Weddingdates

Wedding Planning Marketplaceweddingdates.ie

WeddingDates is an Irish-founded, two-sided wedding marketplace connecting engaged couples with wedding venues and suppliers across Ireland and the UK, monetizing via recurring advertising and software subscriptions from venue and supplier clients while remaining free for couples.

Company typePrivate
Founded2008
HeadquartersCork, Ireland
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingSoftware

What Weddingdates does

WeddingDates is an Irish-headquartered two-sided marketplace platform, founded in 2008 and based in Cork, that connects newly engaged couples with wedding venues and suppliers across Ireland and the UK. For couples (B2C), the platform offers free searchable directories of venues and suppliers, a Bridal Portal for saving favorites and managing to-do lists, a biweekly Love Letters email newsletter, a wedding planning checklist and budget tools, and a calendar of in-person wedding showcase events. For venues and suppliers (B2B), the company provides web-based software including automated enquiry processing with brochure delivery and scheduled follow-up contacts, a real-time revenue reporting and competitive benchmarking dashboard, and a Wedding Offers module for promotions.

The underlying technology is a web-based software platform with venue and supplier listing infrastructure, an enquiry management workflow engine, and analytics/reporting tools. Proprietary components include the Bridal Portal (couple-facing planning dashboard), the Enquiry Management System (automated brochure distribution and scheduled contact workflow), and the Real-Time Revenue Reporting module (sector benchmarking). The platform does not have a public API, SDK, or mobile app based on available data, and operates primarily through its website at weddingdates.ie.

WeddingDates' business model is B2B2C: the platform is free for couples to use, and revenue is generated through recurring subscription and advertising fees paid by wedding venues and suppliers for increased online visibility, lead generation, and access to enquiry management and benchmarking tools. Pricing for venue and supplier advertisers is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with SMB-tier contracts. The company is privately held, has not raised external funding, operates with a team of 1-10 employees, and has been continuously operating for over 17 years. The CEO/founder Ciara Crossan has received multiple industry recognitions including the 2019 Network Cork Business Women of the Year award, and the company holds a Business All Star Accreditation from 2019.

Weddingdates firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Weddingdates
Website: https://weddingdates.ie
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2008
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: WeddingDates is an Irish-founded, two-sided wedding marketplace connecting engaged couples with wedding venues and suppliers across Ireland and the UK, monetizing via recurring advertising and software subscriptions from venue and supplier clients while remaining free for couples.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Weddingdates industry classification

Industry

Product category: Wedding Planning Marketplace
akta.pro primary industry: Vendor Sourcing & Management (Venues, Catering, Photo/Video, Music) (HSACABAG)
akta.pro secondary industries: Reception Planning & Guest Experience (Seating, Favors, Hospitality) (HSACABAM), Ceremony Planning & Officiant Coordination (HSACABAL), Destination Wedding Planning (HSACABAD), Wedding & Bridal Shows (MPAGAFAK)

Keywords

Wedding venue marketplace
Wedding planning platform
Wedding supplier directory
Bridal portal software
Wedding lead generation

Where Weddingdates is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Cork
HQ country: Ireland
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Weddingdates business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

Venue and Supplier Advertising: WeddingDates provides web-based software and online marketing to wedding venues and suppliers for a fee. Venues and suppliers pay for advertising and increased online visibility on the platform to reach engaged couples.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Freemium	Monthly	Free access for couples

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Weddingdates product offering

Product offering

Core offering

WeddingDates operates a two-sided online marketplace that connects engaged couples planning their wedding with wedding venues and suppliers across Ireland and the UK. Couples can browse searchable directories of venues and suppliers, send enquiries, and use a Bridal Portal to save favorites and track planning tasks. Venues and suppliers pay the platform for advertising, online visibility, and access to web-based software tools including automated enquiry processing and real-time revenue reporting.

