iHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%85+46.4Reliability 24%74+17.9Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%97+6.9Momentum penalty81−1.9Experts Score= 83Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.83SCORE
AGradeiLetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20.
#406 of 435 photographersiPosition by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. · better than 7%
4.9★★★★★439 Google reviews · 24 photos
95%five-star reviews
4.75★last 12 monthsiAverage stars on reviews from the last 12 months only.
5.8%1–2★ in 2 yearsiShare of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months — or the 20 newest reviews when the company had fewer than 20 in that time.
Customers frequently praise Complete Weddings + Events for punctuality, clear communication, and flexible music selection during weddings, anniversaries, and other events. Positive feedback highlights easy booking processes and staff who remain attentive to guest requests throughout the night. However, some low-star reviews criticize last-minute DJ substitutions, unmet musical expectations, and significant delays in receiving final photography deliverables.
Google rating: 4.9 out of 5 from 439 reviews (95% five-star).
Reviews on this page: 439 Google reviews (305 with written comments, 11 with photos).
Owner responses: the business replied to 79% of reviews.
Most recent review: October 20, 2026.
Service: Photographer serving Lincoln, Nebraska.
Data from Google, last updated November 8, 2026.
Score profile vs other photographers
Score per factor (100 = best)iEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: craft & service and value; weakest: reliability.
Complete Weddings + EventsPhotographers median0 = centre, 100 = best
SatisfactioniSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Complete Weddings + Events: 85/100 on this factor. Category median: 99.A
85
ReliabilityiReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Complete Weddings + Events: 74/100 on this factor. Category median: 99.B
74
Craft & serviceiCraft & service · penalty only, up to −10 pointsGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Complete Weddings + Events: 100/100 on this factor. Category median: 100.A
100
ValueiValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Complete Weddings + Events: 100/100 on this factor. Category median: 100.A
100
MomentumiMomentum · penalty only, up to −10 pointsPenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Complete Weddings + Events: 81/100 on this factor. Category median: 100.A
81
Replies to reviewsiReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Complete Weddings + Events: 97/100 on this factor. Category median: 64.A
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Star ratings
439 Google reviews we collected
4.9of 5
5 stars41695%
4 stars113%
3 stars10%
2 stars20%
1 star92%
Praise vs complaints
Phrases our text analysis found in 305 written reviews
97%praise
Praise38997%
Complaints113%
Topic share
How often each topic comes up in the written reviews
7topics
Staff & attitude10927%
Would recommend8421%
Quality & results7519%
Communication6216%
Speed & response4511%
Price & value144%
Honesty & trust113%
What customers talk about
We read 305 written reviews and marked every phrase about these topics. The same colors are highlighted in the reviews.
“She made the day go so smoothly and was so extremely helpful.”
“I would recommend Complete Weddings & Events to anyone that is planning a wedding.”
“Would not recommend the DJ Emily knob.”
“She asked very thorough questions to make sure the atmosphere we wanted would match what she provided.”
“Although their freelancers were wonderful to work with the day of, the service after was HORRIBLE!”
“She was so easy to talk to and coordinate everything with.”
“…all song requests and she had them seamlessly added to our playlist in no time (I had previously asked her not to take requests and she was great at c…”
“Instead we were told within an hour of the start of our reception that the last slow dance song was playing and it just kind of went downhill from there.”
“It was a great price and the company was very on top of it.”
“They honestly made my wedding dreams become a reality.”
People customers mention
Jared12 reviews
Emily11 reviews
Jenny11 reviews
Logan10 reviews
Music10 reviews
Ben8 reviews
praise complaint · found by our text analysis, Google review wording unchanged.
Recent reviews
KelseyLocal Guide · 12 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 2 weeks ago★★★★★
I can not recommend Complete Weddings & Events enough. I had nothing but positive experiences with each and every person that I interacted with. They honestly made my wedding dreams become a reality. Jess was our photographer she was honestly amazing from making sure I got all the pictures I wanted and recommending…
+ Responsiveness+ Quality+ Professionalism
Lily3 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 2 weeks ago★★★★★
We had Melody as our DJ for our wedding and she was absolutely amazing. She made the day go so smoothly and was so extremely helpful. She was so easy to talk to and coordinate everything with. I truly can’t thank her enough for everything she did for us. She really went above and beyond. Truly wonderful! 10/10.
