Certificate
Certificate in Wedding Planning
Build wedding proposals, budgets and timelines with individual feedback.
3 modules20 lessons
$795or 6 × $145
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Become a certified event and wedding planner, from anywhere in the world
Learn through event observation, venue research and planning assignments with individual feedback. Self-paced, 100% online certification from a California institute that has educated planners in 70 countries for 15+ years.
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
- Educating students
- 15+ yearsEducating students
- 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
Choose your specialty, practice with real research and realistic event briefs, and earn a credential you can put on your résumé and website.
Most complete · Awards GCPE®
Master’s Certificate
Master's Certificate in Event Management
Practice across corporate, social and wedding events. Earn the GCPE® credential.
6 modules41 lessons
$1,295or 12 × $119
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Certificate
Certificate in Corporate Event Management
Plan corporate events with budgets, logistics and contingencies that work together.
3 modules20 lessons
$795or 6 × $145
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Learning in practice
Build the skills behind a well-run event
Every program combines lessons with practical exercises and assessed assignments. You work with real research, specific constraints and decisions a planner has to make.
Look at real events with a planner’s eye
Attend or closely observe an event, assess its layout, staffing and guest flow, and explain what you would change. Your report becomes a first portfolio case study.
Make the decisions behind the event
Lesson exercises have you check a real venue’s capacity, uncover costs in vendor contracts, and build timelines with dates, owners and dependencies.
Submit a plan. Get feedback on your decisions.
Work through a corporate or wedding brief, complete an event brief and risk register, and explain the contract terms you would negotiate. Receive individual written feedback on your work.
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
15+ years. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest Event ExpertMarriott International, Inc | Fountain Hills, Arizona | Not published | ||
| Guest Event ExpertMarriott International, Inc | Higley, Arizona | Not published | ||
| Guest Event ExpertMarriott International, Inc | Paradise Valley, Arizona | Not published | ||
| Guest Event ExpertMarriott International, Inc | Glendale, Arizona | Not published |
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