DJ Contract

cg-pm52111

Hi,So one of FI's mom's coworkers is an amazing DJ who works for a DJ company, but has agreed to do our wedding outside of the company so he can give us a discount.  This person would not be invited unless he was DJing.  We really appreciate the discount he has offered us, but he doesn't seem like he gets the fact that we need to sign a contract with him.  I don't want to be rude or seem like we're stepping on his toes by requiring a contract.  I think it's the safe thing to do, but FI isn't worried about it.  How should I respond to the DJ?  What was in your contract with your DJ?  TIA!

kristen0393

I'm in sort of the same boat with a photographer that MOH is friends with... I'll be interested to hear what you ladies say!

lilybrad10

Play it safe, get everything in writing.

AmyLou09

YUP. Get everything in writing and trust your gut.  If your gut says get it in writing then do it even if you just google "vendor contract" or something like that and fill in your information.  Basically you want something say what services they are providing, the cost to you, how long they are there for, any requirements they have (like for setting up or meals), etc. It's protecting yourself and protecting the DJ, smart decision all around!speaking from experience, it's awesome to get a super great discount from a family friend but trust your instincts.  We went with my dad's friends company for our DJ because we got an awesome discount and about 3 months before the wedding I was getting a weird feeling and thought about forfeiting our money and finding a new DJ.  I decided I was overreacting and stuck with him.  Worst mistake of our wedding and I'm still bitter thinking about how many things he messed up on our wedding day all because i wanted to save a few hundred dollars!  Sometimes saving the money just isnt worth it.  Sorry, apparently that's a sensitive subject for me still haha but umm yes get a contract was the moral of my long winded reply.

FutureNHBride

I'd be concerned with his realtionship to his DJ company. Do they approve of him working outside of the company? Maybe he doesn't want to sign a contract with you just in case the DJ company calls and says they have something for him and then, he backs out on you because...you don't have anything in writing! I wouldn't sleep well at night with that thought in my head. I agree with the above comments. Get him to supply a signed agreement or find a DJ who will!