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Elite Entertainment provides quality Professional Wedding DJs at a reasonable price.  We do more than just play good music, we help to manage and coordinate the special events happening during your reception and act as your Master of Ceremonies (MC).  With 13 DJs on staff, we have the right person to fit your wedding.  And with backup equipment and DJs, you won’t have to worry about the music portion of your wedding.  All you’ll have to do is show up, and we’ll take care of the rest!

Rated Best of the Knot , Certified by The Guide (herecomestheguide.com), and the only DJ Company in the Bay Area to be Diamond Certified.  Elite Entertainment DJs are dedicated to Quality service and Customer Satisfaction.  We are also one of the few DJ Services to Guarantee our services!

Give us a call and we’ll setup a time to meet with one of very Professional DJs who would be a great fit for your wedding.

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Video Impressions	Vic, the owner, is fantastic to work with. He's very easy-going, but very professional, too. I've worked with him on multiple occasions and would recommend him and Elite Entertainment for any event, especially weddings.
Villa Montalvo at Montalvo Arts Center	I have worked many weddings with Vic and he is one of my favorite DJs. His smile lights up the room, he is calm on the surface yet builds energy and excitement with his music. A super professional and a true partner in the industry. Please call Elite and ask for Vic.

When you speak to one of our office members, we'll quote you a price that is inclusive of all the services you need, that includes tax, gratuity, license, insurance, 1 hour early setup, late breakdown, and all the equipment and music for your special day.  

The iPod question and the Wedding DJ

For many couples, booking a DJ or any entertainment is very new or even scary territory.  Most everyone has purchased flowers, decorated their kitchen table, and tried on fancy dresses/suits.  The first thought some couples have when considering the music portion of their event is to simply rent a sound system and hook an ipod up to it.  We all do it at home, and it seems to work great...right?

Some things are perfect for the scale in which they were intended.  An iPod is a personal music device with limited functionality that can be attached to a larger sound system, but it does not have the capability to transition music smoothly or make announcements.  That sound system at home that you can hook your iPod up to can be talked over very easily, as it was intended to, and the clicking noise of the iPod is not a big deal.  When a professional sound system is going during the dancing of your wedding, that clicking noise becomes an annoyance and very distracting.

Also, in dealing with an iPod at home can almost be a joy as you have full controll over what you hear and for how long.  On your wedding day, you'll have so many things going on at once that you might forget to eat.  Along with your photo being taken constantly and family chatting with you through the night, you will want to focus on enjoying the evening.  It's a celebration for you and your fiance about love and finding that one in a billion person...not what song is coming up next.

For most couples, a professional caterer, photographer and florist are not out of the question.  I wonder why some couples choose to leave some of the most passive parts of their wedding up to professionals, and then some of the most important stuff up to novices.  Every wedding starts with a date and a location, to satisfy our visual needs.  Then usually a caterer fulfills our taste sensors.  Florists provide the smells of the occasion and the photographer captures the event as it is happening.  But one thing that we don't think about is what we are listening to on a constant basis.  Music sets the mood for every situation, whether it be at work, the mall, or at home.  Yes, an iPod could fill this roll very easily, but it is the other things during your wedding day that the iPod or a friend may fall short on.

Professional Wedding DJs are generally a combination of your typical Radio DJ and your Club DJ.  With the ability to fluidly make announcements and introductions throughout the evening (usually with a soothing voice to boot), you and your fiance will have to worry less about what is being said and more about how delicious the main entree is.  A professional wedding DJ takes care of those detail things that always seem to come up on the wedding day itself, and thus making sure you get to enjoy yourself as much as possible.  The dancing portion of the night is really where the wedding DJ shines.  By encouraging crowd participation and interest in each event, whether it be the first dance, bouquet toss or the cake cutting, really helps to show off all the hard work you put into planning your wedding.  And when the music starts is where a true professional shows his worth.  No one is wedding is the same because no event has the same group of people attending each time.  This makes for varied playlists and requests that the DJ will have to adapt to and make to fit your event timeline.

iPods are great little devices that most DJs keep with them as a last resort measure.  But depending on what you are looking for from your wedding, in terms of organization and fluidity, a DJ can be just as excessive, just as an iPod can be inadequate.  Before looking into price, choose what style of event you want to hold for your family and friends.  iPods are a great cheap option, but most weddings need more than iPod can provide that a Professional Wedding DJ can more than handle.

Hiring a Wedding DJ is another tricky task.  Since most haven't hired any form of entertainment in their lives, finding a quality DJ is the hardest part.  Because so many people love to play DJ at home with their iTunes and their MP3's, there are a lot of self-proclaimed Wedding DJs around.  For your safety and piece of mind, here are some requirements that make a DJ a truely Professional Wedding DJ:
~Professional Equipment:  Without the tools of the trade, your DJ can't do much.
~Appearance:  You are looking for someone to not only attend your wedding, but supliment it.  They have to look the part.
~Liability Insurance:  Should anything happen to you or one of your guests, you should be covered.  Only professionals carry this to protect you.
~Experience and References:  Being any type of DJ doesn't make for a good Wedding DJ at all.  References give credibility if you can contact them.
~Dedication:  A true professional is someone who dedicated their life to their craft.  If your DJ has an office location, this helps to know his is a true professional.
~Professionalism:  This is the manner in which your DJ conducts himself.  DJs often add humor when speaking with potential clients to lighten the mood, but if at any point you feel that it is inappropriate, it's a sure sign that he might not be appropriate for you and your guests.
~Contracts:  Always get what you need in writing.  A professional with always do this to protect you and themselves.

The Knot did a study some time back that determined most couples wished they had spent more money on the entertainment for their wedding.  This is not to say spend all of your wedding budget on your DJ and expect miracles, but keep everything in balance.  A good estimate is about 5% of your wedding budget.  It may seem like a lot, but for a person that provides the mood, information, and fun to your wedding, it's a priceless investment just like the rest of your wedding.  You'll end up spending more for this DJ service when compared to any ol' DJ, but a Professional Wedding DJ will make sure your wedding is truely spectacular.