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Special wedding packages as low as $999 for expert DJ/MC and professional photographer services. Party and event packages as low as $349
Celebration packages 4 hours expert DJ/MC and photographer only $599.
Wedding and celebration packages for as little as $499 for 4 hours with an expert wedding DJ/MC!
We specialize in weddings and sweet 16s, but we will exceed your expectations for any type of event.
BOSTON-NEW YORK-CHICAGO-SEATTLE-LA-MIAMI and everywhere in between! Quality professional and personal management of your planning and simply the best professionally trained DJ and/or Photographer teams at the very best prices in the country.
How can we provide fabulous quality at such a low price? We spend hundreds of hours recruiting the very best DJs and photographers in the country so that you don't have to! We find top talent that would normally charge you a lot more if you contacted them directly and help them fill in those gaps in their schedules. Most of our DJs normally charge $750-1500 and our photographers $1250 to as high as $3499. All of our DJs and photographers have done at least 100 weddings.
Call us before you book your event, you'll be glad you did! Serving thousands with a smile :D
>We also offer private photo sessions
"A BETTER DJ AND PHOTOGRAPHER in CHICAGO" Audience Participation Level
> Low-Key/Formal - Very Little Audience Participation > Moderate Interaction - Medium Audience Participation > High Energy - Lots of Audience Participation
Languages Spoken:
- English- Spanish
Years of Experience: 5000
As wedding and celebration experts we have done tens of thousands of public performances!
Additional Sound System - Starting Price: $100.00
Basic Lights Starting Price: Not Defined
Karaoke Sing-A-Long Starting Price: Not Defined
Liability Insurance Starting Price: Not Defined
Photo Booth Starting Price: $999.00
Photography Starting Price: $400.00
Rental Sound System Only Starting Price: $400.00
Uplighting and Color Light Effects Starting Price: $100.00
Video Projection System Starting Price: $100.00
Videography Starting Price: $600.00
Music Specialities:
All Party Mix/Variety Ballroom Dance Beach/Shag Big Band/Swing Bluegrass Blues Children's Christian Classical/Baroque/Chamber Country Folk Gospel/Religious Italian Jazz Jewish New Age/Contemporary Jazz Nostalgia/Crooners Popular/Rock/Top 40 Rap/Hip Hop/Reggaetón Reggae/Island/Tropical Rock/Alternative Salsa/Merengue Ska/Reggae Spanish Techno/House/Electronica Vocal/Standards World Beat/International
References:
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Your DJ is the Most Important Part of Your Reception
Published on: Monday 14th of March 2011
The most important part of your wedding only takes about 6 seconds... and that part is free! That's when you say "I DO"!
The most important part of your reception starts before you enter the reception venue, and continues until the very end... that's your DJ!
DJs don't just show up and play music for 4 hours. Your DJ will spend many hours prior to your special day; preparing your music, organizing a schedule, coordinating your special songs with you, putting together your introduction list, testing the discs, packing equipment, loading equipment, unloading equipment, setting up the system, and straightening up their area, all before your reception even starts.
Your cake cutting ceremony may last as long as 5 minutes, the food you choose could last as long as an hour, your dress, flowers, and table decorations will be beautiful. All of these things will create your ambiance, but they won't entertain your guests!
Your DJ will start playing background music before your guests arrive. They will have your bridal party introduction music cued up and ready to go, and have your introduction list within easy reach so that it is ready to go for your grand entry. Now it's time for your DJ to become the MC... "Ladies and gentleman, if you would please rise and help me welcome... for their first public entry... MR&MRS ____ _____!
From there you will be guided into your 1st dance, (depending on your schedule) and then dinner will be announced. During dinner soft background music will be played and you DJ will probably host the toasts.
After dinner your DJ will MC the other traditional dances... father/daughter, mother/son, and/or any other special dances you have requested... then it's time to get the party to started!
THE ENTERTAINMENT IS YOUR THANK YOU GIFT TO YOUR GUESTS.
Your DJ will have coordinated a song list with you of your special songs, and will mix in songs they know will fit just right for your guests. Your DJ will MC special dances, and also keep an eye on the schedule to include and MC your traditional special events; garter toss, bouquet toss, catchers' garter ceremony, and cake cutting. Your DJ is basically the host of your reception!
At the end of the night your Dj will play your last dance, thank you and your guests for a great evening, and shut down the system. Then they are back to packing, loading, unloading, and unpacking again!
You will probably spend more on flowers than you do on your DJ. You don't need to do a lot of shopping around to find the right DJ. Once you find one that you are confident in, hire them! Don't lose them because you are holding off and trying to get a cheaper one... get the good one!
To sum it all up, a month after your wedding your guests won't remember the cake, the food, the flowers, or your table decorations, but they WILL remember what a great time they had celebrating your wedding and being entertained by the fabulous DJ you chose!
