Description

Wedding planning is a widely recognized and rapidly growing field within the fashion industry. The concept of a Wedding Planner originated abroad and has quickly gained popularity in Italy. It is the perfect career for those who love to organize events and have a passion for weddings. The race to find the best course has already begun! Uptodate Fashion Academy is renown for its innovative and creative training courses and has recently launched a course for aspiring Fashion Wedding Planners.

The course examines the role of a Wedding Planner right from the very first steps - teaching you all the skills required, including organizational skills, etiquette, originality, creativity, fashion consulting and good taste.

Demand for Wedding Planners is constantly increasing, but it requires preparation. Uptodate Fashion Academy has developed a detailed syllabus dedicated to all those who have an interest in this field.

Course program
* Fashion Wedding Planner: the origins, activities and requirements
* Business development: developing your own wedding planner consultancy
* Research activities: providers, locations, contracts and clients
* Wedding marketing plan: development of activities, communication, promotions, quality and services
* Launching the business: project management, initial investments, prices and taxes
* Event planning: initial interviews, gathering information for the wedding diary, and checklists
* Bureaucracy: civil and religious documents
* Fashion: mood development, how to stimulate creativity, developing a theme for the project
* Arrangements: floral arrangements, fashion drapes and accessories
* International Wedding Planner: international requests, cultural diversity
* Budget: estimate of costs, invoicing

Highlights

Professional opportunities
Employment opportunities for Wedding Planners are increasing. In the United States demand for Wedding planners is high and numerous job opportunities exist, while Italy is following suit with new business opportunities arising. This field is becoming increasingly popular with fashion and beauty professionals.

The course from Uptodate Fashion Academy will provide you with the knowledge and experience to open your own consultancy. Fashion Wedding Planners are freelance, building their own network and developing their own style. They are consultants who work closely with their clients, observing requests and consulting on issues such as styling, location, invitations, etc. to arrange and pull off the perfect wedding that satisfies the clients dreams and desires.

Attendance and duration
The number of students is limited and the inscriptions are open until classes are full.
Attendance: two days a week (19:00 - 21:00)
Course total hours: 32 hours
Duration single lessons: 2 hours
Language: Italian/English
Enrollment fee: Eu/Non Eu: 300 euros/ 400 euros
Course fee: 900 euros
Requirement: Fundamental prerequisite to attend the course is to have already turned 18 years old

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Design
• Fashion Design And Merchandising

Cost in US$:

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 12

Application Process Involves

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

UpToDate Fashion Academy's Mission Statement

Uptodate Fashion Academy was established with the basic aim of developing a high quality educational project focused on specific and strongly sought-after branches of the fashion business. Since then, Uptodate has developed and specialized on markedly innovative sides of the fashion business, quickly building up a reputation as a distinguished, unique player in the Milan fashion scene and attracting an increasingly large international audience. The Academy's vision is to give untrained students the chance to turn into high qualified professionals thanks to intensive, full time programs steadily connected to the strongest demands of the current fashion business. Located in a two storey facility in the very heart of Milan, close to the major fashion streets of the city, Uptodate Fashion Academy relies upon a stunning location, internationally renowned teachers, a special and certified didactic method and a strong job placement service in order to provide students with the highest level of quality to study and learn fashion in Milan.

Year Founded

2001