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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 1 113

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 book first? Your photographer or your DJ / band?


Which came first? Photographer or DJ? 1

Photo by Schneider Family Photography in Beaver Falls, PA

Which came first? Photographer or DJ? 2

Photo from Triad DJ & Events in Greensboro, NC




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113 Comments

Latest activity by Emilia, on July 13, 2021 at 12:15 PM
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    Expert September 2020
    Marcia ·
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    Photographer
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    The dj came first for me
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  • Kelsey
    VIP September 2020
    Kelsey ·
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    The DJ came first, we hired him about a month before we hired our photographer.

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  • Jennifer
    VIP August 2021
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    Our photographer!

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  • Meghan
    Super September 2019
    Meghan ·
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    Photographer. We weren't even sure we were going to have a DJ but eventually realized we needed someone to emcee so we asked a friend who does DJing on the side.

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  • Ashley
    Devoted July 2021
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    They're both pretty important to us, but the first vendor we actually booked was our photographer. As soon as we had our first meeting with her we knew she was the one. We ended up booking the DJ just last month.

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  • Amber
    Master February 2020
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    Definitely photographer, my number one priority. We almost didn't book a DJ, but I'm so glad we did!

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  • Ashley
    Beginner January 2021
    Ashley ·
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    Haven’t booked one yet but photographer is definitely more important to me
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  • Reena
    Expert February 2021
    Reena ·
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    Our photographer. Definitely our splurge area. We coordinated her availability with the church.
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    Devoted October 2021
    Erin ·
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    Photographer was first. He was the first person we booked after booking venues
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  • Kaylynn
    Dedicated June 2020
    Kaylynn ·
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    Photographer was first and DJ we thought we had a great deal with a long time family friend of FH parents but it fell through and we had to stress for weeks finding someone who could work with our DJ budget ( We finally found someone yesterday and booked him right away!)
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  • Chrysta
    Master November 2022
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    Our photographer! That was one of my “top 3” important items for the wedding
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  • Megan
    Super October 2020
    Megan ·
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    Photographer, absolutely. They were one of the vendors I started researching first. I love photography and having my style reflected in that was really important to me. We ended up finding an AMAZING photographer! Still looking for a DJ!
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  • Ashley
    Savvy September 2020
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    Photographer - so much more important! We’re doing the music ourselves with a playlist
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  • Kristal
    Expert February 2020
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    DJ; photographer was a case of oh hey you'll be there anyway so...

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  • Blair
    Super June 2021
    Blair ·
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    We booked our DJ first. It was easy to choose because he lives on the same street as my FMIL. We just came to a final decision about our photographer on Sunday.

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  • Ashley
    Beginner September 2020
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    Still working on both. Have an idea of DJ but no idea for photographer.

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  • Jen
    Super May 2018
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    Photographer was first.

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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
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    DJ because he was a good friend of ours and we always knew we wanted him to do it.
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  • Stefanie
    Devoted December 2019
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    Both are important but the photographer was first for sure, it was the first vendor that I hired after the venue
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