Etiquette - Vendors

I have been a bit back and forth on this! Some vendors I will let know right away that we have gone with someone else if they were really helpful and good with responses! Other vendors who took a long time to get back to me or didnt have the best attitude themselves, I'll only tell them if they follow up with me. Dont forget you only have a hold on your date ONCE THE DEPOSIT IS MADE! I had a vendor book my day with someone else while we were still talking!

Vendors who are your list after choosing the one company you have chosen is done. The rest should be contacted to know their services will no longer be needed and that date can be for other clients.

As I went through vendors myself, I said no thanks or will let you know if I go with your services. The way to know for sure was if I had given them a call back to confirm, otherwise; they knew I wasn't interested at all.

I would let them know out of common courtesy; it will also prevent them from sending follow-up emails at a later date.

I had a DJ reach out to me 3 times, phone call, text message, and on Wedding Wire, and they only thing I'd done is ask for a quote. I told him I booked someone else just to make him go away.

I agree with the others, if you've met in person, let them know... or if you've indicated you'll get back to them. Lots of people just request information, so if it's as simple as that, I'd leave it alone.

I would only reach out to the ones who've followed up/you met in person.

If you've mentioned that you'd follow up, then I would let them know. Same thing with any vendors that you've met in person. This way, they can cross you off their list of people to follow up with as well!

View quoted message One photographer was pretty aggressive when I indicated it was over my budget, which made the decision a bit easier not to go with them! Thank you for your advice!

View quoted message Thanks for the advice ! much appreciated

The other ladies hit the nail on the head - Unless you have met up face to face, or the vendor contacts you inquiring if you have made a decision, you don't have to let them know.

I agree with what the girls said! Although some vendors are aggressive and even if you haven’t met them in person, they will still be persistent (I know from first-hand experience lol).

Thanks ladies! That’s what I was thinking but just wanted to make sure I wasn’t being ungrateful for their time and quotes.

I agree, if you met in person, let them know, but if not, they will figure out you went in a different direction.

I would only let the vendors that follow up or that you physically met in person know that you have gone with somebody else. I'm sure they understand that you weren't just contacting them and that most people contact up to 10 vendors per category. I know that for my photography I only let the people that checked back in to see if I was still interested know that I had decided to go with somebody else but that I really did love their work.