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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

  • MD
    Super July 2019
    MD ·
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    Photographer

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  • Maria
    Dedicated June 2020
    Maria ·
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    DJ! We actually already knew who our DJ was going to be. (Thanks to both of my cousins who got married). We just knew we HAD to go with him!

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  • J
    Beginner October 2020
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    Photographer!

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  • Nyikee
    Expert February 2020
    Nyikee ·
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    Technically, my DJ was first, cause they come with my venue. My venue includes my DJ, flowers, food, décor, set up and clean up, and day of coordination.

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  • Marlena
    Expert June 2020
    Marlena ·
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    Photographer

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  • Alyssa
    Dedicated January 2020
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    Photographer for sure!

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  • Tara
    VIP November 2016
    Tara ·
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    We booked our photographer first! That was my biggest priority and the thing I was willing to spend the most on. It was my #1 thing, so I wanted to get it take care of immediately.

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  • Breanna
    Devoted September 2020
    Breanna ·
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    Officially we booked our photographer first. But we were already planning on a really good friend of ours to DJ for us and we just booked him officially a couple weeks ago.
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  • AlyKibbee
    Just Said Yes September 2020
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    Photographer. Our venue has one preferred DJ so we didn’t even bother looking for another. I was picky on who I wanted to be our photographer!
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  • MrsHamm
    Dedicated September 2019
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    Photographer, then the DJ

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  • Catherine
    VIP November 2019
    Catherine ·
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    Photographer ... i was really bad and put off the DJ till VERY last minute. :/

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  • Maggie
    Super April 2020
    Maggie ·
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    Photographer! That was the first vendor we booked after finding our date and venue
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  • Melissa
    Dedicated July 2021
    Melissa ·
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    Photographer was selected first. We had free engagement photos when we booked the photographer for the wedding.
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  • Rachel
    Beginner November 2021
    Rachel ·
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    We picked the photographer first. I think that pictures last forever, so that was most important to me apart from the venue. I am a graphic designer so I work with photography a lot. This made me more picky but I hope it helped me pick a great photgrapher.
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  • Shanique
    Savvy July 2021
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    In this case I was looking at both, but I booked the DJ first and then started sorting the photographer.

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  • Ema
    Dedicated April 2022
    Ema ·
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    Our photographer was the first 3rd party vendor we booked. I knew we would be hiring a dj but that was a little lower on my list of priorities.
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  • Stephanie
    Dedicated March 2020
    Stephanie ·
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    DJ, still searching for photographer.

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  • Meagan
    Dedicated July 2021
    Meagan ·
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    The DJ. We kinda already knew who we wanted because has done events for family members before.
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  • Jamie
    Expert May 2020
    Jamie ·
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    We chose our photographer first... it was a much easier decision.

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  • K
    Savvy April 2020
    Kristie ·
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    They came as a packaged deal... but we picked the photographer first!
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