Overview
This nationally recognized certified wedding planner-coordinator course teaches the student how to become a successful wedding planner and coordinator. This comprehensive program covers everything an aspiring wedding planner needs to know to get started in the business. Whether you plan on working part-time, planning only a few weddings a year, or a full-time career, this program will provide all the tools necessary to work as a professional wedding planner or start your wedding planning business. 300 hours.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- Understand the role of a professional wedding planner.
- Gain a basic understanding of the wedding industry.
- Create business contracts, pricing, packages and presentation tools.
- Identify the formula/method to structure and set-up a wedding planning business and operations.
- Be proficient in skills such as budget planning, vendor selection and wedding design.
- Be familiar with industry specific terminology, communication, telephone techniques, organization and project management.
- Have knowledge of vendor contracts and what to look for.
- Be familiar with wedding design elements, fabrics and styles.
- Understand how to market as an expert in the industry to gain PR attention.
- Understand online marketing and how it applies to a wedding planners business.
- Have knowledge of different wedding traditions and cultures and how to implement a couple's ethnic background into the celebration.
- Have knowledge of traditional and non-traditional etiquette.
- Understand the Event Planning Process necessary to design and deliver a successful wedding/social event.
- Understand the Six Stages of Event Experience and ways to implement them.
Course Fee: $1,395
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| This degree is offered online |