Context: Dancing is really important to us, so we really want to make sure we can get a DJ who will keep people dancing. I've even structured our "special" dances to get the most people on the floor to dance and transition immediately to open dance floor time. We are doing uplighting because our venue is inside and rather dark. It's beautiful and all wood, but it's not exactly bright. The event coordinator, our wedding planner and all three of the DJ companies we've talked to have mentioned doing uplighting at the venue because it is dark. We're uncertain about Photobooth, but two out of the three companies have it as an extra, so I thought I would add that in.

FH and I are an impasse about picking a DJ. We've spoken to all three preferred companies from our venue. They're all roughly in budget for DJ and uplighting, while adding a PhotoBooth, might be more expense than is needed. We're mostly stuck between two of them, but I'll do a brief write up of all three.

Company A - Fairly large, has loads of reviews all over the place. They are the least expensive of the three and have a Photobooth available for rent as well. We have spoken to the DJ who we would have on the day of. He's nice, kind of a laid-back surfer/skater vibe. He seemed to understand what we were going for and respond well to our comments. He mentioned group dances for getting people to dance, which we hate. It would be a last resort kind of thing in our mind. Laidback DJ has worked at our venue before. Company A has the strictest cancellation/refund policy - important to note because of COVID.

Company B - Also large. They're the mid-price and the one we've mostly nixed. They have the most generous uplighting package, and also have a Photobooth available. When we spoke to the DJ who would be playing at our event, he was okay, but didn't do much to stand out or sell us on him. He hadn't worked at our venue before, although his company has, and apparently has copious notes.

Company C - Very small. Mostly a one-man operation. Least amount of reviews, but maybe that's not surprising for a mostly one person company? The reviews are consistently good. We spoke with him first, and we really liked him. We vibed with him very very well. He's also the most expensive (~$300 more than the cheapest), and he does not have a Photobooth option. He's definitely been at the venue before, our event coordinator mentioned him by name.

Event coordinator at the venue recommended A or C. Our wedding planner has worked with A, but not C.

Any ideas or thoughts about how to actually come to a conclusion?