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The content of the Home-Study Course and the Conference Experience gives you extraordinary exposure to inside the wedding planning process.
The heart of The Wedding School is the inside and behind-the-scenes real, actual material used to create weddings. This kind of resource is not available anywhere else. It lends tremendous insight into the planning process. You feel like you're shadowing a wedding planner, observing first-hand what it's like to plan and execute a wedding. The Wedding School teaches wedding subjects divided into 15 divisions. These subjects, covered in both the Home-Study Course and the Conference Experience materials, show you: . how to set up a wedding planning company--from arranging your office and setting a start-up budget to setting your fees and getting your clients . actual real-life bride examples--real work examples to allow you to see how a wedding planner works with couples and vendors . how to plan a wedding--from learning about how to work with vendors to learning how to make the couple's special day as memorable as possible with the caterer, photographer, flowers, gown. A brief look at these divisions is:
HOW TO SET UP A WEDDING PLANNING COMPANY An in-depth look at launching your wedding business Division 1 Introduction to the World of Wedding Planners--skills and experience needed, income you can earn, dedication of a successful planner, personal assessment of strength and knowledge, role and responsibilities of a planner, how to develop skills Division 2 The Paths to Take in Becoming a Planner-- comprehensive action plan, fast-track 40-step action plan, jobs openings in the industry (resorts, hotels, bridal salons, florists), create your own job with little or no money, create professional image, office set-up, taxes, insurance, legal considerations, business plan, market analysis, selecting a business name Division 3 The Business of your Business--description of services, vendor recommendations, site searches, wedding day management, full-service planning, project consulting, invitations and accessories, researching and finding the answers, destination weddings (resorts, cruise ships) Division 4 Getting your First Client and the Next--networking, advertising, Internet, collateral and support materials, bridal fairs and shows, promotion, where to find clients, creating portfolio even if you have little or no experience, effectively marketing through free publicity, word of mouth Division 5 Money, Money, Money and Contracts--description of fees, pricing your services contracts and related topics, choosing what services to do, ways to protect yourself, sales
ACTUAL REAL LIFE BRIDE EXAMPLES An in-depth look at working with actual brides Division 6 Servicing the Client--guide to fulfilling your client's request, getting glimpse of seeing how a professional planner handles client and vendor requests. Actual real bride questions and actual real wedding planner responses. Division 7 Master Plan for the Wedding Day--preparation for managing the wedding day, completed schedule of events with notations of receiving line, toasts, first dance, bouquet toss, garter throw, cake cutting, crises control Division 8 A True Wedding Story - Part I - Walking in the Shoes of a Bridal Consultant:--actual account of real wedding planning, sharing real correspondence between the bride and wedding planner up to one month before the wedding Division 9 A True Wedding Story - Part II - Walking in the Shoes of a Bridal Consultant--sharing real correspondence from one month prior to the wedding to after the celebration
HOW TO PLAN A WEDDING An in-depth look at vendors and creating the wedding Division 10 Officiant, Ceremony--questions to ask, sample contracts, particularly important areas, finding a priest or rabbi or minister or justice of the peace, obtaining a marriage license, coordinating the rehearsal, designing the processional and recessional, vows, ceremony music Division 11 Reception Site, Rentals, Décor - Tips and advice from wedding planning experts, plus….questions to ask vendors, descriptions, sample contracts Division 12 Caterers, Bar, Cake - Tips and advice from wedding planning experts, plus….questions to ask vendors, descriptions, sample contracts Division 13 Florists, Invitations, Calligraphy, Favors, Accessories - Tips and advice from wedding planning experts, plus….questions to ask vendors, descriptions, sample contracts Division 14 Photographers, Videographers, Musicians, Transportation - Tips and advice from wedding planning experts, plus….questions to ask vendors, descriptions, sample contracts Division 15 Gown, Tux, Make-up Artists, Hair Artists, Guest Welcome Bags, Accommodations - Tips and advice from wedding planning experts, plus….questions to ask vendors, descriptions, sample contracts
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