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Our DJ is about $1200. He's doing mic (for the officiant) & music for the ceremony, 5 or 6 hours for the reception, screen/slideshow, dance lighting.
good music sets the whole mood. I've seen DJs/Band make or break the whole wedding. I rate it a 10.
Our DJ was $1200 and was phenomenol. He made our wedding fantastic. He listened so well, and we clicked. He even provided starry sky and water effects for free (normally $400). He had five hours and uplighting. We had two in person meetings, and he even helped coordinate the day.
Pretty much any wedding I have been to with a bad DJ has been crappy. They can really make or break it. We are paying $750 for ours and that includes 6 hours of music and announcements.
@JJsGirl_09: Definitely rating it a 10. People remember a wedding for the dancing and music. I've read reports that a lot of brides regret not paying enough attention to the music. Of course I'd love for married bees to confirm this as well.
We booked our music based on seeing them perform a a friends wedding and they did an AWESOME job. Its a live music/DJ combo. So some music will have live vocalist, sax, keyboard, some music will be straight up DJ. I think its the best of both worlds since I did not want a full band at all.
We're paying a little more than most though @ $2800...
0. I'm not having one. But I'm not having dancing, so shows how important that is to me. If I were, though, I'd want the guests to have fun, so maybe 5. Lots of stuff would still be more important.
Skipped the DJ, went with an iTunes playlist. Best decision we ever made!
We are having a band and theyre $900 for the ceremony and reception..
Our DJ was also our Emcee for the evening and we LOVED him! truly LOVED him! He kept everything going smoothly! He also provide some uplighting as well!
4hrs of DJing and Emceeing + 4 LED lights for $1400(?) and we gave him a tip at the end of the night too!
The DJ is REALLY important.
The only thing that kept my wedding day from being perfect was the DJ. We requested a bunch of songs on the list THAT THEY ASKED us to complete. He played none of them.
At one point after I informed my husband how unhappy I was with the typical "Shout" type wedding music being played, he went over and asked if he would stop playing "Crappy wedding music and play what we have written."
He then played a few good songs, and somehow still played terrible music later.
He forgot to play our cake cutting song and announced our parents after we specifically told him and had in writing we were not doing that due to difficult family situations.
Plus, he dragged out every blessed activity, when all we wanted to do was dance.
We did research the company, and they received wonderful reviews. Our particular DJ just was terrible
When you book through a company, be sure to ask who specifically will be working your wedding and research that person in particular.
We had a band and a DJ, so for us the music was very important.
We knew most of our guests were going to be dancing though, so we wanted to make sure we had fun entertainment. Our band was a huge hit. DH is a sound engineer and they are one of the bands he works for. They had everyone on the dance floor all night.
If your wedding is not going to be that kind of vibe, then music will not be a huge concern.
The DJ is important, cuz one of the most important part of the wedding that people will remember is the music and dancing!
We skipped the DJ and used an iTunes playlist and it worked great and we got TONS of compliments on the music. Honestly, I think a lot of wedding DJs are cheesy and we didn't want typical top 40 stuff. We hand picked EVERY song that was played at our wedding and had friends man the laptop during the reception. People were dancing and I don't think anyone missed the pro DJ. Plus with the money we saved on not having a DJ we were able to hire a professional photographer do a photo booth.
Dancing and food are the most important things in a wedding. Bad DJ = guests not having fun. A good dj is worth the money.
The only weddings I remember having an amazing time at were mostly because of the DJ ... not the linens, desserts , dinner choices or gifts .
I would say a 9/10
Thanks for your opinions ladies! I am just wondering because we are contemplating a DJ and coordinator for $2800 TOTAL, but I am wondering if it was worth it to pay that much or should we keep looking for a cheaper DJ. We really love this DJ, but I was just worried about the price.
I say 8, my FI said 10. Music can be what makes or breaks a wedding.
I picked 10. My DJ was the first thing I booked. My wedding date is all he had avalible. I hope he's a good as his hundreds of great reviews say he is. I'm counting on it.
He also talked with me on the phone for an hour and a half! I hope my gut it right this time. *fingers crossed*
@JJsGirl_09: WOW thats a lot of $$$! How many hours?
Mine is $1200 for 6 hours and he is one of the best. Top of the line so to speak. Maybe Cali is more expensive. I'm in AZ.
Check his reviews online. I buy everything based on reviews and I've done pretty good so far. Good luck!
I would have voted zero if possible. We did the itunes thing, but we had an afternoon reception with no dancing so the DJ would have been pointless.
@luvmyDwight: If we went the $2800 route, $1600 of that is for the coordinator to take over from here on out (8 months and 14 days to go! :oD), so about $1200 would be for the DJ and that includes our ceremony (10am-11am), cocktail/reception (11am-5pm), emcee services, monogram projection, and LED uplighting. So for 8 hours of actual DJing and then he shows up 2 hours prior to set up.
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1 being not important at all, 10 being VERY important and it's what makes the wedding for the most part and what people will remember most. How much are you paying for your DJ and what is included?