Why are you paying cash?

Lots of people on here (vendors included) don't understand that really, really, really really small towns, like mine, where the cake lady does it as a hobby, same as the photog and what not. Don't have contracts, which, I TOTALLY understand the concept of having one. There are just people/vendors out there where this hasn't caught up with them yet. And I hope it does soon! We paid cash for the cake and dj, but that was a little different, the dj was a friend we trusted 100% and we paid him after he set up the day before the wedding. The cake lady was also a friends mom, we paid her two days after the wedding (as per her request, if we weren't happy, she would cut us a deal). But I have to agree! Get EVERYTHING in writing and pay with money order or cheque or SOMETHING for a paper trail.

I didn't run into any that wouldn't take a check... and all of our balances were paid in advance of the wedding day (generally 30 days before). What I did find was that credit card wasn't an option in any of the cases (I realize there's overheard, but it also takes away the option to dispute the charges).

Yup my FH got us Comic villians checks as posted before 8P to make payments and leave trails then some ladies here gave me great ideas to pay with CC too and I always get reciepts

I pay with cash, but i get a receipt no matter what. You have to have proof just in case...