As wedding planners, we make a huge effort to connect with wedding vendors in our area. After all, our couples rely on us for recommendations and we take their trust very seriously. When couples work with us, one of the first things we do is clarify their wedding day style. Often our couples come to us with a vision already, or at least a few (hundred) ideas of what they might like to see on their wedding day. From there, it’s one of our jobs to create a moodboard that puts everything together in a way that looks both cohesive and unique to the couple. We don’t use templates here!

On the same note, when couples ask for our preferred vendor list, we can’t simply hand it over without getting an idea of what their wedding day style will be. We don’t use templates here either! Although budget is often a factor when making vendor team decisions, we don’t simply match your budget with the “right” photographer when we make our recommendations. We take a much more holistic approach – recommending vendors that will match your style, your personality (especially “day of” vendors), and then yes – your budget!).

Guarantee Peace of Mind When Hiring Wedding Vendors You Trust and Love

The easiest way to guarantee peace of mind of our wedding day is to hire vendors you love. When you love your photographer’s work, you worry less about a shot list or wondering if they are capturing all the right moments. When you trust your DJ, you don’t stress about songs from your “do not play” list or worry about nobody heading to the dance floor. Ultimately, your wedding is only one day. That doesn’t leave any time to worry or not be fully present with your family and friends because you are worried about the vendors you chose.

When Vendors Love Working Together, It Shows!

We only recommend high professional vendors, so we hope that you never have to encounter an uncomfortable situation where the photographer and videographer (or any two vendors) don’t work well together and it shows. When we create a wedding vendor team proposal, we factor in which vendors we know absolutely LOVE to work together. It makes a big difference on your wedding day as well. It’s something you hopefully wouldn’t notice when it’s not there, but it’s pure magic when the connection is there!

Factoring in your budget

Although we hope this blog post has convinced you that there is more to hiring vendors than looking at your budget, we know that budget is a factor with any wedding decision. Instead of looking on those “budget calculators” you can find online that tell you that you should spend 12% on florals and 30% on catering, take time to decide what your biggest priorities are. Do you dream of sharing your wedding album with your grand children one day? It’s worth investing in a photographer who’s style you love – even if it’s not in the “perfect proportion” of your wedding day budget. Are you looking forward to jam-packed dance floors and partying into the wee hours of the morning? An open bar and excellent DJ would be sure to deliver. Don’t make budget the only factor when choosing your wedding vendors.

How to Choose the Right Vendors For Your Wedding Day

Did this make you feel differently about choosing your wedding vendors? We are always sharing wedding advice and inspiration on Instagram, so make sure to hang out with us there (and DM us to say you found us through the blog – so we can make sure to follow you right back!). At Borrowed and Blue, we really value creating unique (and flawlessly executed) wedding days for each of our couples. If you are looking for a wedding planner in Georgia, North and South Carolina, or beyond, you can read more about our wedding planning services here. Want to make sure our style matches your wedding day? Of course you do! Head to our portfolio here for a taste of some of the wedding days we have been able to create for our wedding couples.