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Overview
The Wedding Planning course is one of our free summer courses running on Tuesday 12 July from 9.30am - 4.30pm at City campus.
Planning a wedding can be daunting but during this one-day course, you will be guided by our professional wedding planner Pauline Borris. Pauline will cover different wedding styles and options along with the key stages of wedding planning from 12 months prior until the wedding day with hints and tips on what you should be focussing on at each stage when planning for your big day.
This course is free of charge.
Minimum entry requirements
- Attendees must be 16yrs +
What you study
- Traditional features of weddings.
- Current wedding trends.
- Venues and their styles.
- Wedding themes.
- Research suppliers - associated to your style of wedding.
- Creating a mood board.
- Creating a themed table - props will be provided or you can bring your own.
- How to draw up a planner for the months ahead.
- Menu and food choices for weddings - the pros/ cons.
- Drink packages - number of drinks required.
- Table shapes - rectangles/ rounds - pros and cons.
- Speeches - when to have?
You will also visit a city centre venue to view their different wedding arrangements, providing you with ideas/ questions you should ask at your venue.
After the course
After this course, you may consider a career in Event Management.
Continuing Study
We have a range of full-time events courses at City of Glasgow College.
How the course is taught
This course is taught over 1 day and is free to all students. You will use a classroom/practical area where there will be many opportunities discuss ideas and thoughts. There will also be a visit to a local wedding venue.