Not everything can be "priority one". In practice, five vendors shape 80% of the guest experience: where you are, what they eat, what they keep in photos, the sound track, what they see when they walk in.
The five essentials
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1. Reception venue: capacity, date, rain plan B
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2. Caterer: meal, service, dinner timing
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3. Photographer: irreplaceable memories
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4. DJ or band: party pace, mic for speeches
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5. Florist: visible decor at the door (bouquet, centerpieces, arch)
What can wait a bit
Videographer, photobooth, luxury transport, custom wedding cake: nice, but replaceable or shrinkable on a tight budget.
If you must cut, cut what guests will not notice on the day before you cut the room or first-dance music.