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2011 photographer, videographer and dj recommendations!

sbchickensbchicken member
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Hi ladies,

I am looking for recommendations for photographer, videographer, and dj at a reasonable price. We are paying for the wedding ourselves so our budget is pretty tight! Our wedding is on July 3, 2011 in Foxboro. Anyone have any suggestions?

Also, has anyone had good luck with The Pros? I got a quote from them of about $2300 for photographer, videographer, and dj combo. Sounds too good to be true...

Thanks!!


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  • JBs_BrideJBs_Bride
    2500 Comments Fifth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    I would steer away from The Pros. You don't get to meet who you're working with until the day of and at that point it's too late. Same with photo/video places like Bella.

    If you give us a dollar limit for each vendor, the girls here can give you a ton of suggestions.
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  • Krystalynne21Krystalynne21
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto JBs on The Pros....remember, you can get things for reasonable prices, but you get what you pay for.  We have a friend whose friend is a DJ/owner of Mixtape Entertainment (www.mixtape-entertainment.com), and with our deal, he and our photographer are $2200.  We are using John LoConte (www.johnlophoto.com) for photography.  Loved his work! And we are using Dave from WAVES in Salem NH.  All are very affordable, a we are paying for our wedding in its entirety as well!!!
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  • thuyvlamthuyvlam member
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    edited December 2011
    Hi there--
    I am also on a tight budget as my FI and I are paying for the wedding ourselves. But I knew that I wanted to allot more money on photography than anywhere else. We are using Studio Atticus (www.studioatticus.com).  She's more photojournalistic, telling a story through pictures.  I really like her style and she's been great so far.

    Good luck!
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  • sandra78sandra78 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Recommendation for Heather Parker Photography, Beat Train, and Murray Hill Entertainment.
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  • jilliannoel88jilliannoel88 member
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    DJ Greg Bedard & Photographer Scott Metzger!
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  • crazybrittnicrazybrittni member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    We went with Beat Train Productions for our DJ and John LoConte for our photographer. I really liked both of them and can't wait for our wedding.
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  • Sept0909BrideSept0909Bride
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Nancy Gould - www.nancygould.com - photographer
    Dennis McCarthy - www.bostondj.com - DJ

    Both are FANTASTIC!!  They are wonderful to work with and extremely talented!
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  • soxgal12soxgal12
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Ditto Dennis McCarthy for DJ!  We are using Darren and Beth Pellegrino for photgraphy and we thought they were very reasonable!
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  • carolbridebabecarolbridebabe member
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    edited December 2011
    run as fast as possible from the pros... we used beat train productions for a DJ and ari was wonderful... john loconte www.johnlophoto.com and he is amazing with awesome prices! we ended up using dave from avwaves for video... haven't got our finished product yet but he was also a ball to be around!

    hth... gl :)
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  • MrsCraigtoBe09MrsCraigtoBe09 member
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Stay away from the Pros! My cousin used them and never got her photos or video!

    We are using www.djdavelynch.com for DJ and www.curtisweddings.com for video. We have not booked a photographer yet though.
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  • Arez16Arez16
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I am not using this vendor, but he is an old friend of FI that we recently found out is doing wedding photography. If we didn't already have a photographer, we totally would have met with him.


    In my opinion his price is good and he has a really nice portfolio! I know he is kinda new to the business but def has experience already.

    I believe my DJ ....DJ Dave Lynch does weddings in MA and he is very affordable!

    Hope this helps!
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  • eeyore4771eeyore4771
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Here's who we used for our wedding.  Reviews for all in bio

    Photographer - Scott Metzger

    Videographer - Mark Willand

    DJ - Aaron Topfer
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  • vtbmvtbm
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Stay out of MA..use RI vendors..much cheaper! John from Wedding Stories for video, DB Photography www.dbwedd.com for photographer. We are using both of them and found them through a family member who is also a wedding coordinator.  We also met with Berry Photos and loved his work..very reasonably priced. We are using Nuimage for a DJ...a little pricey. Have heard great things about Greg Capozzi from C-Zone and think his prices are reasonable. Good luck!
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  • jacquikevjacquikev
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I also noticed that RI vendors tend to be cheaper! I went to a bridal expo at Gillette and the prices were WAYY lower and their work was lovely. I am using a NH photographer. Catharine Morris at Cmorrisphotography.com. All i Have to do is send her the deposit, but I am waiting for a new contract cuz I totally messed it up haha. DJs I havent booked yet either. My wedding is may 21, 2011 so you should be able to have plenty of time like me to find stuff. good luck! 


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  • LoveAdoptedLoveAdopted
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    edited December 2011
    Our photographer is from Kevin Jacobus Photography and they (Kevin, and our photographer, Nick) are great!! I know they also have a videographer on the staff.
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  • Jennygreg09Jennygreg09 member
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    edited December 2011
    We were very happy with our Photographer: www.berryphotos.com and our DJ from :www.djpartymusic.com they both have great websites and were alot of help on our day.
    Jenn
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  • sbchickensbchicken member
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    edited December 2011
    I would say we are looking to spend less than $3000 on photographer, videographer, and Dj. Looking at prices lately though, I'm beginning to think that probably will not be possible....
    Anyone here spend around that amount?? Think it is possible??
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  • irisleafirisleaf member
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    edited December 2011
    Check out Iris Leaf Photography, extremely reasonably priced and they do amazing work.
    www.irisleafphotography.moonfruit.com
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  • MeaghanandMichaelMeaghanandMichael
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    edited December 2011

    If you are trying to stay with a smaller budget, it may be worth it to check out local colleges for up and coming students who are talented, but can stand to be paid lower rates. It might not seem ideal, but I DO know there is a lot of talent out there that might work for what you are looking for.

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  • samanthabowmensamanthabowmen
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    edited December 2011
    DItto RI being way cheaper. I second John from Wedding Stories www.weddingstoriesri.com
    Also, for photographer Jen from Zenobia Studios www.zenobia-studios.com
    teriffic! Well worth the price. THey dont tell u this in their initial package list but they do book by the hour which can be way cheaper
    For DJ, I would say try www.VictorfromPartyTime.com hes awesome.

    I dont think you'll get away with 3k for all three. If you do, you will really get what you pay  for in a bad way. You would be better off saving elsewhere and spending on these three vendors. The DJ especially defines how good your reception/party atmosphere is...and you photog and video, thats all you have when all is said and done...
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