A DJ, Band, or an Ipod - Can you DJ your own wedding?
Tuesday June 6, 2006
Have you thought of DJing your own wedding using an Ipod? This article, from Marketwatch, discusses how many couples are doing just that. Interestingly, when I posted my DIY Wedding article, many DJs wrote to me and pointed out the drawbacks of using an Ipod at your wedding, namely that a DJ does much more than play music. She or he helps a wedding flow smoothly, emcees the wedding reception, and makes sure that people are out on the dance floor having fun. However, the cost of a DJ is often around $1500, and a band is often two to ten times as much, while an MP3 player, sound system and songs are typically under $500. When you're pinching every penny, it might just be worth it.
What do you think?
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We’re thinking of using an ipod at our wedding, and getting her dad to be on the microphone telling people when to dance, etc.
I think it’s a great idea. With a band or DJ, you might only like about 50-75% of the songs they play - with the iPod you’d definitely know it’d be songs you like.
Of course, you’d have to hope that the bride and groom have good music tastes!
I totally agree why have a DJ I think having a friend or brother emcee with the use of an ipod would be a great honor, and way more personal!
I am going to use this idea for my wedding!
Not only do you need an iPod, but you need Lightiing for ambiance, and a very good sound system which costs $1000’s of dollars. Recouping these expenses alone justifies the cost of a DJ. However, adding a 5000-10000 song music collection, knowing what’s appropriate to play and when more than makes up the cost of a legitimate DJ. Think twice before just throwing an iPod on your Son’s stereo and entertaining the most important day of your life.
I agree, as a DJ myself and working on planning my own wedding, I would definately go with a DJ. Most people are told to look for a DJ who has stability, and experience in the business, but from my experiences having someone with a smaller amout of experience charges a lot less, and they still do a great job.
In my experience, I will be using the old Ipod. Not only is it cheaper, but it ensures that you won’t be hearing YMCA if you don’t want to hear it. Though time consuming (it took my friend and her fiance several hours putting songlists together for the whole eating and dancing periods of the reception), it was absolutely free. It definetly depends in what formality of wedding you plan on having, but for a semi-formal wedding it is perfect for us.
My only complaint - towards the end of the night at my friend’s wedding, the Ipod was left unguarded and some people changed songs. But that’s it, and if you can deal with that, you’re good to go, I know that we will be.
How ridiculous is this? So you want to save a few hundred dollars and use an iPod at the most important day of your life???So you spend the time programming your iPod, get all your favorite songs lined up in the order you want them played.??Now what???OK, spend a few hours calling around trying to find RENTED PA speakers, cables, amplifier, mixer, microphones, dance lighting. The article suggests this would be in excess of $100. Boy are they right…WAY inexcess of $100 and more like $300.??OK, you have arranged your rental equipment, but if you want it delivered, and if they even offer to deliver it, it’s another $50 bucks or so. Now you are going to set it all up right???Let’s assume you have the technical knowledge to patch into your amplifier and set the mixer and microphone gain properly, and you know about speaker placement and feedback issues and sound checks. You are going to do all this when? You have the facility for about 5 hours. Not to mention you’re getting married that day. Hmmm.??So you have a friend who volunteers to miss out on the wedding and do all this for you during the ceremony. He has also volunteered to run your iPod all night long for you and deal with the dozens of song requests that will come in. He will also deal with all the disgruntled guests who are unhappy because you don’t have the song they want to hear. It’s played at every other wedding in the world but the person with the iPod didn’t think about that particular song so sorry, out of luck. People start leaving.??Now you have fumbled your way through the Grand Entrance, dinner and First Dance. Your schedule has gone to hell in a handbasket because no one is paying attention to the timeline which allows you to get everything done in the amount of time you have the facility for. You rush through the last few formalities and get ready to leave on your honeymoon…but wait..oh yeah, you have to return the rental gear and the facility wants it out now. You think the guy who rented to you is gong to show up at midnight to pick it up? Try again.??Digital DJ’ing with a laptop allows the DJ to fill your requests faster, bring alot more music because he doesn’t have to haul hundreds of pounds of CD cases, setup and teardown quicker which cuts down on the facility time, and the freedon to setup up short mixes so he can go about doing his business like coordinating with the photographer and caterer to make sure everyone is where they need to be and the glasses are filled for the toasts and take care of all the little details that no one gives them an ounce of credit for.??You get top notch professional equipment, not beatup rental gear that looks like it came from a school auditorium, and you get someone to handle the details of getting the equipment where it needs to be, when it needs to be there.??You get someone who has a vested interest in making your guests happy, and providing an enjoyable, hassle free experience on your most important day.??Do you want to trust all this to iPod?
