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Wedding Planning Degree Requirements
To earn a Degree in Wedding Planning students are required to complete 75 credit hours. This includes the final Apprentice Program course which is worth six (6) credit hours. Most students finish their degree in 18 - 24 months depending on course workload.
Pre-requisite - Fast Track Certification - 15 Credits
The following courses are REQUIRED:
- Fast Track Wedding Planning Certification
- Professional Wedding and Social Event Planning
- Writing Your Business Plan
- Risk Management: Event Insurance and the Law - Protecting Your Business, Your Clients & Guests
- Writing A Marketing & Public Relations Plan
- Sales & Marketing Applications for the Wedding Professional
- Wedding Vendors & Vendor Contracts
- Human Resources for the Professional Social Event Planner - When to hire, delegate, outsource, and terminate.
- Wedding Etiquette Around The World, both Traditional and Trendy
- Gowns, Styles and Designs (Veils, Hair & Makeup)
- Wedding Styles, Signatures, Themes, Props, Staging & Design Tricks
- Project Management for the Professional Wedding Event Planner
- That's Entertainment - Event Entertainment Design, Production & Delivery
- Social Event Planning: Pre & Post Wedding Parties & Revenue Opportunities
- Putting your Expertise in Writing - Become a Published Writer/Author
- Incorporating Stationery, Invitations & Favors into Your Business
- Catering & Reception Logistics and Project Management
- Crafty Weddings - Working with a DIY Bride
- Going Green: Green Weddings and Green Business Practices
- Destination Weddings & Honeymoons
- Arrival - How to Manage & Navigate Travel Industry Logistics
- Expand Your Business and Increase Revenue All Year Long
- Accounting for the Wedding Professional
- Table Scaping: Table Settings, Centerpieces, Linens, Dishes and Flatware
- Ceremonies, Religious Customs & Traditions
- Event Design, Flow, Logistics & Room Navigation
- Menu Selection Techniques and Formulas for Social Events
- Room Scaping with Fabric, Lighting and Color Techniques
- Emergency Etiquette and Crisis Control, Trade Secrets for Wedding Planners
- Apprenticeship
Tuition for The Wedding Planning Associates Degree is $200.00 USD to $375.00 USD per class. All classes are online. Some courses require students to occasionally meet with local wedding professionals for assigned projects.
The Wedding Planning Institute's Associate's Degree Program for Professional Wedding Planners is a competitive program with only 30 students per year being accepted. Only applicants who have met the pre-requisite requirements should apply.
All previous work from applicants Certification will be reviewed as part of the selection process.
Applications for the 2009/2010 Year should be sent to admissions@weddingplanninginstitute.com.
To Apply:
- Request and submit the application to admissions@weddingplanninginstitute.com
- Send in your application fee - $50.00
- Send in a Cover Letter
- Three letters of recommendation from business associates or clients
- Submit a portfolio of various social events, including at least 3 weddings, utilizing the A-6 formula
Deadline for applications is June 30, 2009.
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