Our first shortlists of 'Exceptional Local Wedding Professionals' will be published by 31st March this year.

Wedding professionals

"A fair and sustainable, merit-based platform, recognising the dedication and value of more experienced, quality wedding professionals."

Why Join?
• We're the UK's only completely merit-based wedding directory.
No pay-to-rank.
All listings shuffled each page load for equal visibility.
• Just 16 listings per category/county, and refreshed every six months.
• The Wedding Shortlist has been created by seasoned wedding professionals with over 20 years’ experience (see below).
Launch Offer: First 16 successful applicants in each category/county get a free six-month listing.
• After our Launch Offer, the best 8 successful wedding professional applicants, in each category/county, in all our ongoing six-monthly assessments will be listed for free.

Eligibility:
You must have three years’ wedding industry experience, and be able to answer 'yes' to at least one of these questions:
• Are you a venue preferred supplier?
• Do you have over 25 five star Google reviews?
• Have you ever been a wedding awards finalist in the UK?

Our Launch Offer is open to wedding professionals in:
East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Surrey & West Sussex
in these wedding service categories:
Cake makers, Caterers, Décor, Florists, Hair & Make-up artists, Live musicians, Photographers, Registrars & Celebrants, and Videographers.


Step 1 - Apply & get approved:
• Complete our online assessment.

Step 2 - Launch & Listing:
• Our Launch Offer listings will run for six months and go live for a county when it has four categories with three successful wedding professional applicants.
• When our listings go live, new applicants can still apply and join for the remaining time left in the six-month Launch Offer period.

Apply Now:
• Complete our opt-in form below to receive your link to apply.
• Applications are confidential and without obligation.
• Please check your spam folder when waiting for our reply.

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Engaged couples

"A really helpful, time-saving platform for engaged couples who want the best for their best day ever!"

Why The Wedding Shortlist?
• Other wedding directories have little or no quality control - and their listings prioritise providers who pay them more, not those who deliver better service.
• For your peace of mind, we provide truly exceptional local wedding professionals throughout and save days of research as we assess and approve all applicants on their...
Experience, Reputation, Professionalism, Reliability, Location, Compliance, Communication, Values & Standards.

“This is such a helpful website. Thank you!”
Elizabeth Axelsson
Bride-to-be
London
“The Wedding Shortlist is a game-changer. I love the shuffling of listings every page load. Genius!”
Ed Brooks
Wedding Photographer
Surrey



Meet the Founders

The Wedding Shortlist’s Surrey-based, husband and wife co-founders Tony & Lena Moriarty are seasoned wedding professionals with a combined career of over 20 years.

"We really hope you find The Wedding Shortlist a helpful resource and a refreshing alternative to costly and overloaded, pay-to-rank directories. If you're a wedding professional, keep up the great work! If you're an engaged couple, we wish you the very best for your wedding!"

Tony & Lena.