No dj = No mc

Find an outgoing family member or friend that can do this for you!

Totally understand the need to make financial choices, but realize a good DJ has a lot to do with reading the crowd and getting/keeping people engaged. I've been to a playlist wedding; it was lovely, but very low-key and relatively low energy. People mostly sat around and talked/visited. Beforehand, the bride kept saying how it was going to be a "rocking party" based on her playlist. Like I said, it was a lovely reception, but there was virtually no dancing (besides some super awkward B&G and parent dances -- full-length songs...; it's pretty deadly to watch four individual couples dance awkwardly for a total of 12-15 minutes... [a good DJ will edit your spotlight songs to 60-90 seconds to keep things from dragging awkwardly]), and it was definitely NOT a rocking party. It was more like a more formal family reunion -- not bad, but not a party atmosphere. Depending on what you want, that can be GREAT and economical, but make sure you realize it will likely be pretty low-key.

Thanks for your thoughts! One of the reasons that we don't want a DJ is also because we are not trying to create a "rocking party" kind of atmosphere. We plan to do traditional dances (with shortened songs), but then kind of hope that the evening will take on more of games and hang out and visiting atmosphere, very family reunion like. Our wedding is small and guests will mostly be out of town close friends and family of various generations so we feel like this type of atmosphere is more appropriate.

I love the idea of spotify, we are a small (50 person) wedding, and we are going to do a small harmon kardon Bluetooth speaker and a playlist. I am going to have to check it out. I was trying with pandora.

Can you make a custom playlist?

This is the virtual tour of the historic venue. We are in the second floor ballroom!

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=dkHRDU9b44g

With your day of coordinator, create a timeline for the day and have them handle the transitions! You can also have a nice sign(s) with the times for things! Best wishes!

We asked FH's very charismatic cousin to MC. We're not hiring a DJ either.

Beautiful venue! Spotify is super easy to use my FH and I both use it all the time. Its better in my opinion than Pandora because you can make actual playlists rather than "radio stations" that randomly pick songs for you. You can make as many playlists as you want with no commercials with Spotify Premium. Haven't finished researching but there seems to be a lot of apps that work with Spotify for events like weddings to allow for playlist shuffle and even guest song request if you want.

Thanks for your thoughts and ideas! Having a timeline with my DOC and then posting some signage is a great idea!

My FH's Best Man is quite extroverted haha so this is a good option for us too. Thanks!

The above left one is so cute!

Hope these help! :-)

Also, having your bridal party help is a great idea---- Have your BM and MOH and others announce the transitions are good options too!