Brides-to-be spend more than $75 billion annually to create the ideal wedding, and most of them hire wedding planning professionals to ensure their special day is picture-perfect and stress-free. In this 36-hour, non-credit certificate program, you will learn about the skills, traits, education and experience needed to be a successful wedding planner. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and strong organizational skills, this six-week program could lead you down the path to a profitable full- or part-time business.

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Instructor:  Wialillian Howard is the president of Wialillian & Company, a 13-year old special events planning company, and the founder of the HeartStrings© Wedding University, a certificate program for aspiring wedding planners. She is a regular speaker and author and serves as a contributing writer for Event Solutions, an international special events industry magazine.