HOW TO GET STARTED

I HOPE THIS IS NOT A DUMB QUESTION, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED PLANNING PARTIES AND DIFFERENT EVENT, I HAVE BEEN THINKING MORE AND MORE OF DOING IT FOR A PROFESSION, I NOW SOME WHAT OF WHERE I SHOULD START, DO I NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL, SHOULD I START SMALL, HOW DO I PRICE MY SERVICES, I JUST NEED MORE INFO ON HOW TO GET STARTED ON BEING AN EVENT PLANNER/CONSULTANT. HELP SUGGESTIONS / ADVICE.