Guide
The Event Planning Certification Guide
Compare event planning programs by curriculum, assessment, cost, study format, and credential, with an explanation of accreditation and exemption.
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Guides
The long answers
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.
Guide
How to Become a Wedding Planner
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.
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Guide
How to Become an Event Planner
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.
9 min readUpdated
Guide
What Does an Event Planner Do?
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.
9 min readUpdated
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.