Membership Features & Pricing
This is What Working For You Looks Like
Starting at $35 per month. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Become a Member
Unlock the Difference
Membership is the difference between being on Carats + Cake and having Carats + Cake work for you. We lead by differentiation. Shouldn't you?
Testimonial
"We've been genuinely impressed with Carats + Cake's new membership features. The platform is incredibly user-friendly, and the updated tools make it easier than ever to present our work with elevated style and sophistication. The design feels fresh, modern, and truly reflective of the quality we aim to deliver. Highly recommend to any creative looking to level up their online presence!”
- Christian Oth Studio
Your Profile
This is the Center of it All
Every path on this platform — editorial features, Cherry, the directory — leads to your profile. It's the place where couples move from seeking inspiration to information, where questions get answered and connection begins. What they find here determines what happens next.
A Member Profile presents the space to earn trust, create differentiation, tell your story your way — all to attract the right couple. Your profile is where the shift happens from interest to inquiry.
Everything on Carats + Cake points here. It's time to own it.
Your Work
Always Curated. Always Current.
As your work enters the platform, our team personally handles every Featured Wedding and curates every Album. Only Pro Members unlock them.
A Member Profile sets the stage — the place where your craft lives, your legacy builds, and your work finds the people it was always meant for.
Your profile stays current without you having to think about it. Your work is automatically displayed, building a body of recognized, curated work that grows over time and speaks on your behalf.
And when you want to shape the narrative — choose which Featured Weddings lead or curate your own version of an Album — that control is yours.
This isn't free. It's Pro.
The Directory
Found with Purpose
The directory is where couples go when they've moved past inspiration and into decision-making — searching by category, by location, by what they need right now. It's one of the most direct paths to your profile, and one of the most valuable. Pro Members can list up to 10 service locations and 3 vendor categories, so the directory works across every market and specialty you serve.
This isn't free. It's Pro.
Cherry
Discoverable. Again and Again.
Cherry is our visual discovery experience where each submission creates more surface area for opportunity — more chances to be found, more paths leading back to your profile.
Soon, Pro Members will have a dedicated Cherry page. A Cherry icon on your profile opens all of your submitted work in the Cherry interface — giving couples and collaborators (and you) a single place to browse your full archive, save what resonates, and collaborate on the larger vision.
This isn't free. It's Pro.
Pro Plus
The Upper Hand
Pro Plus unlocks advantage. Expedited Wedding Review moves your submissions to the front of the queue — getting your work into the system sooner, fueling the engine, and building momentum exponentially. Exclusive Editorial Opportunities increase exposure and reach, adding another dimension to your authority. Proprietary Data & Insights put real platform intelligence in your hands — the kind of information that sharpens business decisions, positioning, and strategy in real time. Advantage that extends beyond Carats + Cake.
This isn't free. This isn't Pro. It's Pro Plus.
Pricing
What You're Actually Paying For
We don't make money on sponsorships, advertising, paid editorial, or promoted posts. Earned visibility matters to us — and membership is how we sustain the service that makes it real.
It's the time of real people taking care of what matters — reviewing every submission personally, preparing Featured Weddings, curating Albums, and making sure your work gets the attention it deserves. It's the technology we build so that participation is seamless, the tools that support your marketing, and the intelligence that informs your business decisions. It's having a real person, one of the owners, at the other end of your emails.
Membership starts at $35 per month. It's not free. It's earned.
Join the Community
Every layer of Carats + Cake — your profile, the editorial process, Cherry, the Directory — is built to work on your behalf. Your presence doesn't peak here. It builds.
Become a Member
What is the difference between a Free Profile and a Member Profile?
A Free Profile gives you a basic presence: a bio, a 10-image portfolio, one service location, and one vendor category. A Free Profile is linked from credited work on the platform but does not appear in the Directory, nor does it provide any links for inquiring couples to connect. Featured work is noted but not showcased and competitor suggestions appear beneath the main content.
A Member Profile unlocks the full experience. You’re included in directory search with up to 10 service locations and 3 vendor categories. A built-in inquiry form and links to your site and socials means couples can contact you without leaving your profile. Your profile activates all content sections, including:
Featured Wedding Display • Expanded Portfolio with Albums • Additional Image and Video Galleries • Packages • Press and accolades • Shop / Product Section • Event Spaces (Venues) • Testimonials • FAQ • And More…
With a Member Profile you control everything — what is displayed, how it’s showcased, and how your story is told.
How much does membership cost?
It’s quite simple: Pro is $35 per month. Pro Plus is $45 per month. No annual contracts — cancel anytime.
Can I try a Member Profile before committing?
Yes. Every account has access to the full Member Profile experience to personalize and preview — you can build it out, explore every content section, and see exactly what your profile will look like before going live. It’s there waiting for you. Upgrading to Pro is what makes it visible.
Do I need to be a member to submit a wedding?
No. Any vendor can submit regardless of membership tier. Pro membership is what ensures your profile is ready to receive everything that submission sets in motion and Pro Plus members receive expedited review — not priority consideration.
What is the difference between a Featured Wedding and an Album?
A Featured Wedding is an editorial selection chosen entirely on merit — never influenced by membership. When your wedding is featured, it’s published on the site and potentially shared across our social channels, becoming a permanent part of our archive with full vendor credits. Only Members can showcase Featured Weddings on their Member Profile.
An Album is different. When a submission isn’t selected as a Featured Wedding, it may be curated by our team into an Album of up to 20 images — presented in context in the portfolio section of Member Profiles. Albums are one of the ways we care for your work and ensure it’s seen, even when it isn’t featured. Each vendor tagged in that wedding can also curate their own version, selecting and sequencing images to best represent their contribution to the event. Albums are exclusive to Members.
How does my work get shared on social?
Every Featured Wedding is guaranteed a minimum of 5 Pinterest pins and automatic inclusion in Cherry. From there, our social team considers each Featured Wedding for further promotion across our channels — Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Images from submissions that aren’t featured may also be included in social for editorial stories, trend roundups, and Cherry highlights.
What is Cherry, and how does my work get into it?
Cherry is our visual discovery experience — a curated, fully credited image search built from real weddings. Featured Weddings are automatically included. Album weddings may be hand-picked for inclusion. Pro Members will soon receive a dedicated Cherry page where all of their submitted work lives in one browsable, saveable interface — a tool for discovery and for client presentations alike.
What does Pro Plus offer beyond Pro?
Expedited Wedding Review, Exclusive Editorial Opportunities, and Proprietary Data & Insights — including couple behavior patterns, budget and revenue insights, Cherry search trends, and top-performing content signals. Pro is full visibility. Pro Plus is the strategic advantage on top of it.
How do I make Carats + Cake work for me?
Submit. Every wedding you submit enters the platform and sets everything in motion — editorial consideration, Cherry inclusion, Albums, social. The more you contribute, the more surface area you create and the more paths there are leading back to your profile. Start with a complete Member Profile so that when couples arrive, everything is ready for them. Then keep submitting. Your presence here doesn’t peak. It builds.
