YouR Top Choice in wedding planner education
Join us for our next in-person wedding planner workshop - 3 days of panels, hands-on learning, networking, and the inspiration you need to elevate your own career as a successful wedding planner.
The wedding industry is constantly evolving and unlike any other wedding planner workshop, the Planner Life Academy raises the bar with a hands-on and community-based approach. Our comprehensive curriculum provides the foundation you need to run a successful wedding planning business.
The Planner Life Academy is a hands-on, wedding planner workshop for people who want to learn wedding planning fundamentals and best practices - regardless of the stage of their career.
Or, as we like to say—Academy is everything we know about wedding planning packed into just a few days!
Meet Your Instructors
Lindsay Longacre and Heather Hoesch
25+ years combined experience and over 1,500 weddings planned
10 years of growing and running a wedding planning business servicing local and destination locations
Have spent 8 years developing and teaching the academy curriculum
Have taught and mentored 150+ planners and academy graduates
the Planner life ACademy
Wedding Planner Workshop Experience
You Can't learn this stuff in school
But you can learn it here, from honest and experienced planners who truly want you to succeed. From learning how to book weddings and create (and price) planning and coordination packages to styling and tabletop how to's, you'll learn everything you need to build your career as a professional wedding planner with a strong foundation!
Here's Just Some of What You'll Learn
The difference between wedding planning and coordination
How to develop your packages and price your services
How to manage a wedding budget
Ways to streamline your workflow and systems with Honeybook and Aisle Planner
How to style for detail shots and flat lays for submissions and social media
The art of mastering the floral mock up, rentals, linens, and lighting
How to tie a tie, make a boutonniere, and cut a wedding cake
How to create perfect timelines, confirm vendors, and run rehearsals
Previous Speakers Include
Brian Leahy | Jessi Haack | Brandon Kidd | Brooke Keegan | Heather and Troy Balliet | Ryan Ray | Nancy Teasley | Troy and Aimee Grover | Janelle Wylie | Paula Laskelle | Jason Rhee | Gianna San Filippo | Megan Gillikin | Ivy Robinson | | Jana Williams | Paul and Kelley Glister | Michelle Groom | Nancy Park | Hannah Campbell | Heidi Davidson | Robin Baab Olascoaga
Style Me Pretty | Two Bright Lights | The Sketchbook Series | 24 Carrots Catering | All She Wrote Notes | Aisle Planner | Sourced Co. | TAYLRD Media and Designs
Does this sound like you?
You’ve started planning weddings but you’re not making money because your pricing is off
You’re a couple of years in and want to move from booking mostly coordination clients to full-service planning
You want to start your own planning business but need guidance to get things going
You’re planning weddings on the side and are dying to make it your full time job
You’ve planned plenty of weddings but need to streamline everything about your process in order to scale it up
Here's What's Included
28+ hours of lectures, panels, and hands-on instruction
Face time with wedding industry leaders
Resources, tools, and exclusive discounts to get you started
All of our templates in the shop (sales, service packages, and client onboarding)
A professional headshot
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all 3 days along with lots of coffee and snacks
Lifetime access to The Planner Life Community private Facebook group (over 200 Academy graduates!)
Certificate of completion and graduate badge for website
our Class of Most Recent Academy Grads!
Women from around the country joined us in Orange County for our Fall 2019 Academy.
Questions? Contact academy@lvlevents.com