For venues · South Florida · Founding Partner allocation open
Your rates stay
your rates.
Bidwell isn’t a race to the bottom. You win bookings by bundling what you already offer — upgraded bar packages, extended hours, ceremony space, seasonal flexibility. Your published rate card stays whole. Couples get more value for their budget. You stay in full control of your brand.
Qualified couples. Real dates. Zero ad spend. Commission only on confirmed bookings.
8%
Founding Partner
Priority placement on every matching request. 8% commission locked in for life.
15 partner venues per market, chosen for fit — not first to sign.
$0 upfront · Pay only on bookings · Cancel anytime
Launch milestone — venues from any market can join:
Requests · this week
Representative · your dashboard shows live requests once your area opens.
12
new fits
#A7K2
Jun 14, 2026
High fit150 guests$25K – $40KGarden · estate
#B3M9
Oct 4, 2026
Medium fit200 guests$30K – $50KEstate · winery
#C1P5
Sep 20, 2026
High fit80 guests$15K – $25KGarden · chapel
Bid your number, in writing — binding both ways.
Active couples
Joining now
Upfront cost
$0 — commission only
Market status
Live updates
Built to venue-grade trust standards
Verified couples only
Identity-checked profiles with real dates, guest counts, and numbers — before any request reaches your dashboard.
Binding contracts
Every booking signed through Dropbox Sign with locked inclusions. Bait-and-switch gets venues removed.
Stripe Connect payouts
Enterprise-grade escrow and direct deposit. First payout lands within three business days.
Founder-operated
Built by an operator who's sat on both sides. We answer the phone — and the platform is tuned by people who book weddings.
You deserve better than pay-to-play
Directories want thousands up front
for leads that never book.
Bidwell costs $0 until a couple actually books and pays. You see the full request — date, budget, must-haves — before you ever bid.
The mechanism
Four steps, in order.
I
Set up your room
Photos, capacity, what's included, what isn't, your true rate card. About ten minutes. Auto-verified the moment your profile is complete — no human-review wait. Saved permanently, even before your area opens.
II
Receive matched requests
Verified couples post once. We forward only the ones whose date, guests, style, and number are a real fit for your room.
III
Bid your number, bundle your value
Your rate card stays whole. You win by layering in what you already offer — extended hours, premium bar, ceremony space, vendor credits. Binding offer with locked inclusions. Couples judge value, not your logo.
IV
Get paid as the couple pays
Progressive payouts via Stripe Connect. First lands within 3 business days. Final 7 days before the event. Commission only on confirmed bookings.
Transparent commission math
Paid as the couple pays.
No invoices. No surprises.
Couple pays $10,000 booking fee
Within 3 business days
You receive $9,000
Couple pays $14,000 at 90 days
Within 3 business days
You receive $12,600
Couple pays $16,000 final balance
7 days before the event
You receive $14,400
$36,000
Total to venue · $40,000 booking · 10% standard
$36,800
Founding Partner · 8% locked for life
Commission
8% for life
vs. 10% standard
Placement
Priority
On every matching request
Trust signal
Founding Partner badge
Visible to couples on every bid
Meet Bidwell House · Try it now
Walk through a real bid
with the same House your peers use.
Bidwell House is your AI bid coach— it reads each request for fit, surfaces what comparable rooms in your market are including, and flags when a price is leaving money on the table or chasing a booking that won’t close. It helps you bundle the right upgrades to win — without touching your rate card.
Always disclosed by name. Always closes its notes the same way: — Bidwell House.
Try the AI Venue Advisor — no signup needed
Ask the advisor about an example venue's week.
You're advising Oakwood Manor, a fictional 100–180-guest historic estate we created for this demo. Three example requests just landed on their dashboard. Ask which to bid on, what to charge, and why they keep losing to someone else.
Demo scenario. Your real dashboard shows live requests scored against your own venue profile.
Try asking the advisor:
From the roster
What venues tell us
“We stopped spending $3,000/month on ads that brought window-shoppers. Bidwell sends couples who already match our capacity and price range — we just bundle the right package and bid.”
“The requests are real — date, budget, must-haves, all upfront. We bid on what fits, skip what doesn't, and our rate card never moves. We win by adding value, not cutting price.”
“We added extended hours and a ceremony garden to our last bid and won a $38K booking. Rate card untouched. The couple got more, we stayed whole. That's how it should work.”
Representative feedback from onboarding venues · names withheld during private beta
Honest answers
Common questions from venues.
You pay nothing without a confirmed booking. No subscription or listing fee. Browse and bid free. Lose the bid? Still $0.
The House of Wedding Venues
Fill your calendar.
On your terms.
Keep your rate card. Bundle your value. Win bookings from couples who are ready to book — not browse. Setup takes ten minutes.
$0 upfront · Pay only on bookings · Cancel anytime