Finding the best in this area! How to Hire Wedding Vendors: The Wedding Guide

With hundreds of capable, talented vendors in Essex/County competing for your business, how do you find and select the best vendors for your wedding?

The Wedding Guide Windsor|Essex County Celebrates 20 years of proudly serving the local bridal market.

LET THE PROS HANDLE IT

Wedding consultants are one of the best and smartest places to find vendors who match your style and taste. They have worked with many companies for years and can pinpoint top vendors in each category that fit your taste and budget. They can also negotiate your rates and contracts so you get the best value and are appraised of the fine print. They will also ensure all your vendors are ready for your big day.

WINDSOR/ESSEX’S BEST REFERRAL GUIDE

The Wedding Guide’s referral network has amazing vendors that have been hand-picked for area brides. Just refer to our bridal directory and visit our websites, theweddingguide.ca and bridaltalk.theweddingguide.ca to find some of the best pros in the business for all your wedding needs. Our Facebook site, http://www.facebook.com/BridalTalk  has postings everyday as well as emerging trends and advice from all over the globe!

FRIENDS & FAMILY

Get referrals and great ideas from all your recently married friends. Because they have just completed the process, they are right up to date about everything weddings.

Choose vendors you feel comfortable with and reflect your own personal style. Remember, you will be spending your whole day with some of these people, it’s very important to like them.

A good vendor listens to your vision and enhances or compliments it with new twists you may not have thought of. You can always so no, but it’s important to find a vendor who won’t overwhelm you with their own ideas and not pay any attention to yours. This also gives you a sense of their creativitiy and knowledge of today’s current wedding trends and designs.

Choose a minimum of three vendors for each category (e.g., 3 photographers, 3 bakers etc.) and set-up appointments to visit with them. Continue narrowing down your selections. You may find this tedious and time consuming but your special day is the most important day of your life- wedding planning is a mammoth task!

Visit your top choices a few times to continue establishing a rapport and make certain they’ll meet your needs long after the contract is completed and signed.

Check references and read through the contracts completely and thoroughly before signing with any vendor. As with any purchase; buyer beware and if it doesn’t feel right, it may not be.

The Wedding Guide Windsor/Essex County is here to help you plan the wedding of your dreams with less effort and more enjoyment!