Product overview

WeddingDates is a wedding planning platform that operates as a two-sided marketplace connecting newly engaged couples with wedding venues and suppliers across Ireland and the UK. The core product consists of searchable directories for venues and suppliers, complemented by a Bridal Portal where couples can save favorites and manage their wedding planning tasks. The platform provides venues and suppliers with web-based software including automated enquiry processing (delivering brochures, scheduled contacts, and prompts), real-time revenue reporting, and competitive benchmarking. Additional modules include a Wedding Offers system, planning tools (checklist and budget), a biweekly Love Letters newsletter, and a Wedding Fairs calendar. The company has been in business since 2008.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Venue Search & Directory Searchable directory of wedding venues across Ireland and the UK, allowing couples to browse by style, location, capacity, and price to find their wedding location. Venues pay to be listed and promoted.
Supplier Search & Directory
Bridal Portal
Wedding Offers
Love Letters Newsletter
Wedding Fairs Calendar

Quantifiable outcome

Automated enquiry process reduces manual work for venues
+1 more outcomes

Companies that use Weddingdates

Customer profile

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Weddingdates technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Weddingdates partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

Só Hotels GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCastle Oaks House Hotel & Estate is part of Só Hotels Group. The platform features venues from this hotel group prominently, indicating a strategic partnership for listing and promoting their wedding venues.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Weddingdates competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

Wedio: Wedio is a wedding vendor marketplace with planning tools. It represents an emerging digital-first competitor in the wedding planning space with overlapping marketplace functionality.
Confetti: Confetti is a wedding planning platform offering venue and vendor directories. As an emerging player with partial overlap, it competes for the same engaged couple audience and venues but with a smaller footprint than WeddingDates' established Irish base.
Rock My Wedding: Rock My Wedding is a UK wedding inspiration blog and supplier directory. It overlaps with WeddingDates in content-led venue and supplier discovery for engaged couples in the UK market.

Broad incumbents

Zola: Zola is a US-based wedding planning and registry platform with vendor directories and planning tools. It is a broad incumbent in the wedding marketplace category and competes for the same conceptual use case (online wedding planning) as WeddingDates, though primarily in the US market.
The Knot Worldwide: The Knot Worldwide (parent of The Knot and WeddingWire) is a global wedding planning platform with venue directories, planning tools, and registries. As a broad incumbent with international reach, it competes indirectly with WeddingDates for venue advertising spend and represents a much larger, well-funded alternative.

Direct peers

Hitched: Hitched is the UK's largest wedding planning marketplace, offering venue directories, supplier listings, planning tools, and a bridal portal. It is a direct competitor to WeddingDates in the UK market and overlaps in business model, target audience (engaged couples), and supplier-side monetization.
Bridebook: Bridebook is a UK-based wedding planning platform with venue and supplier directories plus planning checklists. It directly competes with WeddingDates in the UK market and shares the same two-sided marketplace model targeting engaged couples and wedding venues.
OneFabDay: OneFabDay is a leading Irish wedding inspiration blog and supplier directory. It targets the same engaged couples in Ireland as WeddingDates and overlaps in venue/supplier listings and wedding content, making it a close direct competitor in the home market.

Regional players

Easy Weddings: Easy Weddings is Australia's largest wedding directory and marketplace, with venue and supplier listings plus planning tools. It is a regional peer with an identical marketplace business model but operates in Australia rather than Ireland/UK.
Here Comes The Guide: Here Comes The Guide is a US-based wedding venue and vendor directory. It shares the directory/marketplace model with WeddingDates but serves a different geography (US), making it a comparable regional peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Weddingdates financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Weddingdates leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Weddingdates funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Weddingdates M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Weddingdates

What does Weddingdates do?

Is Weddingdates a public or private company?

Weddingdates is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Weddingdates founded?

Weddingdates was founded in 2008. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Weddingdates based?

Weddingdates is headquartered in Cork, Ireland, in the Europe region.

How does Weddingdates make money?

One revenue line is on record: venue and Supplier Advertising.

Who are Weddingdates's main competitors?

Emerging players on record are Wedio, Confetti and Rock My Wedding. Broad incumbents are Zola and The Knot Worldwide. Direct peers are Hitched, Bridebook and OneFabDay. Regional players are Easy Weddings and Here Comes The Guide.

Does Weddingdates have an API?

No public API is recorded for Weddingdates.

What industry is Weddingdates in?

Weddingdates's product category is Wedding Planning Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSACABAG, Vendor Sourcing & Management (Venues, Catering, Photo/Video, Music), with a secondary code of HSACABAM, Reception Planning & Guest Experience (Seating, Favors, Hospitality).