Our standards

How Island Vows builds listings, what our marks mean, and how to correct a listing.

Honest planning, not paid rankings

Listings start from public information and are shown in a consistent order. Featured placements are always labeled. Our guides cite the state agencies that set the rules, so you can plan with facts instead of guesswork.

Where listings come from

Every basic listing starts from publicly available information, such as the vendor's own website and public business directories. Each listing links to its public source. We don't publish ratings or reviews we haven't collected ourselves.

What our marks mean

  • Unclaimed: compiled from public information. Not reviewed.
  • Claimed: the business has confirmed and updated its own details.
  • Premium: we've completed our review.
  • Featured: a paid placement. Always labeled.

Paid placement

Paid placement changes where a listing appears, never what we write about it. Featured listings are labeled, and the review marks cannot be bought alone.

How inquiries work

When you send a request through Island Vows, it goes only to the vendor or vendors you name on the form. We never sell lists, and we don't share your details with anyone you didn't choose. Some vendors pay us for placement or per inquiry. That never changes what we write about them. Read our Privacy Policy.

Corrections and removal

If a detail is wrong, or you'd like your business removed, use the form on our listing page and choose "Just claim my free listing," then describe the change. We act on requests within five business days.