Certificate in Advanced Wedding Planning & Styling
The Certificate in Advanced Wedding Planning has been designed by industry professionals to equip future wedding planners with the basic skills they will need for a successful career in all aspects of wedding planning. Both technical and practical, this course guides aspiring planners through all aspects of the wedding industry, allowing the students to gain a greater understanding as to which will be their chosen path at the end of the course. It also offers guidance for developing a start-up business or working within an existing business or venue based on industry standards.
All the elements of a wedding are carefully assimilated into modules, whereby students are guided by professional facilitators within their area of expertise, giving them the skills and the confidence needed to achieve success in this competitive industry. The Facilitators who teach this course are some of the best in the industry.
Khali Collins the owner of The SA School of Weddings is one of the main facilitators of the course, in February 2020 was the South African producer of Mr Colin Cowie’s Wedding, who is voted no1 Wedding Planner in the World.
Modules Covered in the Course
Introduction to the wonderful world of Weddings
Sections covered in this subject:
- The Importance of the Relationship between Wedding Planner & Venue Coordinator
- The Role of the Wedding/Event Planner vs that of a Wedding/Event Co-ordinator or a Venue Co-ordinator
- Cultural Wedding Traditions & the originations thereof
- International Weddings vs Local Weddings
- Wedding Products & Services
- Wedding Trends
- Wedding Etiquette
- Professional Industry endorsed Specialists introduce and host lectures on each product and service offered within the wedding industry according to their area of expertise.
- Scheduling the Wedding Timeline in Template Form
- Scheduling for a Wedding Planner
- Difference Types & Styles of Weddings
- Legalities
- Wedding cakes from a wedding planners perspective
- Hair & make-up from a wedding planners perspective
- Basic flower arranging
- Briefing a Florist & Décor Supplier
- Basic draping
- Wedding stationery basics
- Photography & Videography from a wedding planners perspective
- Music, entertainment for weddings/ events
- Selecting, detailing and dealing with service providers
- Building a portfolio
- Health and Saftey protocols
Meeting with your Couples
Sections covered in this subject:
- Initial Meeting
- Planning of Future Meetings
- Final Meetings
- Pulling the Plans Together
- Understanding the needs of the Couple
- Dealing with Difficult Clients
Wedding Venues
- Ceremony
- Reception Venues
- Evaluation of the Venue
- Understanding of the Services offered by the Venues
- Working with Venue Coordinators
- Understanding the Venues Operating Systems
Catering
- Interaction with Caterers
- Catering from a Wedding Planners Perspective
- Serving Styles
- Venue Catering
- Private Catering
- Dietary Requirements
- Breifing the caterer
- Menu Selections
Wine
- Serving Wines
- Wine Varietals
- Food & Wine Paring
- Most Suitable Wines for Weddings
- Corkage
- Temperature
- Tasting and Assessing
Basic Business Management
- Understanding the Basics
- Costing
- Profitability
- Time Management
- Balance of Work and Lifestyle
Marketing
- Social Meida
- Establishing your Target Market
- Trend Spotting
- Marketing your business effectively
- Creating your branding
- Creating a Website
Registrations now open for 2023
2024
13 February 2024 – Registrations now open,
Tuesday evenings 6pm – 8pm
Duration
- 4 months Part Time (Tuesday evening 6pm – 8pm)
- Once a week for 4 Months
Starting Dates
Johannesburg
- Tuesday evenings 6pm – 8pm
- Classes can be attended in Person or online via Zoom
- You will need to be available 1 Weekend – Saturday and Sunday, Dates to be discussed in the beginning of the course.
Cape Town
- Tuesday evenings 6pm – 8pm
- Classes are done online via Zoom
- You will need to be available 1 Weekend – Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 – 3pm.
All other Provinces & African Countries
- Tuesday evenings 6pm – 8pm
- Classes are done online via Zoom
- You will need to be able to come to Johannesburg or Cape Town for a full Weekend of Class 09:00 – 3pm for the practical classes.
Assessment
Students are given the brief for their final assessment due at the end of the course. The School strongly advises that students start working on this brief from the beginning of the course so as to stay on trend. It has been noted in the past that some students underestimate the amount of work that is involved and end up starting too late, creating negative results. The presentation of the assessment is held on the last Sunday of the course. The reason for this being that many of the students work full time and therefore the whole weekend is dedicated to the preparation of this final assessment.
Support
The SA School of Weddings provides support to students who require assistance after the completion of the course. Students
The SA School of Weddings recommend successful students to venues and companies who are looking for staff with in their organization.
Accreditation
The SA School of Weddings is registered with The Services SETA – Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs)
SETA ID: 14870
Certification
In order to receive a Certificate in Advanced Wedding Planning, a student is required to successfully complete all the assessments/ assignments and tasks set out by The SA School of Weddings.
Students must also meet the qualifications, standards, ethics and ideals necessary to successfully and responsibly serve future clients as a professional Wedding Planner.
80% attendance is required and the pass mark of 65% must be obtained in order to successfully pass the Certificate in Advanced Wedding Planning.
The SA School of Weddings is registered with The Services SETA – Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs)
SETA ID: 14870
