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Kiyome
Devoted December 2022

What should i do about our Dj?

Kiyome, on July 2, 2022 at 6:36 PM Posted in Planning 2 6
So I have a long long post. I am having a destination wedding in Jamaica this year and our wedding planner is nice, but at first wasn't on top of things and was taking a long time to respond to my emails. Then we finally had a phone call with her where I told her that we expect a response that doesn't take 2- 3 weeks. We hired her for full service and she is recommending us vendors that she has worked with many times and according to her are "really great at what they do." Well the caterer is one of these vendors that she uses all the time. My fiance and I are foodies and eat mostly plant-based, so we told our planner this and asked who the company is that she is working with. Well she completely disregarded that part of my email that I had sent out. Then when I brought it up again, she said that the catering company doesn't have a website or Instagram. So we will be talking to this caterer through a phone call hopefully soon. Then last Monday my fiance and I had a FaceTime call scheduled with the DJ where we were going to finally meet him and discuss our music. We scheduled this phone call for 3:30 PM. And this was scheduled 2-3 days before. The DJ said something along the lines of "Sounds good. I will talk to you then." Well we try calling and he misses the call. Then he emails me an hour later saying, "Hey I just wanted to confirm when we are having the call." Umm. We confirmed 2-3 days ago!!! Then I said, "We just tried calling you, but we are free right now to chat if you are available." No response. I'm super frustrated at this point so I reach out to my wedding planner late last night explaining the whole conversation and how frustrated I am and that I am almost at the point where I would like to hire someone else or just rent our own speakers and have a friend or family member handle the music. WELL the DJ emailed me this morning saying, "hello I read your email. I didn't see that I had a missed call. I apologize for the miscommunication. Check your IG I sent you a message there so we can talk better." And so I go check my messages and he sent me a message that says, "Hey its DJ ___ i guess we can talk here. It's better." Then I just said "Hi sounds good." Then he says "Let me know which day you are available to discuss music for the wedding." And I said, "I'm free next Sunday, July 10th." Then he said, "Ok just message me here for a reminder. The meeting will be a brief one thanks."
Is it just me or are these major red flags? Why in the world should I need to remind a DJ of a meeting we have already confirmed?! I don't even know what to do at this point. We can't afford a very expensive DJ, but this more "affordable" option is not very reliable so far. We are having a chill laid back wedding with only up to 30 guests total attending. We are thinking of just renting speakers and using our own Spotify playlists and asking a family member or friend to handle the music, but I don't know what to do... I'm kind of fed up with wedding planning at this point.

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Latest activity by Bailey, on July 25, 2022 at 11:58 AM
  • Jm Sunshine
    Jm Sunshine ·
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    I don't understand why you are doing the all of the legwork if you hired a full service wedding planner. She should be contacting the vendors for you. As far as the DJ, most will say they don't want playlist or meeting (whether in person, phone, Zoom) until 1-2 months before wedding. Keep in mind you are also working with another country/culture where things tend to be very laid back and your wedding isn't until December.
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  • Kiyome
    Devoted December 2022
    Kiyome ·
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    The communication between myself and our wedding planner has been almost nonexistent unless I am reaching out. And it's not like I am emailing her on a daily basis. And yes, I understand that we did hire her for full services, but maybe that was my mistake. I would at least like to know what vendors she is using and meet them. The DJ wasn't a vendor that I picked out. She recommended a few for me to choose from and since he is in our budget, I chose him. Then she told me she would get me in contact with him so we could schedule a meeting with him. Which is where all the issues with the DJ started in the first place. I'm probably just overreacting I guess.
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  • Kiyome
    Devoted December 2022
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    I also didn't know about the 1-2 month timeline for a DJ...
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
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    There is “island time” and there is straight up not caring because they are a crap vendor. If they want to actually secure your business, then anything less than punctual communication is a red flag. Is this your only dj option?
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  • Kiyome
    Devoted December 2022
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    That's exactly what I was thinking! I have one other option that our wedding planner gave us and I will see if we can schedule a meeting with him. He is the same price range as the DJ we just had issues with, but I'm hoping that this other DJ will be much better.
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  • Bailey
    Expert October 2023
    Bailey ·
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    MASSIVE red flags. Drop this wedding planner and get a new one ASAP if you can fit that into your budget!

    As far as the DJ goes, I would highly rec getting one versus doing it yourself with a playlist! DJ's are supposed to help keep things moving, get people dancing, make announcements, etc and a playlist alone may fall short!

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