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*Event and Wedding Planning Lab

Dates:May 4-5, 2026
Meets:M and Tu from 9:00 AM to 12 N
Location:MCC Sarpy Center TBA
Cost: $185.00

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Gain firsthand experience to take your wedding and event planning skills to the next level, positioning you to attract more high-end clients. At this two-day workshop, gain the know-how to build life-long success and get paid to do the work you love. Learn professional planning techniques to plan milestone events, corporate product launches, large-scale weddings, and more. In this wedding and event design workshop we will cover ideation, planning event design and decor, promotional planning, live event coordination, virtual event coordination, and business management. Students will gain hands-on experience with floral design, table-scaping, lighting, draping, pricing, attracting high-end clients, and much more.

Launch your own event planning business or work for a well-established event and wedding planning company. Whatever your career goals, getting started in event planning is simple with an industry-recognized planning non-credit certificate from MCC’s Event and Wedding Planning program. Nurture your professional growth with hands-on experience and personalized guidance!

EVENT AND WEDDING PLANNING NONCREDIT CERTIFICATE
Take Event and Wedding Planning: Entrepreneurship and Management, Event Design and Floral Artistry, Event Budgeting and Financial Management, Negotiating Event Contracts and Agreements and two elective courses and receive a noncredit Event and Wedding Planning Certificate from MCC. This program guides students through core classes to kickstart or enhance their event planning career. Upon completion, students will be able to accelerate their career from coordinating to producing high-functioning programming. Visit mccneb.edu/ce/plan for more information.

Notes:

No discounts. Bring a $150 supply fee to class. The ceremony will take place Tuesday, May 5 6pm - 8pm
Fee: $185.00
Hours:10.00
CEUs:0.10

MCC Sarpy Center TBA

Vernetta Kosalka

Vernetta Kosalka is an award-winning hospitality professional specializing in event planning, event design and hospitality management education in Omaha, NE. Kosalka graduated from College of Saint Mary in 2003 with a dual degree in Business Administration and CIM and later received her Master's in Organizational Leadership in 2007. With over thirteen years of experience, she has garnered respect from her peers and continues to give back to the Omaha community through volunteering on the Omaha Police Officers Ball Committee benefitting Special Olympics Nebraska, being an Advisory Board Member of the Ralston Area Chamber of Commerce and serving as the Special Events Committee Chair.

Date Day Time Location
05/04/2026Monday9 AM to 12 N MCC Sarpy Center TBA
05/05/2026Tuesday9 AM to 12 N MCC Sarpy Center TBA

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