DJ Pricing?

Re: DJ Pricing?

• JoanE2012 member

  

  May 2014

  jjassomu said:

  So my best friend's boyfriend is DJing our wedding in Aug and is asking me what I want to pay a DJ?

  I have no idea! I obviously want to get a deal but I don't want to lowball the guy either. 

  So any pricing suggestions for the KC area would be greatly appreciated! 

  Fair warning - this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen!

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• Angusaur member

  

  May 2014 edited May 2014

  You might want to ask your local board. That said, I'm also using a good friends boyfriend. He has a business, but he's still pretty new to the scene and building his reputation. Is this guy popular and used often? Does he have reviews on websites?

  
  

  I didn't make an offer, I told him the specifics of what I wanted and he quoted me at $350 for 1 hour ceremony and 4 hour reception. This is $150 less than what he would normally charge, and $500 would still have been cheap. All of the other quotes I had gotten from DJ's were 850-1500. I'm glad I found him, because I was considering just going the ipod route.

  
  

  I think it's strange he's asking you for a price. Yeah you might want a deal but just be honest. How much were you hoping to pay if it had been an unassociated DJ? The worst he can do is negotiate a different price. Just because he's your best friends boyfriend doesn't mean you should try to get him for the very lowest he would take, either. 

  
  

  ETA : No matter what, still get a contract and receipts right away and make sure you read everything like you would with any other vendor. 

  
  

  

  
  

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• jjassomu member

  

  May 2014

  He does DJ and Mixing as a profession and has done weddings before, but usually for friends.  I don't think it's a disaster waiting to happen and I definitely,like I stated, don't want to lowball him or take him for the lowest price ever.

  I thought this was a local board! sorry!  

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• Angusaur member

  

  May 2014

  Try going specifically to the Kansas board, they might be able to help. I think as long as you treat him like any other vendor it could work out fine. Just tell him the budget you had allotted for the DJ and see what he says.

  
  

  

  
  

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• QueerFemme member

  

  May 2014

  Ask him what he has charged other clients.

  

  Websites/blogs where our wedding has been featured:

  http://www.dapperq.com/2013/11/a-very-dapper-wedding/
  

  http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2013/10/wedding-christina-g.html
  

  http://4realequalityweddings.com/2014/05/16/g-christina/
  

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• penguin44 member

  

  May 2014

  I live in KC. When I was looking at DJs, the price was anywhere between $500-$1500 for the night. We are paying the upper end of that, but we have ours all day, and he is singing/ playing guitar for the ceremony. I would ask your friend what his usual rate is. It really depends on experience.

  

  
  

  
  

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• theartistformerlyknownas member

  

  May 2014

  Around here (Detroit) DJ's run around $1000. I would let him come up with a price and you see whether you're willing to accept it, not the other way around. It's the business/personal relationship clash that could be a disaster, not his DJ'ing skills (although I'd worry if he hasn't done this enough to have a rate in mind). You don't want to insult him with what you think a "friends and family" discount may be.

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