Wedding Management Course Outline
The Certificate in Wedding Management has been designed by industry professionals to equip students with the necessary skills they will need for a successful career in the wedding industry.
This practical wedding management course guides students through the steps to planning a wedding and managing a wedding. It also offers guidance for developing a thriving business and schools individuals on industry norms.
All the elements of a wedding have been broken down into lessons, where students will be guided by a facilitator to give them the skills and the confidence needed to achieve success in this competitive industry.
The Wedding Management Course covers most of the courses that we offer on a Part Time Basis with in this 1 Year course.
At the end of the course a student will be able to go into the field of Wedding Planning, Flower Arranging, Decor, Wedding Cakes & Stationery.
Modules Covered in the Course
Wedding Planning and Styling
- Introduction to the World of Wedding and Event Planning
- Detailing the South African Wedding and Event Industry as a Whole
- The Role of the Wedding/Event Planner vs that of a Wedding/Event Coordinator or a Venue Coordinator
- The Importance of the Relationship between Wedding Planner & Venue Coordinator
- Cultural Wedding Traditions & Origins Thereof
- Wedding Etiquette
- Wedding Trends
- Wedding Products and Services
- Professional Industry endorsed Specialists introduce and host lectures on each product and service offered within the wedding industry according to their area of expertise
- Personal Styling & Grooming
- Trend Spotting
- Styled Shoots & Trend Setting
- Students will be involved in creating an actual styled shoot
- Writing the story about the shoot
- Preparing all the documents needed for submitting to a magazine or blogs.
- Meeting with your Couples
- Initial Meetings
- Planning of Future Meetings
- Final Meetings
- Pulling the Plans Together
- Understanding the Needs of the Couple
- Dealing with Difficult Clients
- How to Charge for your Services
- Creating a Personal Package in Line with your Services
- Important Items to Include
- Defining your Scope of Responsibilities
- Your Terms and Conditions
- How to Sell your Services
- Contracts
- Fee Structure and Guidance
- Scheduling the Wedding Timeline in Template Form
- Scheduling for a Wedding Planner
- Different Types & Styles of Weddings
- Legalities
- Budgets
- Managing your Clients Budget
- Budget Templates
- Preparation for Wedding/Event Day Management
- The Wedding Ceremony
- Coordinating a Wedding Rehearsal
- The Ceremony according to a Marriage Officer
- The Variation of Ceremonies
- The Variety of Elements involved in a Wedding Ceremony
- Dress and Attire for: The Bride, The Retinue, Fabrication, Groom and Groomsmen Etiquette Styles, Colour Coordination
- Wedding Venues
- Ceremony Venues
- 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
- Food Quality
- Briefing the Caterer
- Menu Selections
- Wedding Cakes from the Wedding Planners perspective
- Hair & Make Up from the Wedding Planners perspective
- Creating Mood Boards
- Styling & Design Concepts for Weddings
- Briefing a Florist & Décor Supplier
- Photography from the Wedding Planners perspective
Flower Arranging & Function Decor
- Introduction to Function Décor for Weddings and Events
- Tools and Equipment Needed
- Napkin Folding and Accessorising
- Choosing Flowers
- Flower Preparation & Conditioning
- Seasons and Availability of Flowers
- Flower Foliage
- Wiring Flowers
- Buying Flowers at the Auction (Includes site visit to the Auction)
- Where to get your Flowers and various floral supplies at wholesale prices
- Church & Ceremony Flowers and Arrangements
- Pew Flowers
- Mass Arrangements
- Ceremony Décor and Crafts
- Dressing a Gazebo or Chuppa with Flowers and Draping
- The Bridal Party
- Corsages
- Buttonholes
- Flowers for the Brides Hair
- Hair Garlands/ Flower crowns
- Different Types of Bouquets
- Modern Bridal Bouquets
- Traditional Bouquets
- Sheath Bouquets
- Hand-Ties Bouquets
- Retinue Bouquets
- Draping and Column Flowers
- Dressing a Cake with Flowers
- Flowers for Different Centerpieces
- Colour Combinations and the Psychology of Colour at Weddings
- Reception Décor and Gala Dinner Décor
