Listening to dj before you book?

We didn't, but we watched videos on their website and read a TON of reviews.

We always wanted to listen to our DJ before booking. When we got engaged, the weddings we went too we started paying close attention to things and took note. We had a DJ in mind and ready to book but we ended up going to a friends wedding and fell in love with their DJ. We ended up booking him and he is great and professional in person. If you and confident with him then I would say go for it.

I stalked my DJ on Facebook, he had some videos up from other weddings that he has done. Also he DJ's/ hosts karaoke at a bar that we go to once in awhile, so I asked them what they thought of him. And they also had videos of his "shows" on their Facebook as well,

View Quoted Comment We did this as well. He definitely made me feel more comfortable about his abilities after speaking with him in person. After we had booked him some of the bridal party were at events that he performed at and they said he did a great job which made me feel even better about booking him 😂.

We hadn’t heard our DJ before but really
connected with him and felt we could communicate with him — worked out totally fine! He was amazing! We talked to him a bit about what we did want and what we don’t like, and he totally got what we were looking for and nailed it.

We haven't heard our DJ before, but we did read lots of reviews and we met with him personally. His personally and energy was AMAZING and we couldn't wait to book after the meeting!

I think if you are comfortable and feel like he is listening to you and your requests, then it's ok not to hear him in advance. My FH's family kept recommending a specific DJ, fortunately for us his cousin booked the same DJ and her wedding was in July so I was able to hear him first. I was all for him, but I did want to "hear him" if we weren't going to seek alternatives.

As a DJ myself, I agree with trying to see/hear your DJ before booking and highly encourage meeting in person. I will not book without a personal meeting. Most Brides contact a DJ within a few days of setting a date to ask for estimates! Then, choose one at the last minute and just take whats available. Recently, I attended a wedding, and was extremely disappointed in the DJ who, came highly recommended ( I don't do large weddings). Sitting in the front the music could barely be heard, several guests asked for it to be turned up, but he continued to play on his phone. When it was time for "announcements" we could not hear and those that could, didn't understand. It is extremely important to meet and hear your DJ prior to booking. The DJ runs your evening! The last you any bride wants is a DJ they do not like, who is inattentive on the job and poor sound quality. Go see for yourself! You may not like how the DJ performs - we all have different expectations!

I feel it’s very important to “see” their work because some DJs honestly suck even if you give them a step by step playlist. Like others have said I would stalk them on social media since that a lot of them promote their business that way. A lot of them post videos of nights/evens they dj

So there just doesn't seem to be a way to see him...

What I like about him so far: 1. His responsiveness. Any time I have sent an email he has answered me right away, even if it just says I'm in the middle of xyz I will get you a more detailed answer in the next 2 hours. 2. He really seems to understand the feel of what we are looking for. 3. He has not been pushy at all. He simply said he would love to work with us and will hold the date for us until we tell him otherwise. 4. I have not been able to find bad reviews. Not sure if he is able to filter his reviews, but I haven't seen any bad ones. 5. He gave me tips on what to ask and look for when shopping around for other DJ's.

Most of the other weddings we have been to have had live bands... we don't have the budget or the room for that. The 2 weddings with a DJ we liked, that DJ is no longer working. If I am going to pay $3,200 for a dj it is going to be on someone I have been to a wedding with before so he is off the list. Another DJ was recommended and our conversation was ok... pretty basic and cut and dry

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I first met our DJ at a wedding fair. You might see if yours is scheduled to have a booth at one of those, and you can visit there and see how he interacts with the crowd.

Ours was a friend of my daughter's, so she recommended him. We had a great meeting in person, and I felt very comfortable with his style, when he explained how he works. We ended up booking him based only on our meeting.

Then we got really lucky, and he ended up hosting a fund raising event, a local crab feed. We bought tickets so we could see him in action. He was awesome!! Even for a crowd that wasn't prepared to really "dance and party down" he got everyone excited about being there, and his music selections were excellent! I knew we had the right guy!!

If your guy only does private events, this won't be so easy to see him in action. But I do recommend stalking his FB page, as these guys often post on social media to promote their business.