HSL 068 - Certified Wedding Planner - Module 1

10 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to learn the fundamentals of planning, orchestrating, and delivering weddings and parties. This is the first module of a four-part series. Topics to be covered include the basics of what it takes to run a successful business in the wedding industry, wedding budgets, engagements, and traditional wedding. Upon successful completion of all four modules, students will be awarded a Certified Wedding Planner certification from the Wedding Planning Institute.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. examine the skills required for a job in the wedding and social event industry,
2. create event concepts and plan celebrations from beginning to end,
3. explain how to negotiate and handle vendor contracts, and
4. develop client contracts and service packages.