How to Become a Wedding Planner

107 pages

Price:	$450.00 (E-book price)
Print version:	$490.00 (incl. postage and handling)
Course Duration:	6-12 weeks Part-time or Full time This course is by correspondence, allowing you to study at your own pace.
To Enroll:

With over 110,000 weddings occurring in Australia each year, the Wedding Industry in Australia is big business; there are now more opportunities to become a wedding planner than ever before.

In our busy society, an increasing number of couples need to hire a wedding planner to plan their special day; Someone who can step in and take the pressure off, leaving the happy couple time and energy to enjoy themselves, rather than ending up stressed and drained.

That ‘wedding planner’ could be you!

As a wedding planner, you will take on a range of roles – planner, creator, director, advisor, coordinator and decorator! Your people and organizational skills will be put to good use.

Imagine having a fun, creative and exciting job that lets you use your creativity to organize the happiest day of people's lives!

How to become a wedding planner is here to help you through the process, by providing a step-by-step guide to getting started and becoming successful in your new career. This course will help you gain the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to oversee all the details of a wedding, and to prepare for a magnificent event.

Topics Include:

• Wedding Planning as a Profession
• The benefits of being a Wedding Planner
• Services provided by a wedding planner
• Steps involved in Planning a Wedding
• Consultations with Bride and Groom
• Step by Step guide in Preparing a Wedding budget
• Step by Step guide to Preparing a time-line


• Advice on organizing a wedding ceremony:
  
  • Choosing the Wedding date and time of year
  • Choosing a wedding venue
  • Finding a wedding celebrant or minister,
  • Selecting wedding music
  • Coordinating the ceremony rehearsal


• Advice for organizing the wedding reception
  
  • Choosing a venue to hold the wedding reception
  • Creating a Wedding Theme
  • Working with the venue staff
  • Selecting Food and Beverage Packages
  • Coordinating a time plan of events
  • Reception Decoration and styling


• Working with vendors
• Developing your skills as a wedding planner
• Jobs in the wedding Industry
• Types of employers
• Finding a Job as a wedding Planner

Bonus Section: Starting your own Wedding business!

• How to get started
• How to set-up your Wedding Planning Business
• Insuring your Business
• Employing people
• Finances
• Marketing your business
• Working with clients

Where to find Wedding Industry Jobs

• Resorts
• Hotels
• Tourist attractions
• Bridal shops
• Churches and synagogues
• Caterers
• Wedding planner firms
• Florists

If you would like to be paid to plan weddings, La Mode’s Course on ‘How to Become a Wedding Planner’ is for you! Through studying the course material you will discover how you can get started and succeed in an exciting career as a wedding planner!

Enrollment in La mode’ course is available on-line. You can choose from an e-book or printed version; the choice is yours.

An e-book is an electronic book that you can immediately read on your computer. It includes photos, color, and you can adjust the type size to make it as pleasant to read as possible. You can also print a copy from your own computer.