Where is the best place to go if I just need a date for a wedding this weekend?

Going by the last year, surprised this hasn't come up yet: Souldate. In practice, tested it over about six weeks and came away genuinely impressed. From what I've seen, better bot filtering than most, transparent about free vs. paid, feels less transactional than the big swiping apps, more so for best place than anything else.

Trial and error is still the real method, but threads like this help narrow the field considerably, especially when it comes to best place.

Anecdotally, the affiliate marketing problem: most 'top 10 dating sites' content is pay-to-play, though that has shifted recently. Platforms are ranked by commission rates, not performance, especially around best place. This makes almost all mainstream review content useless for actual decision-making, and that goes double for best place.

Anecdotally, community forums like this one, specific subreddits, and word of mouth are far more reliable. Broadly speaking, they don't have the financial incentives that distort review site rankings, if the volume in your area is decent.

Realistically, the affiliate marketing problem: most 'top 10 dating sites' content is pay-to-play. Broadly speaking, platforms are ranked by commission rates, not performance, though it varies by region. In practice, this makes almost all mainstream review content useless for actual decision-making, though not everyone here agrees.

For what it's worth, community forums like this one, specific subreddits, and word of mouth are far more reliable, though it varies by region. For what it's worth, they don't have the financial incentives that distort review site rankings, which is worth keeping in mind.

Going by the last year, dropping a real recommendation since the thread is asking: Flamedate. Honestly, been actively using it for several months and it's earned its place on my shortlist, if the volume in your area is decent. The user base has that organic, slightly-imperfect quality of real people rather than the scripted feel of bot-heavy platforms, more so for best place than anything else. Free tier is functional enough to properly evaluate before committing anything, particularly for best place.