CAL STATE EAST BAY WEDDING PLANNING CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CRRECT ANSWERS

CAL STATE EAST BAY WEDDING
PLANNING CERTIFICATION FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CRRECT
ANSWERS
Percentage of destination weddings - Answer-15%

Average of days/nights couples stay at a destination wedding - Answer-6 days/nights

Average of days/nights guests stay at a destination wedding - Answer-3 days/nights

Average Bride's Age - Answer-29

Average Groom's Age - Answer-31

What do couples have now that make them get married older? - Answer-Formal
education, affluent, two incomes, further along in careers

How much money in annual retail sales does the Wedding Market account for? -
Answer-50 Billion

How much money in annual retail sales does the Wedding Market account for- Jewelry?
- Answer-$9 billion

How much money in annual retail sales does the Wedding Market account for- Wedding
Attire? - Answer-$5 billion

How much money in annual retail sales does the Wedding Market account for- Beauty?
- Answer-$606 million

How much money in annual retail sales does the Wedding Market account for-
Registry? - Answer-$6 billion-

How much money in annual retail sales does the Wedding Market account for- Wedding
Day? - Answer-$24 billion

How much money in annual retail sales does the Wedding Market account for-
Honeymoon? - Answer-$7 billion

What do wedding costs vary by? - Answer-Geographic Location

Percentage of Bride & Groom paying for reception - Answer-32%

,Percentage of Bride's parents paying for reception - Answer-30%

Percentage of both Bride & Groom's parents and Bride & Groom paying for reception -
Answer-15%

Percentage of both Bride & Groom's parents ONLY paying for reception - Answer-4%

Percentage of other combinations paying for reception - Answer-19%

Who contributes in almost half of weddings? - Answer-more than one party

Percentage of engagements in January - Answer-7%

Percentage of engagements in February - Answer-7%

Percentage of engagements in March - Answer-5%

Percentage of engagements in April - Answer-5%

Percentage of engagements in May - Answer-6%

Percentage of engagements in June - Answer-6%

Percentage of engagements in July - Answer-11%

Percentage of engagements in August - Answer-10%

Percentage of engagements in September - Answer-9%

Percentage of engagements in October - Answer-10%

Percentage of engagements in November - Answer-7%

Percentage of engagements in December - Answer-16%

What engagements are most popular? - Answer-Holiday

Percentage of marriages in January - Answer-3%

Percentage of marriages in February - Answer-3%

Percentage of marriages in March - Answer-4%

Percentage of marriages in April - Answer-8%

,Percentage of marriages in May - Answer-13%

Percentage of marriages in June - Answer-16%

Percentage of marriages in July - Answer-12%

Percentage of marriages in August - Answer-10%

Percentage of marriages in September - Answer-11%

Percentage of marriages in October - Answer-14%

Percentage of marriages in November - Answer-4%

Percentage of marriages in December - Answer-3%

Peak marrying months - Answer-May-October

Statistics of couples who hire wedding planners - Answer-1/3

Bride's reasons for not hiring a wedding planner - Answer-47% expense, 46% lack of
need

Bride's reasons for hiring a wedding planner:
-Bride's time is at a _____________, busy at _________
-Bride lives ________ ___ _______ _____________ ___ ________________
-Makes wedding _________ __________
-Saves Bride's costly ________________ and ____________________
-Hand-holding & ___________ with obstinate _______________ & _______________
-Saves money by knowing _____________________ ________________
-More ________________ ____________________
-Professional advice in _____________ and the ________________
_________________
-In vogue and _________________ to have a wedding planner - Answer--premium,
work
- out of the area as wedding
- stress free
- oversights and mistakes
- mediation, relatives & friends
- competitive pricing.
- buying power
- design and the wedding industry
- prestigious

Professional Titles - Answer--Wedding Planner/Producer
-Wedding Consultant

, -Wedding Coordinator
-Wedding Designer/Stylist

Wedding Professionals are Responsible for - Answer--Researching
-Designing
-Planning
-Executing
-Evaluating

Define Wedding Planner - Answer-An individual who receives a form of compensation
from a paying client in exchange for advice & expert opinion

What is a wedding planner's expert opinion based upon? - Answer--knowledge of
wedding management
-knowledge of appropriate and qualified service providers

Required Skills for a Wedding Planner
-A
-A
-A
-B
-C
-C
-C
-C
-D
-D
-E
-I
-M
-N
-N
-S - Answer--Advise
-Analyze
-Arrange
-Budget
-Communicate
-Consult
-Coordinate
-Create
-Design
-Direct
-Evaluate
-Inspect
-Monitor
-Negotiate