How we list vendors on United Vows

We aggregated public Google business listings and reviews for wedding vendors in the US markets we have launched in who met our quality threshold (4+ star rating, 5+ reviews). For each, we created a default profile page on United Vows showing the public information that already appears on Google: business name, category, city, public reviews, public phone and email. Profiles are findable in our marketplace from day one, so couples have a populated vendor base to choose from.

A wedding marketplace is only useful to couples if there are actual vendors on it. Forcing every vendor to enroll before any couple can find them creates a chicken-and-egg problem that delays the platform's value to both sides for months. The public-data model lets us launch with real coverage while giving every vendor full control over their own listing the moment they claim it.

• We did not use private contact information. Everything on your profile is from public sources you have already published.
• We did not enroll you in anything. Your listing is passive until you claim it.
• We did not capture your customers, your bookings, or any data outside what is publicly available on Google.
• We did not put you on a paid plan, sign you up for a subscription, or take any payment info from you.

Organic ranking on United Vows is earned, never bought: it is computed from fit with the couple's preferences, vendor quality signals (ratings, booking history, response time), and availability, with fair rotation between vendors of similar quality. Separately, vendors can purchase promotional visibility. Every paid placement is clearly labeled Sponsored, sits apart from organic results, and never changes any vendor's organic ranking. The Vows Assistant does not include sponsored placements.

1. Claim your profile (recommended). Take ownership. Edit your photos, services, and prices. Respond to inquiries from couples directly. Apply for our Founding Vendor program while your category has open spots. Two ways to prove it's yours: add one line to your site, or use the code we email the address on your listing.
   Claim my profile
2. Edit your data after claiming. Once claimed, every field is yours. Update business name, category, services, pricing, contact preferences. We do not lock anything down.
3. Delist entirely. One click on the delist link in any email we send you takes your profile out of search, out of category and city directories, and out of recommendations. We keep a record that you asked to come off, and nothing else: that record is what stops us listing you again by mistake. We will not re-add you unless you ask us to, and if you do ask, it comes straight back. Never got one of our emails? Open your listing’s claim page and choose “Remove this listing” — you confirm the phone number or website on the listing is yours, and it comes down on the spot. Or write to support@unitedvows.com and we will do it for you.
4. One thing to know before you delist. If you hold Founding Vendor status, delisting ends it permanently. That is true however you leave the platform, and relisting later does not bring it back. If you are weighing the two, claim first and decide after.
5. Ask questions. Email support@unitedvows.com. A person reads it, and answers.

• We will never sell your contact information.
• We will never use your data outside what serves you on our platform.
• We will respect every delist request. One click from the link in any email we send you; a short ownership check if you came to us directly, so nobody can take down a business that is not theirs. And if you change your mind, asking is all it takes to come back.
• We will be transparent about what we do, even when it is uncomfortable for us.