Course Curriculum
Certificate in Wedding Planning and Coordination:
The course is made up of Lectures, Industry Speakers, Group work and Home-study. A Course Manual will be provided, but it is designed to be enhanced by the Student’s own note-taking. Therefore, the manual helpfulness is determined by the student them self.
2 Days of In-class Instruction + 2 weeks Home Study + Final Exam = Certification
Day 1:
Interactive Do’s and Don’ts Table: Students must choose which is correct/incorrect , proper etiquette, etc. The table is designed to surprise the students and leads to several anecdotes. An experience few could forget!- What is a Wedding Coordinator/Consultant?
- Difference between Coordinator and Consultant
- Wedding Coordinators and their roles through History
- Profile of a Wedding Consultant/Coordinator
- The 4 main reasons a Wedding Consultant/Coordinator would be hired
- Income Potential
- The Many roles of a Wedding Coordinator
- Bride and Groom Psychology
- Expectations of a Wedding Coordinator/Consultant
- The Phases of Wedding Coordination
- Test on what you have learned so far
- Coordination of the Wedding Day from start to finish
- How to build a Portfolio
- Client Interviews
- Creating Wedding Schedules
- Developing the Theme
- Building a Vendor Base
- Vendor Relations
- Contracts
- Site Visits
- Rehearsal Planning
- Coordinator’s roles throughout the Planning
- Group Assignment
Etc, etc, etc.Interest:
Guest Speakers may include either a Cake Baker (with samples!), a Make-up Artist (to do a sample on someone), a local successful Wedding Coordinator or a Professional DJ. They will speak about what they expect from a Wedding Coordinator.Day 2:
- Group Presentations
- Test on what you learned the day before
- Professionalism
- Setting Up One’s Own Business
- Getting Started
- Choosing a Name and Slogan
- Market Research
- Building a Contract
- Office Requirements
- Equipment Requirements
- Sole Proprietorship vs. Incorporation
- Hiring Assistants
- Setting your fees
- Choosing your Services
- Part-time vs. Full-time
- Home Office vs. Commercial Office
- Networking
- Advertising your business
- Generating Business
- How much will it all cost?
- And many more topics
- Test on what you have learned
Interest:
Guest Speakers may include an Accountant. They will speak about what they expect from a Wedding Coordinator.
Two weeks of Home Study is a review of all of the above, as well as studying the provided Manual which also includes:
- Social Media and Public Relations
- Building and Maintaining a website
- Wedding Marketing Statistics
- Everything a Wedding Professional should know about Wedding Etiquette
- Invitations
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Wedding Attire
- Second Marriages
- Gift Registration
- Bridal Showers
- Stag/Bachelor Parties
- Wedding Fundraisers
- Jack & Jill’s/Buck & Does
- Thank you cards
- Dinner Place settings
- Who traditionally pays for what
- The Wedding MC and announcements
- Receiving lines and their order
- Cash Bars Final Certification Exam
The Final Certification Exam is web-based. You have 200 minutes to complete the Exam. There are 80 questions drawn randomly from a pool of 120 questions. The Certification Exam is worth 40% of your Final Grade and must be passed with an overall mark of 60% or higher.
*Upon completion of the final exam, a certificate will be mailed to successful students in 8-12 weeks
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