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Maggie
Champion October 2025

Over or Under: 14 Wedding Vendors?

Maggie, on March 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Planning 118

On average, couples hire 14 different vendors for their wedding day! Photography is still in the top spot, with 90% of last year’s couples hiring a pro photographer to capture their day. 📷 How many wedding vendors are you planning on booking? Have you been able to double-up on any services with one...

On average, couples hire 14 different vendors for their wedding day! Photography is still in the top spot, with 90% of last year’s couples hiring a pro photographer to capture their day. 📷


How many wedding vendors are you planning on booking? Have you been able to double-up on any services with one company? Are you over or under the average of 14 vendors in your vendor team?



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118 Comments

  • Laura
    VIP November 2019
    Laura ·
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    Venue is a beach pavilion so that doesn’t really count as a vendor.
    Photographer, florist, food, HMU, alterations, cake...that’s all I can think of that we have/will need.
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  • V
    Super April 2019
    Valerie ·
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    I have 3. Venue, photographer, and DJ.

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  • Tara
    Master May 2020
    Tara ·
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    Including the venue, I had only four vendors! My hair will be done by my regular hairstylist.
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  • Becca
    Super August 2019
    Becca ·
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    Under! Our venue was pretty inclusive Smiley smile
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  • Formerbride
    VIP June 2019
    Formerbride ·
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    Yeah! He is a preferred vendor for my venue. His name is Neil Nicastro. He came highly recommended. I've seen some clips of him on instagram at our venue and I can't wait!
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  • Laura
    Master October 2019
    Laura ·
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    I think it'll be under. I'm mainly looking at all-inclusive or nearly all-inclusive venues to save time and money.

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  • Maggie
    Champion October 2025
    Maggie ·
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    Does your venue include the rest of your vendors? Catering, cake, etc.?

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  • Alyssa
    Super July 2019
    Alyssa ·
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    Our venue includes a lot of the things we need so we only have 6 vendors.
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  • Erica
    Dedicated April 2019
    Erica ·
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    Under. I think in total we'll have 7 vendors. We're not doing flowers (I bought paper bouquets online) so no need for a florist. No cake for us, either (I don't like cake in general and the FH doesn't like wedding cake). I found a wonderful woman who just loves creating centerpieces as a hobby and isn't charging me a thing other than supplies. Our venue didn't offer food (only drinks) so we did have to hire a caterer, but they handle all of the rentals, too. Still someone ended up being a stupidly expensive occasion, though...

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  • M
    Just Said Yes June 2019
    Madison ·
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    Under, we found a very inclusive vendor who does catering, decorating, and floral
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  • Mrs.
    Super May 2019
    Mrs. ·
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    Under. Our paid vendors are: venue, photographer, videographer, DJ, bartender. I guess cake too, but FMIL is taking care of the cake. Our friendors are: officiant, calligrapher/wedding planner (one person), hair stylist. Even with our friendors, we're under.

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  • Maureen
    Dedicated March 2020
    Maureen ·
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    Way under. We are doing a lot of stuff ourselves, but the venue also does a lot too. We'll have a max of maybe 5 vendors.

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  • Casey
    Beginner October 2023
    Casey ·
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    Definitely under, maybe 5 vendors.
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  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
    Mrs. S ·
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    Musicians, venue, officiant, dj, florist, transportation, cake, caterer, photographer, so 9, but I also had a separate engagement photographer and a separate boudoir photographer so maybe 11.
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  • Maggie
    Champion October 2025
    Maggie ·
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    That's awesome to hear, Madison!! Do you still have to find a photographer?

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  • ChefKait
    Devoted December 2019
    ChefKait ·
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    Definitely under. Our venue is inclusive so we have bundled the Venue, hotel, catering, beverage, and other stuff I know I am forgetting.

    I want to say we have no more than ten, probably closer to 7.

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  • Brandi
    Dedicated May 2019
    Brandi ·
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    We have 10 vendors
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  • eyelette
    Devoted August 2019
    eyelette ·
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    I'm under I have a total of 6-8 vendors for my wedding.

    ballroom, cake (wedding). cake (grooms'), DJ, photographer, my wedding dress (David's bridal) groom's men suits( Men's warehouse), bridal party (David's bridal)

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  • Tynesha
    Dedicated May 2019
    Tynesha ·
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    Under. I have about 10 venues

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  • JustKidding
    VIP April 2018
    JustKidding ·
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    Around that number I think?

    I don't count the store I bought my dress as a vendor.

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