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what does a DJ cost?

britta2mozartbritta2mozart member
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Hi,

I'm trying to get an idea of what a DJ costs to factor into my budget. Ranges will be fine. Thank you in advance.
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Re: what does a DJ cost?

  • pirategal03pirategal03 member
    Knottie Warrior 5000 Comments Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    The cheapest I've seen is $600 and they go up into the thousands. 

    You can probably google NC disk jockey and get some hits that have pricing info on them. 
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  • LBM7189LBM7189 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yep- depends on the amount of time, if they are doing reception and ceremony, etc.  Mine is about $1200 for about 6 hours- ceremony and reception music.  Just shop around and find someone that you like because they are going to be talking throughout your wedding, so you don't want a jerk behind the mike!!
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  • NcsuPsychNcsuPsych member
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    edited December 2011
    All The Right Grooves is anywhere from 650-750 for 4 hours and they're awesome. Check the Nc Bride Bio. . there are other recommendations on there :)
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  • meredithl618meredithl618 member
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    edited December 2011
    Mine's $1500 for about 4 hours. We're using Joe Bunn.

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  • midnite007xmidnite007x
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    edited December 2011
    mine is $895 or $995 (forgot which one) for 4 hours
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  • Beth0882Beth0882 member
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    edited December 2011
    We're looking at ceremony, cocktail hour and reception (so around 6.5 hours) and the ranges I've seen are $600 to $1000, in the Triad area.  This includes quotes from Anything Music DJ's, All the Right Grooves, and Triad DJ Service.  A few others (can't recall names) started at $675 for 4 hours.   
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  • katherineUTCkatherineUTC
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    edited December 2011
    We used All the Right Grooves and it was like $675 for 5 hours, and an extra $25 for an extra (large) speaker plus cable for cocktail hour. I find their prices to be very reasonable and they do a GREAT job.
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  • andrea01012009andrea01012009 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    holy smoke 1200-1500 for a DJ...that's unreal.  for 1,500 you can get a band a rubber band and a gum band...
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  • kgaligerkgaliger
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Ours was somewhere b/t $600-$750.  He played from 6pm until 11 something.  We ended early so maybe 10:30.  He did a great job and did cocktail hour for us.  It was a lot cheaper than hiring a musicians for cocktail hour.
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  • jrsturdejrsturde
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    edited December 2011
    Ours was $550 for 5 hours, including lights and everthing.  He was awesome and everyone talked about how great he was.  He's from outside the Charlotte area, and didn't charge us for travel (45 min).

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  • littlefootannlittlefootann member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm hiring a DJ that does it as a side job for $200 for ceremony and recepetion.
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  • shigaitesshigaites
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    $200 is a steal!
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