I see that many of you are interested in becoming a wedding planner. I've been in this business since 1993 and can tell you - there's a lot more to it than meets the eye! I am always happy to chat with people who are seriously considering this field - it's a great way to own your own business, create the hours you'd like to have and to chart your own financial destiny. If you'd like to see first hand exactly what goes on in the life of a full-time, professional wedding consultant - I invite you to watch my show on Style Network entitled "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?" which airs Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. Eastern. I am one of the featured consultants in this season's casts - and really enjoyed showing the public what my job entails and how I create amazingly extraordinary events for my clients.
If you'd like more information about this field or to comment on the show, please feel free to email me at matrimonybiz@aol.com
Thanks for your time - I look forward to hearing from you!!
I want to know if theres a class or coruse of being or becomin' a wedding planner all my dreams r comin; down because i want 2 learn how 2 becom one i need one more year of high school and i need information please send me some stuff information
No, you do not need to attend college in order to become a wedding planner. It is better to have taken at least some college courses (in my opinion) in the Human Relations field, so that you have a better understanding of dealing with people in the business world.
There are some planners that haven't taken any courses, and then there are some (such as myself) that have taken the courses to become a certified planner. Taking the courses add a little more credibility to the job you are doing. I took my courses through Education Direct (you can find them on the internet), but there are many other accredited institutions that you can take courses from.
After taking courses through Education Direct, you will be a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants as well. There are member fees, but they are waived for a portion of the first year.
Make sure that the course you take is through an accredited school.
Another thing to realize is that being a wedding planner isn't simply that - planning weddings. It is a business, and like any other business, there are things to plan out - marketing, budgeting, taxes, business licenses, etc. The courses you take should go into this fairly well in depth. It is the least popular part of being a wedding planner, but it is the part that is most important - and doing it right will help you greatly in finding clients.
I live in Windsor, Ontario and wanted to know where i could take a course to become a professional wedding planner near by. If you could send me an email back statin where i could take that course somewhere near by that would be great!
Thank you very much
Im a sophmore in high school and wold like to become a wedding planner and i was wondering if there are any colleges that major in wedding planning im up to traveling anywhere after high school so please send me any info. You have. Kelliejones2007@hotmail.com
I'd like to know how you can become a wedding planner and if there are any colleges that'd be good for me to take after I finish high school. If there arent any colleges that specialize in Wedding Planning then are there any classes I can take in college that'd be good for me when I get into this field? Thanks again! If you could email me back it'd be great!
Thanks for telling me that I don’t have to go to college. If I was to go to college though do you happen to know of any that would have a program like this. Should I take classes like Interior Design in high School.
Hello! my name is maria i live in texas and am very interested in learning the steps to becoming a wedding planner/event planner. Is there a particular course that you may suggest id take either at home or at a particular school here in texas??????? looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Hi, my name is Whitney and i live in Vermont. I'm looking into becoming a wedding planner. What school around me could i refer too? I'm willing to go out of state you you say i would need to. Please get back to me ASAP. I'm looking forward to your responce.
Thank You for you help!
I was intrested in becoming a wedding planner i was wondering what major that would be and where are the best schools for that and if there are any universities for that in florida?
Oh Linnyette, since the firs time I saw you on the Style channel on Charter Communications here in Saginaw, MI....I can't say how much of an inspiration and similiar ideas we share. I am also the Dollar store Diva! Your ideas and your attitude are great. I do plan events, decorate parties and so on and just really would like to know where can I sign up for classes or get into the business. Continue your great works and maybe one day we can meet. God Bless You, Diva Dee
I"m not even close to college yet but i think when i come around to it i would like to become a wedding planner. I'm a control freak and i don't know if thats a good thing to be if you're a wedding plannner or a bad thing. I do know that i'm pretty good at planning things and putting things together that look good i love to organize things at school even though the other people i'm working with get pretty upset because if i don't like something they did i just tell them that it doesn't look good or that it won't work and pretty much just change it! but in the end it always turns out looking great so they all forgive me i always explain why it won't work or doesn't look good though! and i always warn them before i start that i'm a control Freak and that they're goin' to get mad at me but it will work out in the end! i'm kind of just rambling on and on! But i like to get ahead start on things like what college i want to go to way before i need to even be worring about it. So i was just was wondering if any of you guys had any suggestions on good schools for wedding planning!
Live in Miami Florida and work as an event coordinator for a catering business and we do a lot of weddings and want to take a course or courses on wedding planning to help and earn more money
I am currently in college for early childhood education and i really do not like it as much as i thought i would. I do not have fun anymore, have more headaches than i would like and i need to make more money than i am now. I have always been interested in wedding planning and i am very creative and have great people skills. I looked online to try to find a school and had no luck. I would really like to know if there are any schools in the south jersey area and if so, how long will the program take. I am very interested in the profession and would like to start my own business one day after shadowing an experienced wedding planner. So PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!! ??????????
I am in my third semester of College and after college I always had the dream of being a wedding planner when I graduate. What kind of schooling would I need to become a wedding planner?
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Miami Dade College/Kendall Campus in Miami Florida offers a Wedding Planner Certification course. Certification is from Wedding Institute. This 40 hour course includes classroom and real experience time. For more info call 305-237-2612.
I own a wedding Planning school in Australia.I am coming to Hawaii in November to run my seminar. It will be at the Hyatt hotel in Hawaii It's how to start your own business as a Wedding Planner! The course has been so popular in Australia.Please see my website www.weddinginc.net
My dream of becoming a wedding planner is very new at the moment so i guess i wanted a perspective from a professional and where i could go anywhere between gawler and adelaide (even over the net) to study for my chosen career.
Hey, so ive been reading that a lot of you want to become wedding planners. Well, I worked at the Continuing Education Department at Cal State University Hayward and they have a certificate program to become a certified wedding planner. I dont know exactly which area you all are from, but it would be a good idea to check the Continuing Education or Extended education department of universities in your area. I know this certificate program was very intense, you learn a lot about dealing with vendors and budgeting and all that. You all should look into it.
