If you are in the process of putting together your wedding and working on selecting the vendors that will help you create a wedding that you and your guests will love, you will need to know what some of them actually do.  Since I am a professional wedding DJ, I will help you with this aspect.

First, I encourage you to take a moment and read my piece on “How to Hire the Right DJ for your Wedding” .  Now, what should you expect of the professional wedding DJs you are ready to hire?

Planning

While wedding planners often handle this for some clients, the DJ is the expert in how a wedding reception timeline can affect the success of your wedding reception.  You can often look to them to help with what formality should go when and they can even give you a great reason why.  When you hired the DJ, you put them in charge of the entertainment and the reception timeline has a huge impact on on the success of your wedding.

Coordination

The DJ can also act as the quarterback for your wedding reception.  Not only can he keep you in the loop with what is happening next and when, but also will assist the other vendors (photographer, videographer) in making sure they are In the right place at the right time to capture that special moment for you.  When we have a wedding planner at a wedding, we often work hand in hand with them for this.

Emceeing

Most real professional wedding DJs are excellent emcees.  They have taken advanced classes and know how to make appropriate announcements while guiding you and your guests through the evening. They know how to engage your guests and get them excited and motivated to let loose and have fun without making themselves the center of attention.

Music Director

Last but definitely not least is the task of being the music director for your wedding.  The professional wedding DJ will have a vast knowledge of music.  This includes knowing all of the different genres and what songs from each to play that would keep your guests on the floor.  They also will be a great resource for you on what songs to use for your formalities to ensure they make the impact that you want.  The real professional wedding DJ will also not require you to list out all of the songs you want them to play but instead will ask you for the songs that you definitely want to hear.  The reason for this is that the music is a tool for them to create the results you want and the real professional wedding DJ will know how to use this tool effectively.

These are the main services you can expect from a real professional wedding DJ.  There are some other things that can be included as well.  These can include sound support for the ceremony (mics etc) as well as AV support for your slide show and more.  These things are typically arranged separately.  For information on how to hire a real professional wedding DJ, check out our post “How to Hire the Right DJ for your Wedding”.  We are open to your comments and if you have any questions, please submit them to Questions@musicmanevents.com and we will answer them as quickly as possible and may even feature them as a post.

For more information on Mark and his wedding DJ company,  visit their website at http://www.orangecountyweddingdj.co.