DJ Pricing vs. Value
This was taken from 20 years of my personal research in the wedding entertainment industry. It won’t matter how little or how much you pay for a Disc Jockey if he ruins your wedding day. Always meet with a DJ first before any commitment is made to see if he’s a good fit. You should find out what makes a DJ worth their fee, and he has to offer? You won’t know anything about a DJ and what he can do for you by simply asking for pricing quotes.
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This does not reflect the wedding pricing packages of PME DJ Services. These prices are estimated based on Saturday in season dates for weddings approximately 5 hours of playing time.
Remember this is a get-what-you-pay-for business. Price compared to the a Disc Jockeys value for your wedding. This is very close to what you will get in a DJ for the price that you pay.
• $0 to $300 –> Friend: Friends mean well yet lack experience, talent and no professional training. What you will get is someone with no ability to direct or guide an audience because of the lack of Master of Ceremony and microphone skills. Therefore all direction is lost. They won’t know what to say or what music to play since there was no pre-planned meeting for the reception agenda. Most cases they will use poor audio equipment with no backup gear. Equipment fails, reception party over. No ability to read a crowd to establish a dance floor and build energy, like a professional can. Very limited and possible illegally downloaded music. Likely to play inappropriate music i.e break up songs, or songs with explicit lyrics. In turn means the music programming would be one sided, and more than likely a train wreck from the transitions of one song to the next. Usually will dressed inappropriate. Have no liability insurance. May show up late and set up DJ gear with sound checks while guests arrive. Friends love to party with other friends which means they will help themselves to the bar several times and lose what little focus they may have had in the first place.
Result: With the friend NOT knowing wedding protocol or etiquette, they will appear to be lost, playing the wrong music at the wrong time at the wrong volume levels. The friend may get drunk and embarrass you on the mic. Your guests will leave early thinking about how poorly planned, misguided, and possibly even talk about how horrible your wedding reception was. Remember; The person on the microphone represents you as your spokesperson on one of the biggest days of your life. I’ve been told by numerous wedding vendors that these are the worst receptions ever.
Solution: Hire a full-time professional DJ/MC that specializes in weddings.
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