Six inboxes, one thread
A wedding’s paperwork is scattered by default: the quote in email, the contract in DocuSign, the deposit in Zelle, the amendment in a text message. When a dispute comes (and the deposit dispute is the classic wedding dispute), the evidence is in six places.
Here, everything about a vendor lives against that vendor: quotes, the signed contract, every payment, every change. One thread, in order, exportable.
Quotes compared side by side
Three caterers quoting the same brief still quote three different ways: per head, per event, with and without rentals. The comparison view normalizes them against your guest count so the real difference is visible before you get on a call.
Because quotes arrive against the brief you sent, you are comparing answers to the same question, not three different guesses.
Sign and pay in the same place
Contracts are signed in the thread, and deposits are tracked against the budget line they belong to, so signing a $4,000 catering deposit visibly moves your catering budget the moment it happens.
Due dates carry reminders that fire before the date, not after. The late-payment fee clause in most vendor contracts makes that reminder worth real money.
Amendments that stay attached
Weddings change: thirty more guests, one more event, a different end time. Every change gets recorded against the contract as an amendment both sides can see, which is exactly the paper trail that keeps changes friendly.
At the end, the whole thread exports: for your records, or for the once-in-a-while case where someone else needs to see it.
Are the signatures legally binding?
Yes. Electronic signatures executed this way are valid for service contracts across the US. Both parties get the executed copy, and the audit trail records who signed, when and from where, which is more than most emailed PDFs can say.
Do payments go through AyeDu?
You can pay by card or ACH through the thread, or record a payment made outside it: a check, a bank transfer, cash. Either way the deposit lands against the right budget line and the vendor’s balance stays current.
What if my vendor is not on AyeDu?
You can run the thread one-sided: upload their quote and contract, track your payments and dates against them. The vendor gets email links for signing and confirmations without ever making an account.