I appreciate it when folks present this in a balanced way, I’m actually for the ipod and might try it for my wedding, which will be small and not so formal so the risk is not so bad, but I am willing to admit that there is risk involved. Still I’m tired of hearing *DJS* sound off about how great DJs are, let’s face there are advantages to the ipod, and advantages to a DJ, but there are drawbacks to both too. It’s about what you can live with.
I have yet to see a comment from a couple who actually did this. Plenty of people considering it though.
That said, you’re already paying a wedding coordinator, so why not have them control the flow. We have a friend who sings in a band who will be on the mic’ making announcements. I’d rather pay $1k for a new iMac and use my dusty cd collection (& friends) than pay for some stranger to take a lead roll in my wedding.
Sorry DJ’s, but you were all invited only cause you had to be. Expect the well to dry up soon. Especially since we can eliminate the risk that you’ll put on something in colossally poor taste (as I’ve witnessed three times before).
@Al. You can rent PA systems and it’s not like being a DJ makes you an expert in music. I’d agree if you knew the DJ before the wedding, but DJ’s are an unknown. And unknown’s destroy weddings frequently.
You ever been to a party with a 3 second delay between songs, you don’t get a great flow to any party never mind the most important day of your life. IPODS = Disaster!
I am a wedding DJ who has posted my own to that help people DJ their own wedding with an iPod.
Naturally, I am a bit biased, but I realize there are people that are going to do it, so why not share some useful tips to make it work to your best advantage.
The author of this About.com article is technically correct, but guilty of massive oversimplifications. $500 won’t come anywhere near the cost of a sound system that will work for even an intimate gathering of 50 people.
If you want to iPod your wedding, do your homework, do the proper preparation, and best of luck to you! Feel free to email if you have questions.
Entertainment is one of the most important things that will ‘make’ or ‘break’ your reception. After all your hours of planning, and all the expense of your event, success will come right down to how well your DJ has done his or her job. So if you leave it to an amateur with an IPOD , good luck with that. If you are on a budget, I suggest you cut corners on other items and not entertainment. Leave that to the pros. Your ipod stops working and your party is over. There are NON-cheesy DJS out there, if you are thinking iPOD then you are probably interviewing budget DJS who ARE cheesey.
“Sorry DJ’s, but you were all invited only cause you had to be. Expect the well to dry up soon.”
I dont think so. I am booked every month starting in February. You see I am a NON_CHEESY Dj who plays EXACTLY what the bride and groom want to hear. I have 3 metting siwth them before, they email me play lists before the wedding and I make sure it gets played. Along with that my wife is the reception coordinator who helps the event run smoothly. Lets see your ipod try to read the crowd, set the mood of the party, blend in songs,keep the crowd moving, make sure all your vendors are synchronized and play the chicken dance (joking). Leave the iPods for the back yard keg parties you cheap bastards. Scrimp on other crap.
Interesting to note that the DJ has not been replaced - the duties have just been shifted to someone that’s never done it, and has yet to learn from their mistakes (at your event.) Congratulations. You have just re-invented the wheel.
This is the 21st century! Everything is always changing!! At least there is one company out there that gets it check out www.youdjit.com Get over it DJ’s it is a whole new world out there and we are in charge!!!!
I’ll be using a borrowed laptop for our wedding music. I’ve spent quite a few hours picking songs we want to have played. I then got in contact with a professional artist (whom works in the same company as I do) - who will lend me the amp, speakers and mic. Everything has only costed me $100.
I found a free program that can blend songs together (fade in, fade out etc) - which has done a great job.
I’m just looking forward to the big day now.
Keep in mind many halls do come with their own speakers and a mic you can hook up your music player to - mine doesn’t which is why I’m not bothering.
Wow. From the get-go, I wanted to use my iPod…even before I knew it was a ‘trend’ - my mom has all the equipment I need (except lighting, but really, those flashy lights won’t fit with my wedding AT ALL). Ha, she even has TWO of each! She will also emcee with the help of a couple others when she needs a break.
There are, of course, things that can go wrong - but there are things that go wrong no matter WHO (or what) you use!