13 TIPS FOR HIRING A DJ
Verify that:
1. Your DJ has a lot of experience hosting your particular type of event.
2. Your DJ's system has enough power for the venue that your event is scheduled in.
3. That your DJ will bring back-up for every crucial component of the system.
4. That your DJ will bring all of the music that you have requested in advance. (and will have a 2nd copy of important wedding songs)
5. That your DJ has a strong voice and is willing to MC your event.
6. That your DJ has a back-up plan in case of sickness or any other emergency.
7. That your DJ will arrive in time to be set up BEFORE your guests arrive.
8. That your DJ does not charge you for set up and tear down time.
9. For events with over 150 guests your DJ will have an assistant or MC. It is not possible to keep the music going non-stop and be able to handle crowd requests and manage timed events (especially wedding receptions) properly with only 1 DJ.
10. That your DJ will provide a contract that includes their cancellation/reschedule policy.
11. That your DJ is easily available by phone to help you coordinate your event planning.
12. That your DJ really loves doing this... if they don't have fun... neither will you and your guests!
13. That your DJ does not have an attitude that indicates that they may be difficult to work with.
Remember...
This is YOUR special event!!!
The DJ is the most important part of your event... and your wedding will be the most important event of your life!!!
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Wedding DJ Costs
Wedding DJ pricing. So, how much does a wedding DJ cost?
You pretty much have most of the vendors chosen for your wedding, but now onto the wedding DJ pricing. So how much does a wedding DJ cost? You will see many different wedding DJ prices. So, keep these points in mind and you will find the right one.
Cheap Wedding DJ Prices These prices will usually be in the ranges of $75 per hour or less. Many of these wedding DJ’s are part-time hobbyists. They might have no idea how to coordinate and deliver what you want at your wedding. Just call these companies and you will notice a huge difference with their customer service skills. This might be a risky deal because they might show up with low grade equipment (if they even show up at all). There is a possibility that you can spend $200-$400 on your wedding DJ and be happy, but you have to understand what cheap wedding DJ prices really mean.
At 800DJ, our recommendation: Never hire a wedding DJ that costs less than your veggie tray
Average Wedding DJ Pricing So, your biggest criteria were your budget, and you went way overboard. So, instead you and your fiancé decided to hire someone to “Just Play Music.” Do you want the good news or bad news first? Okay straight to the good news, you just saved a couple of hundred bucks! Unfortunately, your decision might cost you much more down the road. This category of wedding DJ’s is priced all over the place. Usually many are larger wedding DJ companies that subcontract 15-25 wedding DJ’s every weekend. They improve their profit margin this way (more DJ’s=smaller profit margin) to support advertisements and overhead. There are many good DJ’s that are subcontracted by these companies. However, they might be so big that you might not even know who your wedding DJ will be until the week of.
I said earlier that there is a difference between a full-time company and part-time hobbyist. A full-time company depends on your referrals to generate future leads and business. This means that they are 110% dedicated to your wedding reception. The wedding DJ cost needs be looked at with their references. Ask for recent clients’ names, phone numbers, and e-mails. When I say recent I mean 6 months or less when available. Any reputable company will be able to give you this information.
At 800DJ, our recommendation: Let the buyer beware
Expensive Wedding DJ Prices These people may charge anywhere from $1500-$4500. There may be added value, such as an additional DJ/wedding coordinator, lighting, staging, dancers, or props. Other times, this price is determined by an owner with an over inflated ego. If their wedding DJ cost is expensive, then this does not mean that they have instant credibility. This price might be marked up since they do not have enough word of mouth referrals yet. You should not have to take out a second mortgage to pay for your wedding DJ cost.
At 800DJ, our recommendation: Get everything in writing, and question anything that might be overkill
How Much Does a Wedding DJ Cost So, how much does a wedding DJ cost? This depends on how comfortable you are with the lighting, experience, equipment, music, and fun options. You should try unique things because your wedding is far from ordinary. This does not mean you need to break the bank with wedding DJ prices, but see what options are really worth the cost. The typical wedding DJ cost can vary from $450-$1200, and be dependant upon the amount of time your event is and miles of travel for the DJ. In the short term the wedding DJ price will be a factor in your budget, and in the long term 80% of the success of your wedding is based on the entertainment. If you want to have a great time, you will interview multiple companies.
At 800DJ, our recommendation: Stay away from the cheapest, don’t go with the most expensive and do not hire anyone that is simply average.
To choose a DJ for your reception day requires a great amount of time and dedication. your reception DJ should have songs for all kinds of people to make them happy and enjoy your reception.
Sometimes it may be difficult to judge the mood of the audience as there are different types of people at every party. Keep the latest music with you and listen to all kinds of radio stations to get a wide range of music.
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