The cost of the course is A$395
There are many different skills required to become a Wedding Planner. As the Wedding Day Director your responsibilities are huge. It takes a certain type of person to rise to the challenge and to thrive under the pressure. Our job is to show you how to take on this role.
Having a keen eye for detail and being able to perform well under pressure are the overriding key to success in this industry.
You will wear a variety of different hats for dependant upon who you are dealing with. You will be constantly perfecting your skills, and often learning new ones from every different wedding that you plan. Each wedding will give you ideas for the next one and you will start to draw from each of your experiences the more weddings you do.
Superior organisational skills are imperative in order to effectively handle wed- ding planning tasks concurrently. Therefore, you need to establish structure and method for each wedding project you plan.
In this short course we will look at the following areas:
BECOMING A WEDDING PLANNER
- The function of a wedding planner
- Matching personalities
- Career benefits
- Getting started
- Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses
GETTING ORGANISED
- Why good organization is so important
- The planning process
- Creating a reference file
- Creating a client file
- Top organisational tips
WEDDING ADMIN
- Timelines
- To Do Lists
- Questionnaires
- The Guest List
- Run Sheets
- Contingency Plans
PREPARING A WEDDING BUDGET
- The importance of a budget
- Working out the costs
- The importance of networking
- Working to deadlines
- Finance & Assertiveness
CLIENT MEETINGS
- The Psychology of a Bride
- The 10 Commandments of Meetings
- The Client Brief
- Preparing for your Meeting
- Communication Skills
- Presenting to your Client
THE BIG DAY—PART 1
- The day before the wedding
- The wedding day itself
THE BIG DAY—PART 2
- Final schedule
- Emergency plans
- Canceling the wedding
- Post event questionnaire
- The positives and negatives
- Ways to improve
The cost of the course is A$395