I have to say, though, that hearing these “DJ’s” on here calling people who are considering using their iPods “Cheap bastards” fully convinced me that I was right. I don’t want some person I don’t know having a hissy fit and swearing at my guests and a few of these “dj’s” on here have shown that they aren’t capable of being collected - even over a simple internet article. What are you going to do when my man’s drunk co-worker starts harassing you??? Call him names? Tell him how much better you are? No thanks. I’ll take dead silence over that! Also…I really don’t think that anyone I’d invite to my wedding would GET UP AND LEAVE because I couldn’t play a song they requested. That’s ridiculous and rude and I just wouldn’t invite someone like that.
An ipod could never provide the selection or the emcee skills of a competent mobile Disc Jockey and Emcee.
Although I don’t react with hostility like some of the above, because I’ve only got 52 Saturdays per year and there are thousands of weddings to choose from. As long as a small percentage of those folks (let’s assume 33%) require a reception planner, emcee, equipment setup person, crowd control expert, music expert, PR person, and entertainer….at a price that costs much less than hiring each one of these persons individually…..there will continue to be a market for Non-cheesy mobile Disc Jockeys like
I have an extremely specific idea of what I want in songs played and even specific recordings. Since most DJs specialize in overplayed pop music from the 70s and 80s, they have only a small collection of what I want. Brahms piano for dinner music. Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and light swing music for dancing (I am always disappointed when those composers are wasted with instrumental versions at dinner music). I want ballroom, not booty, dancing at my wedding. I’ll take the risk of a few seconds of dead silence here and there; our reception is semi-formal anyway. In my area, the only DJ that matched my price and personality was booked the same day. All other DJs didn’t have the library and were $200 more expensive. Sorry that makes me a “cheap bastard”.
I simply couldn’t get what I wanted in my area, and I don’t mind taking the time to develop the playlists and find equipment. I could care less if I am subjecting my guests to a lesson in “music appreciation” because I am playing music written before 1950. Whenever I’ve mentioned my playlist to my friends they’ve been thrilled at the idea of going to a wedding and not hearing the expected traditional “wedding” music. Additionally, I am also not walking down the asile to Wagner.
Fantastic!
My fiancée and I had the same issue trying to save money on our wedding AND have some real control over the music selection!
We both have our own great music collections deeply rooted in our memories-why not use tis music at our wedding!
A musician myself, I put together a small PA system with a wireless mic. Saved us a ton of cash and we feel great!
I see here that there are many of us out there trying to do the same with our wedding planning.
I started a little service that allows others to rent the sound system.
Check it out: http://www.RentMyGear.net
If you are going to do this be sure you check a couple of things. Most laptops and iPods use a mini plug connector. You may get a buzz or humm if you connect it direct to an amplifier or active speaker system such as the eons or mackie systems many places rent out. You also probably cannot connect it direct to the “house” systems without distotrion as they are usually “mic level”. Just be sure to use a couple of “DI’s” and the problem will go away. Many house systems (and amp rentals) have an inherent hum when non-standard line signals are plugged into them. In my area, for people that want to spend the time programming the playlists, are not worried about killing the energy by having “dead air” between songs, do not need someone to coordinate all the vendors, have someone willing to miss most of the fun of attending your wedding (and are responsible enough to handle it), don’t need announcements (or just add a microphone and mixer), want to save a little money, are not worried that a drunk friend will change the music or ramble in the microphone, that don’t care about their guests requests (or are handling that in advance), then I offer a system that’s made so they can just plug right in and not have to worry about a thing. It looks and sounds great (I can even add a hard drive filled with music for those requests).
I was recently in a wedding where the couple did their own music (via laptop, not iPod). They spent a good deal of time picking out music and getting suggestions from other people, and then had someone in charge of music for the dance. It went wonderfully and there were none of the problems that some of the DJs are saying are going to happen.
I agree with the “classically oriented” music (ie–not pop) article above. I am also a musician myself (as well as my fiance) and have had 4 years of sound equipment training/running to satisfy my desire to want to make my wedding reception intimate for any number of guests. Intimate=what I/my fiance want to hear at our reception.
We are aiming for a live big band/jazz band for the dinner/dancing part, and then later, the musicians will head home, the laptop and sound system will come out at breaks and for dancing, and we can provide everyone with a taste of how our lives were brought together in the first place. It makes for a real nice reception, I’m used to hard work, and it will be worth whatever the pricetag is.
With respect to the DJs, some of whom obviously feel threatened (as can be discerned by the tone of their responses), they have no one to blame but themselves.
