Wedding… DJ?!?
I am getting married in a month, and have had a DJ booked for a couple months now. I ended up meeting my DJ in person yesterday at our reception site and have some questions….
He is weird!! He came looking like he just rolled out of bed!!! Bad hair, old rugged jeans, tennis shoes, and a zip up sweatshirt that looked 20 years old!!!
He also needs 25′ x 15′ of room!!! Thats 25′ across the wall in length and 15′ out from the wall!
I just want my wedding day/night and dance to be perfect just like any bride and groom would hope for. So I’m just wondering how much the DJ matters? Theres a guy from my church that could do the music and take up barely any room but he wont be the announcer. Then I need to find an announcer!
Oh someone calm my fears please! I’m no bridezilla.. I promise!! I just want to make sure everything goes at least a little smooth!!!!
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ok…why does he need so much room? My husband has been a wedding DJ for 7 years. He needs a fold out table and a little extra room for the speakers, lights, etc.
I would ask him why he needs that much room. Does that include the dance floor?
As for using a friend for a DJ, that may be a little underwhelming depending on the kind of reception you are having.
I would ask the DJ about the space he needs first, and ask if he has any referrals. A lot of DJs have previous couples that you can call/email or see pics of how the DJ set up was.
I think I would have gone with the guy from your church from the start. If you’ve already paid the DJ a deposit, you probably can’t get it back. As for an announcer, ask one of the groomsman or ushers to do the honors.
If you have the time to do it, make a list of songs you want, download them, put them on cd’s and use one of those 5 or 6 disk Cd players, put the cd’s in and you won’t need a DJ.
The Cd player and Speakers wouldn’t take up much room and you could just let the music play or you could hit the random button…
I’m thinking thats what I might do for my wedding…
Cancel the DJ. Tell him it won’t work out. You are having second thoughts, and your intuition is probably correct. The worst thing is to be saying to yourself afterwards, "I should have listened to myself." Find someone else you are comfortable with.
Your DJ probably did just roll out of bed…he did a gig last night. The area he needs is because he has a light system, sound system, etc., etc. and wants to do a professional job. Hopefully you asked and checked his references. If not, now is the time. You can also tell him you want him dressed professionally. He probably will show up dressed just like he did today, and he will probably will be the one hauling in his equipment, setting up his tables, etc., etc. Then he will change into his DJ attire. I hired a DJ for a recent wedding, the parents nearly freaked when they first saw him come into the venue early to set up. When they returned for the reception he was all duded up tux and all. After the reception, they left him $100 tip as he was the best they had scene. I wasn’t surprised, I actually dropped in on a couple of his gigs to check out if he was for real…and he didn’t disappoint me. I have used him ever since. And, the price was right!
Check him out now to be sure. Unfortunately, there are plenty of wanna bes out there and very few professionals.
Best wishes and good luck.
Are you sure that 25 feet doesn’t include the dance floor? It sounds like alot but really isn’t that much when you consider all the equipment required to give you the ambiance you want. Just because they guy was at the meeting looking "cool" doesn’t mean he will show up that way on wedding day. All you have to do is make sure that it clearly states in the contract that he will be wearing a tux or whatever you want.
The other guy has issues too. Why won’t he be emcee? Seriously it takes what? 10 seconds? He probably has minmium equipment and a turntable if you are lucky. That means you may get stuck renting a sound system and lighting seperately which sucks up any savings you may have using him. I suppose you could go with him and ask a bridal party person to play Mistress of Ceremonies but I wonder what else he is going to refuse to do later on.
Personally I wouldn’t hire either of them and keep looking. I think DJs are cheeseball to begin with and if you aren’t comfortable with a vendor you should never, ever sign a contract with them. Remember you have the money….YOU ARE IN CHARGE.
Hi. I can understand your stress!
I know a DJ may be a little laid back, but to show up to a meeting with a client like that? Was he recommended to you by someone or did you just pick him out?
In any case, if you do want to cancel him, and you have a deposit down, you won’t get your deposit back. I think to calm my nerves, even with the deposit being gone, I would cancel him. Get the guy from the church and see about someone else doing the announcing. Does your groom have a good friend who is not in the wedding party? What about a relative….a cousin? A friend of yours? A spouse of someone you know? Many people are willing to do this.
Yes, I would cancel the scary looking DJ and book someone else!