This is to accommodate all different types of vendors. For example, it’s industry standard that most musical acts (DJ/Band/Guitarist etc.) require confirmation no less than a month out from your event day. While we’re here, another vendor this applies to would be event rental companies (chairs/tables/décor). During the proposal process, your event rental items are not confirmed, yet are on what’s called a “soft hold”. The sooner you confirm with payment the better. Our vendors can release items along the way, but it is much trickier to add items on last minute or risk losing them in general.