Once couples have worked with a wedding vendor, they can share their firsthand experience by leaving an authentic and constructive vendor review on The Knot. The Knot vendor reviews are intended to reflect real wedding-related experiences and are subject to The Knot Worldwide Review Policy, eligibility requirements, and moderation processes. The Knot may request documentation, such as official business contracts or proof of payment, to help confirm review eligibility when additional review is needed. By sharing authentic and constructive feedback based on real interactions with wedding vendors, couples help other couples make informed vendor booking decisions.
What do I need to know about leaving a vendor review on The Knot?
- The Knot vendor reviews provide insight into real experiences from eligible couples and clients who worked directly with wedding vendors for a wedding-related event.
- All vendor reviews on The Knot must adhere to The Knot Worldwide Review Policy and may be removed if they do not comply with review eligibility requirements or policy guidelines, regardless of whether the feedback is positive, negative, or neutral.
- The Knot may request valid documentation, including an official business contract or proof of payment for services, from both the vendor and the reviewer to help confirm review eligibility.
- Vendor reviews on The Knot may be removed if they are submitted by non-eligible parties, concern non-eligible events, or contain other violations of The Knot Worldwide Review Policy.
- By providing future couples with detailed accounts of working with wedding vendors, The Knot vendor reviews empower couples to make confident vendor booking decisions.
How do I leave a review for a wedding vendor on The Knot?
Couples can easily leave a vendor review on The Knot to share transparent and constructive feedback after working with a wedding vendor.
Follow these steps to write and publish vendor reviews on The Knot:
- Log in to your account on The Knot.
- Click on “Vendors” from the main menu.
- Select “Vendor Reviews.”
- Type your vendor’s name in the search bar.
- Select your vendor from the drop-down results.
- Click “Next.”
- Rate and write a review for your vendor in the pop-up box before clicking “Next.”
- Add photos and/or budget information as an optional addition to your review before clicking “Next.”
- Enter a first and last name.
- Click “Submit Your Review.”
Alternatively, couples can open a vendor’s Storefront on The Knot and click “Write a Review” within the vendor’s review section to leave their feedback.
Who can leave a vendor review on The Knot?
Couples—as well as any party who is involved in an official business contract or has valid proof of payment for services—can leave a vendor review on The Knot. The Knot encourages firsthand, honest feedback in vendor reviews to reflect real couple and client experiences from wedding-related events. Couples and clients can only review services provided at wedding-related events and must write their vendor reviews on The Knot within two years of the event.
What makes a vendor review eligible on The Knot?
To support authentic vendor reviews, The Knot encourages reviews from couples and clients with firsthand experience working with a wedding vendor for a wedding-related event. If additional review is required, The Knot may request valid documentation confirming involvement in an official business contract or proof of payment for services. Introductory interactions alone, such as tours, tastings, or trial services, do not qualify as wedding-related services for vendor review eligibility.
How does The Knot verify that vendor reviews are from legitimate couples?
The Knot encourages open and honest feedback from real couples to help other couples make informed wedding vendor booking decisions. The Knot Worldwide Review Policy helps ensure reviews come from eligible clients and are based on wedding-related events. The Knot may request valid documentation in the form of official business contracts or proof of payment from both parties to verify review eligibility. Reviews that are disputed, do not meet eligibility requirements, or violate The Knot Worldwide Review Policy may be removed. Reviews are evaluated based on review eligibility and compliance with The Knot Worldwide Review Policy, regardless of whether the feedback is positive, negative, or neutral. These review verification and moderation processes help maintain authentic vendor reviews on The Knot for couples evaluating wedding vendors.
Does The Knot require email verification for reviews?
Yes, in order to leave a vendor review, The Knot requires couples to create a registered account on The Knot to encourage transparency and authenticity. Couples can create an account on The Knot using their email address and a password. When couples leave vendor reviews, they are connected to their account and visible within the “Vendor Reviews” section of their account. Vendor reviews on The Knot appear publicly on the vendor’s Storefront and contain the reviewer’s first name and last initial.
Does The Knot require proof of service for vendor reviews?
No, The Knot does not require proof of service for a wedding vendor review to be initially published. However, The Knot may request proof of service and/or begin an internal evaluation if a review does not follow official review policy guidelines or if a review is disputed by a vendor. Official business contracts or proof of payment may be used to help confirm review eligibility and compliance with The Knot Worldwide Review Policy. These review verification measures help support authentic vendor reviews on The Knot based on real wedding-related experiences, regardless of whether the feedback is positive, negative, or neutral.
What should I include in a vendor review?
When writing a vendor review on The Knot, couples should base feedback on their own authentic, firsthand experience as paying clients. Vendor reviews should focus on a wedding-related event rather than an introductory interaction such as a tour, tasting, or trial service. Vendor reviews should include specific details about the vendor's service and quality while maintaining factual accuracy and avoiding unsupported claims. The Knot encourages reviewers to share both positive and negative experiences professionally and constructively, provided the feedback is based on firsthand experience and complies with The Knot Worldwide Review Policy. Couples can also include photos that are directly relevant to the vendor review, as long as they follow the photo guidelines.
What should I avoid including in a vendor review?
To help maintain a constructive experience and ensure vendor review eligibility, vendor reviews on The Knot should not include false or second-hand information, such as experiences shared by family members or friends. Reviewers should not duplicate vendor reviews from other couples and should focus only on their own experience. Photos containing contracts, private messages, or other text-heavy documents should not be uploaded, and reviews should not include personal information such as full names or contact details. Vendor reviews should not contain prohibited content such as profanity, hate speech, abusive language, sexually explicit material, or spam.
Why was my review removed or not published?
In order to maintain high-quality, authentic vendor reviews, reviews on The Knot that do not follow The Knot Worldwide Review Policy may be subject to removal. Vendor reviews may be removed if they violate client or event eligibility requirements, as only paying clients with firsthand experiences are eligible to leave reviews. Reviews that contain prohibited content or photos that don’t adhere to the policy’s photo guidelines may also be removed. This moderation helps provide couples with authentic and trusted vendor reviews on The Knot that they can use to make informed vendor booking decisions. Reviews are moderated based on review eligibility and compliance with The Knot Worldwide Review Policy, not whether the feedback is positive or negative.
Where can I leave a vendor review?
Couples can leave a vendor review on the dedicated “Vendor Reviews” section of The Knot, where couples can easily search their vendor’s name and then fill in their review. Couples can also navigate to a vendor’s Storefront on The Knot Vendor Marketplace and write a review within the vendor review section. Logged-in couples may also see a prompt to leave a vendor review within their Wedding Plan on The Knot, following their wedding date.
Updated: 6/15/2026