HoneyBook wants you on their payments rail and their email cadence. Aisle Planner wants a per-event seat fee for every couple. 17hats wants a Zapier stack to make any of it work. You'll have a working planner site, client intake, vendor coordination thread, and day-of timeline broadcast set up before your next discovery call.
Custom intake form on your site → WhatsApp brief + 1-tap discovery-call booking. Budget tier, event date, must-have vendors prefilled before you call.
One vendor roster per event. Send the brief on WhatsApp to all vendors at once. Quotes, confirmations, and payment milestones stay attached to the event.
7d / 24h / 2h pre-call-time WhatsApp pings per vendor. 30/60/90-day photo-delivery follow-up with the photographer, auto-forward to client.
| Feature | DCS | The other guys |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 5 min | Onboarding + template imports |
| Cost | Flat $49-149/mo all events | Per-event seat or payment-rail cut |
| WhatsApp vendor coordination | Native, 1 thread per vendor | Email + WhatsApp group chaos |
| Timeline broadcast | 7d / 24h / 2h per vendor | PDF + manual reminder texts |
| Photo-delivery follow-up | 30/60/90d auto-pings | You remember to chase, or you don't |
| Own your client + vendor data | Yes — CSV export | Locked into their platform |
Custom intake form on your site — event type, date, headcount, venue status, budget band, must-have vendors. WhatsApp lands with the brief and a 1-tap discovery-call booking link. Lead profile auto-created with budget tier and event date, ready for a proposal.
Every event has a vendor roster — venue, catering, florist, photographer, DJ, decor. Send the brief to all of them on WhatsApp at once. Quotes land in one thread per vendor. Confirmations, payment milestones, and load-in times stay attached to the event, not buried in your phone.
Build the day-of timeline once. WhatsApp goes out 7 days, 24h, and 2h before each vendor's call time with their slot, contact, and load-in instructions. Couple / corporate lead get the master timeline. Day-of changes broadcast in seconds.
30, 60, and 90 days after the event DCS pings the photographer + videographer on WhatsApp for delivery status. When the gallery lands, it auto-forwards to the client with a thank-you note and a review-request link. No more "where are our photos?" three months later.
Yes. Swap couple for corporate lead, swap florist for AV + signage + swag. Same intake, vendor coordination, timeline, and post-event follow-up. PO numbers, invoice routing, and stakeholder approvals are first-class fields on Events OS.