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Our little black book, published.
The Metro Detroit Wedding Vendors We Know by Name
After fifteen years of weddings and events across Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties, you learn exactly who shows up early, who answers their phone, and who makes the whole day easier. These are the planners, photographers, and venues we're glad to see on a timeline — shared here because a great vendor team is the best wedding gift you can give yourself.
15 years in the local vendor world
★ 4.9 on Google · 250 reviews
100+ venues worked, and counting
Recommendations, never ads
Why we publish this
Most vendor lists are advertising with extra steps — directories where the top spot went to whoever paid for it. This page works differently: it's simply the people and places we recommend when couples ask us, which they do at nearly every wedding. No placements, no fees, no favors owed.
Your vendor team matters more than any single vendor on it. When the planner, the DJ, the photographer, and the venue coordinator already work well together, your day runs on rails — timelines sync, handoffs disappear, and nobody's learning anyone's name at your reception.
How a name earns its spot
Talent gets you noticed; professionalism gets you recommended. The vendors below are here because of how they operate — communication, punctuality, and the kind of work that makes the whole event look good. When one of them is on your team, our job gets easier too. That's the honest reason this page exists.
The people side of the list
Planners, Photographers & Pros Worth the Phone Call
Wedding planning in Michigan gets dramatically easier with the right people dialed in early. Start with these.
Wedding Planners & Event Design
A great planner is the difference between enjoying your wedding and managing it. These teams handle full planning, day-of coordination, and event design across Southeast Michigan — and they run timelines we love working inside.
Event Planning
Torrick Events
Event Planning · Ann Arbor
Pineapple Punch Events
Photography
Yes — photography is one of our own six services, and we'd love to be your photo team. But when our calendar is full or a couple's looking for a different style, these are the photographers we hand them to without hesitation. That should tell you something about both of them.
Wedding Photography
Lisa Villella Photography
The rooms on our recommend list
Venues We're Always Happy to Pull Up To
Country clubs, historic theaters, barns, and rooftops across Southeast Michigan — venues we recommend when couples ask where to look. Every name links to the venue's own site; for our working notes on layouts, sound, and setups, our venue guides live here.
Planning around a specific room? Read our venue guides — layouts, sound notes, and what we've learned working 100+ of them.
For the vendors reading this
Shared a Dance Floor With Us? Let's Trade Links.
If you're a planner, florist, baker, officiant, venue coordinator, or any wedding pro we've worked alongside — and your clients would benefit from knowing us the way ours benefit from knowing you — reach out. Send a note to sean@bashdjs.com with where we crossed paths, and let's put each other in front of the right couples.
★★★★★
“As a wedding coordinator, I'm always happy when I see Bash Entertainment on my vendor list!… They've always been easy to work with, responsive, and facilitated a great dance floor for my couples.”
Kelly S. · Wedding Coordinator · Google Review
One call starts the whole team
Build a Vendor Team That Already Gets Along
Start with the entertainment — DJ, photo, video, booth, musicians, lighting — and we'll happily point you to the rest of your dream team from there. Six services from us, great referrals for everything else.
Serving couples and vendor friends across Oakland, Macomb, Wayne & Washtenaw Counties.