Old Dj?

I would say reach out to them or maybe post and ask others what they liked about the DJ. Also, I think you could give a playlist to the DJ to make sure the songs are what you like.

I don't necessarily agree. Our DJ was older and he was amazing! I was 25 at the time of our wedding and a lot of our guests were right around the same age and they all said they had an amazing time. Some even said it was the best reception they ever went to. I think it is more about the DJ's experience. My brother-in-law and his wife had a terrible DJ. He was older as well, but you could tell he didn't have a lot of experience. He was also very cheap so in that case they got what they paid for.

If the DJ has great reviews and has had a lot of experience with weddings or events where many of the guests were under 30, then I don't see why there would be an issue.

Every wedding with dancing I have been to, the dj was older but the floor was packed.


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It depends on how many older family and family friends you have. We were 26. but half our wedding guests were 16-35, and half were 36 plus, mostly fifties and sixties, our parents generation. More older people than some, because 23 of our parents brothers and sisters all came with a spouse, so 50 inc our parent just those people. And 12 more older relatives, then some family friends and a few couples of our friends a generation older. We did this count thinking music, not for a DJ, but for 2 bands, and to bring enough recorded music for breaks, and for after hours whom we expected a few hours of all under 40. Most of our families had a lot of oldies played as we grew up, and his family was big on their ethnic music. So we did not want just one age group out dancing, or happily listening while talking for hours. And we dod not want any loud vocals, or anything with an angry or mechanized tone. Look at your guest list ages. And tuck in some traditional slow dancing romantic dance music for all ages. If your friends are dominant, and 80% are withing 12 years of your age, still have some for those older folk. Do a request list that is some or most of what you will hear.

A good DJ will be able to cater to the crowd, regardless of their age, and you absolutely want someone with experience. It's part of their job to keep up with new music releases, know what classics go over well at weddings, etc.

I would focus on the reviews, and absolutely do some sort of meeting -- whether in-person or on Zoom -- to get a feel for them.

Our DJ had an awesome online portal for us to use where we could explore his library of music and pick our must-plays, do-not plays, specific songs we wanted for certain parts of the wedding, and so forth. In our initial discussions, he also asked about our music taste, what kind of vibe we were going for -- all the things you would expect from a professional.

Unfortunately, we ended up having to cancel on our DJ a few months before the wedding, and I was super bummed about it because I know he would've done a phenomenal job.

My DJ is quite a bit older but his reviews are amazing and when we met up with him he was very friendly, very outgoing and he gave us a list of his most played songs and they were pretty good. And he let us know any songs we definitely dont want played we could tell him and any songs we definitely do want played to let him know. I would say to speak with these DJs and see where they stand. You might end up really liking one of them.

Our DJ gave us a very specific list that covers everything from ceremony, cocktail hour, first dance, mother/son etc Songs we want to hear & songs we absolutely don’t want.

I think you’re smart to think about this. We are the opposite, we’re older and a large number of guests will be rather conservative Christians and don’t listen to secular music, so we’ll have to make sure they play the edited versions of songs and don’t play all current music. My FH’s brother and his wife would be really embarrassed. They are lovely people and I want them to be comfortable, and the alcohol will be shock enough for them.

Any DJ worth their salt will know the current music scene, as well as older stuff. Age doesn't matter, here.

Look at reviews, how they interact with you in your consult, and what you can afford.