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About Verified Wedding Awards

Verified Wedding Awards: awards a couple can check

We run an international, pay-to-enter programme for wedding businesses. Every entry is scored on evidence out of 100, and every score is published.

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18 award categories10 first country roundsFees shown upfront, in euros
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We started because most award badges tell a couple nothing they can verify: no score, no method, no way to see why one business won.

100points per entry, every weighting published
18award categories, venues to transport
10first country rounds for the 2027 Awards
0paid nominations, positions or scores
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Why we started

Why start another wedding awards programme?

With Verified Wedding Awards, each winner shows a score out of 100 and the parts it was built from: photos and video, client reviews, professional standards and any couples' bonus. Anyone can check the maths.

We also wanted entrants to get something back for their fee. Every business that enters receives a written scorecard showing what scored well and what to improve, whether or not it wins. Under 65 points, you still get that scorecard and 20% off next year's entry.

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IndependentScored on evidence
Who runs it

Who runs Verified Wedding Awards?

An independent awards programme where evidence, not a judging panel, decides every result.

Most wedding awards ask you to trust a panel you never see. We publish the method instead: every score comes from evidence anyone can check, and every entrant gets the same written scorecard. The scoring was designed so that no single judge and no fee can move a result.

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How we make money

Where our income comes from: entry fees, not winners

We make money from fixed fees paid by wedding businesses, all listed below in euros; couples use the site free and never pay us.

Fees for the 2027 Awards, in euros
What a business pays forWhat the fee coversPrice
First-category entryLocal round, Country round consideration€49
Each extra categoryOne more category on the same entry€29
Global Final (opt-in)Open to country winners only€39
Winner's kitBadge pack, social templates, certificate PDF€29
Engraved crystal awardShipped to your business€149
Featured profilePlacement on best-of and destination pages€99per year
Founding offerFirst category, first 100 entrants€39

Entry fees are non-refundable once scoring has started; withdraw before scoring begins for a full refund. The founding offer ends 31 January 2027.

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Our standards

What we commit to, every awards cycle

These are the commitments every entrant and every couple can hold us to, and each one can be checked on this site.

  • Published scores on every winner, out of 100
  • The full scoring maths is public before you enter
  • Fixed prices, shown before you pay
  • A written scorecard for every entrant, win or not
  • Couples' feedback is email-verified, one per email
  • Peers only judge portfolios from other countries
  • Review links are spot-checked at the source
  • Paid extras never change a score or a tier
Checking any awards

Are wedding awards legit? Four checks to run

Some awards are earned and some are simply sold, and four questions tell them apart, whichever programme you are looking at.

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01

Is the method published?

A credible programme shows what counts and how much before you trust its badge. If the weighting is secret, nobody can check the result.

02

Do winners show a score?

A number lets couples compare. A bare winner badge with no score hides how close the decision was, or whether there was any contest.

03

Who pays, and for what?

Paying to enter and be scored is normal. Paying to be nominated, shortlisted or placed is a purchase, not an award.

04

Can you see who runs it?

A named owner and a way to reach them mean someone is accountable. An anonymous awards site leaves you nobody to ask.

A badge on a website should answer a simple question: won what, judged how?
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Timeline

Where is the programme now, and what comes next?

Verified Wedding Awards launches in 2026 and runs its first full cycle through 2027.

  1. 2026

    Programme launch

    Scoring method, categories and fees go public before a single entry is taken.

  2. Nov 2026

    Entries open

    The 2027 Awards open in 18 categories, with country rounds in 10 countries.

  3. January 2027

    First Local results

    Local results are announced monthly, roughly 6 weeks after each entry.

  4. 30 Apr 2027

    Country entries close

    The last day to enter the Country round in the 2027 cycle.

  5. June 2027

    Country results

    Country winners are named and can opt in to the Global Final.

  6. October 2027

    Global Final results

    The first Global winners are named, each with a published score.

  7. Year two

    Guest judges (planned)

    Past Global winners and wedding writers are planned to judge the Global Final.

Contact

How to reach us about entries, scores or fees

Email us or use the form, and we reply within 2 working days.

Asking about a scorecard? Include your business name and category so we can find your scores quickly.

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We reply within 2 working days.

FAQs

Questions about who we are and how we work

Short answers to the questions people ask before they trust a new awards programme with their money or their wedding.

Is Verified Wedding Awards legit?

Verified Wedding Awards is a real, pay-to-enter awards programme, and every result can be checked. Each winner shows a score out of 100, the scoring method is public, and you can email the people who run it directly.

Who is behind Verified Wedding Awards?

Verified Wedding Awards is an independent awards programme with no judging panel: scores come from photos and video, client reviews and professional standards, plus an optional couples' feedback bonus, all checked against public point bands.

Does Verified Wedding Awards sell awards or nominations?

No, Verified Wedding Awards never sells positions, scores or nominations. Wedding businesses pay a fixed entry fee to be scored, and the score alone decides the tier. Extras such as the crystal award or a featured profile never change a result.

Is there a wedding awards review of your programme yet?

Verified Wedding Awards is new, so independent reviews of the programme do not exist yet; the first cycle runs through 2027. Until then, judge us on what you can check: the scoring method, the fees on this page and the scorecard every entrant receives.

Do couples pay to use Verified Wedding Awards?

No, couples use Verified Wedding Awards free: the winners directory, best-of lists and destination guides cost nothing. In a couples' feedback round, a couple confirms their email and wedding date, rates a vendor 1 to 5 and writes one line.

2027 Awards

Put your business to a published score

Your first category costs €49, or €39 for the first 100 entrants, and every entry gets a written scorecard.

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