Certificate in Wedding Planning - Short Course, London

This course is ideal for those who:

• Are considering a career in wedding planning and want a structured starting point  

• Are planning a career change into the wedding industry  

• Want to launch a wedding planning business with a clear foundation  

•  Are working in events, venues or hospitality and want to specialise in weddings  

•  Want to gain a recognised London-based certificate to strengthen their profile

Students studying the Wedding Planning Course will benefit from the following:

• Expert tuition from wedding planning expert Siobhan Craven-Robins - Led by one of the UK’s most respected wedding industry educators, Siobhan Craven-Robins brings real-world industry insight, ensuring what you learn reflects current professional standards and expectations.  

• Face-to-face training provides the ideal opportunity to learn through interaction with your Trainer and Industry.  

• Small groups with strictly limited numbers.  

• Learn from Industry within Industry.  

• Site visits to London wedding venues.   

• Internationally recognised qualification.  

• Enjoy learning from interactions with your fellow students who bring different perspectives and experiences to the interactive classroom sessions.  

• Build your network as you meet industry facilitators, our management team, staff onsite at your venue - plus your classmates who are also in, or about to join, the wedding and event planning industry.  

• And last but not least! You'll be gaining experience in one of the world's most famous cities. London is renowned for innovation and staging amazing events. And London offers the most beautiful and iconic wedding and event venues and ceremony locations - both historic and contemporary. 

During your 5-day Wedding Planning Course you will study the following topics:

The Wedding Industry

• Industry working conditions and work ethics

• Aptitude for wedding planning

• Developing and updating knowledge and skills

• Services provided by a wedding planner

The Wedding

• Order of the day

• Traditions and etiquette

• Inspiration advice

• Trends in the wedding industry

Wedding Planning Skills

• Developing and monitoring wedding budgets

• Wedding planning tools - technology, timelines and checklists

• Managing guest lists, seating plans, invitations and RSVPs

• Participating in, and conducting, tastings

• Planning the ceremony

• Planning the reception

• Wedding day scheduling

• Contingency planning

• Wedding planner responsibilities:

Pre-wedding day activities

Wedding day activities

Post wedding activities

Coordinating Wedding Venues

• Venue selection criteria

• Conducting research

• Attending venue viewings

• Conducting venue viewings

• Room and table lay-outs

• Outdoor locations

Coordinating Wedding Services

• Catering 

• Wedding cakes

• Music and entertainment

• Florists

• Designers and decor

• Photographers and videographers

• Cars and transport

• Accommodation

• Bridal party wear

• Production

• Jewellery

• Hair and make-up

Inspiration and design 

• Where to find inspiration

• Translating ideas into reality

• Creating a unique experience

• Weaving traditions, influences and preferences into a wedding

• Design tools

• Imagery and ideas

Selling Skills

• Building a client profile

• Selling techniques

Relationship Management

• Effective communication

• Establishing boundaries

• Working with clients

•  Resolving conflict

Working in the Industry

• Opportunities and career paths in the wedding industry

• CVs

• How to apply for work 

Starting your Business

• Working for yourself

• Start-up advice

• Managing your business

Branding and Promotions

• Use of social media

• Branding

• How to promote yourself

• Advertsing

• Your website

Your Wedding Planning Course fees include:

• 5-days Tuition in London  

• Access to digital course materials, guides and templates  

• Wedding venue site tours (subject to availablity)  

• 12 weeks post-course support  

• Alumni community membership - with volunteering, small business and employment updates and opportunities  

• Invitations to post-course guest speaker sessions (live online)  

• CPD Accredited Certificate in Wedding Planning awarded by The Event School London on successful completion of your course project

The following entry requirements apply:

• Minimum age: 18  

• Competent English language skills (comprehension, written  and spoken)

One of the benefits of your 5-day wedding planning course in London is the knowledge you will gain from site tours to venues that host weddings and events.

We provide the opportunity to see what life as a wedding planner entails, when conducting site inspections at popular London wedding & event venues. 

Recent course students undertook site tours of some of London's premier wedding and event venues including:

Tower Bridge,

The Ritz London,

The Savoy London

The Wallace Collection

The Old Marylebone Town Hall

Sunborn Yacht Hotel

Queens House,

Cutty Sark

The Orangery at Kensington Palace

The Caledonian Club

Spencer House

The Silver Sturgeon

The Mandarin Oriental

Sheraton Grand London Park Lane

W Hotel Leicester Square

The Dilly

RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)

One Great George Street

Siobhan Craven-Robins in one of the UK's Leading Wedding Industry Educators and renowned as the UK's original professional wedding planner. Siobhan brings real-world industry insight, ensuring what you learn reflects current professional standards and expectations.

Back in 1995, Siobhan recognised a gap in the market for designated co-ordinators to help couples through the wedding planning process saving them time, money and disappointment. Siobhan is acknowledged in the industry as the UK’s first Wedding Planner.

Siobhan is now established as one of the UK’s leading wedding co-ordinators. Her beautiful weddings have featured in Hello, OK! and many bridal magazines in various countries around the world. Her famous clients include Joan Collins, Barbara Windsor, Greg Kinnear, Sacha Mascolo-Tarbuck, Des O’Connor and Ronni Ancona.

She was GMTV’s resident wedding expert and featured on the show for the Interactive wedding (2002-2006) where she designed various aspects of a wedding for the viewers to vote on.

Siobhan writes for various wedding magazines and is frequently requested as a speaker at business seminars and wedding shows. She is also frequently hired as a consultant for wedding related TV and radio shows, new venues and other suppliers within the wedding industry.

In 2005 she launched her DVD, ‘From This Day Forward’, a guide to planning the perfect wedding.

In 2013, with two of her industry colleagues, she founded National Association of Wedding Professionals; an association promoting professionalism and integrity within the UK Wedding Industry. The association has gone from strength to strength, boasting a high calibre membership and starting to be regarded as a benchmark for professionalism within the UK industry.

Siobhan now spends some of her time guest lecturing to Event Course/Degree students at various colleges and universities in London.

Siobhan is renowned for her imaginative flair; no two weddings are ever the same. Her goal is to achieve a wedding that is truly representative of the couple involved. A wedding that is individual to them - and one that guests enjoy and appreciate.

Learn more about Siobhan

The assessment for your CPD Certified Certificate in Wedding Planning is an individual wedding planning research project. 

Your course leader will allocated class time during the course to ensure all students understand the requirements of the project. 

The project is due one month after your course completion. 

Graduates of our wedding planning courses go on to work as wedding planners, venue coordinators, event planners and stylists, or establish their own businesses within the wedding industry.

This course provides the foundation to begin that journey with clarity and confidence.

93% of Event School Graduates are Working in the Events Industry

Outcomes Research, Nov 2025

Your training takes place in professional event venues in London’s Royal Victoria Dock, placing you within one of the UK’s most active event districts and reflecting the environment in which the industry operates.