How much does a matchmaker cost? Four firms' own pages
Four matchmaking firms' own price pages, read 18 October 2026: from $15,000 for six months to a $50,000-$500,000 retained search, and what none states.
How much does a matchmaker cost? On four firms’ own pages, read by this desk on 18 October 2026, the published figures run from $15,000 for a six-month membership at Elite Connections to a $50,000-$500,000 average retained search at Selective Search, with LUMA at $20,000 to $250,000 or more. All three say price moves with the search.
That is the honest answer, and it is a wide one. This is an evergreen question; what dates the answer is the read date on every figure below, because a firm can revise its page at any time and a reader cannot see when.
How much does a matchmaker cost, firm by firm?
Every figure here is the firm’s own, from its own page, read on 18 October 2026.
| Firm | Figure on its own page | Shape stated | Not stated in the text read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selective Search | Retained search averages $50,000-$500,000; complex searches “may be seven figures” | A defined contract, not a subscription | Term length; refund terms |
| LUMA | $20,000 to $250,000 or more for custom matchmaking | Price varies with search scope | Term length; refund terms |
| Elite Connections | $15,000 | Six-month membership | Refund terms |
| Select Date Society (post dated 8 May 2024) | Luxury matchmakers “usually start at $100,000”, up to $300,000 | Three membership levels, no price per level | Its own fee; term; refund terms |
Selective Search’s pricing page calls all its pricing “dynamic” and each programme customised, and compares the process to executive recruitment. It also claims an 89% success rate, “the highest in the industry”, and an A+ BBB rating. Those are the firm’s claims about itself. A BBB rating is not a licence, and none of the text read cites a regulator or an independent audit.
Elite Connections’ page is the only one that pairs a price with a term. It is less tidy about the market: its prose says budget services “typically start at $5,000”, while its own 2026 table puts budget matchmaking at $1,000-$5,000. It calls $15,000-$25,000 the “typical investment”.
Why do two pages give Selective Search different prices?
Two of the pages read give different figures for the same firm. LUMA’s cost page includes a competitor section, and it quotes Selective Search at $25,000 to $250,000. Selective Search’s own page, read the same day, says $50,000 to $500,000.
We draw no conclusion about which is current. LUMA’s page carries no date, and a rival’s summary can lag a firm’s revision. The rule we take from it is simpler: a matchmaker’s price is the one on its own page, with a read date, and a second-hand figure is a lead, not a fact.
LUMA’s page also quotes Tawkify at $4,900 to $70,000, Kelleher International from $30,000 for local searches, and VIDA Select at $1,195 to $2,595 a month. Those are LUMA’s figures about its rivals, not prices this desk read on the rivals’ own pages. Tawkify’s FAQ text, read on 18 October 2026, shows no dollar figure; our earlier assessment of what Tawkify publishes covers the same gap.
What do the price pages leave out?
Refunds, chiefly. None of the text read on the four pages states refund terms, and three of the four state no term length. That is the pattern we described in concierge prices staying unpublished: the number may now be public, but what it buys is still settled in a consultation. Our assessment of paid matchmaking retainers sets out what to ask for in writing.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a professional matchmaker cost?
On the pages this desk read on 18 October 2026, the lowest stated fee was Elite Connections’ $15,000 for a six-month membership, and the highest stated average was Selective Search’s $50,000 to $500,000 for a retained search. LUMA states $20,000 to $250,000 or more. Each firm says its price moves with the scope of the search, so treat these as published ranges, not quotes.
Is it worth paying for a matchmaker?
That depends on what the fee buys, and the pages read are vague on precisely that. None of the text read states refund terms, and only Elite Connections names a term length. Selective Search claims an 89% success rate; that is the firm’s own figure, and the page read cites no audit of it. A fee worth paying is one whose term, introductions and exit terms you have in writing.
How much does a millionaire matchmaker cost?
Select Date Society’s post on the question, dated 8 May 2024, says luxury matchmakers usually start at $100,000 and can reach $300,000, and estimates the range at $50,000 to $300,000. Those are its general figures for the luxury market, not a stated fee of its own, and they are more than two years old.
For adults (18+) only. Prices and terms change frequently, and the firms read say their fees vary with the scope of the search; confirm current terms directly with any provider before committing.