How To Pick Vendors for Your Wedding
June 21, 2008
So you’ve picked your venue and your wedding date and NOW you have to figure out the vendors… For what, you ask? Vendors for food, flowers, music, and any other miscellaneous things you might want (like a photobooth!). How do you even begin to pick your vendors?
Step One: Find options
- Ask friends for suggestions.
- The internet makes finding vendors pretty easy. There are tons of websites with suggestions. And most vendors have websites that give you an idea of what they do.
- Look at ads on the web. One of my friends found her photographer through a Facebook ad… which led her to look at his website. And they loved him!
Step Two: Find reviews
- Search any potential vendor on the web. There are so many sites with reviews (like www.yelp.com) that can provide valuable feedback and advice for a particular vendor.
Step Three: Find out their rates
- Contact the vendor to find out what they charge AND whether that cost is within your budget.
Step Four: Find a time to meet
- There’s no replacement for meeting people in person. You’ll have to work with them and the best way to judge that is in person! Find some time to meet and see how it goes.
Step Five: Check references
- Ask the vendor for references and check them out! No harm in finding out what the real deal is. Of course, you may not need to do this if a friend referred you to the vendor.