How To Select Your Wedding Suppliers

How To Select Your Wedding Suppliers by Nicola Ray

To make sure your wedding plans and budget stay on track, you'll want to source the best suppliers for the job. Making sure you get the most for your money is important and selecting the right supplier is part of the process. This article outlines some tips to find a supplier that's right for you, and your budget.

Getting accurate quotes, so you can compare suppliers like-for-like
When asking for quotes, make sure you give the same information to each supplier. Break the information down clearly for them, so they can quote on each element separately. Give the same information to all the suppliers you speak to, so that you can compare each quote easily when they come in.

Always shop around
Always, always shop around. This can't be stressed enough. By shopping around and asking several different suppliers for quotes, you will end up with a better price for your wedding budget.

Always, get three quotes for everything. This is a golden rule! With three quotes you can easily compare supplier's services.

For big purchases, have a face-to-face meeting
For the more costly or more important items, such as the venue or wedding dress, you'll probably need to visit the supplier for a face-to-face meeting. You shouldn't just go on price for the high wedding budget items, because levels of service here will be important too.

Rule out suppliers based cost and service
When the quotes come in, start to rule out certain suppliers. You can do this based on cost or service. For my wedding, many of the quotes were similar, so we ruled out suppliers based on service and friendliness. It worked well and we ended up with a great venue.

With these points in mind, you should get the best suppliers for your wedding.