Listing Vendors on Wedding Website?

Jessa1404

I'm just putting together my wedding website, and I'm wondering if it would be tacky to make a page listing my wedding vendors.  I know a few of them personally as well as professionally, I'm having a pretty big wedding, and I think they might appreciate the free advertising.  (Also, the pictures on the wedding website were taken by my photographer, and I feel like I should give her credit somewhere).

Do you think this would look silly?  If not, can anyone think of a catchier page title than "Wedding Vendors"?  I don't want it to look like a bridal show website.  Thanks!

  

misshart00

I'm not sure of the etiquette but I think it looks tacky. It looks like they are sponsoring your wedding. If someone asks who your caterer or photographer is, I think it's fine to tell them. But I would leave it off your site.

KSquared2013

I'm not sure this is completely appropriate, but if you're going to do it, maybe title it "Special Thanks" and on the actual page write "we'd like to thank our incredible vendors whom we highly recommend" then list them.  That way its more like a shout out than an advertisement. 
Curious to hear what the other knotties think.  Its a nice thought, but not sure its etiquette frinedly. You should also be aware that some people might think you're getting a discount in exchange for this "advertising."

itzMS

Meh. I think it's OK. A friend of mine listed her personal vendors (friends who did her floral arrangements and photography) in the "Special Thanks" portion on the back of her programs.

It's not ideal, but I don't think there's anything wrong with a simple mention of their name.

Amyzen83

I'm not sure this is completely appropriate, but if you're going to do it, maybe title it "Special Thanks" and on the actual page write "we'd like to thank our incredible vendors whom we highly recommend" then list them. That way its more like a shout out than an advertisement.
Curious to hear what the other knotties think. Its a nice thought, but not sure its etiquette frinedly. You should also be aware that some people might think you're getting a discount in exchange for this "advertising."

THIS!

Jessa1404

Thanks for the feedback!  Part of me thinks it would be a nice gesture, but I still feel a little funny about it.  That's a good point that people might think the vendors are my wedding "sponsors" or giving a special deal in exchange for advertising.  Maybe that's what is bothering me.

Amyzen83

I think if it really makes you feel uncomfortable, then you don't have to mention your vendors at all unless people ask you for ideas.

Jen4948

Kind of reminds me of Star Jones' wedding where she was always talking about her vendors on The View...

lilphillips14

I don't think I'd list it anywhere, but I certainly wouldn't hesitate to say at the wedding or whatever who did what if someone compliments you on something.

I.E. "That cake is gorgeous!" And then "Thanks, so and so did it! I love it so much! She did such a great job!"

Or "Your pictures turned out great!" 'Thank you! So and so was our photographer, he does family photography too, and I thought he was fun to work with!'

That way you're giving them great recommendations without coming off like you're getting paid to tell them about someone.

TerriHugg

Depending on what type of program you are having, you can include it on that. 

I'm making a newspaper/newsletter program. Several people in attendance are business owners, (though none of them really have services that align with the wedding.) On the back page of the program/newsletter, I'm putting a wordsearch that includes all the names of the guests in attendance as well as their business names. 

Maybe you can do something like that. Think a wordsearch or word puzzle. Or you can make a newspaper "masthead" and list each member of the wedding party and than towards the bottom list your vendors. 

BreanaThompson

It does seem a little weird for most vendors. 

However if you have a page with photographs that your photographer has taken I wouldn't think it weird at all to have a note at the bottom that they were taken by so and so photography with so and so even being a link to their website. I don't know, it seems normal to credit photographers when you are listing pictures taken by them.

But to just have a seperate page specifically for all vendors would be different than what I've seen. I wouldn't think it rude, but may wonder why it was there depending on context.

JoanE2012

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[QUOTE]I'm just putting together my wedding website, and <strong>I'm wondering if it would be tacky to make a page listing my wedding vendors.</strong>  I know a few of them personally as well as professionally, I'm having a pretty big wedding, and I think they might appreciate the free advertising.  (Also, the pictures on the wedding website were taken by my photographer, and I feel like I should give her credit somewhere). Do you think this would look silly?  If not, can anyone think of a catchier page title than "Wedding Vendors"?  I don't want it to look like a bridal show website.  Thanks!   
Posted by Jessa1404[/QUOTE]

<div><span style="font-size:11px;line-height:14px;">As a guest, I probably wouldn't know that you knew the vendors personally as well, so it would seem weird that you are giving them free advertising.  </span>Usually, people post vendors/reviews/photos AFTER the wedding on a blog/website/whatever.  </div>

BostonGIrl4732

Not sure what the "official" answer is here.  For me, I filled it out on one of those wedding website templates and then took it down.  I have nosy relatives and I know they would have gone to all the vendor website to see if they listed prices.  I didn't really want them to all know right off the bat how much we're spending on our wedding because that's our business, and not theirs.  Something to keep in mind if your crowd is like mine (and I only knew that they were like that after they found out the name of our reception venue and called me to talk about things they'd seen on the website).