Playlist for dj

I would make two lists. One with the absolute necessary songs, such as for special dances, top favorite songs and anything you want played for an emotional reason. Then make another list with the songs you like a lot. List all the songs you would prefer he plays, but are not absolute necessary. This would let your DJ know what he definitely has to play and those that you would like played, and still give him room to improvise. Guests should be able to make some requests while staying within your wishes. After all, since you are paying all that money you should get your moneys worth by letting him do what he’s best at.

The DJ I talked to has a planning website where you can pick up to 20 each of do not play, must play, and play if you can songs. He limits these because he needs to have flexibility and switch songs based on the crowd's mood. If you were to give the DJ an entire playlist, you'd probably make their job must harder. You can tell them what genres you do or don't want, but the point of a DJ is to go with the crowd.

If you made a playlist, you may as well use an Ipod. Just my 2 cents.

Music was very important to my husband and I as well. We chose songs for things like the first dance, cake cutting, etc. However, to me, you are paying for their experience and ability to read the room. If you are creating a whole playlist for the entirety of the night, why not just hook up some speakers and save the money? Having some "must play" songs is one thing, but I think a whole curated list defeats the purpose of paying for a DJ.

I'm getting married October 19th, and i'm in the process of working out the music for mine too. i'm lucky because my DJ is a longtime friend who understand my vision for the music. There are songs and artists I do no want played and he's good with that. I have special songs for certain things as well. He knows me pretty well so i'm giving him some freedom to play some things. We want it mostly classic rock, 80's and country with ZERO rap unless it's old school 80's.

We gave our DJ a full on playlist. We didnt want requests taken unless they were okayed by us but we had about 7 hours worth of music for the 5 hours he would be there so he could pick and choose. We highlighted the special songs and songs we absolutely wanted to play but he kind of got the vibe of songs and went a little off list which was fine. Kept the party going!

I’m also getting married on the 21st!
Our DJ gave us some pages where we filled in the blank for bouquet toss/ garder stuff ect. For what music we wanted played then. He also let us write in 20 song requests. I am confident that with the songs we wrote in he will get a good feel for what we like and be able to keep the party alive all night.

My DJ company gave me access to a website where I was able to state from an extensive list of music and if not found I was able to simple added it as well as link for specific songs and instructions. They had a special section for first dance, entrances, cake cutting, etc. But as far as music songs there was 3 sections: must play, play if possible, do not play. I was only able to select up to 20 options for each and thus gave them an idea of what we wanted or not. I think if you want specific songs you should definitely add to the list but you don’t need to make an entire playlist for your reception.

I gave mine a list that my guests requested

On my RSVPs, there was a line for guests to make their requests for a song that will get them on their feet. Almost everyone responded and we have 175 guests so I have about 85 song requests to include. Thanks for all the advice, I'm going to do my own thing like I planned and write out the full list. They don't have to play everything that people have requested or that we want but from my experiences at weddings, DJs end up playing the same typical wedding songs and they make me cringe rather than get out on the floor.

We get married the same day!! Definitely have some songs that you would love to have but also do not forget rock give your DJ a do not play list

Also what are some of your "do not play" list songs at your reception? Mine is anything by Cardi B, any hard rap or trap, and then all the over played songs like Love shack, chicken dance, Cupid shuffle, YMCA, don't stop believing, Cha Cha slide. Theres just so much more out there than these typical songs.

View Quoted Comment Yay! Can't wait for our day!

Same for us. We have multiple playlists (dinner, dancing, cake cutting, first dance, etc), because I am picky about what gets played when. Music is very important to our relationship, and nearly all of our songs have some special meaning to them. I'm lucky that my cousin will be our DJ, so we can have more control of what gets played.

Music was really important to us so I made a list with all of the special songs like introductions, first dance, cake cutting, etc and then I made a complete list of songs for dancing. If it wasn’t on the list he was NOT to play it. 😊. I had a list way bigger than he needed so I put the marked the “must have songs” and let him mix in others from my list. This included slow songs and dance music. I didn’t want my dance floor to be empty and I knew my crowd. My guests had so much fun and the dance floor was packed from the first song to the last so I say go for it.

We’re just giving him the songs to play for our dance & parents dance. I know I want 60’s French pop played during the cocktail hour and haven’t decided if we want the same during dinner or not. He knows how to work the crowd so dancing will be whatever gets people out on the dance floor.