Best Ways to Research Your Wedding Vendors Australia

When it comes to curating your dream wedding team it could feel pretty overwhelming to begin with. Should you start with your wedding dress, or the venue? Your ideal photographer, or the perfect caterer? Well, the first thing to do, before you even start researching your wedding vendors in Australia is to lock in your budget and decide where and when you'd like to get wed.

We would always recommend starting with the biggest items first, such as your wedding venue. This is due to the fact that the venue you choose can ultimately end up dictating other parts of your big day too. Why waste your time hunting down the perfect caterer only to be told by your venue that they have catering available in-house? Or that they only welcome set, recommended catering companies.

WedShed is an Australian wedding directory specialising in wedding venues across Australia, New Zealand, and Bali. Although venues are not their only business, they have an amazing selection. From industrial farms in New South Wales, to coastal resorts in Queensland - WedShed have got them all covered. Couples can also browse wedding vendors, dip into their super helpful blog for advice and wedding inspiration, and even join their Facebook group.

Once you've figured out where your wedding is going to be taking place, and at what time of year, it's time to extend your search and look at different wedding vendors in Australia. Word of mouth is still a super helpful and reliable way to find wedding businesses, especially if it comes from a trustworthy, in-the-know source! But so is Google...

Search engines (Pinterest included) are an incredibly powerful tool when hunting for your ideal wedding vendors. But now is the time to get specific and embrace your niche. Google is not the place for broad search terms or vague queries! If you know you're getting married in Melbourne and you want a photographer with a cool, editorial style, search for exactly that. Because believe us, if you simply search 'wedding photographer Victoria' you are going to have to trawl through a lot of Google pages to find your dream photographer...if you find them at all!

If you haven't even decided what wedding vibe you're going for or what style of décor you like, wedding blogs are a brilliant place to start. Some people just aren't artistically minded and need a bit of help visualising the end product, and that's totally ok! If this is you, you need to hop over to Hello May, Nouba, and Dancing with Her asap and immerse yourself in ALL the gorgeous wedding content! It's impossible to browse their real wedding features and not come away feeling totally inspired and full of ideas of things to recreate for your own wedding day.

A lot of wedding blogs also have a vendor directory on their website. Here you should be able to search by category (wedding photographers, florists, musicians etc), location, and potentially your wedding style too. The wedding vendors listed on these sites are often handpicked and have a relationship with the blog so if you already love the style here, these are the suppliers for you!

It's hard to imagine where we'd be without social media these days. It's often the first place we go when we have a query or want to find out a bit more about a person or business. It's also a brilliant place to search for wedding vendors in Australia! Check out the profiles of the blogs mentioned above, browse their posts, and make a note of the vendor credits that you really love. Follow hashtag threads to see what comes up and always take the time to check what your shortlisted vendors' socials are like. While a website is a brilliant 'shop window' for many, an active and inspiring social media feed is a great backup and welcome reassurance. When you sign on the dotted line you are going to want and need to put your trust in the professionals to help you create the wedding of your dreams!