Wedding Consultant Entrepreneur Program

Wedding Consultant

Weddings are a joyous occasion: the bride is glowing with joy, the groom is beaming with pride and all the guests and family are delighted with the occasion. Planning wedding events takes a lot of organization and vision. Many couples get overwhelmed with wedding planning and often rely on a trained wedding planner to help them make their important day as special as possible. The duties of a wedding consultant can vary, but often include helping the happy couple with their wedding ceremony and reception by helping to choose wedding cakes, reception sites, flowers, invitations, and much more!

Prerequisite(s): None

Start Your Own Business

Have you ever eaten a Mrs. Fields cookie? Used a MacBook? Listed to a podcast? Entrepreneurs brought these products to your world. People that start their own businesses and work for themselves are called entrepreneurs. For an entrepreneur the sky is the limit as far as earnings and potential success. An entrepreneur is someone who has recognized an opportunity to start a business that other people may not have noticed. Entrepreneurs can shape and create an opportunity where others see little or nothing -- or see it too early or too late. Our Start Your Own Business course will help you create the business you want. Throughout this course you will be working on your business plan and creating a quick comprehensive overview of the elements you want in your new business.

Prerequisite: None

 

** Course Subject to Change.

Wedding Consultant

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify techniques for planning a wedding ceremony
• List the steps between engagement and the wedding day
• Define the elements involved in the wedding consulting business
• Recall techniques for marketing and determining fees and service
• Recognize basic wedding elements of being a wedding consultant

Start Your Own Business

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Define entrepreneurship
• List the steps for developing a business plan
• Recall methods for marketing your business
• Recognize the concepts behind financing strategies
• Differentiate between potential strategies for growing your business

Wedding Consultant

Wedding Consultant Module 1
The Ceremony Planner

• Setting the Tone for the Wedding
• Taking Charge of the Wedding
• Choosing an Official
• Deciding Who will Participate
• Planning the Ceremony Location
• The Wedding Program
• The Wedding Rehearsal
• The Ceremony Text
• Incorporating Personal Beliefs
• Checklists and Worksheets

Wedding Consultant Module 2
Wedding Vows and Traditions

• Envisioning Your Event
• The Budget, When and Where and Guest List
• Transforming Your Space
• Flowers, Photography, Music
• The Dress and All the Rest
• A Rousing Reception
• The Invitation Suite and Cake
• Favors and Welcome Gifts
• The Other Parties
• The Day of. . . in Detail

Wedding Consultant Module 3
The Wedding Consultant Business

• Characteristics of a Successful Bridal Consultant
• The Role of the Consultant
• Wedding Day Duties
• Consulting Services and Fees
• Developing Your Market
• Writing a Mission Statement
• Building the Foundations of Your Business
• Writing a Business Plan
• Legal Issues
• The Cost of Doing Business
• Developing a Vendor Network
• Marketing Your Business
• Using the Internet
• Tracking Your Finances

Wedding Consultant Module 4
The Portable Wedding Consultant

• Accessories, Attendants, Attire
• The Ceremony Itself
• Divorced parents
• Finances, Flowers, Guest Lists
• Invitations, Honeymoon
• Kids at Weddings
• Music and Photography
• Hair and Makeup
• Rehearsals, Gifts, the Reception
• Showers, Rings, Thank You Notes
• Traditions, Transportation
• Tuxedos, Wedding Gowns
• Videography
• Wedding Cakes

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**

Start Your Own Business

Start Your Own Business Module 1     
Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship  

• Defining Entrepreneurship
• Free-Enterprise System
• What is a Small Business?
• Paths to Enterprise Ownership
• Benefits and Costs of Becoming an Entrepreneur
• Lean Startup Methodology
• What is a Business Plan?
• Business Plan Components

Start Your Own Business Module 2   
Creating Business and Exploring Your Market

• What Defines a Business?
• Business Opportunity Decision Process
• Your Competitive Advantage
• Determining the Value of a Business
• Product Life Cycle
• Customer Research
• Segment and Industry Research
• Market Positioning

Start Your Own Business Module 3       
Marketing Mix and Smart Selling

• The Marketing Mix
• Product, Price, Place, Promotion
• Advertising and Sales Promotion
• Publicity Potential
• Developing a Marketing Plan
• Sales Call
• Creating a Sales Force
• Customer Relationship Management Systems

Start Your Own Business Module 4     
Costs and Financial Statements

• Start-Up Investment
• Estimate Value
• Fixed and Variable Costs
• Calculating Critical Costs
• Income Statements
• The Balance Sheet
• Financial Ratio Analysis
• Balance Sheet Analysis

Start Your Own Business Module 5    
Cash Flow, Taxes, and Financing Strategies

• Cash Flow
• Working Capital Cycle
• Using a Cash Flow Statement
• Capital Budgeting
• Gifts and Grants
• Debit and Equity Financing
• Investing

Start Your Own Business Module 6
Legal Issues and Operating for Success

• Business Legal Structures
• Contracts
• Commercial Law
• Intellectual Property
• Protecting Tangible Assets
• Licenses, Permits, and Certificates
• Production-Distribution Chain
• Supply Chain Management
• Defining Quality

Start Your Own Business Module 7
Management, Leadership, Financing, Licensing

• The Entrepreneur as Leader
• Business Management
• Creating and Managing Organizational Culture
• Ethical Leadership
• Social Responsibility and Ethics
• Focus Your Brand
• Harvesting and Exiting Options
• Creating Wealth by Selling a Profitable Business

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**

Wedding Consultant

Upon successful completion of our Wedding Consultant course, students will be prepared to sit for the NCCB national certification exam to become a Certified Wedding Planning Professional (CWPP).

** Certification exams are not included in the cost of the course.**

Internet Connection

• Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections

*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware Requirements

• Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
• Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

 

PC Software Requirements

• Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
• Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
  • Cookies MUST be enabled
  • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
• PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)

• Adobe PDF Reader

• QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player

 

MAC Software Requirements

• Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
• Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
  • Cookies MUST be enabled
  • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
• PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
• Adobe PDF Reader
• Apple QuickTime Media Player