Anička3 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a month ago★★★★★
I’ve always been told that a DJ can make or break an event, especially a wedding, and Marcellus absolutely made ours.
Throughout the night, we had so many people tell us how wonderful he was. He played the best music, kept the night flowing, and was incredibly flexible with us throughout the entire process. We…
Lindsay1 reviewiTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a month ago★★★
I wish I could do 2 different reviews. We had an amazing photographer, he did everything I asked and more! Doug was 5 star review! For my DJ on the other hand, my main DJ was sick. They notified my mom 1 hour before my original dj planned on being there. It is 1.5hr drive from Lincoln to Columbus. Our backup dj…
DanaLocal Guide · 9 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a month ago★★★★★
Easy to book, great communication and reliable! The Dj kept the party going until closing! Stayed engaged with the crowd. I liked how she didn’t play the songs with the bad words until the older people were mostly cleared out.
Tyson8 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 2 months ago★★★★★
We had a fantastic wedding on 09/05/2026. We had Zoe as our DJ. And we had Mariah as our Photo Booth operator! They killed it! Zoe played our playlist and did some mixups and helped keep the party alive all night. She helped us stay on schedule with all of our events and mini things! It was an unforgettable night thanks to Zoe and Mariah!
I can not recommend Complete Weddings & Events enough. I had nothing but positive experiences with each and every person that I interacted with. They honestly made my wedding dreams become a reality. Jess was our photographer she was honestly amazing from making sure I got all the pictures I wanted and recommending other photos on our wedding day she never disappointed. Our videographer Grace made sure that everything we wanted captured was captured for our wedding. Our day of coordinator Abby made things so easy for us on the day of the wedding. She had everything that I needed and was amazing when it came to setting up. She was constantly checking in to make sure we had everything we needed. Our DJ Cadan made all my music dreams come true. He made sure all the right songs were played at the right time. I would recommend Complete Weddings & Events to anyone that is planning a wedding.
Positive: Responsiveness, Quality, Professionalism, Value
Response from the owner · 5 years ago
Kelsey, I can't express how humbled I am after reading your review. It's truly incredible to know that my team was able to give you such a great experience on your wedding day. I will pass along your comments to everyone. Congratulations. Shawn Labadie - Owner
Lily Briley3 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews Lily has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
We had Melody as our DJ for our wedding and she was absolutely amazing. She made the day go so smoothly and was so extremely helpful. She was so easy to talk to and coordinate everything with. I truly can’t thank her enough for everything she did for us. She really went above and beyond. Truly wonderful! 10/10.
Response from the owner · 2 weeks ago
Lily, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review! I will pass it along to Melody, she will be thrilled to know how pleased you were with her performance. Congrats! Shawn Labadie
Chloe Bugay5 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews Chloe has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
I’ve always been told that a DJ can make or break an event, especially a wedding, and Marcellus absolutely made ours.
Throughout the night, we had so many people tell us how wonderful he was. He played the best music, kept the night flowing, and was incredibly flexible with us throughout the entire process. We never felt like we had to worry about what was happening next, which allowed us to simply enjoy our night.
I greatly appreciate everything Marcellus did to help make our wedding one of the best and easiest nights for us. Thank you so much for being a part of our day and helping make it so memorable. We truly couldn’t have asked for a better DJ!
Response from the owner · 3 weeks ago
Anicka, thank you for the review. I will pass this along to Marcellus, he will be very excited to hear you were happy with his performance. Thank you for booking our services and congrats! Shawn Labadie
Lindsay Allen1 reviewiTotal number of Google reviews Lindsay has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
I wish I could do 2 different reviews. We had an amazing photographer, he did everything I asked and more! Doug was 5 star review! For my DJ on the other hand, my main DJ was sick. They notified my mom 1 hour before my original dj planned on being there. It is 1.5hr drive from Lincoln to Columbus. Our backup dj showed up with a wrinkled shirt, late, and was not involved with our guests. The music was not the best as our dance ended early. I had 2 very important files that my main dj sound checked in a big room. We could not hear the speech, and nobody could hear the father daughter dance in the back (it’s not that big of a room.) I am very unhappy with the way our night went for the dj.
