Description
Every couple asks who you recommend. Most wedding professionals answer with a few names passed on from memory, with no real check on standards and no agreement on how everyone works together. When one of those suppliers lets a couple down, the couple remembers who sent them.
This kit helps you build a proper preferred supplier program: a short, carefully chosen list you can stand behind, with clear standards and a yearly review.
Inside you will find:
- Why a program works better than an informal list
- A checklist of supplier categories to cover
- How to choose who to approach
- A ten-point vetting scorecard with space to score and decide
- Word-for-word outreach scripts, including how to raise referral fees openly and decline a supplier kindly
- A checklist of terms to agree, from standards to how either side can leave
- Questions to take to your own lawyer and accountant about agreements, disclosure and referral income
- How to present the list to couples, plus a fill-in couple-facing note
- A couple feedback log, a supplier directory tracker and an annual review checklist
It is written for planners, coordinators, stylists and venues who want their recommendations to be a genuine part of the service they offer, not an afterthought. It works whether you are starting from a handful of names or tidying up a long list built over many years.
Once your program is running, couples get recommendations that are personal and trustworthy, suppliers know exactly what you expect, and your network becomes a two-way relationship that strengthens your reputation every time a wedding goes well.
What’s inside
- Supplier categories checklist
- Ten-point vetting scorecard
- Outreach scripts for every stage
- Terms to agree checklist
- Lawyer and accountant question list
- Presenting the list to couples
- Supplier directory tracker and feedback log
- Annual review checklist
