Before You Sign - How to hire wedding vendors, read the contract, and keep one person from disappearing two weeks out

The photographer's proposal made you tear up. Now there's a contract in your inbox, a payment link, and a note that the date is only held until Friday.This is the moment that decides whether your wedding goes smoothly or turns into a string of expensive surprises. And almost nobody prepares for it.Before You Sign is a hiring manual for couples who already have a budget and are about to tour, email, or put down a deposit. It shows you the order to book vendors so early yeses don't trap you, and gives you a one-page brief that makes every quote comparable. You get the questions that pull out hours, overtime, rain plans and what happens if someone is sick. You get a way to read any contract in twenty minutes, and a plain-language guide to red flags you can actually point to.Then the part most couples skip: a named person whose job is to answer questions on the day, so it isn't you. You'll also set backups for the three roles that can end a wedding, and learn how to say no, kindly, when it's time.Written for small weddings and large ones, with scripts, checklists and one-pagers you can use tonight.Read it before you sign.