Guides
Free, complete guides to getting into event and wedding planning: what the job involves, what it pays, and how the certification options compare. No email required to read them.
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What certification in event planning actually means, the difference between accreditation and exemption, and an honest comparison of IIEM, QC Event School, Penn Foster and NYIAD, including where we lose.
11 min readUpdated
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What wedding planners actually do, what the work pays, whether you need a license or a qualification, and the seven steps from where you are now to your first paid wedding.
11 min readUpdated
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The routes into event planning, what employers actually screen for, what the job pays according to BLS, and how to build a portfolio when you have never run an event.
10 min readUpdated
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The actual work of an event planner, phase by phase (from the first client conversation to the post-event report) plus how the planner, manager and coordinator roles differ.
10 min readUpdated
25 prompt templates for client discovery, proposals, timelines, vendor briefs and budgets. Plus a client contract template and a pricing calculator.
