![]() It is typically because they are well trained, experienced professionals that do it for a living and commit all of their time to making sure the weddings they do are as close to perfect as they can be. The $1,050 - $5,000 DJs are making this kind of money for a reason. After all, most probably have another full-time job, so they can focus less on the success of your wedding! If this is your budget, you might find a gem in this group, but you run the risk of having a DJ who is not well-prepared or just “shoots from the hip”. The $650 - $1,000 range DJs are more prone to making mistakes because they don’t have time to prepare for your wedding. This way, you won’t risk having someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing, plays inappropriate music, or making inappropriate announcements. Candidly, if your budget is really limited to the first group, you are probably better off saving the money by having a friend DJ your wedding with an iPod. ![]() Now you should base your budget on what kind of experience you want at your wedding reception. $1,050 – $5,000 Most experienced, professionally trained, full-time DJ $650 – $1,000 More experience than the beginners, but most likely a part-time DJ $200 – $600 Typically a beginning DJ, most likely a part-time hobbyist (or your uncle) This list is based on the average cost for a 4 hour wedding: This is based on the Southern California market, but it's also pretty dead on for the Atlanta market, and I'd imagine mostly true for other large markets, give or take a little. It's an accurate price range of what you will pay for a wedding DJ and what you can expect based on that price range. and more on how to avoid hiring the wrong person and how to choose the right DJ/entertainment later. So the million dollar question is how can I avoid this from happening to me and what is it going to cost me to hire the right person? I'll address the costs below. Once you've been to one of these weddings gone bad and witness it yourself, you probably vowed that you would never let this happen to you. or overwhelmed with all the other details of their wedding. when DJ's 'come' with the venue), or because they didn't really research their options enough to find the right fit. the list goes on. Most often this occurs when the DJ was chose based on cost only, hired on blind recommendation without interviewing the DJ (i.e. We all hear horror stories of brides in tears because their event was ruined or nearly ruined because their DJ was terrible and didn't play what was appropriate or requested pre-event, DJ's that were more like frustrated sportscasters, wannabe David Guettas, a DJ that totally screwed up the timing of toasts, tosses etc.
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