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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Your wedding in numbers! How many vendors are you hiring?

Lynnie, on April 24, 2018 at 2:23 PM

Posted in Planning 118

Planning a wedding is a team sport - you can't do it alone! How many vendors are you hiring to make your wedding day vision come to life? How many vendors in your vendor team?? (Psst! Curious how you stack up? The average couple hires 13 vendors!!) Photo by Karina Jensen Photography in Punta Cana...

Planning a wedding is a team sport - you can't do it alone! How many vendors are you hiring to make your wedding day vision come to life? How many vendors in your vendor team??

(Psst! Curious how you stack up? The average couple hires 13 vendors!!)


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Photo by Karina Jensen Photography in Punta Cana


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118 Comments

  • Dawn84
    Dedicated November 2018
    Dawn84 ·
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    About 8 including the officiant.

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  • Tnt
    Dedicated September 2022
    Tnt ·
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    So far have four planned out...more to come

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  • WagsToKray
    Expert November 2018
    WagsToKray ·
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    Venue (DOC/Ceremony/Reception), Photographer, DJ, Bakery, Hair, Caterer, Florist, Dress/Alterations, and Tux Rentals. Nine total, I think?

    Makeup and Officiant are family/friends so we did not have to "hire them".

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  • N
    Dedicated June 2019
    Nicole ·
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    6 or 7 vendors as of right now.
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  • Janice
    Beginner November 2018
    Janice ·
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    Photo, church, cake, reception, flowers, dj, so 6 total
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  • Danielle K
    VIP June 2019
    Danielle K ·
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    Venue comes with a planner, bartender, and choice of 3 caterers.

    we are also hiring a dj, photographer, florist, and cake baker.

    we are also going to ask my families pastor to officiate but if it is a no go (we live together already and he is not a member) then we will probably either find another officiant or ask our dj (he is ordained)

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  • Christie
    Beginner April 2019
    Christie ·
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    Our venue is kind of a one stop shop because they have their own catering right on site but we did hire a videographer, photographer, officiant, baker and a DJ. So 6 total I guess. We are not doing a florist, we are going minimal and using some DIY decorations.

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  • E
    Beginner June 2018
    Esmeralda ·
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    DJ, video, photo, table rentals, florist... About 5 lol
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  • Holleigh
    Dedicated June 2019
    Holleigh ·
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    Venue (includes: ceremony, reception, floral centerpieces, DJ, cake, linens, tables, chairs, staff, catering, bar)

    orderingg STD and invites from basic invite

    Photographer

    Officiant


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  • Jenna
    Devoted October 2018
    Jenna ·
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    I believe I hired 9 vendors so far. I have to check my spreadsheet.

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  • Jennifer
    Super December 2019
    Jennifer ·
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    So far have 3:

    Church including Priest, organist and choir

    Reception venue (they have tables and chairs if we want to use theirs

    And Seamstress to alter my Grandma's dress


    Also there is a possible photographer but she is gifting it, or said she was at one point, but if she changes her mind I have another couple of people I would ask next (and pay)


    Still need:

    Caterer (the one we want may also do cake)

    HMUA (s)

    videographer

    baker if caterer doesnt

    bar staff - if caterer doesnt

    possibly flowers for the church but we are DIYing centerpieces and not using flowers because of the season

    Possibly and MC but we are doing our own music and a friend offered to announce the couple things we need announced (or we could pre-record it and put it in as a track where we want it.)

    Will need to rent anything the caterer doesnt provide as far as dishes and linens (or buy them)

    And have chosen where we want to order invites from and other paper items

    everything else we are DIYing


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  • L
    Super August 2023
    Lunajay ·
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    Well, even though we haven't got to that part of the planning process, I'm planning on hiring a Cake vendor, a DJ, a day of coordinator, and and I'm also planning on hiring a babysitter for my kids corner.
    So that's 4 so far.
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  • MrsJellybean
    Dedicated January 2019
    MrsJellybean ·
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    At this moment I only have 4 but I still need to find a few more.
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  • Andrea
    Master January 2021
    Andrea ·
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    To be honest, all I've had to do is get my own photographer, but my venue is all inclusive and provides everything else we need, e,g, decor, officiant, set up, guest book, things like that! Then we're having our reception at a restaurant, which is pretty self explanatory. My grandma offered to make our cake. There's not much we truly have to do, except make our invites and do favours.

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  • Karen
    Dedicated October 2026
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    Less than 5 total. My dress is being made by my mom, the ceremony & venue will be at a park and a friend is catering.
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  • Tamber
    Just Said Yes April 2022
    Tamber ·
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    We’re hiring 15-ish
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  • Mrs.
    Super May 2019
    Mrs. ·
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    So far - venue, photographer, videographer, and caterer. Planning on getting a DJ too.

    I have a few "friendors" through my sister. Her friends weren't invited but for some reason they still wanted to attend just for the sake of attending, so they've agreed to help out with day of tasks like getting the dessert table ready, being the bartenders, and odd tasks that need to be done.

    I think that's it for now, but I'm probably missing some things!

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  • Porterpoppin
    VIP March 2019
    Porterpoppin ·
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    Venue, caterer, dj, bartender, coordinator, photographer, makeup artist, hair stylist-8!!

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  • Brittany
    Savvy July 2021
    Brittany ·
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    So far I’m at 6 vendors I have more that I need though
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  • Miranda
    Beginner June 2019
    Miranda ·
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    I think like 6 or 7. Photographer, DJ, caterer, cake, hair/makeup, ceremony organist, venues... I might be forgetting something though.

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