{"id":1790,"date":"2014-09-23T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T16:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2014-09-23T11:09:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T16:09:55","slug":"vendor-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/vendor-relationships","title":{"rendered":"Tutor Post: How to Establish Solid Vendor Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was written by Andrea DeLucia. Andrea owns her own wedding and special event planning business in Medway, Massachusetts, called Elegance & Grace Weddings. She has always enjoyed planning and designing events, and thinks all the little details are very important!<\/em><\/p>\n

Anyone who has ever planned an event knows how important vendors are to its success. Imagine if you didn\u2019t have a venue, catering, music, or cake at a wedding? No table settings or tablecloths, no wedding dress or suit, no centerpieces? You might as well just cut your losses and have the couple get married at your house with mom\u2019s chicken dinner as the main meal.<\/p>\n

Knowing which vendors are going to give you the best \u201cbang for your buck\u201d is an important part of being an event planner, and maintaining and fostering these vendor relationships is imperative not only to the success of a singular event, but to your overall success of an event planner.<\/p>\n

When establishing relationships with qualified vendors, there are a few things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n

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