Business of Officiating
WHEN YOUR skill & passion ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH
WHEN YOUR skill & passion ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH
In today's competitive wedding world, your skill and passion will only get you so far. To achieve the long-term growth and success you want, you need to consistently deliver a rave-worthy ceremony and a rave-worthy customer journey. A journey that exceeds a couple's expectations from the moment they contact you, and one that leads to the couple having an incredible customer experience.
This course will provide you the applicable skills and knowledge required to deliver that rave-worthy customer journey. In addition, it will improve how you market and sell your Officiant business... all with the goal of helping you to achieve the long-term business success you seek.
"I thought after 300+ weddings I was fairly proficient and didn't have much to learn. I was so wrong! I learned so much from Bethel's course. It made me think more professionally, take notice of what I was missing from my business, and it was all done in a way like I was having a chat with a close friend. Can't recommend enough!"
- Keri, New York (Flower City Nuptials)
Self- Paced Learning on Your Schedule
Over 8 Hours of Educational Content
Created by Officiants for Officiants
IAPWO Certified
Designed for Officiants of All Levels
Just Starting Out
You officiated a wedding (or a handful) for friends and family and now you want to take it to the next level and open a business. Start here and learn every aspect necessary to create and run a successful Officiant business that fits you.
In Your First Few Years
You’ve already put yourself out there and have been paid to officiate. Now, learn how to take your business from this early, day-by-day stage into an Officiant business that is built to grow and get more effective and efficient year after year.
Change for a New Generation
You have an established business but are having issues with achieving the success you imagined, or have had in past years. This course is designed to teach and connect all the pieces necessary for delivering to the expectations of current couples.
Hi, I am your instructor Bethel Nathan
I started my officiant business, Ceremonies by Bethel, back in 2009 and 1200+ weddings later, I still love marrying awesome couples. Yet, it wasn’t just my love of officiating or my skill at writing and delivering a beautiful ceremony that brought me the success I wanted. It was equally about creating a well-run business and understanding how to consistently market and sell in an industry so unlike most others.
While still marrying awesome couples, I realized I also loved helping other passion-driven individuals like yourself create and nurture their businesses. I have been doing this through one-on-one coaching and speaking at many wedding industry conferences. Now, to reach more Officiants with more education, I am proud to offer this complete A to Z business course specifically designed specifically for you!
Business of Officiating - Course Syllabus
Core Concept 1 – The Ideal Couple Cycle
Core Concept 2 – The Customer Journey
Class 1 – Business Essentials Part 1
Class 2 – Business Essentials Part 2
Lab 1 - Your Plan – The Foundation for Your Success
Class 3 - Marketing Matters
Class 4 - Relationships and Referrals
Class 5 - Reviews, Reviews, Reviews
Lab 2 – Your Marketing Messaging
Class 6 – A Website That Works
Class 7 - The Four W's of Social Media
Class 8 - Social Media Planning
Lab #3 - Marketing Like you Mean It
Class 9 – Processes & Systems
Class 10 - Effective Emails
Class 11 - Make or Break Meetings
Lab #4 – Wowing Your Couples & Your Business
Class 12 – It’s Wedding Go Time
Class 13 – After the Wedding Work
Lab #5 - Delivering on Expectations
Lab #6 - Bringing it All Together for Success
The Perfect Learning Option. Improve Your Officiant Business at Your Pace!
Over 8 hours of targeted and applicable business education specifically designed to help officiants like you achieve the success you seek.
And all this learning at an incredible value of only $249!
Verified by the Pros
Elevate by Bethel’s Business of Officiating Course has been evaluated and accredited by the International Association of Professional Wedding Officiants – credits earned by completing this program may be used toward the IAPWO Certified Professional Wedding Officiant (CPWO) credential.
Plus, if you are not yet a member, completing this course gets you your first year of membership in IAPWO for free – a $99 value.
IAPWO is America’s most active professional wedding officiant organization, and Officiants who complete our course are welcome to join IAPWO as long as you meet their requirements. IAPWO members enjoy great benefits, including access to affordable liability insurance, free and discounted advertising, and use of the IAPWO Member badge. For more information, visit iapwo.org.
