Personal Data

• Are you a Full-Time DJ Company, not a Part-Time DJ company with 9-5 voice mail and a different "regular" job?
  
• Does the DJ wear a Tuxedo at my wedding and arrive early enough be completely set-up before my guests arrive?
  
• Do you provide reception planning services and walk clients through a chronological "timeline" prior to the event?
• At my event, will you coordinate and work smoothly with all my other wedding vendors as a team player?

Service

• Can I meet with the actual DJ who'll be at my wedding before I make a decision to hire your company?
  
• Will you provide a booking contract and complete, detailed wedding planning forms for both ceremony & reception?
  
• Do you accept all major credit cards for my deposit?
• Do you guarantee in writing that the DJ I book will be the same DJ at my wedding? 
  
  

Music

• Do you carry only legally purchased music (rather than poor quality copies or illegal downloads) and cover all age groups and musical tastes?
• Do you subscribe to a professional DJ music service that provides all the new pre-releases each week in every genre, right when the radio stations get them, automatically?
• Do you carry a full library of classical music for wedding ceremonies and can you create special music mixes if needed for my wedding party introductions or first dance?
• Do you have emergency back-up for your entire music library at every event, just in case?

• Can you provide me with a copy of your DJ liability insurance? (Now required by major hotels & other venues to protect YOU if your DJ does damage to their property)
• Will you carry a complete extra back-up DJ system and extra microphone with you to my event in case of equipment failure?
• Can your wireless microphones operate at different frequencies, in case of a transmission conflict or frequency interference.
• Do you have back-up transportation available as well?
• Does your company have other equally qualified DJs available in case of an emergency situation arising on the day of my event?

Affiliations, References & Awards

• Are you a member of the American DJ Association?
• Is your company a state-licensed entertainment agency with a $1,000 surety bond?
  (Required in MASS to book other DJs).
• Can you provide me with multiple DJ reviews and satisfaction surveys as references from former wedding clients?
• Have you won any verifiable awards in the wedding industry? 
  

You wouldn't ask the caterer "How much for a meal?" They need to know what you want. For a professional DJ, it’s not "one-price-fits-all" either. To quote a price, the minimum information we’ll need to know:

• Where is the reception (name of venue, city & state)?
  
• How many hours of DJ musical performance time do you need?  (don't include travel, set-up or break-down times here)
• Date of the event? (Since prices may be lower in off-season or an off-day etc.)
  
• Number of guests? (Larger Sound System needed for 450 guests versus only 75 guests)
  
• Do you need any options? (Outdoor ceremony with a 2nd DJ system, extra overtime, a DJ partner, uplighting or lights, customized music etc...)

Beware of any DJ or DJ company that quickly quotes you a price without asking what you need... A "one price fits all" answer strongly suggests a "cookie cutter" approach where every wedding they book gets the same thing regardless of what you tell them you'd actually like. We hear about this all the time...