To put it simply, DJs are expensive and often the only time they leave an impression is when they screw up — My brother’s DJ didn’t even have the song my brother and his fiance had for their first dance (fortunately, another DJ at the Hotel had it and was kind enough to loan it to us). He also arranged the speakers around the whole reception hall rather than on the dance floor; he then played the music so it was loud on the dance floor, making it too loud everywhere for the non-dancing guests to have conversations.
I have had other DJs tell me that they will run the show like it is their party.. well I am sorry it is not their party, its my and my fiance’s party. Another engaged couple I was talking with said that their DJ has refused to not play certain tunes because they get people out on the dance floor! I don’t care if they get people out on the dance floor, if my fiance and I don’t want to hear them at our wedding, we shouldn’t have to hear them.
Now, I am not saying that there are not some really excellent DJs out there, and if a bride and a groom want more than basic music; i.e., if they want a lighting system, or if they really feel they need an emcee, then a DJ can be an excellent way to go. But the idea that a DJ is a sure way to have trouble free entertainment at the reception is just plain silly.
Future brides and grooms the key to make your day exciting and memorable is to involve as many of the senses as possible. Most importantly, don’t under estimate the power of the visual sense…your eyes.
Sight is the sense we value the most.
Great bands create numerous opportunities for visual stimulation and since no one else has commented on this I feel I must make some corrections and offer a few thoughts.
Firstly, the cost of the band is NOT often 2 to 10 times more than the $1500 average cost of a dj unless it’s a CELEBRITY or a 15 piece big band during the month of June or other popular wedding month.
If you’d like to have a band but feel that bands cost too much unfortunately you’ve been in dialog with the wrong people. Most of your very best wedding musicians are not in it for the money. They are in it because they love playing music and also feel it’s a special honor to be a part of the celebration of the joining of two lover’s and their families. I know many great musicians whom aspire to this notion.
Secondly, regarding songs, if you begin dialog with a band early enough you can view their song list and cross out songs you don’t want to hear and ask them to learn a few songs that you absolutely want to hear on your day but don’t see in their repertoire.
Don’t under estimate the power of human performance. Any professional photographer will tell you that a great band will create more photo opportunities than a great dj. If your family(ies) possess a talented singer or two they can sing with the band. Note:Occasionally the family singer is known to be the source of a healthy belly laugh or the fighting back of a tear.
A great band is often the spark behind a truly special once-in-a-lifetime moment. Moments that before cameras and camcorders could only captured in the heart.
Don’t rob your eyes of the chance to capture these special (visual) moments. You’ll cherish them in your recall many years from now.
Finally, don’t cheat yourself of the awesome photo and video opportunities that only a live band performance can offer for yes, close to the same price as a dj.
P.S. Some bands offer “dj time” during their breaks. This obviously gives you the best of both worlds.
I’m planning on using my ipod for my upcoming wedding. A lot of people have mentioned the costs of equipment involved, which I agree could be very expensive, but the easy solution is to use a venue with a good sound system already in place. For instance, we are having our reception at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. They have a technician on-site for the event included in the cost of the rental, and we will be providing a good trust-worthy friend to man the playlists and to announce people coming in and the various dances and cake cutting, etc. Oh and we are going to program our two iPods, in the unlikely event that one should fail (and bring our chargers!). Good luck to everyone, no matter which method of making music you choose!
This is a very STUPID move. If you want to save a few hundred dollars I would cut out some thing else not the dj. I am a Bride to be and that was very high on my priority list. A dj is someone who makes your event flow the best. Takes the extra stress off the bride to know that everything will run smoothly. I have seen so many ghetto weddings using your ipod, if you want your wedding to go like that, this is very trashy. I have seen weddings where people do this and everyone of them has been terrible, the songs dont play right , they sound like crap, and there pauses between songs where everyone is just standing around, is that how you want your wedding day, the day that is suppose to be the most specail day of your life. Not me personally I would pay the extra few hundred or even a thousand dollars to have a proffessional run the show, to make sure my guest are having a great time, and most important to give the bride piece of mind. If your spending all this money on your wedding what a few hundred more just to ensure your day is a special as possible.
Anyone who says different is completly wrong and dosnt know what they are talking about.