- Main Table Flowers, Draping and Decor
- Hanging Arrangements
- Table Layouts
- Use of Vases, Candelabras, Candles, Stands and Votives
- Lighting your Arrangements
- Meeting with your Couples
- Initial Meeting
- Questions to Ask your Clients
- Styling Weddings & Creating Mood Boards for your Clients
- Planning of Future Meetings
- Final Meetings
- Pulling the Final Look Together
- Handling Mock Ups
- Understanding the Needs of the Couple
- Dealing with Difficult Clients
- How to Charge for your Services
- Creating a Personal quotation in Line with your Services
- Important Items to Include
- Defining your Scope of Responsibilities
- Your Terms and Conditions
- How to Sell your Services
- Contracts
- Fee Structure and Guidance
- Admin Behind the Scenes
- Time Management
- Ordering Flowers & Dealing with Suppliers
Wedding Stationery
- Different Types of Stationery Applicable to a Wedding or Event
- Tools Required & Distribution of Basic Kit as per Course
- Types of Glues, Tapes and Papers
- Hand out of class assignment
- Handmade Envelopes and basic paper folding
- o Different Paper Sizes and Envelopes Designs
- o Scoring & Layering Techniques
- o Making of Different Envelope Samples
- Save the Date Cards
- o Postage and Alternate Forms of Communication
- o Basic Design Techniques
- o Different Ideas for Save the Date
- o Making up Samples using Different/ Unique Materials
- Wedding Websites, Font Formatting & Basic Digital Designs
- o Why Create a Wedding Website
- o Font Suggestions – Which Fonts Work Best & Why
- o PC Layouts & Formatting
- o How to Download and Install Fonts from USB & the Internet
- o Design your Own Online Wedding Website
- The Basics of Layered Invitations
- o What Information is Required in an Invitation
- o Wording
- o Colour Combinations
- o Folding, Scoring & Layering Techniques
- Making Boxes & Wedding Favours
- o Different Types of Favours
- o Making Floral/ Confetti Cones
- o Making Different Types of Boxes
- Rubber Stamps, Wax Seals, Making of Bows & Accessories
- o Where and How to use Stamps and Seals
- o Making your Own Personalized Stamp
- o Working & Designing Wax Seals
- o Different Bows and Fancy Knots
- o Different Types of Ribbons and their Uses
- Menus, Order of Service & Table Numbers
- o Discussing Different Combinations for Cost Saving
- o Assembling Different Menus
- o Personalising Stationery
- o Assembling Different Order of Service Programmes
- Die & Laser Cutting, Buttons/ Accessories & Ribbons
- o Guest Lectures from Scrap-a-Doodles and Something Blue about their Services and Products
- o Working with Die Cuts and Fancy Blades
- o Designing & Working with the Silhouette Cameo Cutting Machine
- Seating Plans
- o Different Types of Seating Plans
- o Layering and Assembling of Seating Plans
- Name Tags & Serviette Details
- o Designing and Assembling Different Types of Name Tags
- o Incorporating Serviette Detail
- o Buttonhole Ribbon Corsages
- o Printed Ribbon and its Uses
- Unity Candles & Guest Books
- o The History & Meaning of Unity Sets
- o Different Options for Guest Books
- Students and Suppliers Day Out
- o Site Visit to The Candle Factory
- o Site Visit to Mad about Beads
- o Site Visit to Paper Smith & Sons
- o Site Visit to In Good Company
- Marketing Yourself
- o Costing of Your Products
- o Delivery & Timing
- o Business Basics
- o Budgets
- Paper Flowers & Paper Decor
- o Different Types of Paper Flowers
- o Making and Embellishing Paper Flowers
- o Advanced Folded Paper Decor
- Course Round Up & Building Your Portfolio
- o How and Why You Should Present a Professional Portfolio
- o Layout of your Portfolio
- o Q & A Class Assignment
- Presentation of Assignment
- o Introduction of your Company
- o Presentation of your Portfolio
- o Presentation of your Assignment
Wedding & Event Draping
- Introduction to Function Décor & Draping
- Materials and Equipment used for Draping
- Material Preparation
- Fire Retardation
- Safety First
- Measuring your Function Space
- The Structure of the Venue and How to Work with the Space
- Charging for your Services
- Sourcing Suppliers
- Site Visit to a Material Factory (showcasing all the types of material)
- Draping of a Main Table
- Securing your Ropes
- Draping poles
