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This course is for anyone wanting to become and Event and/or Wedding Planner. From creating a party budget, selecting invitations, choosing vendors and venues, creating the ideal event/wedding, to starting your own business; students will learn both how to plan and become a professional event/wedding planner. This course was created with beginning students in mind. Since most professional wedding and event courses can cost so much this course was developed to let you get the information you need but at the same time, save your money to put towards your business. While being certified is not required to be an Event or Wedding Planner, getting the education to be a Professional Planner is necessary. Sign up today and start your wedding and event planning career!
Course Description
Ready for something new? Have you been considering Wedding Planning?
Whether you want to become a Wedding Planner or you just want to plan an event and/or wedding then this course is for you. Join other students that are planning or starting their own wedding business. This course is for students that are ready to become Wedding Planners and not just considering it. Don't spend hundreds of dollars without knowing if Wedding/Event planning is for you. You can take this course, get a certificate and a jump start while saving your money for other areas such as advertising, marketing materials, and more. I will show you how to successfully get your business started, running, and how to be successful!!!
We will cover everything from getting a business license, creating a business contract, working with all types of clients and their budgets, what associations and other classes are available, marketing your company to working with other vendors and how to get the business you need to be successful.
Don't just take any wedding class take a course that will teach you everything from A to Z including how to run your business successfully, get client's to sign with you, create a memorable wedding for client's and how to handle a any wedding budget and still create a spectacular event!
I am a successful wedding business owner and author of The Little Wedding Handbook for Brides and Grooms. I have been teaching weddings worldwide for many years. I want to help you to become just as successful and do it with spending as little money as possible!
In today's economy, wedding planning is a way to be able to stay at home and work with wonderful people. Even if you start at just asking for 10% of the client's wedding budget or you want to make $50.00 per hour; your income can really take off. I will show you how to make your business successful. Depending on your location, your yearly starting salary could be as much as $20,000.00 and with in a few years you could be making $50,000.00. In wedding planning, it is really up to you and how much you want to make. Depeding on your successfullnes with making client's happy, realtionships with vendors, and getting your business name into the public's eye will really make all of the difference. This course will definitely teach you the ins and outs of how to make wedding planning a successful career for you!!
Weddings are beautiful and and it is so much fun creating and making others dreams come true!!! You can do it, let me show you how! This class does provide a certificate with successful completion.
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe what a wedding planner does.
Describe starting your very own wedding business.
Define the wedding budget.
Describe invitations and stationary.
Describe venues and vendors.
Describe the different wedding cultures.
Describe marketing, bridal shows, and associations.
Describe planning an event or wedding.
Summarize wedding planning associations and software.
Describe bridal consulting, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: What is a Wedding Professional and how do I become one?
This lesson will begin with what exactly is an Event/Wedding Professional and their job duties.
Lesson 2: Starting Your very own Wedding Business...
So you want a career in Wedding/Event Planning well this lesson will cover the
steps in starting your own business including your contract, business license, and more. We will also cover pricing for our services.
Lesson 3: The Wedding Budget
Becoming a Wedding Planner means that you need to know how to create a Wedding Budget working with all types of budgets. This lesson will show you to create a budget for your clients and get an estimated guest count.
Lesson 4: Invitations and Stationery
This lesson will show you different ways for finding the right invitation and stationary for your clients and your business. You can even start a part time job doing invitations for your clients (more money for you)!
Lesson 5: Venues and Vendors
Venues and Vendors are a vital part of planning an event. This lesson teaches you how to work with vendors and provide vendor resources to your clients.
Lesson 6: The different Wedding Cultures
This lesson will give you insight to the different event and wedding cultures practiced worldwide.
Lesson 7: Marketing, Bridal Shows, and Associations
This lesson will cover the different ways to market your business. We will also discuss different Event and Wedding Associations.
Lesson 8: Planning an Event or Wedding
Now that you know the steps in order to get your business off and running, you will need to know how to plan an event/wedding.
Lesson 9: Wedding Planning Associations and Software
This lesson will guide you to the top wedding association that are out there. There are so many so you want to be sure that you join the right one for you that will benefit you and your company. You will also learn about the different wedding software tha
Lesson 10: Bridal Consulting
Being a Wedding Planner includes taking on the title of being a Bridal Consultant. This lesson will summarize what it means to be a Bridal Consultant!
Lesson 11: Putting it all together!
You are now ready for the final exam!
Lesson 12: Finally, Was the Client Happy..did you do your job?
It is very important to keep your Client Happy! This lesson will discuss how to work with your client to insure they are happy and your job was successful.
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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