The whole market
Thirty categories.
Sixty counties.
1,755 businesses, 373 of them founding members. Every one opted in: there are no scraped listings here and never will be. Retail is deliberately out, because dresses, suits and rings are a different business.
Where a monthly listing fee can pay for itself
Big ticket
Venues
110 listed
The booking everything else is chosen around. Start here if you can.
Catering
139 listed
Usually the second biggest line in the budget, and the one guests remember.
Marquee & Tipi Hire
29 listed
A venue you build yourself. That means power, flooring and booking early.
Wedding Planners
89 listed
Somebody to hold the whole thing, from the first spreadsheet to the last van leaving.
Honeymoons
15 listed
Booked last, once you know what is left.
Destination Wedding Planners
10 listed
Somebody on the ground where you are marrying, not only on email.
Marginal on a subscription, works on commission
Mid ticket
Photographers
112 listed
The one supplier whose work you are still looking at in twenty years.
Videographers
135 listed
The day with the sound on. Often shot alongside your photographer.
Florists
110 listed
Priced by season, and by how much gets moved from the ceremony to the reception.
Decor Hire and Styling
153 listed
Hired by the item, then quoted as one scheme once they have seen your venue.
Mobile Bar Services
84 listed
What makes a dry hire venue work. Cash bar, a tab, or something in between.
Fireworks
8 listed
Ask your venue first. Most have a cut-off time and a list of what they allow.
Bridalwear Shops
68 listed
Appointments rather than enquiries. Book the shop before you choose the dress.
Hen and Stag Party
15 listed
Organised by the best man or the maid of honour, not by you.
A monthly fee can never make sense here
Small ticket
Music and DJs
111 listed
Ceremony music, the drinks reception, and whoever keeps the floor full until close.
Content Creators
82 listed
Vertical video edited as the day happens, ready to post before the evening ends.
Cakes
67 listed
A small part of the budget and the part everybody photographs.
Beauty, Hair & Make Up
110 listed
Often several bookings in one morning. You, your bridesmaids, your mum.
Entertainment
77 listed
Magicians, singers and roaming acts for the hour between the courses.
Cars and Travel
68 listed
Priced by distance and by how many trips it takes to move everybody.
Celebrants
73 listed
The ceremony you actually want, rather than the one the standard script allows.
Stationery
64 listed
Two moments. Save the dates first, then everything that sits on the tables.
Photo Booths
104 listed
An add-on that earns its place in the photographs nobody else is taking.
Toastmasters
11 listed
The person who keeps the day running to time without anybody noticing.
First Dance Choreography
33 listed
A few lessons so the first ninety seconds are not improvised.
Childcare and Creche
6 listed
Somewhere for the children to go, so their parents can stay for the speeches.
Speechwriting
6 listed
Help with the one part of the day that frightens people.
Groomswear
13 listed
Usually hire, usually a group, and usually later than it should be.
Albums and Guest Books
26 listed
The purchase that comes after the wedding, once you have the photographs.
Something Different
48 listed
Llamas, tattooists, ice sculptors. The things people still talk about after.
Coverage
Every area
London
North East