@Nafeesa You’re kidding!  I know people who have had $100k weddings, but not quarter-million.  I guess it’s time to get into the wedding business ;)

 @MyMoneyDesign Nice!  Etsy is a great site since everything is required to be hand-made.  You get more unique pieces from it, and there are some people making a lot of money full and part-time through etsy.

 @carolynburkestl I think you are misunderstanding me.
1 – I did not talk about the experience because as the title implies, I’m talking about 10 different ways to make money in the wedding business, not how to gain experience in the wedding business.
2 – “Just because you build a business, that does not mean couples will come and book you.” I think everyone agrees with this? Not sure if you are trying to say I think that all you have to do is start a business and the money starts flowing? 
3 – “Unless you under-rate yourself and charge less than the competition.” I think everyone knows that people just breaking into a business are generally cheaper than established businesses.  I have multiple friends who charged about $500 (or even less!) for weddings who are now charging $2k+. 
4 – “Where is the $$$ to buy the equipment needed to start many of these ideas.  Limos?  Venue? Liability Insurance?” What do you mean where is the $$$$? When did I EVER imply that these things could be bought out of thin air?  It would require an investment, of course….if you thought I was implying it wouldn’t I apologize that I wasn’t clearer, I didn’t realize that would need to be stated.
5 – “You must be dreaming.” You will have to expand on this, I don’t know what you are referencing?  This article stated 10 different ways people make money in the wedding business.  It did not say that anyone can start this with no experience and no investment up front, or that couples would magically hire them.