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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Which came first? Photographer or DJ?

Lynnie, on November 12, 2019 at 12:22 PM

Posted in Planning 113

There are several vendors who are crucial to making sure your wedding day is a big success! Which wedding vendors did you focus on first? Was your top priority a phenomenal photographer? 📷 Or was an incredible DJ (or wedding band) most important to your party plans? 🎧 Which wedding vendor did you...

There are several vendors who are crucial to making sure your wedding day is a big success! Which wedding vendors did you focus on first?

Was your top priority a phenomenal photographer? 📷 Or was an incredible DJ (or wedding band) most important to your party plans? 🎧 Which wedding vendor did you book first? Your photographer or your DJ / band?


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Photo by Schneider Family Photography in Beaver Falls, PA

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Photo from Triad DJ & Events in Greensboro, NC




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113 Comments

  • Taylor
    VIP October 2020
    Taylor ·
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    Photographer! I got a few different quotes but then ended up using a girl that I had used for grad pictures a few months prior. That was a relatively easy decision for me to make.

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  • Yoice
    VIP March 2019
    Yoice ·
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    Both were priority!! I talked to both vendors around the same time and book them at the same time.
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  • Lauren
    VIP February 2020
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    Photographer! We, actually, booked this before we were engaged as the company was having a super great sale going on. I got the photographer, videographer, and photobooth all in the same package.

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    Devoted July 2020
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    We decided that our families are going to be our photographers. We dont really care about having a pro (we have several who think they are pros in everything (ugh!!!!) That are coming so why bother) and we arent hiring music. We have spotify and pandora so if we need to, we can switch and it's not that big of a deal.
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    Savvy October 2021
    Ashley ·
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    Our photographer was the first vendor we hired about we booked the venue
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  • Jill
    Expert April 2020
    Jill ·
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    Photographer! This was actually the very first thing we booked.

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  • Jill
    Expert April 2020
    Jill ·
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    The photographer!

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  • Brianna
    Devoted April 2025
    Brianna ·
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    Photography is one of the most important things for me at the wedding so of course I picked it first
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  • Kristin
    Devoted June 2021
    Kristin ·
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    We hired our photographer first! That was the most important to us besides the venue so we spent a lot of time finding the right one!
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  • Bella
    Dedicated September 2021
    Bella ·
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    We booked our DJ first!
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  • Soni
    Dedicated February 2020
    Soni ·
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    We booked our DJ first.

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  • Crystal
    Devoted September 2021
    Crystal ·
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    Lol well my photographer is my neighbor and good friend so she picked me and we still having picked a DJ or band 🤷🏼‍♀️
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  • Erin
    Expert May 2020
    Erin ·
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    Photographer came first!

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  • Arkilia
    Super November 2021
    Arkilia ·
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    DJ came first.
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  • Tayla
    Dedicated March 2020
    Tayla ·
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    Photography because my venue is all inclusive
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  • Katlyn
    Devoted December 2021
    Katlyn ·
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    Photographer was found first. We are still debating on the DJ vs. Band situation.

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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
    Cher Horowitz ·
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    Photographer for us!

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  • Vyonnah
    Beginner July 2020
    Vyonnah ·
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    Photographer came first for us
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  • Janiya
    Super June 2020
    Janiya ·
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    Our photographer we book before booking our DJ

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  • Ashley
    Super November 2020
    Ashley ·
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    We had our DJ first. We met him at a bridal expo and knew immediately that he'd be perfect for the kind of wedding we wanted!

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