Sumitomo Forestry takes half of Wisdom Homes. Japan's home builders are continuing to push into the Australian market, this time with Sumitomo Forestry Co acquiring a controlling 51 per cent stake in Wisdom Properties Group, which builds home and land packages. Wisdom Homes builds about 400 houses annually, with more than 150 employees and 500 construction contractors.
Wedding Planner Salary: How Top Planners Earn $120,000+/Year. The wedding industry in the United States is a gigantic one, with over 2 million weddings taking place across the country every year and over 80 billion dollars spent annually.
The Cost of a Wedding Planner. Hiring a wedding planner is often priced from $1,000 to $5,000+. The inclusions in the price tag will mostly depend on the type of planner you are expecting to get. 1  Full service ($5,000 or more).2  Consulting (around $3,000). 3  Day-of-wedding (around $1,500). Size of the wedding. 2  A smaller wedding requires less work and so the wedding planner does not have to spend too much time on the preparations. 3  This is especially true for wedding planners who charge by the hour. 4  The common hourly rate of wedding planners today start from $50 to $150 per hour.