Online Course: Wedding Planning as a Career - Certificate and CEUs
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Online Class: Wedding Planning as a Career

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Basic Course: $45.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $70.00
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 necesary. Sign up today and start your wedding and event planning career! Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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Continuing Education Units (CEU)
1.0 CEUs

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.

 Weddings are beautiful and what a great way to help others create and make their dreams come true!!!

 


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!

Instructor Patty Hansen also teaches the popular Wedding Planning Basics and Event Planning: As a Profession and for Fun.


This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. What is an Event/Wedding Professional - This lesson will begin with what exactly is an Event/Wedding Professional and their job duties.
  2. Starting Your 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.
  3. Event Budget - Becoming an Event/Wedding Planner means that you need to know how to create an Event Budget. This lesson will show you to create a budget for your clients and get an estimated guest count.
  4. Invitations and Stationery - This lesson will show you different ways for finding the right invitation and stationery for your clients and your business.
  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.
  6. Event and Wedding Cultures - This lesson will give you insight to the different event and wedding cultures practiced worldwide.
  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.
  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.
  9. Putting it all together! - You are now ready for the final exam!
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  3. Certificate of Academic Excellence

Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit. Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official. To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service. Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers to verify your achievement).

Additional Information

Course Title : Wedding Planning as a Career
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 11797
Course Type : How To
Course URL : http://class.universalclass.com/eventwed
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Instructor : Patty Hansen
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $45.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $70.00
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course. This course may not fulfill any local, state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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