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Wedding Planning Certification
Become a Certified Wedding
Planner
The
Wedding Planning Certification Program is your first step toward the
high-paying, stimulating, and rewarding profession you’ve always wanted. By
starting your own wedding planning business, you can enjoy the freedom,
convenience, and comfort of being your own boss. Weddings are big business, and
U.S. Event Guide’s Certification Program is your chance to learn about this
lucrative field and how to begin your new career without delay. There is no
limit to how much money you can make if you have the desire and motivation to
succeed. No specific education or prior wedding experience necessary.
At
U.S. Event Guide, we follow the motto, “Knowledge breeds confidence and
confidence breeds success!” Utilizing their many years of wedding
planning experience, our instructors' step-by-step guidance will provide you
with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in this fun and invigorating
$75 billion-dollar-a-year industry.

To learn more, click
on the links below.
PROGRAM INCLUDES
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
PROGRAM BENEFITS
PROGRAM LENGTH
FAQS
PROGRAM REGISTRATION & COST
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CWP Certificate (Certified Wedding Professional) |
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Mentor |
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Online
lectures and training materials |
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Optional: In-Class Workshop |
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Optional: Real-world training. Paid
opportunity during training.
No relocation
required. Guaranteed job placement upon graduation with
U.S. Event Guide.
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In addition to your certificate, at the time of graduation you will be
presented with a Letter of Reference to present to prospective clients.
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Authorization to use "U.S. Event Guide" Name and Logo in your local
advertising, Web site, business cards,
stationary, etc.
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Optional: Upon completion of the program, graduates may decide to
work as
an independent consultant of U.S. Event Guide. As such, you will assist clients
who have registered for services.
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Part 1:
How To Plan A Wedding
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How to prepare timelines for the wedding party, vendors, and wedding planner
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Checklists for the bride, groom, and wedding planner
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Preparing a sample wedding budget
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Answers to FAQs for use in consulting with vendors
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Interview questions for potential vendors
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Month of service: How to plan and charge
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Day of service preparation: rehearsal, ceremony, and reception planning
Wedding date selection
Ceremony vows
Site selection
Obtaining and working with wedding
officials
Selection of ceremony music
Obtaining the marriage license
Ceremony rehearsal
Processional and recessional
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How to plan the wedding reception
Reception site and placement
Planning process from morning to evening
Reception site and placement
Reception decorations
Coordinating with venue staff
Reception speeches
Reception activities
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How to select reputable vendors
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Tips on working with vendors
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Vendor contracts
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Ceremony rituals and readings
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Gift ideas
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Sample wedding day itinerary for wedding party, planner, and vendors
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Theme ideas
Wedding Industry and
Overview
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Wedding history and traditions
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Today's wedding
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The modern bride
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Wedding seasons
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Role of a wedding planner
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Working with a bride
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Financial traditions for the bride, groom, and family
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Duties and responsibilities of attendees
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Bride emergency kit
Starting Your Own Wedding
Planning Business
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How to start a wedding planning business
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Assistance provided by wedding planners: Complete wedding planning services,
partial wedding planning services, wedding month coordination, wedding day
coordination
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How to decide on a business name
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Types of business organizations
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Planning strategies
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Types of insurance
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Budgeting ideas and methods
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Advice from wedding experts
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Wedding business regulations
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How to analyze and market your business
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Effective networking solutions
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Promoting your wedding planning business
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Developing negotiation skills
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Pricing your services
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Where to find brides
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Sample wedding planner contract
Part 2: In-Class Workshop (optional)
Part 3: Real-World Training
(optional)
Here are a few
of the many benefits you will receive from the U.S. Event Guide's Wedding
Planning Certification:

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Real-world training with assigned
clients.
U.S. Event Guide is the only certification program
to offer our students the opportunity to work with real clients prior to
entering the job force.
With the real-world training, students enjoy the opportunity
to earn an income during training. In addition, no relocation required and job
placement is guaranteed upon graduation with our company.
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U.S. Event
Guide provides successful graduates with job opportunities.
We provide job opportunities for graduates
interested in working with our internationally recognized company. Should you
become a consultant of U.S. Event Guide, our company will handle the marketing
and advertising to find you clients in your area, affording you the time to
take on more clients and increase your earning potential.
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Unlike
graduates from other programs, U.S. Event Guide graduates are able to inform
potential clients that not only are they certified by a professional
certification program/school, they also have prior experience coordinating and
consulting with multiple clients! This will greatly enhance your credentials
and allow you to charge a higher fee for your services.
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Unlimited serviced by a
personally
assigned mentor to assist you with course materials and assignments.
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We are
both a certification and consulting company, which allows us to offer our
students a well-rounded education in both theory and practice. This is a
unique opportunity that few other certification programs can offer their
students.
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The
comfort of studying in your own home.
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Back-end
support from our Certification Department.
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You can
stop or take a break anytime during your training. Feel free to work at your
own pace and comfort level.
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Our
teaching methods are exclusively dedicated to the wedding and event planning
professions. Because our school does not offer other career courses, we are
able to target our time, effort, and resources to provide you with the best
possible learning experience in the special events industry.
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Upon
successful completion of the certification program, students will not only be
certified by U.S. Event Guide and allowed to use our logo, they will also be
eligible to receive references from our internationally recognized
instructors.
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Our
program features easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. No stone is left
unturned.
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AND MUCH
MORE!!!
In determining
whether enrollment in the U.S. Event Guide Certification Program is right for
you, please review the graduation statistics below:
- 99% of all enrolled students
successfully graduate as Certified Wedding Professionals.
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95% of the students who graduate from our
program secure positions within the wedding planning field or currently work
as independent contractors for U.S. Event Guide.
Although students have
up to 5 months to complete the program, the majority of students graduate within
3. This time frame reflects part-time study, as the majority of students
have outside commitments that make full-time study difficult.
Please note: For
students who are able to enroll full-time, it is possible to complete the
program in under 3 months. It is to each student’s advantage to create a program
timetable.
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PROGRAM
REGISTRATION & COST |
U.S. Event Guide is the only program
to offer students with clients to work with in order to gain invaluable
hands-on experience necessary to give them a competitive edge
against their competitors.
Tuition costs
will vary according to chosen enrollment option.
Certification
Program: E-Study

A self-paced comprehensive online certification program that provides students with every
tool necessary to establish a successful wedding planning business.
Tuition
cost is
$695.00
(only
$521.25 with program discount).
Payment plans available as low as $49.00 per month. Scholarships/Financial
aids are available to those who qualify.

Certification
Program:
E-Study +
Real-World Training
Exclusively Offered By U.S. Event Guide

In addition to the training offered in the E-Study
program, this alternative assign students to
actual clients for real-world training experience. This invaluable experience is
exclusive to those who sign up for the U.S. Event Guide program. It offers
students the opportunity to work with real clients prior to entering the job
force. Both part-time and full-time training available. The real-world training requires students a minimum of
5 hours
per week of training time. Students may train more than 5 hours per week if
their schedule permits.
No relocation required (available to students
worldwide).
Paid
opportunity during training.
Guaranteed job placement upon graduation with
U.S. Event Guide.
Tuition cost
is
$1,190.00
(only
$ 892.50
with program discount).
Payment plans available as low as $49.00 per month. Scholarships/Financial
aids are available to those who qualify.

Add-On
Program:
In-Class
Workshop

For an additional
$295.00,
add on a 3-day In-class workshop.
The workshop
gives students the opportunity for hands-on training and interaction with
classmates and instructors.
Students may select from the
following options to participate in the workshop:
Option A: Attend classes in
Birmingham, AL,
Phoenix, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, San
Francisco, CA, Denver, CO, Washington, DC, Tampa FL, Miami, FL, Atlanta, GA,
Chicago, IL, Kansas City, KS, New Orleans, LA, Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA,
Detroit, MI, Las Vegas,
NV, Atlantic City, NJ, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Cincinnati, OH, Oklahoma
City, OK, Portland, OR, Philadelphia, PA, Memphis, TN, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Richmond, VA, and Seattle, WA.
Option B: If the student is
unable to attend the classes, they may take part in the state-of-the-art
interactive live video classes which provide communication between instructors
and students (No travel or software required).