- Chair Décor & Draping
- Draping a Gazebo
- Draping Backdrops
- Draping a Room
- Working with Fairy Lights and Lighting
- Working with Colour Palettes
- Arch Draping & Decor
- Draping a Marquee
- Costs of Running a Décor and Draping Business
- Building a Portfolio
First Aid Training
- Adult and Child CPR & Choking
- Emergency scene management & safety
- Wounds
- Bleeding
- Burns
- Shock
- Unconsciousness
- Fainting
- Fractures
- Bandaging
- Splinting
- Head & Spinal Injuries
- Impaled objects
- Head to toe
- Vital signs
- Electrocution
- Patient history
- Basic bites & stings
- Poisonings
- Department of Labour accredited First Aid certificate that is Valid for 3 years
Wedding Cakes
- Introduction to the World of Wedding Cakes
- Tools and Ingredients Needed
- Suppliers
- Covering Dummy Cakes, Sponge & Fruit Cakes with Plastic Icing
- Making Royal Icing
- Different Piped Embroidery Designs using Royal Icing
- Piped Borders using Royal Icing
- How to Set Up and Support the Mechanics of a Wedding Cake
- Modelling Paste for Flowers
- How to make Iced Flowers including Roses, Blossoms, Trumpet flowers, Daisies and Lilies
- Butter Icing
- Chocolate Ganache
- The Technique of Icing a Cake with Soft Icing
- Cupcakes
- Decorating a Cake with Fresh Flowers
- Baking Demonstration
- Vanilla Butter Sponge
- Red Velvet with a Cream Cheese Icing
- Moist Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Work
- Chocolate collars
- Chocolate shavings
- Chocolate panels
- Chocolate Ganache
- Assembling Wedding Cakes
- Charging for your Services
- Dealing with Industry Suppliers – Wedding Planners, Florists, Venues and Photographers
Wine
- Serving Wines
- Wine Varietals
- Wine and Food Pairing
- Most Suitable Wines for Weddings
- Corkage
- Temperature
- Brief History of South African Wine
- Tasting and Assessing
Project Management
- What is a Project?
- Types of Project
- Project Management Process
- Project Lifecycle
- Role of the Project Manager
- Project Management Environment
- Project Management Techniques
- PERT
- Project Organisation Structures
- Project Management Triangle
- Feasibility Study
- Project stakeholders: roles, needs & expectations,
- Project constraints, options and alternatives
- Summary Documentation
- Cost-benefit Analysis
Public Relations
- Introduction to public relations
- Content creation and management
- Social Media
- Blogging
- Submitting work to Magazines and Blogs
- Crisis and reputation management
- Online public relations
- Public relations activities and events
- Measuring, tracking and evaluating public relations activities
- Managing relationships with stakeholders
- Creating a public relations plan (PR plan)
Marketing
- Social Media
- Blogging
- Digital Marketing
- Market research
- Branding strategy
- Advertising and Promotions
- Competitor research
- Competitor analysis
- Implementing a marketing strategy
Entrance Requirements
In order to apply for this course you will need a Matric Certificate and you will need to come in for an interview at The SA School of Weddings.
Duration
1 Year – Full Time
This Course is offered in Johannesburg and Cape Town
Next Available Dates:
Johannesburg: 5 February 2018
Cape Town: 19 February 2018
Practicals
Students will be involved with the following throughout the year:
- Wedding Wish Wedding
- Each student is also required complete 200 hours of practical experience within the field
- Ladies Inspirational brunch
- Being involved with The Wedding Expo
- Working with The Wedding Specialist
- Students will get practical experience from various venues
Support
The SA School of Weddings provides support to students who require assistance after the completion of the course. Students are able to bounce ideas around and seek guidance in years to come.
Certification
In order to receive a Skills Program Certificate in Advanced Wedding Management, the student will be required to successfully complete all areas of the course and all assignments issued during the duration of the one year course. Each student is also required complete 200 hours of practical experience within the field. Students must also meet the qualifications, standards, ethics and ideals necessary to successfully and responsibly serve future clients as a professional in the wedding industry.