Wedding vendor comparison tool showing side-by-side pricing, scorecard ratings, pros and cons to compare and book wedding photographers, venues and caterers in one app

Vendor Manager

Wedding vendor comparison
without the spreadsheet.

Save every vendor you discover, score them on category-specific criteria, track quotes, add pros and cons, then compare side by side. When you book one, it flows straight into your budget. 13 categories, guided scorecards, zero spreadsheets.

Vendor pipeline with compare mode and guided scorecards

From $19.99/mo

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What Your Guests See

From discovery
to booked.

Save the moment you hear a name

Add a vendor with just a name and category. Fill in quotes, website, notes and scores later when you are ready.

Score with guided criteria

Each category has its own scorecard. Photographers are rated on style match and portfolio. Venues on capacity and ambiance. You can add custom criteria too.

Compare side by side

Select two or more vendors in the same category and compare scores, quotes, pros and cons in a single view. The best choice becomes obvious.

Book and sync to budget

Mark a vendor as booked and it automatically creates a line item in your budget with the right category and quoted amount.

Trusted by couples in 14 countries

13

Vendor categories

Side by side

Compare mode

Auto

Budget sync

Designed to impress.
Built to plan.

Every detail connected. Every change cascading automatically across your entire wedding plan.

13 vendor categories
Category-specific scorecards
Side-by-side comparison
Auto budget sync
Thumbnails and notes
Pipeline tracking
Vendor bookedBudget item createdCategory matchedQuote amount set

You book a vendor, a budget line item appears in the right category with the quoted amount. Automatically.

We compared four photographers side by side with scores and quotes. The right choice was obvious. Saved us weeks of back-and-forth emails.

Clara & Antoine

Provence, France

The moment I booked our florist it appeared in the budget. No double entry. This is how wedding planning should work.

Mia & Daniel

Tuscany, Italy

What is a wedding vendor manager?

A wedding vendor manager is a tool that helps you track, compare and book every vendor for your wedding — from photographers and florists to caterers and DJs. Instead of managing vendors across spreadsheets, email threads, Instagram saves and sticky notes, a vendor manager keeps everything in one place: contact details, quotes, scores, pros and cons, and booking status.

The Private Wedding App's vendor manager goes further than a simple list. It gives you category-specific scorecards (photographers are rated on different criteria than venues), side-by-side comparison mode, pipeline tracking from discovery to booking, and automatic budget sync when you book a vendor. It covers 13 categories: venue, photographer, videographer, caterer, florist, DJ, cake, hair and makeup, officiant, stationery, transport, rentals and other.

How to compare wedding vendors without a spreadsheet

Most couples start comparing vendors by creating a spreadsheet with columns for price, style, availability and notes. This works until you have four photographers, three venues and two florists — and you're scrolling sideways through 20 columns trying to remember what matters.

A dedicated wedding vendor manager replaces this with guided scorecards. When you add a photographer, the app suggests rating them on style match, portfolio quality, price value and responsiveness. When you add a venue, the criteria change to capacity, location, ambiance and catering flexibility. You can add your own custom criteria too.

Once scored, you select two or more vendors in the same category and compare them side by side. Scores, quotes, pros and cons appear in a single view. The best choice becomes obvious without mental gymnastics. On mobile, you swipe between vendors. On desktop, you see them in a grid.

From booked vendor to budget line item — automatically

The biggest time-saver in a wedding vendor manager is the connection to your budget. When you mark a vendor as booked, a line item is automatically created in your budget tracker under the correct category with the quoted amount. No double entry, no copy-paste, no forgetting to update the budget after a booking.

This means your budget is always accurate and always reflects your actual vendor commitments. As you move through the planning process and book your venue, photographer, caterer and florist, your budget builds itself from real quotes rather than estimates you entered months ago.

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Common questions.

There is no limit. Save as many vendors as you discover across all 13 categories. You can compare unlimited vendors side by side.

Each category has tailored criteria. Photographers are scored on style match, portfolio quality, price value and responsiveness. Venues on capacity, location, ambiance and catering flexibility. You can also add your own custom criteria.

When you change a vendor status to booked, a line item is automatically created in your budget under the matching category with the quoted amount. No manual entry needed.

Comparison works within the same category, as that is where it is meaningful. You would compare two photographers or two venues, not a photographer against a florist.

Yes. The app auto-fetches an image from the vendor website. You can also paste a specific image URL or upload a photo from your device.

You can change any vendor status at any time. The budget item remains so you can manage it from the budget page directly.

Yes. The vendor manager replaces spreadsheets entirely. Instead of juggling columns and formulas, you get guided scorecards, side-by-side comparison, pipeline tracking and automatic budget sync, all in one app.

You do not need a template. The vendor manager comes pre-built with 13 categories, category-specific scoring criteria, quote tracking, pros and cons, and status stages. Just start adding vendors.

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