Why hire a planner?
In Los Angeles, a private event planner charges $2,000–$15,000. A day-of coordinator starts at $1,500. Evntbl replaces that coordination with a marketplace and AI layer — funded by a 10% vendor commission, not customer fees.
See a price. Book a vendor. Have the night.
Three steps. That's it. Evntbl shows transparent vendor pricing upfront — no quotes, no back-and-forth, no hidden fees. You book the vendors you want. AI-assisted coordination handles the rest: messaging, scheduling, and payment hold through one platform.
What a planner does vs. what Evntbl does
How the AI coordination works
Today, Evntbl's AI helps you select the right vendors for your event, surfaces transparent pricing, and guides you through booking. After booking, the platform coordinates payments, messaging, and logistics through a single dashboard — no more juggling five vendor email threads.
We're building toward full event coordination — timelines, day-of logistics, automatic vendor confirmations. That's rolling out progressively as we learn from real events in Los Angeles. We'll be honest with you about what the AI does today vs. what a human planner still does better for complex, high-stakes events like weddings.
How escrow works
Your payment goes into a Stripe escrow account the moment you book. Vendors don't get paid until 4 days after your event. If a vendor doesn't show, cancels, or the event goes wrong, your money stays protected. This is the same infrastructure Stripe uses for marketplaces handling billions in payments — not a trust promise, a trust mechanism.
What the 10% commission covers
Vendors pay a 10% commission on bookings through Evntbl. The first 3 bookings are free for every new vendor. That commission funds the AI coordination, the Stripe escrow infrastructure, and customer support — so customers pay zero fees and vendors get a reliable platform without the lead-gen fee churn of Thumbtack-style marketplaces.