Certificate
Certificate in Wedding Planning
Plan and run weddings professionally, from anywhere in the world.
3 modules20 lessons
$795or 6 × $145
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Become a certified event and wedding planner, from anywhere in the world
Self-paced, 100% online certification from a California-based institute. Since 2011 we’ve trained more than 10,000 planners across 70 countries. Start anytime and complete in as little as six months.
Programs from $795. Monthly payment plans available.
- Online and self-paced, start any day
- 100%Online and self-paced, start any day
- BBB rating, accredited since 2012
- A+BBB rating, accredited since 2012
- Graduates since 2011
- 10,000+Graduates since 2011
- Months to complete, on average
- 6Months to complete, on average
- Countries where IIEM students live
- 70Countries where IIEM students live
What we teach
Certificate programs
Every program is self-paced, fully online, and ends in a credential you can put on your résumé and your website.
Most complete · Awards GCPE®
Master’s Certificate
Master's Certificate in Event Management
Our complete program. Completing it awards the GCPE® credential.
6 modules41 lessons
$1,295or 12 × $119
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Certificate
Certificate in Corporate Event Management
The foundations of professional event management.
3 modules20 lessons
$795or 6 × $145
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Why IIEM
Educating the next generation of event and wedding planners
Study on your own schedule
No cohorts, no live classes, no deadlines you didn’t choose. Most students finish in under six months while working full time. You have up to two years.
A US credential, recognized globally
IIEM is a California institution, established 2011, BBB accredited with an A+ rating since 2012.
Built for a global student body
Our students live in 70 countries, from Canada and Mexico to Nigeria and South Africa. The modules are designed in California around practices that apply anywhere.
Become an expert in using AI for event management
Every module includes hands-on AI exercises worked against real planning tasks, so you finish able to use AI on the job: faster drafts, sharper questions, and the judgment to know when to override it.
Graduates
10,000 graduates. 70 countries.
“The Masters Certificate in Event Management happens to be the most highly technical academic work I have embarked upon in my entire academic pursuit. The course has equipped me with the required skill for a career change. With this, the sky is my starting point. Thank you once again.”
Chiedozie A.Master's Certificate, Nigeria “IIEM helped me not only to enhance my corporate event planning skills but also to gain insight and practice in other types of events, including weddings and social events. I enjoyed all the assignments as they allowed us to be creative, to try out new things, and to explore the possibilities. The feedback was helpful and contained advice to take home. In the end, IIEM made me truly think of starting my own event management business, a thought I never had before. Thank you again for the wonderful program and for your careful time and feedback on all assignments!”
Jessica B.Canada “The program really taught me things I couldn’t just learn in the field. I thought I was already ready to be the best wedding planner without the program, but it has really made me step up my game and be more accurate.”
S. GonzalezWedding Planning, Mexico
Job board
See what the work actually pays
We track event planning roles across the US and worldwide: salaries, titles and who’s hiring. Free, no account needed.
Browse all event planning jobs| Role | Location | Salary | Level | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Catering Captain (PART TIME)Flik Hospitality Group | Atlanta, Georgia | Not published | Senior | |
| Banquets ManagerEdible Ideas Inc | Fort Worth, Texas | Not published | Mid level | |
| Catering Services Worker - ASU-DowntownAramark | Phoenix, Arizona | Not published | ||
| Front Desk Agent - Stone Mountain Hotel and Conference CenterARAMARK | Rockbridge, Georgia | Not published |
Wedding Planning
Interview with a Bride
By Jody Long How long did it take you to plan your wedding? Did you get started as soon as you got engaged? We got engaged November 2012. I started planning at the end of December 2012 and got married October 2013, so 10 months. I was out of state so I could not visit places. However, I did begin to look into places right away and called for available dates and scheduled times
Jody Long5 min read
Wedding Planning
Wedding and Event Planning Insurance: Three basic coverage options every planner should consider
Let’s face it, all event and wedding planners must consider some form of insurance. However well planned the event is there is always that risk of uncertainties that are beyond your control. Hoping that things won't go wrong is usually never enough. Discuss in detail with your insurance company on the nature of the event and the type of coverage that best protects you, your
IIEM Faculty5 min read
Event Management
How Proactive Event Planning Can Alleviate Last Minute Event Planning Headaches
Here's an interesting report on a recently attended conference held in late February, from an IIEM student in the Czech Republic. She attended this conference on behalf of the conference’s largest corporate sponsor. This event gathers senior-level representatives from the region’s leading power producers, power plants developers, regulators, traders, financiers and market
IIEM Faculty5 min read
The Event Planner’s AI Starter Kit, free
25 prompt templates for client discovery, proposals, timelines, vendor briefs and budgets. Plus a client contract template and a pricing calculator. Used by planners in 70 countries.