Wed Society franchise
2026 filing · March 11, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Wed Society at a glance
A local wedding media business selling digital and print advertising to wedding vendors, featuring weddings online and in an annual magazine, and hosting industry events. At the end of 2025 there were 20 Wed Society locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- Wed Society Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Edmond, Oklahoma
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $102K–$156K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 8% + 7% tech fee
- 8% of gross sales as a royalty plus a 7% design and technology fee and 2% to the brand fund, all taken as members' payments are processed
- Agreement length
- 7 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 20
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 20
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +20
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 13
- Most in Texas, Florida and North Carolina
From Wed Society Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Wed Society among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Wed Society | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $129,000 | Costs less than 81% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $45,000 | Higher than 55% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 8% | Higher than 85% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 20 | Fewer than 50% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $789,277 | Lower than 50% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 6.1× | Higher than 91% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Wed Society franchise costs
Opening one Wed Society costs an estimated $102,200 to $155,800. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Wed Society Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Wed Society franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Wed Society Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales as a royalty plus a 7% design and technology fee and 2% to the brand fund, all taken as members' payments are processed. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Wed Society Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Wed Society publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $789,277
- Median revenue
- $818,224
Yearly figures for 2025, covering four mature markets open more than 36 months at the end of 2025 (4 locations). The average is about 6.1 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Wed Society Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 41–45
How Wed Society compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, Wed Society is the 206th cheapest to open and the 170th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Wed Society | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $102K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $156K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $45K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $789K | $472K | $794K |
| US locations | 20 | 32 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 6.9% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 187 of 324 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 324 brands in business services franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 (+12) | 0 | +12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 (+8) | 0 | +8 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
Wed Society passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Wed Society Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 47
Where Wed Society locations are
At the end of 2025, Wed Society had franchised locations in 13 states. The most are in Texas, Florida and North Carolina.
- Texas5
- Florida2
- North Carolina2
- Ohio2
- Alabama1
- Colorado1
Source: Wed Society Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 48
Who owns Wed Society?
Wed Society franchises are sold by Wed Society Franchise, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Wed Society Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 7.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Wed Society Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Wed Society filings
The figures on this page come from Wed Society Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued March 11, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 11, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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