This course is for serious persons wanting to become a wedding planner. In this course you receive a copy of the book: The Little Wedding Handbook for Brides and Grooms along with various business forms and contracts. This course is usually marketed at 850.00 when seminar is done in person but now you have the chance to receive your certificate and begin right away. You will know how to plan weddings and even direct weddings and create a wedding budget upon completion of the course.
Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription
Basic Course (no certificate) = $40.00 Course with Certificate & CEUs = $65.00
How to Start a Wedding Planning Business shows you how you can start and market your own wedding planning business. Participants first start off by choosing a business name which is one of the most crucial parts of any business. After choosing a business name, the class discuss how to find and work with reputable wedding vendors and how to get other vendors to market your business!
This course will go into detail about preparing a wedding budget for the bride and groom. The first thing you do as a wedding planner is guide the bride and groom in making sure they do not spend more money than they want to. Preparing a wedding budget is difficult but the instructor will provide examples and show you a very easy way to accomplish this task. She will provide students with sample business forms and contracts to get you started. Always make sure though that your forms are legal within your state. A detailed wedding timeline is given so that participants will know when and how much time the bride and groom have to get certain activities done before the wedding day! The wedding industry is a 42 billion dollar industry and alot of people are wanting to work from home by becoming wedding planners. After taking the course, you too, should be able to get started in running your own Wedding Planning Business!
Earn a certificate and CEUs upon successful completion (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course,
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Course Description
Wedding Planning/Consulting and Directing is a fun and fast growing industry. Every day people are in need of assistance in planning their special day.
This course will cover every aspect of wedding planning from the definition of a wedding planner all the way to directing the Wedding Day Events. If you are serious about starting a new career as a Wedding Planner/Consultant then this class is a must.
I am the owner of a successful Wedding/Event Company and author of The Little Wedding Handbook for Brides and Grooms. Don't fall for other classes written by someone just getting into the industry or spend money uselessly on a seminar when you can get everything you need right here. I will tell you the ins and outs of wedding planning and what it takes to be a successful wedding business owner. You will learn the secrets of trade shows, how to deal with hostile and diverse clients, creating a budget for every wedding, how to get your client to sign on with your company, getting your business up and running successfully and legally, and so much more.
You will get experience in creating your business forms to making your company successful, choosing what works for you in dealing with clients in your locale, dressing for different types of weddings, working with wedding/event vendors in your area, growing your business, and becoming a well known Wedding Consultant in your area. You will even get the opportunity to plan an event!!!!
We will even cover where Bridal Consultants go to continue their education in this ever growing industry. The associations that you definitely need to be in and what to do to insure your clientele will continue to grow and prosper.
Start today and be on your way to a new career in the Wedding/Bridal Industry!
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Choosing Your Business Name..
This lesson will be about how to choose just the right name for your business so customers will pick you as their wedding planner. We will discuss good and bad names and also discuss how to register your name so that it is legal and yours only.
Lesson 2: Working with Vendors
In this second lesson, you will learn how to find and work with reputable vendors. This lesson is all about vendors.
Lesson 3: How to Dress for Success
This lesson is short but gets right down to how we should dress as wedding planners for success!!!
Lesson 4: Contracts and Forms...
This will be a very important lesson. Always seek legal advice when composing business contracts and forms!!!
Lesson 5: Wedding Budget...
This lesson is crucial in starting the Wedding Planning Process. You will learn how to create a wedding budget for the bride and groom!
Lesson 6: Getting Your Wedding Business Off and Running
This lesson will be very fun and interesting. If you are ready to get your business off and running, this lesson will help you do that. From business cards, wedding website, etc. we will discuss how to get our Wedding Planning Business Off and Running!!!
Lesson 7: Starting Your Wedding Planning Business
We will take all of the prior lessons and apply it to how we will start our own business.
Lesson 8: FINAL EXAM
You are now ready for the Final Exam. Good Luck and take your time.
Optional Certificates Awarded
Certificate of Class Participation
Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
I will offer the Certificate of Outstanding Achievement if you successfully pass the course with 70% or higher. I will also offer a Certificate of Class Participation if you participate in the class polls, surveys, and forums.
Certificates may be awarded by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student merit.
To save your award and have a hard-copy delivered, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online.
Official awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
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, or educational requirements.
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