Choosing A Wedding DJ
Contracting entertainment for your wedding is one of the many critical decisions you will make when planning your wedding. It’s your special day and everything should be just the way you want it to be. Here are tips to choosing a Local or Nation-wide Wedding DJ from Songbird Entertainments Larry Hogan.
- First and foremost, trust your instincts when assessing the potential wedding disc jockey! Does he/she instill confidence? Are they enthusiastic about your upcoming wedding? Do they offer a lot of ideas and assistance? And, are all of the charges spelled out clearly and in full?
- Clearly specify the music you want for your event to be certain they can fulfill your requirements.
- Ask for a list of their wedding music selections, age of the wedding DJ, and DJ experience performing at weddings.
- Does the DJ service offer wedding singers, musicians and/or singing DJs?
- Make sure the contract outlines all of the times, date, location and dollar amounts for the services you require.
- See their performance on video if possible before hiring them.
- Ask for recent references of people you can call, or view recent customer recommendation letters.
- If you would like karaoke, be aware that a good karaoke show should have a minimum of 5,000 karaoke songs available.
A good wedding DJ service will handle all of your announcing needs, such as:
- Introducing your Bridal Party
- Announcing the first dance
- Announcing the Father/Bride dance
- Announcing the Mother/Groom dance
- Specialty dances (Kids dances, interactive, etc.)
- Announcing the cutting of the cake and more.
As trends and technology change, many of the top DJ services are now integrating slide shows and wide screen video productions into their services. Here again, your instincts about their service, experience and track record are key. Bad vibes can be very telling and prophetic.
Providing entertainment for a wedding reception is so much more than just playing music. It means seamlessly becoming a part of the event while being sure to let you shine your brightest. It is vital to hire a Disc Jockey with solid experience in helping to make weddings the best they can possibly be.
Larry Hogan
Songbird DJs & Video
270-826-0722
info@songbirdentertainment.net
When choosing a Wedding Disc Jockey there can be many factors that come into play. Disc Jockeys have a huge gap from one another when it comes to price, experience and professionalism. It is up to you to fill up this gap with what you are looking for in Disc Jockey entertainment. Are you looking for a DJ that is interactive with games and dance instruction? Or, are looking for the more laid back DJ that is really good at setting the mood while remaining in the background? These are all factors why the DJ price fluctuates. If you are just shopping for prices be mindful about observing the quality against the price you receive.
Let us take a look at price. A Wedding DJ can cost any where from $200-$2500. Now that is a huge gap in cost, would you agree? A DJ should charge from at least $100 to $300 per hour. The DJ can make or break an event.
The $200 wedding DJ probably does not have any experience, It takes a pro be able to program the music and enable guests to have a great time on the dance floor. Anyone can push play and the song will play, but it takes a pro to be able to make the dance floor come alive. The $200 DJ may not know how to perform any microphone work (Emcee). Maybe you will not hear him/her as they mumble or perhaps they just cannot get anyone to listen to them. Again it takes a pro to be able to get people’s attention and make then feel comfortable. The $200 DJ may use home stereo equipment, quality of equipment is vital. DJ equipment must be made for the job of performing a wedding or a party. DJ equipment costs $1000’s and if you book with the $200 DJ you could just be asking for problems.
Usually more experienced wedding DJ Companies will have a lot more experience. Have you ever been to a wedding that just flowed really well? That’s where the experience plays a huge part of the entertainment. The better qualified DJ will be using top notch professional sound equipment. He/She will purchase legal music and belong to at least one pro DJ music subscription service. Some DJ companies will include travel costs and set up/tear down within their price and some will also include lights. Most should meet with you at least once to go over all the details of your special day. The DJ will know how to program music and the events of the event that makes the room and dance floor come alive .As far as EMCEE duties are concerned, the higher end company will be well spoken over the microphone and wont offend or talk too much.
A great wedding DJ is worth every penny and a quick term saving now may be a loss every day after your wedding day. If the entertainment did not deliver the party to you, where are you going to find fun for your reception?
Ken Welch/Classy Deejay
(520)777-4605
For specific questions and help please contact us at help@weddingapproved.com or visit the authority on hiring a Wedding DJ
