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Wedding Consultant Certificate
Wedding Consultant Certificate
  Do you love the romance of weddings? Are you detail oriented and dream of owning your own business? If so, you can live your dream by becoming a professional wedding consultant. You can have a satisfying career helping create memorable weddings and enjoy the flexibility of working when and where you want.
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Overview

  Weddings are milestone markers in the lives of the brides, grooms, and their families. The wedding coordinator plays the most important role in planning this special day. The confidence, professionalism, and creativity that is required for this special job is based on knowledge of every aspect of the wedding event.

Today's brides and grooms have busy lives and they often do not have time to make all the arrangements for their dream wedding. They'll gladly pay a wedding planner to take care of the details. Our program will provide you all the tools you will need to launch a rewarding career in this industry.

Benefits / Objectives

  Participants will become familiar with the fundamentals of planning and coordinating a wedding, starting with setting up their business and then working through the development of a timeline, budget, and contracts. This combination of background knowledge and hands-on experience will lead to the development of professional expertise in wedding coordination.

Course Information & Registration

Wedding Consultant Certificate (Summer 2010)
Wedding Consultant Certificate (Winter 2011)

Intended Audience

  This certificate program is designed for people who are interested in working part- or full-time as a wedding coordinator. The program is ideal for current and recent brides, venue planners, vendors who want to add wedding consulting to their list of services, or anyone who is making a career change and wants a rewarding new career.



Awarded Certificate

  A certificate of achievement titled “Certified Wedding Consultant” will be awarded upon the successful completion of this program.