Are you considering a career as a wedding planner?
Are you considering a career as a wedding planner? AACWP is the one of the premier organizations for training and certifying professional planners. Brides and vendors in the industry look for professional planners, and they know the first thing to ensure competency is training and certification. There are many programs, but only AACWP offers you an excellent curriculum, a mentor experience, continuing education, and fellowship with other professional planners. Here’s how it works:
AACWP has three designations for its members: Trained Wedding Planner, Certified Wedding Planner and Certified Master Wedding Planner. To get started towards these designations, prospective members begin by completing either AACWP’s training courses or another AACWP Board recognized wedding planner training course. This is the first step towards a successful career as a professional planner.
Training Course
AACWP’s training courses provide in depth training and information combined from the experience of professional planners. Guest speakers are chosen from among the top industry vendors. The course materials are reviewed continually and updated to assure the attendees receive the most current information on wedding planning, how to build a business and trends in the industry
Next Scheduled Training Course:
REGISTRATION IS FULL!
February 27 – March 1, 2012, 8:30am – 5pm
Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Richardson
1001 West George Bush Turnpike
Richardson, TX 75080
(972) 792-9393
- Payment for the complete course includes:
- Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Snack
- Training Materials to include Course Binder, Handouts and Exercises
- Examination after each course
- Free Admission to AACWP member meeting immediately following class
Course One: Our instructors will explore the role of today’s planner, defining the skills you will need and discussing the level of services offered by professional planners. We will walk you through the fundamentals of starting your own business, discuss marketing, promoting your services and how to price your services.
With Course Two, you will learn how to interview potential clients and what role your certification and even your confidence level plays in the sales process. Having a database of truly talented and trusted vendors is the biggest resource a planner can have, and we will show you how to carefully choose your vendors and build a contact list.We will guide you through the process of planning beginning with the first phone call and continuing through the building of the dream team of vendors for your client. And finally, we will cover essential social etiquette rules and trends for you to know how to advise your clients on sticky matters.
Course Three brings you to the crucial task of planning the ceremony. You will hear from a top vendor on religious and cultural ceremony traditions that impact the ceremony, along with basic ceremony structures. You will learn about common wedding day emergencies and how to prepare yourself and build your own emergency kit. We will also talk about the hard lessons learned as a wedding planner.
Finally, during Course Four, our instructors will walk you through the rehearsal and how to direct your clients and their loved ones through the moments you have worked so hard with them to plan. We will also talk about reception coordination and how to make it all a flawless team effort.
To receive a certificate of completion, you must attend each course, pass the examination at the end of each day and complete and pass the assigned homework. Upon course completion, you are eligible for membership as a Trained Wedding Planner (TWP) with AACWP.
- REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THE FEBRUARY 2012 TRAINING COURSES!
- DATES FOR THE NEXT TRAINING COURSES WILL BE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE IN MARCH.
- Each course day is $375. An advance registration rate of $325 per course will be available to students who register and submit payment prior to 11:59pm on January 30, 2012.
- For wedding planners who are already certified, all four courses are available at $750. Please email us at info@aacwp.org for payment instructions.
- A discounted rate is offered to any company sending more than one employee to the training courses. Please contact info@aacwp.org for more information.
- All registrations received after February 17, 2012, including the refresher course, will incur a $100 additional processing fee.
To register for each day you wish to attend, please print and complete the below application and mail to the address listed. You may pay for the class by check, mailed with your application, or through the below PayPal options. All payments are non-refundable.
Once your application and payment is received, we will contact you to verify your information and send notices as needed for the training course.
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