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The International Institute of Weddings
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Here's What You'll Learn

 
Condensed Course Outline:

Defining the Role of the Wedding Consultant/Coordinator
  The specific details of what a consultant does

Trade Secrets of the Professional Wedding Consultant

Business Ownership Fundamentals

Understanding & Analyzing Your Market

Developing a Winning Business Concept & Formula for Your Consulting Service

Establishing the Business

Determining the Services You Will Offer

How to Charge for Your Services

Powerful Marketing & Promotion Methods for the Wedding Consulting Service - Tested and proven ways for the wedding consultant to acquire clients

Conducting the Consultations

Wedding Products and Services
Analyzing for the purposes of recommending to clients

Building a Contact List / Compiling the Vendor Data Base

Contracts
How to develop contracts for your business; how to negotiate vendor contracts for your clients.

Working With the Bride
- What you must understand about bridal psychology

Scheduling the Wedding Time Line

Understanding Social Etiquette
How it applies in modern day wedding planning

Basics of Wedding Planning
Understanding the various issues involved in planning a wedding; what you need to know about weddings to be a professional wedding planner

Designing a Wedding

Wedding Trends and Traditions

Budgets: Design & Management

Understanding the Bride's Needs

Prioritization of the Wedding

Planning the Details
The wedding planner's tasks with respect to coordinating the details of the wedding

The Wedding Attire
How to advise the bride on the proper attire for the wedding party, appropriateness of gown styles in accordance with wedding formality, principals to use in assisting the bride in choosing veils and headpieces, guiding the bride through the process of apparel ordering & alterations.

The Wedding Ceremony
A general overview of the fundamentals from the wedding planner's perspective

Vendor Selection
Criteria used when selecting wedding vendors.

Ceremony Decor

Reception Decor

Coordinating the Rehearsal

Building A Portfolio

The Psychology of the Bride

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Certificate Program

Upon satisfactorily completing the course, you will be awarded a certificate of completion, suitable for framing or displaying in your portfolio for viewing by your prospective clients.

In order to receive the certificate for this course, the student will be required to successfully complete two assignments/ tests to the instructor's satisfaction. The first assignment /test is required mid-way through the program, and the second at the end of the program. Naturally, students must also, in the opinion of the instructor, meet the qualifications, standards, ethics, and ideals necessary to successfully and responsibly serve the client as a professional wedding consultant.

The International Institute of Weddings, and its online wedding resource for brides, SuperWeddings.com, is recognized as a respected resource and authority on the subject of weddings. Every week, thousands of brides to be, as well as wedding consultants from around the world, turn to our online wedding guide for information about planning weddings. A Wedding Consulting Certificate issued by the International Institute of Weddings represents that the student has met the standards of knowledge, service, quality and ethics that our name has come to be known for.Therefore, in order to preserve those standards and to maintain the integrity and reputation of this course, we reserve the right to disqualify from the certificate program any student who, in our sole discretion, and based on the conduct of the student through our own dealings with her or him, is deemed unsuitable to be certificated as a professional wedding consultant, or who does not demonstrate the traits, characteristics or aptitude we deem necessary for performing successfully and/or responsibly as a wedding consultant. A certificate from the International Institute of Weddings indicates that the consultant has mastered the concepts taught through our in depth training and has demonstrated his or her ability to meet the standards we set within the profession. Because excellent interpersonal skills and responsible conduct are of critical importance in this profession, any student who fails to conduct him/herself in an orderly and professional manner may be lose the benefit of the individualized attention and instructor interaction, testing, and certification which we provide at no additional charge when the course manual is purchased, and may permanently lose eligibility to receive the certificate of completion. While we have never yet had to take such action, such decisions, if necessary. shall be made solely at the instructor's discretion. Disorderly conduct includes, but is not limited to, instances of blatant insubordination; disruptive behavior; disregarding the instructors directions; poor, problematic, offensive, tactless, or disrespectful attitude; or any form of dishonesty. Any student whom the instructor deems necessary to cease dealings for conduct reasons with will not be eligible for the certificate or any form of refund.

The student may take up to one full year to complete the course if required. Extensions will be granted for students who present a valid reason for the request, provided it in no way suggests to the instructor a level of unsuitability or incompatibility for the profession.

Most students who have a reasonable amount of time to put into the course, and who work at it on a regular basis, complete the program in three to six months.

Students are not obligated to submit the assignments /tests, and may purchase the manual solely for the purposes of independent study, however, no certificate will awarded to students who have not successfully completed the assignments to the satisfaction of the instructor. Because we provide testing, instructor assistance, and certification at no additional fees to students who have purchased our training manual (which is why our program is much less expensive than others that build in testing fees, instructor support fees, and certification fees), students are only being charged for the training manual, and therefore no discount applies if you choose to simply purchase the training manual without utilizing the instructor support, completing the assignments/tests, or earning certification.

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Make them Your Career!

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As previously stated, you need absolutely no prior professional wedding industry experience to successfully utilize this course to launch your wedding consulting career or business. What is required, however, is a very genuine and strong level of interest, enthusiasm, and excitement for the field of weddings, an aptitude for this profession, and a character and personality suitable for the role of professional wedding consultant.

The course will show you methods to quickly generate client interest for your services. All the while, you'll enjoy the luxury which comes with being a home based business owner.

Your opportunity to earn an excellent income, as well as the pride and self-satisfaction of business ownership, while doing something you already enjoy, is within reach. The course offered by the International Institute of Weddings is one of a kind in terms of the level of in-depth, fully comprehensive instruction offered on this subject matter at, or anywhere near, this extremely affordable price point.

Read what some of our most recent students have said about this program!

Isn't It Time You Start Doing
What You Love?

The pride & self-satisfaction of business ownership is now within your reach - Isn't it time you started doing what you love?

At a one time cost of only $495**, anyone who has ever had the desire for a career as a professional wedding consultant, or to own their own successful wedding consulting business, now has the ability to realize that dream. For the individual who is serious about a satisfying career as a wedding consultant, there is simply no reason not to go after your goal - this course makes it both attainable and affordable, like never before.

** Price subject to increase after 30 days.

 
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