You're engaged! How do you find trustworthy wedding suppliers? The ultimate wedding planning guide for couples in love | Nottingham & Lincolnshire natural wedding photographer
Choosing your wedding suppliers is an important part of your wedding day. Not only are you trusting them to recreate the vision you have spent months planning but also parting with such an investment!
Give yourself plenty of time to research your suppliers, book venues, and make other important decisions. make a list of the things that are important to you as a couple and start there!
Quick tips:
Download an app such as Hitched or Bridebook.
Ask for recommendations in your local town’s Facebook group.
Read their reviews from their Facebook social media, directories, and Google page.
If you can meet them you can get a feeling of their vibe.
Ensure you check the contract and ask them questions.
Ask for a sample of the product if able - such as florist.
Ask your venue if they have a recommended suppliers list.
Hire a wedding planner.
Go to your local wedding fairs.
Check out wedding awards such as wedding industry awards.
Take your time to do your research and don’t go on price alone.
You should not feel pressured to book a wedding supplier.
A professional should have a website, a professional email address and not a generic one, and require you to sign a contract.
Look at their real weddings portfolio and ask for a full wedding example so that you can see what you can fully expect.
Don’t pay a deposit until you are sure.
Use word-of-mouth
Talk to people you know who have gotten married recently, could they recommend somebody who did an amazing job at their wedding? If you don't know anybody, ask at your venue, they usually have a list of trusted businesses who've they have worked with before (They'll also have the bonus of knowing your venue) Lastly check their reviews, this will give you a great indication of what kind of supplier they are.
Trust your gut instincts!
If you've got an iffy feeling about someone you're chatting to, trust your gut. Most suppliers will do a great job of your wedding, however like any industry there are always some people out there to make some quick cash. Do your research, look at their past weddings, and read their testimonials. Check out their social media - do they show up? If the answer is yes and they are regularly posting on their social channels then that's a good indication they can be trusted. Ask for a contract and if they don’t have contracts that’s a huge Red Flag! Ask them questions and don’t be afraid to walk away and find someone else who will make you feel at ease with the vision of your day.
Hire wedding suppliers that fully support your wedding day vision
When looking for suppliers to hire for your wedding day be guided by their work and their style as to whether they are right for your day. You’ll usually get a feel of their work from their website, Instagram feeds, or Pinterest but you’ll get an even better understanding of them, their business, and ideas for your day if you have a coffee with them. Whether that’s virtually or in-person, no wedding supplier I know will turn down a coffee and the chance to talk through plans for your day and how they can enhance that experience!
Pick a supplier that compliments the ideas you have for your wedding and you’ll enjoy the process a lot more and it’ll mean you get to work on something truly magical together.
I hope these tips help you.
Victoria Louise.
*Stock photos used.
Natural documentary style and editorial contemporary wedding photographer based in Gainsborough, which is sandwiched between the historic town of Lincoln and Scunthorpe, not far distance from Retford, or Doncaster. Wedding photography for all within Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire for natural award-winning wedding photography in the east midlands.
