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How much is your DJ?

mlschn06mlschn06 member
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in Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul
Just curious about how much people are spending on their DJ for the big day. I have started looking into it and am surprised at how much of a price difference there can be! Any recommendations of who we should go with? How early should we book? Thanks!
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  • veijesveijes
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    edited December 2011
    We paid $350 for our dj. He was great at our wedding and I have always heard good things about him from others. Neon Express.

    We contacted him about 1 year and 6 months from our wedding, we just wanted all the big vendors figured out first.
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  • drdifabiodrdifabio member
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    edited December 2011
    Ours was $300. He is a family friend that is an oldies DJ (but he will also be playing more recent stuff too). Let me know if you want his contact info.
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  • esmurphyesmurphy
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    edited December 2011
    We also went with Neon Express and are paying $350. We booked 11 months out, I wanted to get all the vendors done with right away. 
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  • KittE7KittE7 member
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    edited December 2011
    $495 for a Friday 6-hr gig with Midwest Sound & Light
    We booked them just 4 1/2 months before our wedding, but our whole engagement period will be just 9 months from proposal to wedding. :)
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  • MaggieandJakeMaggieandJake member
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    edited December 2011
    We're also using Neon Express and only paying $250 for their smaller system since our reception hall/guest count isn't very big.
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  • leggwilliamsleggwilliams
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    edited December 2011
    We're also using Neon Express for $250 since they'll be using our venue's equipment
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  • MN_JenMN_Jen
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    edited December 2011
    We paid $400 for 6 hours.  Our DJ was Jason Heinrichs, and he did a great job.
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  • IzzygrimIzzygrim member
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    edited December 2011
    Ugh. We were going to be using a relative of one of our groomsmen for $600, but he recently moved out of state. That left us looking for a dj last minute, so we're paying about $1100, but that is including a generous mandatory gratuity and tax also I think. Still makes me sick thinking about it. In other words, book early!!!
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  • kristigileskristigiles member
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    edited December 2011
    about 450 I think with Midwest Sound and Lights.  I hadn't researched much at that point, it was the company all of my friends used so it seemed like a simple choice.  We booked it over a year before our wedding.
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  • brimavenbrimaven member
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    edited December 2011
    we are using midwest sound too,
    we are paying $795, but that includes the travel charge as we are having our wedding out in western mn. (about 2.5 hours from the cities).
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  • VeittobeVeittobe member
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    edited December 2011
    Ours seems to be a little on the higher side.  We're paying $600.  No hour limit on it but they will be playing for around 5 hours.  Gosh that seems high now that I look at it. 
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  • veijesveijes
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    edited December 2011
    Kelly, I don't think your dj is too high. Neon Express is very inexpensive but everyone that I know (not from the boards) has paid around $1200 for their dj!
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  • MilitaryBride2BeMilitaryBride2Be
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    edited December 2011
    I'm paying $495 for 6 hrs from Midwest Sound :)
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