Find the source behind a statistic, build a brief for a supplier, or compare your own quotes. This library brings together 22 resources across seven wedding niches.
Sources reviewed October 3, 2026. Each fact keeps its observation year and population. Our charts are original redraws; calculators and templates are original planning tools.
Hiring, spending and planning behavior, with direct primary-source links, population notes, original graphics and CSV tables.
Compare sourced wedding-cost benchmarks, a $24,000 median, vendor spending and prospective budgets. Original charts, downloadable data and survey limits.
Which wedding vendors couples hire, what the survey actually measures, and how to compare a team. Original charts and downloadable 2025 hiring data.
Sourced venue hiring and spending statistics, with original graphics, survey caveats and a practical path to comparing venue proposals.
Photographer hiring, $3,000 category spend, portfolio priorities, second photographers and travel fees. Source-linked data, graphics and CSV downloads.
Source-checked cake hiring and spending figures, including the publisher's $530/$540 discrepancy. Original graphics, CSV data and serving-planning tools.
Catering hiring, per-person spending and buffet versus plated reception statistics, with primary sources, original charts and a menu-planning worksheet.
Florist hiring and spending facts from the original study, with clear subgroup limits, original graphics and an itemized floral-proposal worksheet.
Primary-source DJ hiring and spending figures, personality priorities and first-dance participation. Original charts, CSV data and a music planning template.
Sourced planning-time, engagement, mobile activity and planner-cost statistics, with clear definitions, original graphics and a practical checklist.
Use your own event details and supplier answers. Download a working copy or print the checklists. No account is needed.
Calculate a wedding budget from your own fixed costs, per-guest quotes, known fees and tax. Export a transparent CSV with every assumption.
Compare three wedding vendor quotes by scope, required extras, mandatory fees and confirmed tax. Edit the worksheet and download your comparison as CSV.
Copy specific inquiry emails for venues, photographers, planners, cakes, catering, flowers, music, video, beauty and rentals, plus follow-up and decline templates.
Build a photography brief with priority moments, portrait groups, people and delivery questions. Edit, print or download the original wedding shot-list CSV.
Calculate planned cake portions and additional servings from guest count, staff meals, a chosen reserve and baker-confirmed display-cake yield.
Plan a wedding catering brief with meal counts, menu choices, staffing, rentals, dietary communication and service handoffs. Edit, print or download the CSV.
Compare floral proposals by pieces, quantities, scale, substitutions, vessels and installation labor. Edit the wedding flower worksheet, print it or download CSV.
Plan ceremony and reception music with exact song versions, pronunciation, must-play and do-not-play selections, microphones and handoffs. Edit or download CSV.
Use a flexible wedding planning checklist with task owners, real supplier deadlines, guest information and final handoffs. Edit, print or download the CSV.
Plain-language definitions of 43 wedding vendor terms, from minimum spend and service charge to load-in, cake yield, music cues and floral strike. Download the CSV.
A practical venue tour checklist for capacity, accessibility, weather backup, complete quotes, vendor access and event-day responsibilities. Edit, print or download CSV.
| Service | Industry context | Planning tool | Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venues | Venues statistics | Venue tour checklist | Browse providers |
| Photography | Photography statistics | Photography shot list | Browse providers |
| Cakes | Cakes statistics | Cake serving calculator | Browse providers |
| Catering | Catering statistics | Catering menu worksheet | Browse providers |
| Flowers | Flowers statistics | Floral proposal worksheet | Category not yet listed |
| DJs and music | DJs and music statistics | DJ music template | Category not yet listed |
| Planning | Planning statistics | Planning checklist | Browse providers |
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