Free Wedding Planning Service Creates Jobs and Stimulates Economy
Jan 14, 2009 Wedding Planning InstituteSacramento, CA – January 14, 2009 – Lovegevity’s Wedding Planning Institute (LWPI) provides a free wedding planning service that employs its graduates, saves brides and grooms money, and increases local wedding vendor business. Certified Wedding Planners are paid through partnerships with professional wedding vendors and offer their event planning services at no cost to engaged couples.
The program is designed to help aspiring and existing wedding planners start or grow their career while boosting local wedding businesses and reducing costs for brides and grooms. LWPI graduates work with bridal clients to select the best vendors to create their dream weddings. The Certified Wedding Planner is then paid by the vendor, allowing marriage-bound couples to stretch their wedding budgets further.
The Wedding Planning Institute’s Certification is internationally recognized by The Association for Wedding Professionals International and is offered through hundreds of accredited colleges as a classroom and online course. Students are trained by professional wedding planners and given the opportunity to assist at real weddings, tour venues, and network with wedding vendors.
“With the economy in crisis, it is imperative that companies such as ours innovate to help our clients and business partners. This program will save engaged couples an average of $1500 in wedding planning costs, insure that their wedding is planned professionally, and give our graduates a successful start to their career,” says Cho Phillips, founder and CEO of LWPI.
Wedding vendors and couples who are interested in working with the Free Certified Wedding Planner Program should visit www.Lovegevity.com. Individuals interested in becoming a certified wedding planner can enroll at www.WeddingPlanningInstitute.com.
The Wedding Planning Institute is a division of Lovegevity, Inc®, a national event planning agency. Founded in Omaha, NE in 1997 by Cho Phillips, Lovegevity has administrative offices located in Roseville, CA. The company helps thousands of couples each year plan for their wedding through a national network of Professional Certified Wedding Planners in an estimated 600 markets. Lovegevity’s Wedding Planning Institute exists to improve the skills of wedding and event planners with education and certification and provides opportunities to those seeking a career in the wedding planning industry.
For more information, contact Jerry Madson, at (877) 597-8166, ext. 912 or pr@lovegevity.com.
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Certified Wedding Planner (CWP) Career Track
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Stage |
Description |
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Student |
· Enroll for a classroom, seminar, online, or self-study curriculum option · Learn the fundamentals of wedding planning and how to start or work in a wedding planning business · Receive hands-on experience through curriculum objectives and from veteran wedding planners, vendors, and events |
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Graduate |
· Earn your internationally recognized Certified Wedding Planner designation · Utilize your network of planners and wedding vendors developed during your coursework · Implement your knowledge and training in your own business or working for an existing business |
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Intern |
· Develop your wedding planning and business skills through Lovegevity’s Free Certified Wedding Planning Program either working with a veteran CWP or on your own · Build a network of preferred wedding vendors contracted for the Free CWP Program · Receive bridal leads from the Lovegevity database to provide wedding planning at no cost to the bride and groom · Learn how to increase your revenue streams through additional services such as “Day Of” coordination |
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Lovegevity Certified Wedding Planner |
· Graduate from the LWPI Intern Program with a fully developed wedding planning skill set, business acumen, preferred vendor network, and client referral list · Continue working with the Free CWP Program and/or work with clients under traditional agreements · Start your own or partner or join an existing wedding planning business |
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Mentor |
· Grow your business by helping new CWP graduate interns develop their wedding planning skills while working in your business · Multiply your efforts and your income by teaching interns to successfully satisfy wedding planning clients |
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Wedding Planning Business Owner |
· Hire additional Certified Wedding Planners to increase the number of weddings your business plans and your overall business revenue · Diversify your staff and service offerings through continuing education, allowing your business to reach more types of clients |
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January 14th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
This article provides a lot insite as to what brides and grooms are trying to do with the bargining skills they have trying to utilize what best works for there wedding.
January 21st, 2009 at 9:22 pm
This is a wonderful program that works for couples, CWPs and vendors. It is truly a win-win-win situation! It is innovative ideas like this that make the wedding industry so successful.
January 24th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
What a great way to get our names out there and help these couples with their wedding. This econpmy has impacted as all greatly.. It is nice to see people helping people.. you don’t see that everyday.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
The Free Certified Wedding Planner program is designed precisely for this economic climate. By giving brides and grooms access to professional planning without increasing their costs and giving wedding vendors access to additional business they wouldn’t have gotten without the CWP, both sides of the wedding market benefit. It is up to the CWP to create their network of preferred vendors who agree to pay the wedding planner in exchange for the business referrals. When they do that, everyone wins!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
As a student I’m very excited about not only the opportunity to get some experience, but to get my name out there, and strengthen my new business relationships with local vendors. This is a fabulous opportunity for anyone new to the business. I can’t wait to get started! Kudos to WPI!!
March 8th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
This is a really unique opportunity. I like that WPI is keeping in mind that the economy is like lately and they are adjusting themselves as a business accordingly. Not only is this a great way to offer a career opportunity that many would not have access to, the way the program is setup, allows for future planners to build relationships with thier vendors. And that is the one of the most important things to build when getting into this business. I think the most valuable part of our class was being able to meet with vendors face to face and to see thier shops.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I am very impressed that Lovegevity offers this free Wedding Planning service. With the state of our economy as it is a great way to help couples to have the wedding of their dreams. It is an excellent opportunity for graduates of The Wedding Planning Institute to gain wonderful experience in the industry and establish a rapport with the vendors . I wish that opportunity was offered in our area.
March 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I was so glad to hear that Lovegevity offers free wedding planning for couples who are in need of a wedding planner, but cannot afford one on their own. This is a excellent service for engaged couples! They are connected with reliable local vendors and given the guidance of a professional wedding planner. This service is not only a benefit to engaged couples, but it also helps recently certified wedding planners gain valuable hands-on experience. It is rare to have a school continue to guide its students after they have graduated and completed their coursework. I am grateful that Lovegevity continues to offer support to its graduates to ensure future success.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I think this is a great idea! In this troubled economy its great to know that people are still able to fulfull there dreams and have the beautiful day they always imagined even if they do not have the funds. Everyone in this situation from the planner to the vendors and of course bride and groom all gain something positive!
April 25th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Hi,
I am taking a certification class from LWPI at Foothill College,CA. I like my teacher Janet, and enjoy the class very much. Everyone in class is full of his own characteristic. I like the homework, all the objectives are very practical, It will be very helpful when I start my business. Visiting the vendors is the fun part of the class. Wedding industry is a teamwork industry; a wedding won’t be successful without the the cooperation of every vendors.
Li Yi Huang
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July 18th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
This sounds like a great opportunity for both engaged couples and aspiring or newly qualified wedding planners in the US. The Certified Wedding Planner course is available in the UK and I am currently taking it online from my home in Oxfordshire. It would be great if LWPI could set up a college here so that UK students could get the benefit of face-to-face support, especially if the opportunity like that described in this article were also possible! I am sure offering free wedding planning services would be greatly appreciated in the UK and would help increase the market.