We used a company called You DJ iT for our wedding last weekend and it was PERFECT! They delivered a professional system, set it up and showed us how to use it! We had a party a couple of weeks ago and selected the playlist we invited our wedding party to bring their own iPods it was a BLAST! One of our guest told us that a week prior to our wedding she attended another wedding and the DJ actually ruined the reception! She told us that our wedding was much more fun and unique!! We had a friend of the family do the MC’ing and you would be amazed how getting behind a mic can release your “INNER DJ”! I am telling all of my friends about it and how perfect my reception was! I can’t thank them enough! DJ’s I hear they are selling franchises so instead of whining about the future of wedding entertainment I suggest you give them a call……..
Me and my fiance are using our MP3 player with a a nice 560 watt speaker system. We went to our friends wedding who made Cd’s and played them in a nice shelf stereo and let a cousin be in charge of the music and he was an outgoing person so he did a wonderful job at getting people to dance and get them together when it was time for the cake. Maybe if you are having a huge wedding with lots of guests you might want to consider a DJ, but if you are having a small intimate wedding in a small venue then I think an IPOD and Cd’s will work just fine. I do agree with people who say that DJ’s want to play there music, because I emailed Dj’s and all would take requests but when it came right down to it they would play there own mixes. So if you are having a wedding on a budget, then let the entertainment be where you cut the costs. Your family and friends will not care if it’s a DJ or a MP3 player as long as there is music playing.
The Dj’s on here calling people cheap bastards are very immature. People are not cheap because they need to stay on a budget. You saying that proves that using an MP3 player is a better idea than a smarta** DJ.
As a lot of you seem to be “pro-DJ” (most of you being in the profession, I’m pretty sure) you keep talking of all these extra expenses. I however, have a friend with an amp, microphone and such. We already have a laptop (two, actually) and two iPods. Tell me we won’t be saving money! We have very specific musical tastes, NONE of which ANY DJ knows! HOORAY for the death of cheesy DJs!!!! (And, you DJ’s out there, “YES, you are CHEESY!”
There appears to be pros and cons to doing it both ways. At my upcoming wedding, we plan to use a friend who is an amateur d.j. He will play the exact music that we want, but he will fade the songs in and out and he can mix up the playlist as necessary. He will dj using a labtop (which any dj should be capable of). Perhaps the solution for djs who are being replaced by ipods is to agree to use only the bride and groom’s labtop/playlist to ensure that they hear the music that they want.
WOW! We are lucky! A close friend of ours is our Wedding Singer & Professional DJ. I can’t imagine our day without him, because he is a great entertainer & Speaker as well!
My sister and her husband used cd’s on my sister’s stereo in a very big building with no sound system to speak of. It cost them money for cd’s. I think they figured the final cost at around 83 dollars after they had bought some songs they really wanted and didn’t have already. So, with the exception of changing out cd’s, we never once felt the need for a dj. I’m planning on doing it with an iPod because I know it can be done, and done well. My Brother-in-law is going to run the music, and he’ll do it well since he did it for his own wedding.
I think there are benefits to using a dj, but to those who keep on going on and on about how cheap we are for wanting to save a couple hundred bucks on a dj on “the most important day of (our) lives,” I have this to say: A)It’s still just one day out of your life, most important or not, B) I’m not going to let that type of attitude (which most vendors have) talk me out of hundreds of dollars here and there that could be going towards my retirement or my kids’ colleges, etc. and C) the most important day of your life should be about being with friends and family and the person you are marrying and celebrating. If it all comes down to things that can be measured in dollars, then good luck with the marriage.
I completely agree with Candido - a band (a GOOD band) is absolutely the best way to go if you can afford it. Although it is more expensive than a DJ. Most DJs in my area are @ $500, whereas the band cost me $1500 - but worth every single penny. That was my number one priority when planning my wedding, and it is the number one reason many of my guests commented to me that it was the best wedding they had ever been to - and many of my friends and family still talk about it. We still had a full dance floor at the end of the night - and we have GREAT pictures and video of everyone having a blast! I’ve been to many weddings with DJs - some good, some bad. But even the good ones don’t compare to a live band. That said, I would definitely go for a DJ over using an Ipod - for all of the reasons the DJs here have mentioned. You don’t want any extra hassle on your Big Day. Maybe the Ipod would work if you have someone specifically assigned to the task of operating it and acting as emcee, that’s very important. But I would hate to ask a friend or family member to perform that duty when they should be enjoying the wedding. And I hate to say it - but using your own system does say “cheap” to me, and that’s not the impression I would want to give my guests.
I don’t think you can just leave it up to an iPod. I have DJ many parties, clubs, etc. The ideal of the iPod wedding is good to a point. An iPod is good for background music while people eat, but when it comes to the husband & wife dance, and for your guests it’s important you have someone in charge of the music. A DJ can read the mood of the people and make corrections that an iPod cannot. And sometimes, some songs, even if its a fav of the bride and groom, are best left private (hint no Megadeth!)
