factors in choosing the right vendor are first, the vendor can provide you with what you need and second, choosing a vendor is rapport” p. 135. Furthermore, Wilkolaski and P hillips 2006 state that “when dealing with a vendor, keep in mind that the vendor is the expert in their field. If you work with the best vendors, your business will be a success ” p. 51. Since choosing the right vendors can lead to a success of wedding day and the wedding planner, therefore, vendors are considered as important parts in planning wedding. Hagen 2007 has listed some wedding vendors to be considered p. 9. Those vendors are wedding consultant, ceremony site, officiant, reception site, caterer, liquor services, wedding gown, tuxedo rental, photographer, videographer, stationer, music: ceremony, music: reception, florist, bakery, decorations, ice sculpture, party favors, balloonist, transportation, rental supplies, gift suppliers, etc.

4. Communicative Skills in English at the Workplace

A kind of English required for those who work is definitely communicative English that deal with ESP perspective. According to Robinson 1980, “the concepts of communicative competence, communicative language PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI