Required Vendors

EVENTS

Required Event Vendors

Nestldown is not a full service venue, so your event will involve outside vendors. For seven categories, those vendors must come from our required list: catering, beverage service, band or DJ, wedding and event planning, lighting and Barn installations, shuttles, and furniture rental.

Required Vendors List Link

These are teams that know our site, our sound and power setup, our load in and load out timing, and the conditions of our county permit. Most have worked here together many times. That familiarity is the single biggest reason our event days run the way they do.

For every other category, including photography, video, florals, officiants, hair and makeup, desserts and entertainment, you are welcome to bring in your own vendor with approval from your Special Events Manager. We keep a recommended list for these as well and are glad to share it.

A note on planners

A wedding planner is not required. Your rental Nestldown focused coordination through your Special Events Manager, who leads your rehearsal and runs your timeline on the day. If you would like support through the planning process itself, a full service planner is a wonderful addition. Day of and month of coordinators are not permitted, because that role overlaps with your Special Events Manager rather than adding to it.

How approvals work

Your Special Events Manager sends you the current required and recommended lists when you book. Any vendor not on a list must be approved in writing before you sign with them. All vendors must be licensed and insured, carry workers compensation, hold health permits where applicable, and complete a Nestldown service provider agreement. We are not currently adding or allowing alternative catering vendors.

Questions about a specific vendor? Email request@nestldown.com and we will let you know.

Recommended Vendors & Policies

We also maintain a list of recommended vendors for those not listed above that can be brought in by you with approval by your Special Event Manager.

Recommended Vendors List Link