I see some folks are anti-DJ and thats fine. I don’t think people who are DJ’s trying to tell anyone that they are cheap for not having a DJ. I think people under-estimates the value of a DJ and think a simple iPod can do the job just as well. Listen, I am NOT a DJ, but I do know that a good DJ makes the club hop. I think an iPod is an iPod and it is good for listening to when you have friends over, working out or general background music. I just think that when it comes to weddings, if you are not going to have a band, you should go with a DJ, or at least (as someone says). I’ve seen the DJ mix two iPods before and that was cool, still it was good to have someone that had some knowledge with music and you don’t have to have a professional DJ. We all know friends that are good at music, someone who is DJ as a hobby and seems to be pretty good at it. A friend of mine got married and he had a friend of his do the DJing and it was perfectly cool.
By the way, there is nothing wrong with trying to be inexpensive for a wedding. Gone are the days when daddy use to foot the entire bill. Most of the time, the bride and groom got to pay for most of their own wedddings. Especially if its the second go round. I just think people need to look at their budget and decide on music in this order from most expensive to least expensive. 1. A live band 2. A professional DJ 3. An amateur (friend) DJ 4. an Ipod and 5, lets not forget the mixed tape (or CDs).
About the iPod wedding: Someone suggested that it will cost more or just as much as a DJ and that is not true. You don’t have to rent a PA system, speakers, etc. Must stereos have an aux input that you can buy a $10.00 cable and you hook your ipod to it and you have great sound. You don’t need megawatts for a wedding reception. And some stereo systems are equip with a mic-in, in which some, not all, will allow you to talk while the music is playing. So don’t believe the bull about how much more expensive it will be. On the downside, you will have to set up your own equipment within the allotted time of the hall rental (or wherever you have the reception). This will require one of your friends to miss the wedding perhaps, unless the reception is on the same grounds as the wedding.
Listen, I think its wrong to start off your married life in debt because of your wedding. But if you are going to have an iPod wedding then you absolutely must pre-designate someone in charge of running the music for you. But if you CAN afford it, get a DJ, even if its an amateur one. I think they do more than just PLAY music. They can set up all the stuff and be prepare to play while your wedding is going on. And then tear down the equipment after you and your guest have gone. By the way, whose ipod is it… the groom’s? the bride’s? They normally leave before the reception is over so how are they going to get it back? I mean, we are talking about providing your own music to your own wedding so it can’t be a friends ipod because that isn’t “your” music.
Another thing.. as an amateur DJ myself, I have always, ALWAYS, asked what type of music the bride and groom wanted (when I did DJ the two weddings I did). I also show them what I had and if I didn’t have it, they did and I we burnt cds specifically for their wedding. I know its not about me and how “cool” I think I am. I take myself COMPLETELY out of the picture because the music that I like can be different then the music that I play at parties. I have DJ rock clubs, country music clubs, and, of course, dance clubs. I’ve done house parties, holiday parties and theme parties (the sock hop parties were the best!). The one thing that I had always kept in mind is that the music have to be appropriate (i.e., no cussing included). Now someone mentioned that they were looking for Geswhin and etc, but the local DJs didn’t have it. Why not work with the person? But I do know that some DJs think that they know what is right and no one else have a clue on what they are doing.
Hey, I am not dissing the iPod wedding. I think its actually innovating, but trust me, sometimes the music you think is “cool” and “great” may not be so for your guests. Now if the wedding is all about you and you want to express yourself, then play anything you want. I can tell you that I know my friends wouldn’t be down with some of the artists I think people should hear (Mary Prankster, Muse, Miles Davis) so while you are expressing yourself, be sure to keep your guests in mind. An iPod can’t determined what music is inappropriate and an iPod can’t take request (sometimes a best man, or another guest may want to dedicate a song to the bride or groom).
To everyone who is being negative: If people are only coming to your wedding for the music then that’s really pathetic. Who cares if there’s a 3 second delay between songs or that a certain song isn’t on the playlist? If that’s enough to make people leave your WEDDING RECEPTION, in which the whole point is to support and celebrate your big day then you have some really crappy friends/family. It isn’t about the party, it’s about the BRIDE and GROOM. Guests aren’t going to care that you don’t have a spectacular speaker system because the point is to just have fun and be there for those you care about.