nye Wedding- Formal/ Band or Dj??

Go for the DJ! I hate when sites or people say you "MUST" do something, you do what you want, its your day!

A dj is fine for a black tie wedding. Most people prefer music by the original artists.

I've been to around 35 black tie weddings and I've personally never been to one with a DJ before. That certainly doesn't mean it can't be done though!

If I were invited to a NYE black tie wedding, would I expect there to be a live band there? Yes absolutely. But would I care if there wasn't one? Of course not! I'm sure guests would have just as wonderful of a time with a band or with a DJ.

I would maybe consider calling your event black tie optional, but it's your wedding and your call, and I'm sure your wedding will be amazing either way

Regardless of NYE, I would be very shocked IMO to attend a black tie wedding with a DJ instead of a band. As someone who is used to attending mostly black tie weddings, that's just my personal take. A top notch band will absolutely be able to play all genres, and professionals will be able to ensure only a 15 minute break maximum during the entree and there will still be music playing in the background. If you have the budget for it, the advantages of bands over DJs are endless. I'd recommend not calling your wedding black tie if you plan to have a DJ, because that is one of the most basic and important elements that classifies a black tie wedding as black tie.

If it's a true black tie event you should have live musicians. You can still have a formal event and have a DJ, it's just not a black tie event (and you can't tell your guests they have to dress for a black tie event). You can still indicate that it's a formal event through the event location, day/time, and the formality of your invitations. Your guests will still dress up and you can still host a formal event for them. Not all formal events are black tie events; black tie is a level of hosting that goes above and beyond in all ways.

And yes, if I go to the expense of buying or renting a ballgown because you've told me that it's a black tie event and I show up to find that it's not actually a black tie event and you really just wanted people to dress formally, I'm going to be upset.

I'm now realizing that you're the same person who posted about having heavy appetizers throughout the evening instead of a sit down meal, and you asked if it was appropriate for everyone to not have a seat. The answer is NO! Please do not call your wedding black tie if you're not going to have a live band, multi course plated dinner, full open bar with top shelf liquor, and complimentary valet parking. Your guests will be incredibly annoyed if not angry for having to rent tuxes and ballgowns only to not actually be attending a black tie wedding. Sorry but that's the truth IMO!

Same girl, same. Good luck!

This this this. Ppl will go all out if your invites and venue are very formal and based on the fact that it's an evening wedding on New Years Eve. If you're not going to have a truly black tie event (band, white glove service, etc etc) then don't call it black tie just because you want people to dress up. Black tie is a formality level for the entire event, not just the clothes.

Oh F no. I didn't realize this was the same poster. NO NO NO don't do this. Your wedding is not black tie.