Launching January 2027 · partner venues onboard first
Bank the Date · for wedding venues

Booked is banked.

Your couples get the most beautiful wedding-planning experience ever built, free. You get early access to the money they're already contractually obligated to pay you. Weeks after the ink dries, not the week of the wedding.

You're on the list. We'll be in touch within a few days. ✓

Prefer to talk it through? Book a 20-minute call →

The problem

You run on deposits. Your profit arrives last.

At signing
25–30%

of a typical contract arrives as the deposit, and it's spoken for the day it lands.

The wait
10–14 mo

between the booking and the balance payments that actually carry your margin.

Meanwhile
Payroll

chefs, grounds, renovations and next season's deposits don't wait for June.

The money is already yours. The couple signed for it. The only thing standing between you and it is the calendar. We move the calendar.

Step one

It starts with a better wedding

Every couple you book gets Bank the Date free at partner venues: one beautiful app for every decision, contract and payment of their wedding.

A decision board that keeps them on schedule

Every vendor choice with planner-set deadlines. Your menu locks, headcounts and walkthrough dates flow from the contract straight onto their calendar.

One payment hub, yours included

Your payment schedule, extracted from the contract. Two taps to pay, receipts filed automatically, and never another wire form.

They save toward your due dates automatically

Auto-funding builds their wedding balance every payday, so the money for your final payment exists months before it's due.

Their planner is built in

Planners run the board and schedule payments; couples approve in a tap. Everyone, including your team, sees the same timeline.

Happier couples are the point. Payments that never slip are the byproduct.

Step two

Then your money moves

1

Couples plan & pay through Bank the Date

Their wedding balance, planning board and payment history live with us.

2

Your contract is the record

Executed or uploaded, we extract the payment schedule and your cancellation terms. We know exactly what's owed, and when.

3

Take guaranteed money early

Unlock any contractually guaranteed payment ahead of its due date, with transparent pricing. Funds land in minutes.

4

We collect. Our risk.

Couples pay on schedule in their app. A late or missed payment is our problem, never yours.

The guarantee

We only advance what's already guaranteed

Every dollar we advance is money the couple is contractually obligated to pay you under your own cancellation clause, whether or not the wedding happens.

Guaranteed money only

Advances stay inside your contract's guaranteed minimum. If the couple isn't liable for it yet, we don't float it, to anyone.

Zero clawback. Ever.

Cancelled wedding, cold feet, ghosted balance: advanced money never comes back out of your account. Full stop.

Your line grows with the date

Most contracts guarantee more as the wedding approaches. As your cancellation schedule steps up, so does what you can take.

What your dashboard looks like
Chloe & Ben · final balance
Due Oct 10 · guaranteed under contract
Available nowAdvance
Olivia & James · 2nd installment
Due Dec 12 · guaranteed under contract
Available nowAdvance
Maya & Jordan · final balance
Due Apr 3 · guarantee steps up Nov 1
Unlocks Nov 1
Transparent pricing on every advance. We'll walk the exact math with you on a 20-minute call.
No rip-and-replace

Built to work with the tools you already run

We're the money layer, not a new system to learn. Payment reminders go out through your existing CRM in your own voice, books export clean, and payouts land in the operating account you already use.

Tripleseat HoneyBook QuickBooks Your bank, your account
Not just venues

Vendors: get paid like the venue does

Photographers, planners, florists, caterers, bands: your contracts and due dates live on the couple's board too, and their balance is already funded when your payment comes due.

Get paid
On schedule

Couples save toward your due dates automatically and pay in two taps. No more chasing checks or reading out routing numbers.

Get found
Verified

Your profile shows the venues and planners you've actually worked with, counted from real bookings, not self-reported.

Get booked
In context

Couples compare vendors who already work with their venue and planner. Being in that circle is the best marketing in the industry.

Join the same waitlist below. Just tell us your business name.

Questions venue owners ask

The straight answers

What happens if the couple cancels or breaks up?
Nothing changes for you. We only advance money the couple already owes you under your own cancellation clause, so there is never a clawback: every advanced dollar stays in your account. Amounts above the guarantee simply pay out on their normal schedule as they're earned.
Is this a loan?
No. You're not borrowing, there's no debt on your balance sheet, no personal guarantee, and no application. We purchase a receivable you already own (money your couple is contractually obligated to pay) and collect it ourselves on the due date.
What does it cost?
Transparent pricing: one fee per advance, taken from the advance itself, with no interest, no compounding, and no origination charges. We'll walk the exact math on your own numbers in a 20-minute call.
What do my couples pay?
Couples normally pay $100 per wedding. As a partner venue, you get codes that make it free for every couple you host. That's the partnership, and it's a genuinely nice thing to hand them at booking.
Do I have to change how I run my venue?
No. Your contracts, your pricing, your CRM and your bank account all stay exactly as they are. Payment reminders send through Tripleseat or HoneyBook using your own templates, and your bookkeeping exports clean to QuickBooks.
When can we start?
We launch in January 2027 and are onboarding partner venues now. Join the waitlist or book a call, and we'll walk the exact math on one of your real contracts.

Your next booking could pay you this month.

Join the waitlist, or grab 20 minutes and we'll walk the math on one of your real contracts.

You're on the list. We'll be in touch within a few days. ✓

Book a 20-minute call →  ·  hello@bankthedate.com