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Wedding Vendors in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Compare Fort Lauderdale wedding venues, photographers, caterers, DJs, and videographers, and get matched with local vendors who fit your budget and style. Start free with our Wedding Cost Generator — no sign-up. Venues in Fort Lauderdale average $11,240.

Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of navigable waterway, which is why they call it the Venice of America, and it changes what a wedding can be. Guests can ride the public water taxi between a historic downtown venue and a beach resort on the barrier island. Nobody parks. The Ritz-Carlton, the W, the Riverside Hotel, the Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club, Bonnet House Museum & Gardens and the 1901 Stranahan House are the venues, running from mega-yacht charters to 1920s coral-rock estate gardens to beachfront ballrooms. Barns and pasture weddings don't exist here. Everything else does. A venue costs about $11,240, food is $122 a head, an open bar adds $53, a photographer is $4,770 and a live band is $5,830. A 120-guest wedding runs about $46,000, which is roughly $3,500 under Miami Beach for the same Atlantic. If a yacht wedding is the plan, this is the yachting capital of the country and the charter market here is deeper than anywhere else in Florida.

Avg. venue
$11,240
Catering / guest
$122
Photo + video
$9,220
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Wedding Venues in Fort Lauderdale

Ballrooms, waterfront estates, gardens, rooftops, and historic venues.

Venues here average $11,240.

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Wedding Photographers in Fort Lauderdale

Editorial, fine-art, documentary, and lifestyle photographers.

Photo + video averages $9,220.

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Wedding Caterers in Fort Lauderdale

Plated dinners, stations, food trucks, private chefs, and bar service.

Catering runs about $122 per guest.

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Wedding DJs, Bands & Entertainment in Fort Lauderdale

DJs, live bands, string quartets, and ceremony musicians.

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Wedding Videographers in Fort Lauderdale

Cinematic films, same-day edits, and drone coverage.

Photo + video averages $9,220.

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Wedding Florists in Fort Lauderdale

Bouquets, centerpieces, ceremony arches, and full floral design.

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Fort Lauderdale Wedding Vendor Questions, Answered

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In Fort Lauderdale, book the venue first — it locks your date and guest count — then your photographer and caterer, which are the next to fill up. DJs or bands, videographers, and florists usually follow. The most in-demand Fort Lauderdale vendors are reserved 9–12 months ahead.

How much should I budget for wedding vendors in Fort Lauderdale?

In Fort Lauderdale, plan for a venue near $11,240, catering around $122 per guest, photo and video near $9,220. Tell us your total budget and we match you with Fort Lauderdale vendors who work within it.

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