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About the Author: Steve Ward
Steve Ward is the Owner and CEO of Master Matchmakers and a second-generation matchmaker who built the firm alongside his mother and co-founder JoAnn Ward. He hosted and executive-produced VH1's Tough Love for six seasons, co-authored Crash Course in Love (Simon & Schuster), and has been featured as a dating expert by CNN, the Today Show, Oprah, Glamour, People, and Cosmopolitan. He has spent more than 25 years personally coaching and matching relationship-minded singles nationwide.
Quick answer: Master Matchmakers' fees start at $3,500, and Three Day Rule describes its memberships on its site. Its blog says they start at $6,300 for a premium membership. Memberships are said to include a personal matchmaker, coaching and hold time, but services vary by package, and its copy shows no VIP price as of November 2026.
Three Day Rule answers the price question in two sentences, at the foot of a review it wrote about itself: "Three Day Rule memberships start at $6,300 for a premium membership. Additionally, higher-level VIP memberships are available for clients interested in more." If you searched for the three day rule cost, that is the figure, and it comes from the firm rather than from a stranger on a forum.
That puts two interested parties on this page: a firm reviewing itself, and me. I run Master Matchmakers, and Three Day Rule and I go after some of the same clients, so I quote its pages at length and you can test my reading against them.
The Three Day Rule Cost Is a Floor With a Tier Attached
"Start at" makes $6,300 a minimum, and "premium" names the tier it belongs to. The home page describes the range in different words: "From introductory packages to VIP Memberships, let us customize your search to fit your needs." Neither page says whether the premium membership and the introductory package are the same thing.
That review sentence is the one membership price we can find in the firm's own copy. Its home page, What We Offer page, city pages and terms of use show no dollar figure for a membership as of November 2026, and its sitemap lists no pricing page. Beyond the VIP recruiter below, we found no page that says what moves a client above the starting figure.
What the $6,300 Membership Covers, as the Firm Lists It
The review post sets out what comes with a membership. The table keeps that wording and adds what I would want settled for the tier you are quoted.
| Item |
The firm's wording |
Worth pinning down |
| Personal matchmaker |
"you'll be assigned your personal matchmaker" |
How many matches the fee is meant to produce |
| Sourcing |
"the 250,000+ singles in the Three Day Rule network," by its own count |
Whether active recruiting is part of your tier |
| Coaching |
"dating strategy sessions" |
How many sessions |
| Photo shoot |
"may come with a professional photo shoot (if needed)" |
Who decides that it is needed |
| Styling |
"access to a style guide" |
Whether styling goes beyond the guide |
| Hold time |
"'hold time' where you can pause your membership" |
How long, and how many times |
| Feedback |
"After each date, you'll share feedback with your matchmaker" |
Stated plainly |
One footnote governs that whole table. The What We Offer page closes its service list with "*Services vary based on package." The review post speaks of "memberships" and "each package" without tying any item to the $6,300.
So the list is what membership is said to cover. Which items the starting tier carries is something only a quote can settle.
Two lines deserve credit. The firm says "we always show you photos of your matches before dates" and tells readers "You won't be going on blind dates." Those are concrete statements about how an introduction works, and anyone weighing the fee should count them.
How Long the Fee Lasts Is the Open Question
The sentence carrying the $6,300 gives no length of term, and that gap matters more than any row in the table. The review treats membership as time: if a relationship takes off, you can "convert your unused membership time into dating coaching sessions."
Hold time points the same way. The review says "each package comes with the ability to pause your membership for a period of time," and we found no stated length for that period.
In the firm's own copy, the lengths we found are a "12 Month Membership" on its Million Dollar Matchmaking package and a 2014 blog post describing "a three-month package and a six-month package." A post that old cannot tell you what today's $6,300 buys. Get the term in months before you set the figure against anything else.
The Tiers on Either Side of the Premium Membership
Below it sits a way in that costs nothing. You can join the firm's database and "be eligible to be matched with clients," which the firm itself calls "a much more passive approach." Anyone who wants more is pointed upward: "if you are looking for a proactive approach, we highly recommend the premium memberships."
Above it, VIP has no dollar figure in the firm's own copy as of November 2026. The one specific the review gives is geographic: "if you end up selecting a VIP membership, the company can extend your search nationwide by including a designated recruiter." That is worth raising if you live outside the 15 major cities the firm focuses on. Its Nationwide page says it "works with clients nationwide," and the review says a fit there depends on being "open to meeting someone in another city."
A separate Million Dollar Matchmaking page advertises "Only 3 Memberships available," listing a "12 Month Membership," "Unlimited matches" and a "3 Carat diamond engagement ring" among its benefits. It shows no price, the name is not a stated fee, and the pages do not say how it relates to VIP.
What a $3,500 Start Means at Master Matchmakers
Our fees start at $3,500, and the more open you are about who and where you will be matched, the lower the fee. The total varies with the number of introductions and coaching sessions, how specific your criteria are, your marketability and which matchmaker leads the search.
How our engagements are built:
- A Presentation is not a Match, and a meeting that does not happen does not count against the contract.
- You see photos and talk by phone before anyone meets.
- Every candidate is identity-verified and background-checked before they are introduced.
- There is no fixed term and hold time is unlimited, as long as you check in at least once every six months.
Two starting figures do not rank two firms. Each is a floor, and each total rests on terms you only see once a quote and a contract are in front of you. Before signing with anyone, go through what to look for in the document itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the starting price of a Three Day Rule membership?
Three Day Rule's own blog says memberships start at $6,300 for a premium membership, as of November 2026. That is a starting figure rather than a total, and the sentence gives no length of term. Higher-level VIP memberships exist, with no dollar figure in the firm's own copy.
What is included in a Three Day Rule membership?
The firm lists a personal matchmaker, dating strategy sessions, hold time and access to a style guide, and says a membership may come with a professional photo shoot if needed. Its What We Offer page adds that services vary based on package, so confirm what your tier carries.
Can you join Three Day Rule without paying for a membership?
Yes. The firm runs a database that costs nothing to join, which makes you eligible to be matched with its clients. It calls this a much more passive approach, and it recommends the premium memberships to anyone who wants a proactive search.
How much is a Three Day Rule VIP membership?
The firm's own copy puts no dollar figure on VIP as of November 2026. Its blog calls VIP memberships higher-level and says a VIP membership can extend your search nationwide through a designated recruiter. Any VIP figure would have to come from the firm in a quote.
How does Three Day Rule pricing compare with Master Matchmakers?
Three Day Rule prices by membership tier, from premium to VIP, and its own copy states one starting figure. At Master Matchmakers, the more open you are about who and where you will be matched, the lower the fee. Both totals depend on what each quote and contract contain.
Reading the $6,300 for What It Is
Three Day Rule put a number in writing, and a reader can quote it back to the firm. What it does not give you yet is the tier list behind that number, the term, or a VIP figure. No fee at either firm buys a relationship, but those three you can get on paper.