Most couples start the search the same way — a dozen browser tabs open, a camera roll filling up with screenshots, and a message to your sister that just says "what about this one???". A fortnight later you can't remember which photographer did the outdoor nikah shoot and which one was the one that blew the budget.
The shortlist is the cure for that. It's the small heart you'll spot on every vendor card: tap it, and that vendor is saved to a single page you can come back to, compare side by side, and share with the people whose opinion actually counts.
It's one tap, from anywhere
Wherever a vendor appears — on the search results, a category page, or their full profile — there's a heart on the card. Tap it to save, tap it again to remove. That's the whole thing. No "sign up to save" wall thrown across the middle of your browsing, no losing twenty minutes of scrolling.
Everything you save lands on your shortlist page, with a count at the top so you can see you're still deciding between, say, four caterers and two henna artists.
Why it beats a pile of tabs
Tabs don't survive a phone restart. Screenshots don't remember the starting price. And neither of them lets your mum have her say.
A shortlist holds the things that actually help you choose — the vendor's photos, their location, their starting price, their verification badges — in one place, so you're comparing like with like instead of half-remembering.
Keep it short and a little ruthless
A tight list of real contenders is far more useful than a long list of maybes.
[!TIP] Aim for three to five genuine options per category. If you wouldn't be happy booking a vendor, don't save them "just in case" — a cluttered shortlist is as paralysing as no shortlist at all.
Once you're down to a handful, the differences that matter start to stand out: who covers your date, who's verified, who sits inside your budget.
Bring the family in to vote
This is where the shortlist quietly pays for itself. Your saved vendors can be shared straight into the family collaboration board, where the people helping you plan can give each one a thumbs up or down.
It turns "my khala thinks the other hall was nicer" into something you can actually see — a tally, on a screen, rather than a debate that resets every Sunday dinner.
From shortlist to enquiry
When you've narrowed it down, send an enquiry to your top two or three straight from their profiles. Comparing the quotes — and how quickly and thoughtfully each one replies — tells you more than any price list. The vendor who answers your questions properly is usually the one who'll run a calm, organised day.