Wedding Etiquette Training

A bride's successful wedding day depends on the mature support from her family and friends.

Anxious brides and grooms often worry not about their own mess-ups on wedding day but what their families and friends might do to embarrass them. Or for those with more tempered families and guests, wedding anxiety might settle on which silverware to place, where to seat the mother and father of the bride, how much wine to serve, and the right dresses and suits to wear to daytime and evening weddings, and appropriate dancing techniques. Wedding etiquette training can provide help.

Training for Professionals

Weddings celebrate a bride and groom's love with friends and family, but a bit of etiquette training helps.

Wedding planners looking to expand their skills and knowledge about modern wedding etiquette may take group workshops. Emily Post, an established wedding etiquette professional, offers courses that improve a wedding planner's relationship with clients--couples getting married and their involved families--and their techniques for coordinate expert weddings with correct invitations, seating assignments, music, decoration, and so on. Post's course, and others like it, are usually day-long events held at hotels or auditoriums.

Online Training

Details, maturity and timing make a wedding day run smoothly.

Designed to refine social skills and develop a knack for knowing the right way to dress, mix and mingle, and tastefully enjoy a daytime or evening wedding, online training courses provide updated etiquette information in a step-by-step approach. Online courses either offer a string of etiquette courses that includes weddings or offer exclusive wedding online training. Registering for a course online is free and sometimes the entire course is free.

Etiquette Programs

Wedding etiquette training is also available in a retreat-style program. The bride- or groom-to-be, the couple, or the entire wedding party can attend a day or night of etiquette training. Programs acquaint each person with modern etiquette though different course packages.

The Hudson Valley Ceremonies training porgram, in Rhinebeck, New York, offers individual or couples (can be the bride and groom or maid and man of honor) training, as of 2010, for $100 plus travel fees. In a one-hour session, instructors teach topics like engagement notification etiquette, how to select the wedding party guests, family etiquette, dining and table seating etiquette, dance etiquette, and so on. Group training may cost up to $300 for a group of 3 to 10 attendees.

Workshops

As of February 2010, Etiquette by Rebecca, an etiquette school including lessons in wedding, offers courses from bachelorette parties to bridal showers, and how to find exact engagement ring diamonds. Wedding Workshop Lesson Plans are designed for the beginner to the experienced wedding planners wanting to brush up on skills.

Becoming a Wedding Etiquette Trainer

Etiquette consultants teach others what the do's and don'ts are for public events, weddings, business meetings and so forth. Specializing in wedding etiquette training, you might be hired by a bride and groom or a the family of the couple who want to be sure they behave themselves on the big wedding day. As of 2010, etiquette consultants make up to thousands of dollars per day for day-long etiquette courses, presenting training through seminars or workshops to individuals or groups preparing for a wedding.

Becoming a Wedding Planner

Wedding planners also need to learn the latest wedding etiquette rules and planning guidelines. The Wedding Training Company, based out of the United Kingdom, offer courses that take aspiring wedding planners through step-by-step through a wedding day and the role the wedding planner plays as coordinator of the bride and groom's special day. Courses cover theory as well as an overview of the wedding market, wedding styles, marriage laws, and client expectations. Day-length courses, offered in big cities like New York or London, run about $300 to $400 as of 2010.

References

• Emily Post: Wedding Party Planning and Etiquette Tips
• The Wedding Training Company Limited: Wedding Planner Training Courses
• Etiquette Police: Online Etiquette Training Program
• Ettiquette Now: Wedding Etiquette Workshops: Etiquette by Rebecca
• Hudson Valley Ceremonies: Wedding Etiquette Training

Resources

• The Wedding Training Company Limited: Wedding Planner Training Courses
• The Knot: Wedding Questions
• Wedding Channel: Wedding Etiquette: Ten Biggest Wedding Myths Ever
• Fab Job: Get Paid to Give Etiquette Advice