This year’s Royal and many celebrity nuptials have brought out the wedding planner in the most cynical of us.

“An avenue of trees in an Abbey?”, “Buffet? For Royalty?”, “Mini-buses!?”.

If this sounds familiar, you should probably bite the bullet, quit your job as a backseat driver and enrol in a Wedding Planning course, because yes, as of May 9th, they exist thanks to luxury Wedding Planner Mark Niemierko.

The Niemierko Wedding Academy will arm you with the tools and contacts to become a prestigious planner on the fast-track. Leading experts including florist Rob Van Helden and celebrity make-up artist Maggie Hunt will cover all aspects of organisation from wedding etiquette and production design to mood boards and menu tasting, held in the grand surrounding of The Dorchester.

Students (just 12 on each course) walk away with The Niemierko Little White Book containing much-loved and tested suppliers.

The week-long course costs £1,950. To book your place visit www.niemierkoacademy.com