DESTINATION WEDDING PLANNER ACADEMY
Turn Your Love of Travel, Weddings & People Into a Business You Can Build Around Your Life.
Learn how to become a destination wedding planner with practical training from someone who has spent 10 years actually doing it.
Have You Ever Wondered What It Would Feel Like to Build Something of Your Own?
Maybe you love travel. Maybe you're the person everyone turns to when there's something to organize. Maybe you love weddings, beautiful details and bringing people together.
But you've never thought of those things as skills you could turn into a business.
You can.
You don't need to be a travel agent. You don't need to have planned weddings before. And you don't need to have everything figured out before you begin.
You just need the desire to learn — and someone who's willing to show you how.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
I Didn't Start With a Roadmap. I Started With an Idea.
Ten years ago, I didn't have a roadmap for building a destination wedding planning business. I had an idea, a love of weddings and travel, and a belief that I could create something of my own.
I moved to the Dominican Republic and started Destination Dream Weddings. And while I believed in the business from the beginning, I had a lot to learn.
I learned by doing — working with real couples, real resorts and real weddings. I made mistakes. I figured things out. I built relationships. And little by little, I built a successful business.
Now I want to teach you what took me years to learn.
Learn How to Plan a Destination Wedding — From the First Consultation to the Wedding Day
This course walks you through the complete destination wedding planning process, step by step — so you understand not only what needs to happen, but when it needs to happen and why.
From working with your couple and choosing the right destination and venue, to budgets, traditions, vendors, timelines, guest details and the wedding day itself, you'll learn the process I developed through ten years of planning real destination weddings.
Inside the Academy, You'll Learn How To:
Understand the Destination Wedding Industry
Learn the role of a destination wedding planner, how destination weddings differ from traditional weddings, and how the planning process works from beginning to end.
Guide Couples Through the Planning Process
Learn how to lead couples through consultations, decision-making, budgeting, timelines and the many details that need to come together throughout the planning journey.
Plan Every Detail of the Wedding Experience
Learn how to coordinate the ceremony, reception, vendors, décor, guest details and final preparations so you can confidently guide the wedding from planning through to the wedding day.
WHAT'S INSIDE THE ACADEMY
12 Weeks. A Complete Destination Wedding Planning Education.
Over 12 weeks, you'll move step by step through the destination wedding planning process — learning not just what a planner does, but how to confidently guide a real couple from their first consultation through to their wedding day.
WEEK 1
The Destination Wedding Industry
Discover how the destination wedding industry works, the role of a destination wedding planner, and how destination weddings differ from traditional weddings. You'll also explore the different types of destination weddings and the professionals involved in bringing them to life.
WEEK 2
Understanding Your Couple & Their Vision
Learn how to conduct an effective client consultation, uncover what your couple truly wants, establish priorities and begin turning their ideas into a clear vision for their destination wedding.
WEEK 3
Choosing the Right Destination & Venue
Learn how to match a couple with the right destination, resort or venue based on their vision, priorities, budget and guest needs — and what to look for before making a recommendation.
WEEK 4
The Destination Wedding Planning Process
Learn the complete destination wedding planning process from the first consultation through to the wedding day, including the key stages, timelines and details that keep every part of the planning journey organized and on track.
WEEK 5
Wedding Budgets & Pricing
Learn how to build a realistic destination wedding budget, help couples understand where their money is going, prioritize spending and navigate the costs that come with planning a wedding away from home.
WEEK 6
Wedding Traditions, Ceremonies & Etiquette
Learn how traditions, cultural customs and ceremony styles shape destination weddings, including religious, civil and symbolic ceremonies, so you can help couples create a celebration that feels meaningful and personal.
WEEK 7
Wedding Design, Décor & Themes
Learn how to help couples develop a cohesive wedding design, from choosing a theme and colour palette to décor, florals, lighting and the details that bring their vision together.
WEEK 8
Selecting & Managing Wedding Vendors
Learn how to research, evaluate and recommend the right wedding professionals, communicate with vendors, review proposals and help couples build a trusted team to bring their wedding vision to life.
WEEK 9
Guest Management & The Destination Wedding Experience
Learn how to guide couples through the guest experience, from invitations and wedding websites to travel details, RSVPs, special requests and keeping everyone informed — so guests feel supported from the moment they say yes to the trip.
WEEK 10
Wedding Day Timelines & Coordination
Learn how to create a detailed wedding day timeline, coordinate vendors, manage the flow of the day and anticipate the little details that keep everything running smoothly — so your couple can relax and enjoy their wedding.
WEEK 11
The Final Weeks Before the Wedding
Learn how to guide your couple through the final stages of planning, confirm vendors and details, finalize timelines and handle last-minute changes — so everyone arrives at the wedding feeling prepared and confident.
WEEK 12
Putting It All Together — From Student to Destination Wedding Planner
Bring everything you've learned together and see how the complete planning process works from beginning to end — so you can move forward with the knowledge, tools and confidence to guide your own destination wedding couples.
You Don't Need to Know How to Do All of This Yet. That's Why You're Here.
Inside the Academy, you'll learn the same step-by-step processes, checklists and planning structure I use to guide couples from their first consultation all the way to their wedding day.
You won't have to figure out what comes next or worry that you've forgotten something important. The process is already laid out for you, one step at a time.
You don't need to know it all before you begin. That's what I'm going to teach you.
So you're never left wondering, “What am I supposed to do next?”
Everything You Need to Learn It — And Put It Into Practice
This isn't just a course you watch and then try to figure out on your own. The Academy gives you the training, tools, templates and support to actually put what you're learning into practice — using the same systems I've developed through years of planning real destination weddings.