Find the perfect Wedding DJ is more important than you think. Hiring the wrong one can turn your reception into a disaster. Read tips here...

Planning your wedding can be a very overwhelming experience. Next to the wedding ceremony, your wedding reception is the biggest part of your wedding day and aside from the food and drink, the most important part of your wedding reception is the music.

It has become very popular and more common to use a Disc Jockey (DJ) to provide the music and entertainment at wedding receptions. Finding a the RIGHT DJ for your reception may be a bit challenging but it is a more important decision than you may think.

Hiring a wedding DJ for your special day should be easy right? Not always, particularly if you are unfamiliar with how to choose the right one. These simple tips below will help guide you to securing the best wedding DJ for your celebration. One who can provide you with an event that is memorable for years to come.

This is essential to having a great wedding reception, hire the wrong one and it can ruin your whole day! A bad DJ can actually turn your reception into a nightmare, so this really is a very important decision and should be made carefully.

The single most determining factor should be experience, experience, experience. You should always opt for the DJ with the most experience - specifically wedding reception experience - that you can find.

There is a flow to wedding receptions and a professional, intuitive and experienced wedding DJ that has done many weddings is familiar with how receptions proceed, the traditions, and how to MC and keep your reception moving along and keep your guests happy and dancing.

There is also nobody that can save your reception faster when something goes wrong, food gets delayed, or other things happen, than a really experienced wedding DJ. Most of the time your guests will never know of a problem as the DJ has kept them entertained while the problem was fixed.

People usually opt to use DJs because it’s simpler than dealing with a live band and usually less expensive. You will usually find quite a few wedding DJs in your area to choose from, and they will range in experience and price from casual guys that moonlight and do it on the side to professional wedding DJ companies that will make sure everything runs smoothly for you and can come equipped with enhancements like photo booths, customized light shows even fog machines and video screens to suit a special theme. A professional wedding DJ will give you and your guests the very BEST experience on your wedding day!

A professional wedding DJ will know what songs to play and when. They should have an extensive music library to satisfy all tastes and styles. They will know how to feel out the crowd and keep your reception going. To a large extent, you should always let your DJ read the crowd and decide what songs to play to as well as providing requests. However, they can also use a carefully chosen playlist that has been planned with you in advance to reflect not only you and your new spouse’s musical preferences but also your guests. Particularly if there are certain special songs that you want played at different points during the reception, a professional wedding DJ will make sure the timing of these goes off without a hitch.

A professional wedding DJ will be well organized and set up their equipment in such a way as to take advantage of the acoustics at whatever venue you have chosen for the reception so that everyone can feel comfortable getting up and dancing the night or day away.

Aside from experience, another important thing to look for in hiring a wedding DJ is someone that will fit in comfortably with you and your guests and be able to develop a rapport with everyone during the reception. People should feel comfortable with the DJ and they should be someone you feel will go to extra lengths to be friendly and communicate well with your guests, since they will probably be talking to the DJ and asking for requests throughout the reception.

The bottom line is usually the best wedding DJ’s are the most popular ones and will often get booked up well in advance. With only 52 weekends a year to perform from the 100s of requests they get each year, make sure you don’t wait too long to secure one of the best wedding DJ’s for your special day.

Hiring a professional wedding DJ can take a lot of the overwhelm away in organizing your entertainment. It will help make planning your special occasion a stress-free and enjoyable event.

If you are planning your wedding in the New Jersey area, Off The Chart Entertainment is offering a Free Quote to help you do just that and show you the best way to plan the entertainment needs for your wedding day that will suit you best.  Call (732) 375-1144 to take advantage of this exclusive offer today and let the team at Off The Chart Entertainment bring our dream day to life.