Harrietparkdavies :
Hi, I'm just starting up with a Nikon d5500 and wanting to go into wedding and event photography, was hoping to find some help
Congratulations on your new camera. It is quite a good one. However just buying a camera does not make you ready to be a professional any more than buying a car makes you ready to compete in the dakar rally. You need to be patient with yourself and learn photography first.
Ask yourself this question, do you really want to be the person that ruined the special day some young woman might have been dreaming about since she was a little girl? Many people attach huge amounts of emotional baggage to their wedding. This includes having the photos "just so". This isn't something you can just buy a tool walk in and press the magical "make art" button and viola.
I am not suggesting that you don't persue your dream, far from it. I just want to caution you to not ruin the dreams of others while persuing your own. Begin by leaning the basics of photography.
I suggest that taking a class is the fastest way to get started. Locally to me both Tacoma Community College or Seattle Central Community College (along with others) offer introduction to photography classes.
Next get some books on composition and use of light. Consider getting a good portait lens (such as a Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART and/or a Nikon 85mm f/1.8g) and a decent bounce flash like a Nikon SB700 and doing free protraits of every resident of a old folks home (deliver print outs back in a little frame from Ikea or Micheals).
Take 10,000 (or more) photos of different people, different lighting (indoors, outdoors, good light, bad light, groups, and so on. Then you might be ready to consider if in your opinion your skills have advanced to the point where they are worth the fee you want for them. And as a bonus you will have a portfolio to show.