Dj/music Opinions

We got married last month and same thing, weren’t allowed dancing except for the first dances. We didn’t do a DJ and had a playlist instead. It worked very well. The only thing I didn’t like is that during the ceremony, we had a friend play each song as each group came in, and they just skipped to the next song. There wasn’t a nice flow into the next song like a DJ would have done. I’m probably the only one that noticed and it was still fine, just something to know about!

Let me just start off with saying no I’m not a DJ so ignore the name lol. I do think the DJs are very valuable as far as keeping good timing of the night and handling all announcements. They also know how to keep an even transition between dinner music etc. I definitely think getting a DJ still is a great way to go but its all on how you feel.
if you feel like your coordinator is capable of doing everything you’d want a DJ to do then why not save the money.

Hi Sam! We did have our DJ and we liked he controlled the announcements, the mic setup, the order of the speeches. We were allowed father/daughter and other significant dances, so our DJ handled those announcements too. For us, it was worth having the flow and technical aspects handled. Hope this helps in whatever you decide ❤️

My experience is similar to what your coordinator is suggesting. I got married last September and given the restrictions around group dancing we had made up our mind that a playlist was the better route to go. The idea was to have music play in the background only; except for first dance. My husband and I also had a ‘dance off’ to showcase our country specific dance moves since we are from different cultures. I had to create the playlist (approximately 4 hours worth of music from start to finish) and I had my cousin help with managing the playlist the entire time. This was an outdoor wedding with both ceremony and lunch reception at the same place and the entire event was about 5 hours.

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Thank you for the response! That is s good point.... a DJ can make a nice flow... I feelA DJ can also entertain the crowd still even if dancing is still not allowed in October.

Hi Sam! March 2021 bride here! I’ve told myself to this point I’m completely cool with the no dancing ban and thinking it’ll be lifted here soon but every day I worry a bit more😅 Wish there was a way to tell if anyone foresees it being lifted! With that being said, our DJ quit last week, but we rebooked one this weekend! We feel like it’ll help the day be more cohesive and get us whatever we want, with whatever bans we have to work with.