Planning the Perfect Wedding 101: Pick The Right Wedding Vendors

You've got the perfect ring - now it's time for the perfect wedding ceremony!

Anyone who’s ever been married can testify: Planning the perfect wedding involves choosing the best wedding vendors. Select good ones and you’re sure to have flawless wedding design that lets you enjoy your big day with little worry. But make the mistake of choosing bad vendors and the happiest day of your life can become full of needless headaches over wilted flowers, missing cakes and more.

It’s easy to find yourself on the losing end of the wedding vendor search - but even easier not to with a few valuable pointers to choosing the perfect wedding vendors.

One of the first, and most surprising, pieces of advice is to look for wedding vendors on the higher end of your budget limit. While it may be tempting to cut corners on things like table linens, flowers and other seemingly small details, you’ll ultimately pay the price in unhappy guests and unflattering reviews. Cheap chairs, for instance, may look attractive but feature flimsy frames and thin, uncomfortable cushions. Quality Chiavari chair seating, on the other hand, will not only look beautiful but will keep your guests happy. Remember the saying that you get what you pay for. 

Another great idea is to collect magazines specializing in weddings that look closest to your dream ceremony. Are destination weddings on your mind? There’s a magazine for that. High-end, luxurious ceremonies? There’s a wedding magazine for that too. There are literally dozens of magazines catering to endless wedding types and they all feature high-end wedding decorators and vendors from around the country who have typically been vetted for quality.

Perhaps the best resource you have when it comes to picking the perfect wedding vendor is literally at your fingertips - the Internet. Say you’re interested in a cultural ceremony. Plug in a term like “Atlanta Indian wedding decorator” and you’ll instantly get the top Indian wedding vendors Atlanta has to offer. Check out their websites closely: You want vendors who have quality design, quality pictures and plenty of customer testimonials. Wedding vendors who take time to put their best foot forward online are certain to treat your wedding ceremony with care.

Whether they’re offering floral arrangements or table linens, perfect wedding vendors are key to having the ceremony of your dreams!