Students may add on the In-Class
Workshop after program enrollment.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS (FAQS) |
What geographic
regions does U.S. Event Guide service?
U.S. Event Guide services
worldwide.
Are students outside the
United States accepted into the program?
Yes. U.S.
Event Guide’s certification program is internationally recognized and is
designed to provide training and support to consultants worldwide.
I live outside the United
States, will I be required to
relocate in order to assist my real-world training clients?
No. You are not required to relocate in order to participate in the real-world
training.
Do you have
testimonials from recent graduates of U.S. Event Guide?
Yes. Please click on the link below to be
redirected to our testimonials page, which includes comments from current
students, recent graduates, and active, independent consultants.
Link to Testimonials
Page
If I participate in the U.S. Event Guide
Certification Program, am I under any obligation to U.S. Event Guide?
No. You are welcome to venture on your own upon
completion of the program. However, should you decide to become an independent
contractor for U.S. Event Guide, we will provide you with access to countless
clients and ongoing support. One of the disadvantages of working with other
certification programs is the support stops along with the program. Not so at
U.S. Event Guide. We operate under the principle that if you are not successful,
neither are we. Let us handle the daily business hassles while you do what you
enjoy most...planning the wedding!
Do I have to work with a bride in order to graduate?
No. Participation in real-world training is
optional.
Will I be required to
relocate in order to assist my real-world training clients?
No.
No relocation required.
Will I be able to take part in a program while
working full-time?
Yes. Our programs are self-paced and designed to fit
into your busy schedule. As our testimonials confirm, the majority of our
students work full-time and have no difficulties managing the workload.
Will I be considered an employee if I decide to
remain with U.S. Event Guide as a consultant after completing the certification
program?
No. All of our consultants are independent
contractors. You will be operating your own business, but will be using our
system, brides, support, and guidance in order to ensure success.
How do the brides assigned to consultants find U.S.
Event Guide?
Brides find U.S. Event Guide in one of the following
ways:
1. Referrals from sponsors
2. Free “How To Plan Your Own Wedding” workshops
3. Search engines
4. Advertisements
5. Referrals from our affiliates/members
6. Referrals from past brides
7. Bridal shows
Where are training classes offered?
Our
certification training takes the form of online, self-paced courses to be
completed in the comfort of your own home. Please note that the workshop and real-world training
are not completed online. Participation in real-world training and workshop
sessions are optional.
When do classes begin?
You may begin your training as soon as you
have completed the enrollment process and we have received your tuition payment.
How long does it take to complete the certification
program?
Although students have up to 5 months to complete
the program, the majority of students graduate within 3. This time frame
reflects part-time study, as the majority of students have outside
commitments that make full-time study difficult.
Please note: For students who
are able to enroll full-time, it is possible to complete the program in under 3
months. It is to each student’s advantage to create a program timetable.
What happens after I complete the enrollment process
and pay my tuition?
1. You will be assigned to a mentor, who will guide
you through every step of your training.
2. You will then receive an email with the contract
for you to complete and submit via fax in order to accept the service of your
assigned mentor.
3. Last, you will receive an email from our
Operational Director that will include the access link to our online training
site. Information on how to contact your assigned mentor will also be included
should you have any questions during the program.
What is the average annual earning for a wedding
planner?
Annual earnings of full-time wedding consultants
average between $45,000-$95,000, depending upon performance, experience, and
market area.

Please complete and submit the form below. A U.S.
Event Guide representative will be assigned to assist you with any questions
and/or comments you may have regarding our certification programs. You may
contact us at 1-800-658-3211 X 2 (United States) or 1-703-542-4045
(International).
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U.S. Event
Guide serves the following areas: Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Asia:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British
Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos,
Cyprus, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian
territories, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United
Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen. Europe: Albania, Andorra,
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France,
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of
Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican
City. North America: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman
Islands, Flag of France Clipperton Island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Flag
of the United States Navassa Island, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua,
Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States,
Virgin Islands. South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay,
Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. Oceania: American Samoa, Australia,
Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island,
Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and
Futuna. Antarctica. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Phoenix, Bay
Area, California, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento,
San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Southern California, Colorado,
Denver, Connecticut, Hartford, New Haven, Washington DC, Delaware,
Florida, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Tampa,
Atlanta, Georgia, Savannah, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Chicago, Illinois,
Indiana, Indianapolis, Kansas, Kansas City, Kentucky, Louisiana. Boston,
New England, Worcester, Baltimore, Bethesda, Maryland, Maine, Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, Missouri, St. Louis,
Montana, Raleigh, Manchester, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Newark, New
Mexico, Las Vegas, Nevada, Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, New York
City, Charlotte, North Carolina, Rochester, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Canada, Ontario, Oregon, Portland, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Providence, Rhode Island, Columbia, South Carolina, Nashville,
Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Texas, Utah, Ashland, Alexandria,
Annandale, Arlington, Burke, Chantilly, Charlottesville, Falls
Church, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Glen Allen, Manassas,
Midlothian, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Springfield, Virginia
Beach, Woodbridge, Virginia, Vermont, Seattle, Washington, Milwaukee,
Vermont, Seattle, Washington, Milwaukee,
AND MANY MORE.....
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