Is Venmo a safe alternative to pay vendors?

We used it for our hair and makeup artist! I just required a signed contract and receipt of payment.

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I received a contract from the photographer which made me feel more secure so I'm so happy to hear you had a nice experience through Venmo with your hair and makeup artist!

Absolutely! It is owned by the same company that owns PayPal too. I use it all the time, even to pay rent.

I just used Venmo for the hair and makeup people for a wedding i was in! Before that i hadn’t but i don’t see why more people don’t do that!

I used Venmo to pay the deposit for my DJ! At first I thought it was a bit odd, but it seems to be super common nowadays!

View Quoted Comment That was my initial thought too! Glad it’s more common than I expected

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Like other posters have said, I put in the comments what it was for, and made sure to make screenshots of the transaction just in case!

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That's awesome! Thanks for the input. I have officially put down my first deposit via Venmo last night.

I’ve paid most of my vendors via Venmo. It’s great. Cash or card!

I will be using Venmo to pay for my hair and makeup, and FH is paying the officiant through Venmo and the DJ through Zelle. I think it’s very common now, just make sure you are indeed paying the correct person and if you want, ask that they confirm the receipt of payment

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Thanks! When I added my photographer on Venmo he confirmed he received the add then I sent the payment and he confirmed that as well. As many ladies suggested, I printed out our payment.

IMHO, Venmo is safe, BUT vendors which take credit cards are FAR more likely to be established and not ghost you.