VUE
Coming Summer 2026

The true cost
of “I do.”

Estimated true total
$28,000

Venues quote you the rental — not the wedding. Service charges, mandatory minimums, taxes-on-taxes, and the rentals you didn't know weren't included don't show up until the contract.

By then you've put down a deposit.

Listed venue fee$28,000
Service charge (22%)+ $6,160
Tax+ $2,492
Cake-cutting+ $600
Corkage+ $950
Chiavari chair upgrade+ $1,680
Vendor minimum shortfall+ $3,500
Bridal suite (4 hrs)+ $1,200
Florals (est.)+ $5,400
Overtime estimate+ $1,500
The transparency problem

They're lying about
the price.

There is nowhere to honestly shop for a wedding venue. The number they advertise is marketing. The real bill, with its minimums, service charges, and fees nobody mentions, only surfaces once you're emotionally committed and the deposit is gone.

VUE pools real brochures from couples who've already been quoted, venues named and couples anonymous, so you see the true cost before you ever pick up the phone.

MEMBERS ONLY · DATABASE ACCESS
Brochure
Couple · anon · 2026 · Jun
Brochure
Couple · anon · 2025 · Sep
Brochure
Couple · anon · 2025 · Oct
Real venue · de-identifiedA Cape Cod beach venueMassachusetts · 120 guests
3 brochures
Listed · The Knot$37,000
Listed · WeddingWire$37,000
Real cost$150,000
4× the advertised price · uploader anonymous
How it works

Four steps to knowing.

Guest count
50120200+
Bar style
Beer/wineFull bar
Florals
01

Survey

A quick taste-and-budget survey seeds a personal estimate database — so the prices we fill in for you are yours, not some couple from another zip code.

Brochure.pdf
2.4 MB
02

Upload

Drop in any venue brochure — PDF, image, or link. We extract every line item, including the ones the venue left out.

Florals$5,400
Florals$7,200
Saved to your database
03

Refine

Edit any estimate to match your reality. The database learns, and every quote you run through VUE gets sharper.

Venue A
$28,000$51,482
Venue BBest
$32,500$47,100
04

Compare

See venues side-by-side at apples-to-apples true cost.

Join the waitlist

Know what you're actually signing up for.

VUE launches summer 2026. Be first to plan with the real numbers.

One email when we launch. No spam, ever.