We’ve been having just a devil of a time finding a DJ for our wedding! During the wedding planning, it has come to our attention that we are pretty picky and specific in our tastes, which sometimes makes for long drawn out decisions…. like this one.
We don’t want a typical “wedding DJ” because our musical tastes range from reggae to rock, world music to funk, hip hop to 80s beats – and everything in between. We didn’t want any risk of chicken dancing at our party :) We don’t want just a straight up club DJ because we need to have someone who’s comfortable as emcee, and who is familiar with that natural progression from PG to PG-13/R that should occur (in my opinion) in order to keep the dance floor packed all night.
Now we find ourselves 49 days from the wedding with nobody booked in one of the most important roles of the night!
This week we’ll be meeting with a few companies to try and bear down and get this one nailed…. but its so different from interviewing other vendors. Normally you can see a portfolio, or look through a site full of examples. Only one of our 3 perspective DJs has samples on his site, and another is “making us a mixtape”. I just wish we could attend a wedding hosted by each and feel it out that way. It feels like a real leap of faith, but I am just so excited to get this major “To Do” done!
How did you find your wedding DJ? Did you hear him/her spin before your day, or was it a leap of faith for you, too?