Course Outline

Content Time Guest Speaker
Week 1 Registration 6:00 – 6:15
Intro 6:15 – 6:30
Get to know you 6:30 – 7:15
Break 7:15 – 7:30
Defining Wedding Style
  • Theme
  • Personalizing your day
 7:30 – 8:00
Itineraries
Hand Outs: Work Book; Forms CD Wedding Time Line, Elements of a Good Production Schedule		 8:00 – 9:00
Week 2 Itineraries 6:00 – 7:30
Break 7:30 – 7:45
Itineraries
Homework: Production Schedule 		7:45 – 9:00
Week 3 Budget

  • The Big 3
  • Dividing the Pie
  • What’s In & What’s Out
 6:00 – 7:30
Break 7:30 – 7:45
Budget

  • Consumption
  • Class Time to work
  • Q&A

Hand Outs: What’s in & What’s Out Budget Form
Homework: Budget
Collect: Production Schedule

7:45 – 9:00
Week 4 Insurance

  • General liability
  • Liquor
 6:00 – 6:30
Permits, Licenses

  • SOL
  • Mass Gathering
  • Marriage
 6:30 – 7:15
Break 7:15 – 7:30
Ceremonies 7:30 – 8:15
Contract
Hand Outs: SOL Brochure; Elements of a Contract
Homework: Production Schedule
Collect: Budget 		8:15 – 9:00
Week 5 Venues

  • Questions to ask venues
  • Food service types
  • Things to consider
 6:00 – 7:30 Terminal City Club
Off Premise Catering

  • Questions to ask Caterers

Hand Outs: Questions to Ask Your Venue; Questions to Ask Your Caterer
Homework: Budget
Collect: Production Schedule
Venue Referrals

 7:30 – 9:00 Catering: Savory City
Week 6 Photo

  • Styles defined
  • Good vs. bad imagery
  • How to pose
 6:00 – 7:30 Photo: Union Photographers
Video

  • Benefits of
  • Styles defined

Hand Outs: Questions to Ask your Photographer; Questions to Ask Your Videographer, Photography Styles
Homework:
Collect:
Photo & Video Referrals

 7:30 – 9:00 Video: Love Story Media
Week 7 Cakes 6:00 – 6:45
Stationery 6:45 – 7:30
Break 7:30 – 7:45
Bridal Attire/Groom’s Attire 7:45 – 8:15
Hair & Make Up
Hand Outs: Wedding Gown Style & Shape; Groom’s Attire 101; Stationery Wording
Homework:
Collect:
Cake, Stationery, Hair & Make Up Referrals		 8:15 – 9:00 Hair & Make Up: Nadia Albano
Week 8 Flowers 6:00 – 7:00
Décor 7:00 – 7:45
Break 7:45 – 8:00
Rentals 8:00 – 8:30
Tenting
Hand Outs: Tenging
Homework:
Collect:
Floral, Décor, Rental, Tenting Referrals		 8:30 – 9:00
Week 9 Music

  • Live
 6:00 – 6:45 Live Music: Kelly Becker
Music

  • DJ
 6:45 – 7:30 DJ: Mark Vanderende
Break 7:30 – 7:45
Transportation 7:45 – 8:15
Registry 8:15 – 8:30
Rehearsals 8:30 – 8:45
Speeches
Homework:
Collect:
Music & Transportation Referrals		 8:45 – 9:00
Week 10 When Things Go Wrong 6:00 – 6:45
Family Dynamics 6:45 – 7:30
Break 7:30 – 7:45
Vendor Relationships 7:45 – 8:15
Questions & Discussions
Hand Outs: Feed Back Form 		8:15 – 9:00