How do you choose a supplier for your wedding or event?

Whether you are getting married or hosting an event, one of the first questions you will put on social media will be along the lines of ‘can anyone recommend a good photographer/cake maker/band’ etc. Queue the influx of messages with conflicting information and over 50 suggestions of who you should use. Then your best friend messages recommending the amazing photographer she used for her wedding. You double check the pictures and yes, they are out of this world and they come into budget (winning!) so if your best friend likes them and the pictures are wonderful, they must be good, right? No.

Whichever supplier you are using, they come with their own personality, style, vibe and attitude, much like yourself. I cannot stress how important it is for you to see eye to eye with your supplier. You are going to be spending a lot of money with them, and in some cases, time. If you don’t really gel, how do you expect them to have the same visions as you? The same goes in reversal, a good supplier will ensure they get to know you prior to agreeing to taking on any work, after all, they want to provide you with the best possible standard that reflects their style and if they don’t feel they can offer you that, will gladly refer you onto another supplier who they feel can deliver what you envisage.

If you have booked a venue where they provide you with a list of their recommended suppliers (regardless of whether you can ONLY use these suppliers or not) make sure you do your own research. Some suppliers will have paid to be part of the preferred suppliers list and actually the venue does not know much about them, simply that they have attended a number of times there. Of course this is not the same for all venues which is why I say, do your research first.

Using a wedding or events planner means we will have worked with our recommended suppliers over and over and over, we will have tested their integrity, attitude, reliability, standards, feedback, the works! The same as they will have done with us.

One thing I promise at Amae Weddings & Events is that if I recommend a supplier to work with, I would trust them with my own wedding or event. You are in safe hands.

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