October is Vendor month! We’ll explain how to choose your vendors, how much and when to tip your vendors, questions to ask, how to avoid uncomfortable money issues, and much more!
Our first post will help with choosing your vendors. You’ve just gotten engaged, and your mind is in overdrive with everyone you want to use for your perfect wedding. You want cousin Sally’s cake person, Aunt Jane’s caterer, and your best friend’s wedding florist.
Let me stop you right there.
This is YOUR wedding, right? It’s not a culmination of everyone else’s wedding day. Choosing vendors based on referrals alone can be disastrous. I’ll explain why:
Your friends and family chose their wedding vendors based on a few key elements: price, style, availability, and personal reasons. Aunt Jane’s caterer may specialize in southern comfort food and was chosen for a more casual wedding. She may have also known the caterer and gotten a great deal. You need to figure out which vendor fits your budget, your style, and your personal preferences.
We have brides come to meetings saying that they want a certain photographer because their friend used them. Then they meet with the photographer and realize they’re out of their price range, they don’t like their style, or they don’t work well together on a personal level. This is what you want to avoid.
Make your wedding about you. We’re not saying you can’t use your best friend’s florist, but take the time to interview a few different ones. That way, you’ll know your options.
Happy Planning!
Southern Event Planners
Memphis, TN Wedding Planners
