Wedding Planning and Events Management Level 4

Unit 1 - Basics
1.1 What is a Wedding Planner?
1.2 What is an Events Manager?
1.3 Who needs them?
1.4 What skills and attributes do they need?
1.5 What Wedding Planning and Events Management have in common.

Unit 2 - Budgets and Finance
2.1 What to charge
2.2 Establishing Budgets

Unit 3 - Wedding Planning
3.1 How to Deal with Enquiries
3.2 Your Clients – The Happy Couple
3.3 The Wedding Ceremony
3.4 The Reception
3.5 The Party
3.6 Themed Events

Unit 4 - Events Management
4.1 Your Clients – The Decision-Makers
4.2 Corporate Events
4.3 Setting up Conferences
4.4 Larger Events
4.5 Family and Social Events

Unit 5 - 5.1 Venue Selection

Unit 6 - Planning Processes
6.1 Managing the Budget
6.2 Managing the Venue
6.3 Managing and Coordinating Suppliers and Contractors

Unit 7 - Catering
7.1 Agreeing the Food and Cuisine
7.2 Considering Non-Standard Diners
7.3 Available Facilities and Utilities
7.4 Staffing
7.5 Table Planning
7.6 Drinks and Bar Facilities
7.7 Stock Control
7.8 The Effects of Alcohol

Unit 8 - Music and Entertainment
8.1 Live Music? DJ?, Both?
8.2 Agreeing the Entertainment Timetable
8.3 Booking Bands and Artists
8.4 Technical Requirements

Unit 9 - Legal and Compliance Issues
9.1 Health and Safety
9.2 Licenses and Permits
9.3 Liability Issues and Insurance

Unit 10 - Marketing Your Business

Appendix
Useful Forms and Planning Tools
A.1 Fee Planning
A.2 Budget Planning – Cocktail Party Example
A.3 Wedding Planning Overview
A.4 Event Planning Aide Memoire
A.5 Event Scope and Specification

You must successfully complete a series of activities and assessments. Once all assessments and activities have been completed, you will then be awarded your certificate. The good news is there is no final exam.