Become a Certified Wedding Planner

I am excited to announce that I will be teaching the “Become a Certified Wedding Planner” course at Glendale Community College starting on Tuesday, July 8th! It is going to be a dynamic, 10-week course for all levels of wedding planners. I will introduce cool wedding trends, feature knowledgeable and exciting guest speakers and offer insights into the wedding industry based on my real weddings.

The course is offered in partnership with The Wedding Planning Institute (WPI) and is a comprehensive program covering everything an aspiring wedding planner needs to know to launch a professional wedding planning business.

For more seasoned planners, this will be is a great course to review your business practices, learn new ways to improve your marketing and land that “perfect bride”. The most important aspect is earning your Certification. Being certified sets you apart from other planners (it seems like 2 new planners show up in LA every day!) and gives you a professional edge. Certification shows your commitment to the industry and indicates to clients that you are a true wedding professional.

Being a Certified Wedding Planner also gives you the confidence to sell your services and know that you are a qualified planner worthy of being trusted with a bride’s most important day. Most of us start out coordinating our cousins wedding or working in Catering at a hotel. Being able to balance the interests of your bride while respecting your vendors, understanding the complex emotions that arise, keeping cool under the unique pressures, being a designer, counselor and mediator and being good at it all takes skill, preparation and a lot of planning before the wedding day. This course will teach you the tools to be your best and offer your brides a service they will forever appreciate!

The course covers many areas, such as budgeting, project management, vendors & contracts, signature wedding design, public relations, sales & marketing, how to expand your business, operations management and much more. Registration is available online at Glendale Community College or you may contact Glendale Community College by phone at (818) 240-1000 ext. 5015.

All registrants that e-mail me before July 8th at karli@simplymumtaz.com and mention this blog posting will receive a really cool gift that will help with your wedding planning business. Please e-mail me with any questions and I hope to see you in class!

Karli Tanner, Special Events & Weddings Director, Simply Mumtaz Events