dj to hire or not

Well you have to make sure your venue has a hookup for a device, a lot don't and they require a DJ. If you can make a playlist use Spotify.

If you want dancing, then invest in a dj. Even if you go with someone on thumbtack.com. A playlist with a random guest (unable to enjoy the wedding while working) doesn’t have experience to read the room and change on a dime to another song if what you have doesn’t work because you don’t have the million songs on hand that a dj does. Announcements and MC duties are always optional.

I would never go without a DJ. There's a lot more that goes into DJing a wedding than just playing songs- they usually announce the WP and couple, announce when dinner is ready, announce the first dance, father/daughter, mother/son dances, they help get the crowd onto the dance floor, and they announce any specialty things like a sparkler exit, a late night snack bar, etc.

We made a playlist - we just picked the songs we wanted and created a list of those songs. The coordinator then played the appropriate song at the appropriate time (and made all announcements). HOWEVER - we were going for garden party not dance party - you're much less likely to end up with a lot of people up and dancing if you forego the DJ.

View Quoted Comment Thank you AJ. Never thought of Spotify!

View Quoted Comment Michelle. That makes sense. Thank you so much.

View Quoted Comment Carissa. I didn’t think about that. Thank you

View Quoted Comment Becky,
Good point. Thank you so much!!!

View Quoted Comment We are doing the same thing!! We only have 20 guests so paying money for a DJ sounds stupid to me. I made a playlist with a mix of everything and I’m feeling very confident our guests will love it all!

View Quoted Comment Hi Emily,
We were onlyr having adopt 30 but looks like 40 +.
I’m not sure what to do. I don’t want to have one of my guest pushing the play buttons while they should be celebrating. I just don’t know. I am on a skeleton budget and I’m just not sure. Thank you for replying to me. Have a beautiful wedding.

View Quoted Comment Well, if it helps, I’m not having anyone pushing buttons- just going to create a playlist and letting it go!

View Quoted Comment That’s actually a great idea. How are you creating your playlist? Where are you creating the playlist. ( I don’t know a lot about those kind of things)

View Quoted Comment I’m just pulling songs from my iTunes and putting everything in a specific order on my phone... like first dance, father daughter, etc. And that way it’s all ready to just roll one song to another for the entire evening.

View Quoted Comment I like that idea. Thank you so much!!!