Shortlist and interview wedding venues and vendors
A shortlist plan with the right questions for each vendor type, a comparison table, and contract red flags to check before booking.
The prompt
Help us choose a wedding venue and key vendors. This is step 3 of planning our wedding.
Headcount and priorities (from steps 1-2, if we have them): [PASTE]
Budget for this vendor type: [AMOUNT]
Date or date range: [DATES]
Vendor type we're choosing now: [venue / caterer / photographer / music / planner / florist / officiant]
Options we're considering: [NAMES and what we know: price quote, what's included, reviews]
Do this:
1. Give us 12-15 questions to ask this vendor type, covering what's included, extra fees (service charges, overtime, cake cutting, travel), backup plans (rain, illness), and deposits and cancellation.
2. For a venue, add: capacity for our layout, catering rules, required vendors, end time and noise rules, accessibility, parking, and setup and cleanup times.
3. Build a comparison table: Option | Total estimated cost (with tax and service charge) | What's included | Gaps | Availability | Gut feeling | Notes.
4. List contract red flags: vague deliverables, non-refundable deposits with no date change option, no named backup, missing insurance.
5. Suggest a booking order (usually venue and date first, then the vendors who book up soonest).
Use only the quotes we give you; mark missing prices as [ADD]. Have a professional review any contract we're unsure about. Next step: build the full planning timeline.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PASTE
- AMOUNT
- DATES
- NAMES and what we know: price quote, what's included, reviews
- ADD
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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