Response from the owner · a month ago
Lindsay, thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I'm glad that Doug did a great job for you, I will pass that along to him, he will appreciate it. I apologize you weren't happy with the replacement DJ. Just for contact, we didn't find out that your original DJ was sick and couldn't do the event until that morning and we informed you as soon as we could which was around noon. I need to speak with your original DJ about when she was planning on arriving because 1 pm would be 4 hours prior to when she was supposed to be setup. Normally we only need 1 to 1 1/2 hours to setup. The replacement DJ was onsite between 1:30-2 pm. I've been chatting with your mother about the situation as well. Again, I'm very sorry you were unhappy with your replacement. I will take your comments to him and we will work through them.
Sheila Murphy3 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews Sheila has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
We hired Complete for our wedding to do videography and DJ our reception on September 26th. We were given Jaz as our videographer and Jack as or DJ. Both of them were absolutely amazing! They both constantly checked in on us throughout the day and evening, got us drinks, and were right there when we needed them! They ran with the strides when we had to change our ceremony location last minute and were ready for anything when we had to switch around the order of events at our reception! Jaz was great at coming up with fun video and picture ideas. Additionally, I had made a disco saddle to hang at our reception and Jack went to the extra effort to find a spotlight that he could shine on the disco saddle for me! This made the dance floor even cooler with the reflections from the saddle! We could not be any happier with the team we were given for our day! We HIGHLY recommend using Complete for your big day!!
Response from the owner · a month ago
Sheila, thank you for the great review! I heard about the disco saddle, which was awesome. I will pass this along to Jaz and Jack. Congratulations. Shawn Labadie
Emily and Tomo5 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews Emily has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
My husband and I had Emily as our DJ for our wedding. From the first meeting with her I could tell we were in for a fun evening! She asked very thorough questions to make sure the atmosphere we wanted would match what she provided. We had my brother playing live cello during the ceremony with her playing our recessional music and some ambient music as guests were arriving. The switch between pre-recorded and live music was seamless and everyone sounded great during the ceremony.
She kept the flow of the grand entrance/dedication dances running smoothly and the pacing of the table release for dinner was great. The background music during dinner was the perfect volume to provide ambiance to the room without overwhelming it.
Emily kept people on the dance floor all night long. I don’t think there was a single moment where less than five people were on the dance floor which was impressive because our dancing time lasted four hours. Last minute she added a speaker on the deck of our venue which was perfect and kept the flow of the reception between the indoor and outdoor spaces. I had a couple of guests throw some curveball song requests and she had them seamlessly added to our playlist in no time (I had previously asked her not to take requests and she was great at checking in to make sure the guests had my approval to add new songs the couple of times my friends had ideas I liked.)
Great experience, definitely recommend Emily for those looking to have a great vibe and party all night!
Response from the owner · a year ago
Emily and Tomo, thank you for taking the time to leave this review. Our goal is always to make sure that everyone has a great memory from their event. I'm so happy that Emily was able to provide that to you. I will pass your comments along to her! Congratulations. Shawn Labadie
ASTROTHAGOD8 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews ASTROTHAGOD has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review! I'll let Edsson know that you were please with his performance at your event! Congrats - Shawn Labadie
Dana PaxtonLocal Guide · 9 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews Dana has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
Easy to book, great communication and reliable! The Dj kept the party going until closing! Stayed engaged with the crowd. I liked how she didn’t play the songs with the bad words until the older people were mostly cleared out.
Response from the owner · a month ago
Dana, thank you for the review! I'm very happy to hear you were pleased with your DJ. I will pass this review along. Congratulations! Shawn Labadie
Tyson Paxton8 reviewsiTotal number of Google reviews Tyson has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
We had a fantastic wedding on 09/05/2026. We had Zoe as our DJ. And we had Mariah as our Photo Booth operator! They killed it! Zoe played our playlist and did some mixups and helped keep the party alive all night. She helped us stay on schedule with all of our events and mini things! It was an unforgettable night thanks to Zoe and Mariah!
Response from the owner · 2 months ago
Tyson, thank you so much for taking a minute to fill out this review. It means so much to my staff when they get these reviews. I will pass it along to Zoe and Mariah. Congratulations. Shawn Labadie
