Yes or No: are you giving your DJ a playlist?

I don't blame you for giving your DJ a playlist. We are more than likely going to do the same. I don't think it's offensive.

We gave our DJ a list of must plays, and a "don't you even dare play the chicken dance or the macarena" list. So I don't see any problem with it. But I'm a control freak too, sooooo ya.

Our dj had a form we filled out that included a Do Not Play list and a list of Must hear songs. I'm not going to give him a list of every song for every minute b/c I do want him to feel the vibe of the crowd as well.

We didn't give our DJ a list and it was fine. I feel like you should be able to give your DJ the genres of music you like and then they should be able to read the crowd. I feel like when you give the DJ a list it limits them and people might not get to hear what they want and like.

Maybe phrase it in, we have a lot of requests from our guests, as we requested them with their RSVPs. Would you rather a list of them or the songs on a USB?

That being said- how much are you going to regret it if you don't give them a playlist after asking this question and you hate the music? Not worth it

We are dictating to every single song the DJ plays over the five hour party time frame. Guests can request a song on their RSVP, but the DJ will not take or honor requests the night of.

Yes, we have a handful of DO NOT PLAY and a handful of MUST PLAY, in addition to the special moment songs. then it'll be a list of styles or bands we like. i have kept a list of awesome love style songs that are danceable but idk if he will want 50 songs haaha

I gave him songs for practically the whole night, and a lot of do not plays..he only played about 2 songs that weren't on my list and it was great, people were dancing all night. If you don't give him a list, I would ask to see his general playlist to make sure you like it. My DJ had a website task that I had to complete with at least 20 must plays, etc.

Our DJ actually requested a list of songs that we want and a list of songs that we don't want. However, he did say that he doesn't like to be held strictly to list and likes to be able to feel the vibe out and play was he feels is a good fit. We are open to whatever he thinks is good or not. We do have a specific song list for the ceremony and and cocktail hour, other than that, we really don't care.

We will be giving our dj a long Do NOT Play list, and a few songs we would like played. We had friends that gave their DJ a full playlist for the entire night. We had a blast dancing all night at that wedding. We won't be doing that simply because we aren't big music people.

I think most djs expect a play list and a do not play list, and wouldn't be offended at all.

We will be giving our dj a long Do NOT Play list, and a few songs we would like played. We had friends that gave their DJ a full playlist for the entire night. We had a blast dancing all night at that wedding. We won't be doing that simply because we aren't big music people.

I think most djs expect a play list and a do not play list, and wouldn't be offended at all.

If you consider each song being 3.5 minutes, and you have 40 songs, that's almost 2.5 hours worth of songs. Depending on how long the dancing will take, your DJ might not have a lot of wiggle room for "reading the crowd." I definitely understand wanting to hear the songs you love, but don't go too overboard and plan the whole night for him (at that point you might as well plug in an iPod). Sometimes it can work out fine, but sometime it doesn't and maybe the songs you love your guests just won't be that into. Are you planning on dancing to all 40 songs, or do just really like those songs and want to share them with your guests (if the latter is the case maybe consider making a mix CD of your faves as a wedding favor instead). Also, it's perfectly acceptable to have a "do not play" list.

Giving them that many must plays means he can't feel the crowd and keep the floor going. If you let them have some control they will know how to keep the party going.

We have about 3 or 4 must plays and 6 or 7 do not plays and that was it. The dance floor rocked.

We just gave our DJ the genres we wanted to hear and didn't want to hear. It was already hard enough to pick specific songs for the ceremony and entrances, I couldn't imagine picking all the songs for an entire night.

If you can pick the songs out easily, I don't think it's a big problem to draw up the entire playlist. But I personally would view it as another stressful task to add to the list.

We are also giving a Do Not playlist and a MUST play list... the rest, we are paying him to DJ and feel the crowd! otherwise we could hook an ipod up

Give them a short a do not play and must play and leave them alone. This is why you hire someone good.

We have both a must play list and a do not play list. It's not going to be every song but gives them an idea of our likes and dislikes they can use for the rest of the night.

We didn't. He had 'genres' and we picked 80's rock (this was a looooong time ago!) and left it at that. The music was perfect-- everyone was up and dancing the whole time.

We're giving our DJ a list. He asked, although he doesn't need it. We are focusing the dance music on old 60's & 70s R&B and then somehow switching to the '80s ala the B52s, U2 and INXS. He said he can make anything work. I trust him.