How It Works

As an event planner on Linden, you get your own listing with your portfolio, specialties, and fee structure. Organizers can hire you directly through the platform — you'll receive the event brief, propose venues and services, and manage the entire planning process.

How it works for planners:

1. Create your Event Planning listing with your rates and specialties
2. Receive booking requests from organizers who need planning help
3. Accept the engagement and collaborate via the built-in chat
4. Search and propose venues and services for the organizer's approval
5. Get paid through the same secure payout system as all providers

Your planning fee is transparently shown to the organizer as part of the event total. Linden handles payment collection and splits — you focus on making events great.

The booking process begins when an organizer sends a request to one or more providers. Each provider independently reviews the request and can accept or decline. If a provider declines, the organizer is notified immediately and can either find a replacement or, if a backup provider was designated, that backup is promoted automatically.

Once every provider has accepted, the event is confirmed and the payment flow begins. Linden's built-in messaging lets organizers and providers coordinate details, share files, and finalize logistics without leaving the platform. Every conversation is tied to the event so nothing gets lost.

After the event takes place, providers receive their payouts and both parties can leave reviews. This feedback loop helps maintain quality across the marketplace and gives future organizers confidence when booking.

When you add a backup provider, they immediately join the event chat so they can ask questions and prepare. Their booking stays in “standby” status and doesn't block event confirmation.

Backups can optionally pre-confirm their availability, upgrading to “provisional” status. If the primary provider later declines, a provisional backup is instantly promoted — no waiting, no round-trip.

A standby backup that hasn't pre-confirmed will be promoted to “requested” status, meaning they still need to explicitly accept before the event can proceed.

Delphine is Linden's AI planning assistant. She lives at /events/new/assistant and helps you go from a vague idea (“birthday party in Austin”) to a fully-formed event draft in minutes.

She searches real venues and service providers on Linden, compares prices and availability, and presents a complete proposal with an estimated total. You can accept the draft (which pre-fills the event creation flow) or ask her to refine it.

Delphine doesn't book anything without your approval — she only proposes. You always have the final say on every venue and service.

When you invite a provider who isn't on Linden, we create a “shadow account” — a placeholder profile with their name and email. A claim email is sent so they can set a password and take ownership of their listing.

You can book a shadow provider immediately. They'll receive an outreach email with the event details and your personal message. Once they claim their account, they can accept the booking and join the event chat.

Shadow listings are clearly marked in search results so other organizers know the provider hasn't joined yet. Once claimed, the listing becomes a normal provider profile.

Not sure where to start? Linden's network of vetted event planners can take over the heavy lifting. Simply describe what you are looking for — budget, vibe, guest count — and a planner will research options, negotiate with providers, and present you with curated proposals.

You retain final say over every vendor and line item. Approve or reject each proposal, request changes, and chat directly with your planner through the platform. Once everything is approved, the event is confirmed just like any other booking on Linden.

The planner's fee is transparently included in the event total — there are no hidden charges. Planners are paid through the same payout system as every other provider on the platform.