My “Friendors”
The wedding vendor search can be overwhelming. There’s so much talent out there to compare, and you’re trusting them with one of the most joyous and delicate days of your life.
Where do you even begin?
Having been in the wedding industry for 10 years now, I’ve met and collaborated with countless wedding vendors in the 100’s of events I’ve documented. In an effort to make your vendor search easier, and in order to lift up other small businesses I love, I’ve collected my favorite wedding vendors (aka “friendors”) in this exhaustive list.
Here you’ll find professional, experienced vendors vetted and curated by me, with an emphasis on those who are not normally centered in the wedding industry, including queer & BIPOC-owned businesses, and those who are values-driven and prioritize eco-friendly practices in their businesses.
Note: I have no business agreement with these folks, just support and love. 💛
Happy Booking!
Vendor Categories
- LGBTQ-owned
- alterations & tailoring
- asian-owned
- baker
- black-owned
- boston-based
- bridal shop
- content creator
- dj & music
- eco-clean up service
- eco-friendly
- entertainment
- floral designer
- gender-affirming suit shop
- hair stylist
- immigrant-owned
- indigenous-owned
- jeweler
- jewish-owned
- latinx-owned
- makeup artist
- middle eastern & north african-owned
- new jersey-based
- nyc-based
- officiant
- photobooth
- rentals
- stationary & calligraphy
- upstate new york
- videographer
- wedding planner
- woman-owned
RentQuest
“Our full-service, New York City based company strives to bring your ideas to life! We are constantly evolving and looking to make your experience with us like no other. Here at RentQuest, we pride ourselves on quality customer service and our wide selection of rental furniture and prop rentals. Illuminated displays, luxurious lounge sets, or custom requests—we have it all! A closely knit, highly skilled group of individuals work together to provide you with high quality service. Full of passion, our sales team prioritizes each event as its own.
We are happy to offer inspiring design suggestions to put words to your vision. With around the clock contact, we have your event handled!”
Patina Rentals
“When I started Patina 10 years ago it was never about building the biggest rental business, but a service that could truly help a select few clients who really valued quality and design to do their best work. Clients who would come back to us again, year after year, and learn to rely on us for their most important events. Building that type of rare company where clients become friends, and employees become family, starts with offering a product we believe in and providing service that is truly personal and coming from folks who really do care – a lot. We hope you feel it when you work with us.
We work with the most creative clients in the world, and our team is made up of artists and rock stars (literally). We support each person’s unique expression of creativity.
We embody truth in all we do - it takes bravery to live and breathe by the truth. It’s not always the easiest route, but it is an important value that we acknowledge every day.
We rise to the challenge! Our team is smart, collaborative and experienced. We’re event experts - but we are always up for navigating new challenges and learning new tricks - it keeps us on our toes.”