Wedding Venue Scraper

Overview

The Wedding Venue Scraper extracts wedding venue data from popular planning platforms including The Knot and WeddingWire. This actor provides structured data about venue pricing, guest capacity, ratings, reviews, and amenities to help couples and event planners compare wedding venues in their area efficiently.

Features

• Scrapes venue listings from The Knot and WeddingWire
• Filter by geographic location and guest count capacity
• Extracts pricing ranges, ratings, and review counts
• Collects amenity lists and venue type information
• Includes direct links to venue profile pages for further research
• Returns structured data suitable for comparison spreadsheets and dashboards

Input Configuration

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
location	string	Dallas, TX	City and state for venue search
guestCount	integer	150	Expected number of wedding guests
maxResults	integer	50	Maximum number of venues to return

Output Format

Each wedding venue in the dataset contains the following fields:

• name - Venue name
• priceRange - Price range for the venue (e.g., $5,000 - $15,000)
• capacity - Guest capacity range
• location - Venue location
• rating - Average rating from reviews
• reviewCount - Total number of reviews
• venueType - Type of venue (Ballroom, Barn, Garden, etc.)
• amenities - List of available amenities and services
• photo - URL to venue photo
• source - Data source (The Knot or WeddingWire)
• url - Direct link to venue profile

Use Cases

This scraper is ideal for wedding planners comparing venues for clients, couples researching their options across platforms, event planning companies building venue databases, and marketing agencies analyzing the wedding industry. The structured data can be imported into spreadsheets for side-by-side comparisons of pricing, capacity, and amenities.

Data Sources

Data is collected from The Knot and WeddingWire, two of the largest wedding planning platforms in the United States. These platforms collectively list thousands of venues across every state with detailed pricing, photos, and verified reviews.

Limitations

• Pricing information may show ranges rather than exact figures
• Some venues may not list all details publicly on their profiles
• Availability and specific dates are not included and should be confirmed with venues directly
• Data accuracy depends on venues keeping their platform profiles up to date