How Much Does a Wedding DJ Cost?
Finding the right wedding disc jockey or entertainer for your wedding can be a bit stressful, especially if you have never hired a DJ before. You are probably wondering: what questions you should be asking? Of course the immediately thing that comes to mind is; how much does a DJ cost? And it is an excellent question, just not the first one you should be asking.
The very first thing you should do is set what I call a priority budget. Write down a list of all the things you will be spending money on for your wedding and then prioritize them in order of importance. After the honeymoon, when you look back over the whole wedding day, the dress, the location, the ceremony, the food, the flowers, the cake, the photography, the entertainment, the little wedding favors, what parts will you remember the most? What parts do you want to remember the most? Then you will know what is most important to you. As you start planning you financial wedding budget you can adjust as needed so that you are spending your money where it will create the memories you want.
Creating both the priority budget and a financial budget will help you know if you can shop at WalMart, Kohls, Macys, Nordstrums, or Neiman-Marcus. What I would encourage you not to do is try to do it all yourself to cut costs. Certainly you can do some things. My sister designed and sewed her own wedding dress and it was beautiful. I had some college training in floral design so I used silk flowers and created my own bouquets. If you have time, talent, and desire, then by all means save some money by doing parts of the wedding yourself. On the other hand, if you have no time or desire, then pay to have wedding professionals create the wedding of your dreams.
I'll be updating this page with more information including a list of questions to ask DJs, starting with: Are you available on my wedding day?