Building Your Vendor Dream Team

A wedding is made by a small team who will spend the most important day of your year working alongside each other. Some of them will meet for the first time that morning. The way you assemble that team matters as much as who is on it.

Book in order of scarcity. The venue first, then the people who can only be in one place on a given Saturday: planner, photographer, caterer, and the band or DJ. Florals, hair and makeup, rentals and stationery tend to follow, though popular artists in peak season book just as early.

Look for professionals who mention each other by name. Vendors who work together often already know the timing, the loading dock and each other's habits, and that familiarity is visible on the day as calm.

“Vendors who already know each other bring a calm you can feel on the day.”