The course covers starting your own business, meeting clients, contracts, vendors, ceremony and reception site planning. The workbook contains terrific reference materials and all the forms you need to construct your business. The ongoing education for Association members ensures uniformity and the level of excellence provides credibility. The correspondence is a home-study course with a video of the actual class and the same binder of information and assignments as the personalized course. Upon successfully completing the course and receiving your Certificate of Completion, you are eligible to join.
Certification is a process.
Upon receiving your Certificate of Completion, working for one year after completing the course, and coordinating 6 weddings with letters of recommendation, your Professional Title is achieved. Certification is available after working two years as a consultant, completing twelve more weddings and obtaining eight additional letters of recommendation. A Certification Project, assigned by the Director, must be completed successfully. This process assures that the most dedicated will achieve the greatest goal. Presently, our five-day classes are held three times a year in Los Gatos, California, West Hollywood, California, and Atlanta, Georgia.