MasterPiece Weddings Certification Course!

It's that time of year again! MasterPiece Weddings is holding a certification course October 3rd and 4th and we want you there! If you are interested in becoming a wedding planner, you don't want to miss it!

This class is a two day course, basically it is a very intense, but enjoyable, two days filled with everything you need to know about planning an event. It is like having a degree in event planning with a major in wedding planning. We feel that you could walk out of the class with enough knowledge to plan and direct a wedding on your own, or for a company without a second thought – and if you are already in the industry, it will give you the credentials as well as the some tricks to the trade, and how to work with a difficult client, and meet and exceed the needs of your current clients.

It is a fun weekend, filled with tons of information that will be super valuable to you whether or not you decide to pursue a career in this industry. We talk about how to handle those simple but unique details to suit most extravagant request, the proper way to cut a wedding cake, dressing a bride, working with vendors, how to acquire contacts, receive referrals, how to work with a client, how to acclimate to new location, how to start a business, and A LOT MORE! This course has been approved through the Department of Education in Florida, and we are very excited to bring it back to Gainesville.

For more details, please visit our sister website:

Be A Planner

or e-mail Melissa at:

melissa{at}masterpieceweddings{dot}com

And don't forget to check out our most recent class recap here!

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Be a Planner Launch

We are thrilled and excited to announce the official re-launch of our sister site, Be a Planner. As you may have noticed, the logo and site itself recently received a huge overhaul, and we have all kinds of goodies in store for the future of the blog.

Be a Planner will be your one-stop-shop for advice on being in the wedding planning business, planning tips and tricks, and the best planner finds to make Be a Planner a top resource for event professionals.

Think of Be a Planner as the place to go for everything planning-related if you are new to the business, starting out in business, branching out into event planning, or a seasoned Professional. We promise to deliver educational information in a format that is easy to understand and we will offer real life advice.

So, if you are a planner, are thinking of becoming a planner, or have ever wanted to be a planner make sure you bookmark us!

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Be a Planner: Class Offering

Thrilled to announce that Be a Planner will be offering another certification class in July in Gainesville, Florida. The class will be held July 25-26, 2009 from 8AM-5PM both days at the beautiful Sweetwater Branch Inn. 

This class is a two day course, basically it is a very intense, but enjoyable, two days filled with everything you need to know about planning an event. It is like having a degree in event planning with a major in wedding planning. We feel that you could walk out of the class with enough knowledge to plan and direct a wedding on your own, or for a company without a second thought. And if you are already in the industry it will give you the credentials as well as some of the tricks to the trade including how to work with a difficult client and how to meet and exceed the needs of your current clients.

It is a fun weekend, filled with tons of information that will be super valuable to you whether or not you decide to pursue a career in this industry. We talk about how to handle those simple but unique details to suit even the most extravagant requests, the proper way to cut a wedding cake, how to dress a bride, working with vendors, how to acquire contacts, how to receive referrals, how to work with a client, how to acclimate to new location, how to start a business, and A LOT MORE! This course has been approved through the Department of Education, and we are very excited to bring it back to Gainesville.

So please don't hesitate to contact us at info {at} MasterPieceWeddings {dot} net for more information and to join us in the fun!

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Get Certified!

MasterPiece Certified is now enrolling for our November course! We are so excited about our next class coming up! This class will run Monday through Friday at our offices, and we'd love to include you!

This the most inclusive Certification course approved through the DOE! You'll learn everything you need to know about being a wedding planner, starting a business, and much, more! We'll have guest speakers, learn to start a business, work with brides, how to network, and much much more!



Please send me an email to melissa {at} masterpieceweddings {dot} net for more information, and to see if you qualify for a discounted tuition.

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Check it Out!

Our Emergency Bag Series continues on Be A Planner - be sure to check it out!

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Be A Planner - Face Lift!

In case you haven't been over to Be A Planner in a while, check it out, it has a fancy new face, new Seal, it's super fun! And let me know what you think!

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Do you Want to Be a Planner?

Have you fallen in love with the idea of being a Wedding Consultant? Did you plan your wedding and just can't seem to get weddings out of your mind? Do you feel you are made for this job?

Don't forget that we are planning a 2-Day Seminar to teach you the ins and out's of this fantastic career! We'll teach you everything you need to know about being a consultant how to work with clients, basically the whole sch-bang!

Spaces are filling up quickly!!! Why not learn from the best?

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Be a Planner!

In case you didn't know - because you are living under a rock - MasterPiece Certified is having another Certification Class in July!

Check out Be A Planner, for more information.

Happy Monday!

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Check out...

Be sure to visit Be a Planner for some great advice!!! It's updated everyday!

What are you waiting for, go now!

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Announcing!

I know you all have been waiting not so patiently for the BIG NEWS! So here it is!

I'd like to introduce to you a Be a Planner brought to you by our sister company MasterPiece Certified!

This is SO exciting! I've developed this new blog as part of an education program. For those of you that don't know already, MasterPiece Weddings, sister company MasterPiece Certified has been teaching people how to be wedding consultants since 2000!

The course we've written has been adapted by several large franchises to suit their own businesses...(but can be taken by anyone anywhere).

So, with that, I thought - I should start a blog to teach people the in's and out's and challenges we sometimes face in this industry.

It will be updated quite often, so check back for lots of great information.

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Something Big!

Something Really Big is....

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Big News!

It's coming! Stay tuned!

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