Proposed marketplace agreement

This page is a proposed WeddingCrashers Marketplace Agreement prepared for owner and qualified counsel review. It is not legal advice, is not yet an operative contract, and does not replace any currently applicable agreement, policy, law, permit, insurance policy, or safety requirement.

Do not activate this proposed agreement, represent it as enforceable, or rely on it to allocate risk until the owner and qualified counsel approve its final terms, jurisdiction-specific disclosures, and acceptance flow.

WeddingCrashers currently provides marketplace discovery and communications tools for people seeking event properties and wedding services. Unless an expressly identified written agreement says otherwise, WeddingCrashers does not own, possess, control, inspect, manage, operate, or guarantee a listed property, host, event organizer, vendor, or event.

Hosts, couples or event organizers, and vendors make their own direct arrangements. Each user remains responsible for verifying material facts, communicating event requirements, and deciding whether to proceed. WeddingCrashers should not describe itself as an agent, insurer, guarantor, property owner, event operator, or safety inspector unless those facts change and counsel approves revised terms.

A host should confirm that the host owns the property or has documented authority to list and allow the proposed event use; keep every listing accurate and current; disclose known material property conditions, access constraints, capacity limits, neighbor or community rules, and cancellation terms; and honor the terms the host communicates to an event organizer.

A host is responsible for determining and meeting applicable zoning, licensing, permit, tax, accessibility, fire, building, occupancy, alcohol, noise, parking, pool, waterfront, dock, water, weather, animal, and other property-specific requirements. A host should maintain the property and any promised amenities in a reasonably safe condition, coordinate vendors as the parties agree, and obtain any commercial, event, premises, liquor, or other insurance appropriate to the event and property.

WeddingCrashers charges hosts a 15.3% platform commission on the applicable completed venue booking amount. The commission is deducted from the host side of the booking; it does not create a separate renter-facing charge unless WeddingCrashers separately discloses one before checkout.

For each booking request, WeddingCrashers records the applicable booking amount, the 15.3% commission, and the resulting estimated host payout. Security deposits, taxes, payment-processing charges, and any separately disclosed renter-facing charges are not included in this host commission unless the final booking terms expressly say otherwise.

A host-configured down payment is a fixed portion of the booking amount due to reserve a confirmed event, not an additional fee and not a refundable security deposit. Each request should preserve the disclosed booking amount, down payment, remaining balance, payment timing, and any manual payment status so later listing edits do not alter the request record.

A couple or event organizer should provide truthful and complete guest counts, event timing, activities, vendor needs, alcohol plans, and material accessibility or site requirements. The organizer is responsible for guests, invitees, vendors, conduct, cleanup, damage caused by the organizer’s event party, and compliance with the host’s disclosed rules and applicable law.

The organizer should independently confirm whether the event needs permits, licenses, approvals, security, transportation, alcohol controls, weather plans, or event insurance. The organizer should use qualified vendors, communicate event changes promptly, and follow any agreed property-condition, payment, cancellation, and damage procedures.

Before proceeding with a reservation, the organizer should review the total booking amount, any fixed down payment due to reserve, the remaining balance, payment timing, cancellation terms, and any separate refundable security deposit. WeddingCrashers must clearly distinguish a booking down payment from a refundable security deposit and should not claim automated collection unless that capability is active.

Vendors should accurately describe their services, credentials, pricing, availability, and service limits; obtain any required licenses and insurance; perform their own contractual obligations; and comply with applicable law and venue rules. Hosts and organizers should independently assess whether a vendor is suitable for the event.

Hosts and event organizers may need commercial, premises, liquor, short-term-rental, and/or event insurance. WeddingCrashers does not provide legal, tax, zoning, permitting, insurance, or safety advice, and platform terms do not replace those requirements. Insurance availability, exclusions, limits, and coverage must be confirmed directly with a qualified insurer or advisor.

Massachusetts review flag: counsel should assess potentially applicable short-term-rental insurance and marketplace/intermediary obligations, as well as Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A and other consumer-protection requirements. This is a review flag, not a legal conclusion.

Subject to applicable law, a final approved agreement may ask users to acknowledge the ordinary, inherent, and disclosed risks of events and private properties, including risks arising from weather, terrain, crowds, travel, water, pools, alcohol, equipment, vendors, and the acts or omissions of other participants. Any acknowledgement must be clear, specific, conspicuous, voluntary, and limited to what applicable law permits.

Any final release or indemnity should be narrowly drafted and should not purport to waive rights or shift responsibility where prohibited by law. It should not cover WeddingCrashers’ own fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or any liability that cannot lawfully be waived or limited. Counsel must tailor the scope, procedure, notice, and survival provisions to the chosen jurisdiction and actual platform operations.

A final approved agreement may include a reasonable and conspicuous limitation of liability consistent with the platform’s actual role and applicable law. It must preserve non-waivable consumer rights and should expressly exclude fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, and other liability that cannot lawfully be limited. WeddingCrashers must not claim that it is immune from liability or that a waiver guarantees protection.

Before an event, the host and organizer should document agreed property condition, capacity, event details, payments, cancellation/refund terms, and any damage-deposit arrangement. Listings and communications should identify material restrictions and known conditions without misleading omissions.

Users should promptly report safety incidents, injuries, property damage, material listing inaccuracies, or payment disputes through WeddingCrashers support and to emergency services, insurers, and other appropriate parties when needed. Users should preserve relevant records and reasonably cooperate with investigation, claim handling, and legally required reporting, while respecting privacy and legal rights.

A final agreement should describe the platform’s privacy practices, records of electronic acceptance, agreement version, acceptance date and time, and the method for receiving updated terms. Consent must not be pre-checked, hidden, bundled deceptively, or obtained through a misleading interface.

TODO — Owner counsel: select governing law, forum or venue, notice process, and any arbitration and class-action-waiver provisions. Those choices must be presented clearly, comply with applicable law, and be reflected in the final agreement before activation.