how many years of college do you need to become a wedding planner ?

[tacobell312<3333]

i have been thinking about it and just wanna know so thanks for your advice or help !

[eri]

You don't need a college degree to do that. There are plenty of companies offering certification in wedding planning that you can finish in a few months.

[MomSezNo]

Zero. If there are specific training programs for that, they'd likely be found at a community college or vocational school of some type.

[Lozzy]

years of college just to book a church and arrange some flowers?!

[Rashi]

Become a Top Wedding Planner - 7 Subjects You Should Study in School. While you don't need a degree or certification to become a wedding planner, there are subjects you can take at community colleges or universities that will help you become a top wedding planner and have a successful wedding planning business.

Here are 7 important subjects to study:

1) Bookkeeping

No matter how small your wedding planning business is, you will need to keep track of your expenses and income and be able to determine your profits and losses. You can hire a bookkeeper and accountant to help you, but you should always know exactly what is going on with your money.

2) Business Management

You will need to know how to plan and organize your business and hire, train, lead, and motivate your staff.

3) Marketing

Knowing how to market your business is crucial. If you do not know how to select the correct niche and market to people in that niche, no one will know you exist and your business will struggle. Traditional marketing classes usually cover subjects such as advertising, PR, and direct mail. You should also take Internet marketing classes and learn social networking, blogging, email marketing and search engine optimization.

4) Psychology

You will be working with brides, grooms and their families, all with different personalities. It's important to learn how your clients think and what motivates them so you can understand how to help them. Also, learning how people think will help you be better at managing your staff and the wedding vendors who will be helping you onsite.

5) Sales

Learn why people buy and how to sell your services and products so you can do it with confidence. "Sales" is not a bad word; you can do it with integrity and you don't need to cold call.

6) Website Creation and Design

Some knowledge of how to make or upgrade websites will help you save money and will keep you from being at the mercy of a web designer when you need upgrades. You don't need to take the time to learn to do it all yourself, but you should know what needs to be done and how long it takes to do it.

7) Writing for Business

Potential clients will find you on the Internet and get to know you via the information on your website, blog posts, and comments on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. They will communicate with you via email and sign the proposals that you write so you'll want to make sure you have good written communication skills.