Wedding Sponsors?

I've heard of family sponsors (i.e an uncle buys the invites, a cousin pays for the dj), but never commercial sponsors. I find that a bit undesirable. As a guest I would probably think "product placement" whenever I saw things.

I haven't heard this being done at weddings but doesn't surprise me. People have done this with their clothes and homes...why not weddings *rolling my eyes*

I don't like the idea...but if you want to go that route, more power to ya.

I would definitely not do this--the wedding reception is a party you're hosting for others, not a concert or ball game.

I've heard of it, but I've never actually seen it in person. I wouldn't do it. I think it would look cheap.

I have heard of this, but seems too complicated for me to deal with. If you plan on having a super huge wedding (like 300+guests), then it may be worth it.

The typical response from vendors is "ha ha ha ha ha!"

Sure, I'll officiate for free, but the bride has to wear a sandwich board (which will cover her dress) that says, "Planning a wedding? Visit www.BarefootWeddings.com for ideas!"

The thought makes me want to gag. and laugh.

It's a wedding, not a sporting event.

What, are you going to have a 5 minute commercial break in the middle of your ceremony to proclaim that 4 out of 5 dentists recommend Trident???

Yeah, no.

I've heard of celebrities doing this (since they don't make enough money to pay for their own weddings right?). Former View co-host Star Jones famously solicited endless donations from companies to "sponsor" her wedding in exchange for public mentions of their products (which she used her TV platform to do). It was horribly tacky and she was highly criticized for it.

I can't see how you could do this without turning your wedding into a big advertisement, or why companies would want to donate their services to non-celebrities since it won't get them much publicity in return.

Another 'trend' discovered and exposed by the media, probably because it's so ridiculous. You don't work for free; why do you think we would want to work for free? Answer? We don't.

Stop it, this for sure isn't real? If it is, well, I don't want to sound harsh, but that might be the tackiest thing I have ever heard of.

I say its a troll. nobody in their right mind would do this...right? if your wedding, not a soccer team.

I have heard of small (non celebrity) weddings doing this. It wasn't the VENDORS giving stuff for free, but rather large companies. I read an article about DR. Pepper sponsoring a wedding. It seemed more like a publicity stunt then anything else. I don't think this is a common widespread easily attainable thing.

There was someone awhile back who posted about this he was promoting his site to get people's opinion but it was obvious that he was just trying to increase traffic to the page and it was flagged. I did check out the page and saw they were getting married this September but had no sponsors. Don't rely on it!

I've never heard of this, but I doubt it's a common thing. I can't imagine any company wanting to advertise to my guest-list-audience of less than 200 people.

Yeah I know Filipinos typically have family members or friends "sponsor" part of the wedding, and they get mentioned in programs and at the reception as thanks. But this is really more about sharing the wedding costs throughout the community than anything. The corporate thing IDK about that.

I would not advertise for a company at my wedding. Why comercialize something so special?