N°01
The budget
instrument
Bring your budget
We’ll make it work.
Real Ontario prices, by city. Change a number and watch the whole wedding re-plan itself.
A comfortable fit for a wedding this size. A 100-guest wedding in Toronto typically runs about $36,000.
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Your plan · Toronto
Allocation
- Venue40%$12,000
- Catering & bar22%$6,600
- Photography & video12%$3,600
- Flowers & décor8%$2,400
- Attire & beauty6%$1,800
- Music & entertainment5%$1,500
- Cake & desserts3%$900
- Officiant & transport2%$600
- Planning & extras2%$600
What that buys in Toronto
- Wedding Venues
- $3,600–$14,400
- Wedding Caterers
- $110–$220 per guest
- Wedding Photographers
- $2,900–$5,400
Typical market ranges for Toronto, from the same data behind our venue and photographer guides.
N°02
For
couples
Every detail, composed.
Guest lists, seating, budget, timeline, a wedding website your guests will actually visit — one calm studio instead of eleven spreadsheets.
Guests & RSVP
One list, every reply — with a public RSVP page your guests will love.
Seating studio
Drag-and-drop floor plans, to scale, down to the last chair.
Budget, balanced
Estimates, actuals and payments — always in plain sight.
A website that wows
Templates, galleries, video and a countdown — published in minutes.
N°03
The whole
celebration
From the first “yes” to the last thank-you note.
The whole celebration, not just the ceremony — registry, multi-day schedule with per-event RSVPs, room blocks, save-the-dates with open-tracking, guest messaging, print-ready stationery, thank-you tracking and a free name.vownook.com website.
One studio for the whole weekend, not just the big day.
Gift registry
Cash, honeymoon and item registries — guests give in a tap, no fees held.
Multi-day schedule
Rehearsal, welcome party, ceremony, brunch — each with its own RSVP.
Travel & stays
Hotel room blocks, directions and shuttle notes for out-of-town guests.
Save-the-dates
Send beautiful cards and see exactly who opened them.
Message your guests
A venue change or a thank-you — broadcast to the right people instantly.
Printables
Escort cards, place cards, menus and table numbers — print-ready in a click.
Thank-you tracking
Every gift in one list, ticked off as the notes go out.
name.vownook.com
A free, personal web address for your wedding site — shareable in seconds.
Registry
Save-the-dates
Travel & stays
Thank-yousInside the studio
Don't imagine it — look at it.
Every screenshot below is the real product with a real wedding in it. Click through the tools your planning will actually live in.
Mission control: countdown, RSVP rate, budget health and everything needing attention — on one calm screen.
N°04
The
marketplace
Real vendors. Real quotes.
No guesswork.
Every listing is reviewed before it goes live. Send one inquiry with your date and guest count, then weigh the offers side by side — terms, deposits and all.
One inquiry — your date, headcount and budget, sent in a minute.
Offers compared side by side, grouped by category.
Accept, and the vendor appears in your planning workspace automatically.
Florals · The bouquet bench
Photography · Golden hour
Reviews you can trust
The honest kind of review.
Most wedding sites are full of five-star quotes you can’t verify. We do it the other way: reviews only appear once a couple has actually booked and lived their day — so while we’re new, you won’t see a wall of testimonials we can’t stand behind. That’s the point.
Tied to a real booking
A review can only be written by a couple with a confirmed booking — one review per booking. No drive-by ratings.
No pay-to-play
Vendors can’t pay to appear higher, reorder reviews, or delete a word they don’t like. They can only reply in public.
Payments secured by Stripe
Deposits and balances run through Stripe. Your card details never touch our servers, and vendors are paid on real bookings.
Reviewing a vendor requires a confirmed booking — that’s the whole model. Browse the marketplace →
N°05
For
vendors
Your craft, in front of couples ready to book.
A portfolio page with packages and availability, structured inquiries instead of cold DMs, and offers that win — from one business dashboard.
$0
to list your business — no contract, no monthly fee
100%
of your leads, in one inbox
8%
only when a booking is won — capped, lower on big tickets
Reviewed and published, usually within a day.
N°06
How it
works
How the room comes together
If you're planning
Browse & shortlist
Explore published vendors by category, region and budget — no account needed to look.
Request quotes
Send one inquiry with your date and guest count. Compare offers side by side when they arrive.
Book & plan together
Accept an offer and the vendor lands in your planning workspace — timeline, budget and all.
If you're a vendor
Build your profile
Portfolio, packages, pricing and availability — a public page that sells while you sleep.
Answer real inquiries
Couples come to you with a date, headcount and budget. Reply with a structured offer.
Win the booking
When a couple accepts, the booking is confirmed and tracked — earnings dashboard included.
N°07
What it
costs
Choose your level of ceremony.
Couples — Essential
- Guest list & RSVP
- Budget tracker
- Vendor marketplace & quotes
- Checklist & timeline
Couples — The Atelier
- Everything in Essential
- Wedding website + name.vownook.com
- Registry, travel & save-the-dates
- Floor plan, printables & more
Vendors
- Free listing & portfolio page
- Unlimited quotes & messaging
- No monthly fee, no contract
- Lower rate & cap on large bookings
Planners — HQ
- Unlimited client weddings
- Portfolio dashboard & week view
- Reusable checklist & budget templates
- Marketplace sourcing for every client
N°08
Good to
know
Questions, answered.
Everything couples and vendors ask before they begin. Still curious? Talk to us.
Is VowNook free to use?
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Yes. Couples plan for free — guest list and RSVP, budget tracker, checklist, timeline and the full vendor marketplace cost nothing. The Atelier upgrade adds the wedding website, your free name.vownook.com address, registry, travel, save-the-dates, printables and the seating studio.
Can I build a wedding website for free?
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You can design and preview a beautiful wedding website on any plan, with templates, galleries, video, a countdown and a per-event RSVP. Publishing it live — and claiming a free personal address like yourname.vownook.com — is part of the Atelier plan.
How does the vendor marketplace work?
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Browse trusted wedding vendors by category, region and budget, send one inquiry with your date and guest count, then compare real quotes side by side. Accept an offer and the vendor appears right inside your planning workspace.
Which areas do you cover?
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VowNook is built for couples and wedding vendors across Ontario — Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Niagara and beyond — with planning tools that work anywhere.
What does it cost vendors to join?
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Listing your business is free — no monthly fee and no contract. You only pay a small commission when a booking is actually won, capped and reduced on larger bookings.
Does it include a gift registry and thank-you tracking?
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Yes. Set up cash, honeymoon and item registries with no fees held, and every contribution flows into a thank-you list you can tick off as the notes go out.