We have gone on-site to train the Wedding Coordinators at the Sandals Resorts in Jamaica, Palace Resort (3 times), Hard Rock All Inclusive Collection (Dominican Republic and Mexico), Atlantis Resort (Bahamas), The Bahamas Bridal Association, The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, The Crane in Barbados, The Eaton Chelsea in Toronto, etc.
The course is made up of Lectures, Interactive displays, PowerPoint presentations, 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
Wedding Coordination and Planning
- Coordination of the Wedding Day from start to finish
- Client Interviews
- Creating Wedding Schedules
- Developing the Theme
- Vendor Relations
- Contracts
- Site Visits
- Rehearsal Planning
- Coordinator’s roles throughout the Planning
The Business of Weddings
- How to build a Portfolio
- Building a Vendor Base
- Professionalism
- Office Requirements
- Equipment Requirements
Marketing
- Networking
- Social Media
- Advertising your resort
- Generating Business
- And many more topics
Teaching Aides
- 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!
- Group Assignment & Presentations based upon your resorts wedding packages and amenities
2 Week Home Study
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
- Wedding Marketing Statistics
- Everything a Wedding Professional should know about Wedding Etiquette
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Wedding Attire
- Second Marriages
- Gift Registration
- Bridal Showers
- Stag/Bachelor Parties
- 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 and can be completed from any computer.
You have 120 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.
Cost: Is a flat-fee based on how many students will be getting certified. If you are interested in having your team trained and certified by WPIC, please contact us at 1-866-836-4617 or info@wpic.ca
*Upon completion of the final exam, a certificate will be mailed to successful students 4-6 weeks after the course (International mail may take longer.)
