When Did You Book DJ?

I put my deposit on my DJ 12 months out and it enabled me to lock in 2016 prices. His prices have since increased so I am happy about it.

We booked our DJ ten months out.

If you know for sure that it's the DJ you want to work with, why not? We booked our DJ early too but that's only because we had already heard him at a wedding and liked him then.

I booked my DJ last year and I am getting married June of 2018. i was way ahead of my game lol

I booked mine in August my wedding is 8/2018 so a year out

We booked ours 12 months out

We booked ours about 11 months out.

We booked about 4 months before the wedding.

If the person you want is already taking bookings that far out, though, there is nothing wrong with doing it now.

@EML he did a wedding for a friend of hours and was a substitute teacher for FH so we love him for sure!

Wait...is he a professional DJ or a teacher? You should only hire actual professionals.

I think it depends. I would book your venue, and then whatever is most important to you after venue.

I would make a list of what's important and go in order. If photography is important do that next, then catering or DJ.

To me, the DJ wasn't that important. Yes they set the tone of the entire evening, but photos, food, open bar, were all more important to me than DJ. My venue came with a DJ though, so far he's great.

But if you really like this DJ the sooner the better. He might not book out 2 years in advance and you may change your mind a year down the road. But go with your gut! Maybe he can hold the date for you until you're a year out.

I just booked mine yesterday, so I guess it's about 10 months out?

We booked it about 11 months before.

We booked a little under a year out. I feel like the earlier the better, so if you're sure about someone and they're willing to book you I would go for it. I think you have some time to shop around though, to make sure you're getting the best deal and you're getting exactly what you want.

Never too early! We planned for 7 months between engagement and wedding and almost couldn't get our DJ. A client of his canceled so we got lucky! He's already completely booking for 2018 and half of 2019.

ETA: client was a high school dance, I'm not celebrating a failed engagement or anything like that.

All the advice has been SO helpful! I think I'm going to talk to FH when he gets home from work tonight & book the DJ tomorrow! Thanks ladies!

We booked ours 6 months out. Luckily we did not have to compete with all of the prom kids so he was open!

We booked ours immediately after booking the venue and securing the date. We wanted a particular one, and he's the best in town, so we booked early to make sure we got him.

About 14 months out

We booked ours in sept 2016 and aren't getting married til June 2018. He's awesome and looking forward to him playing our wedding