WeddingWire Lead said:
They can't be serious with the budget for DJ services... $500 is a slap in the face for what they want.
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They can't be serious with the budget for DJ services... $500 is a slap in the face for what they want.
I've see $300.00 for 6 hours and must be present for the rehearsal. I know one thing - I will NOT be the DJ for the wedding!
Maybe if they doubled their DJ budget it would be worth the 12 hour day.... to me with all the demands already stated in the inquiry this looks to be a PITA event.
I don't mind the extra work or even the excuse to buy more equipment.... but the price needs to be equal to the task.... for me that price would have had to been around $1200-$1500 for me to even consider the event.
I don't mind the extra work or even the excuse to buy more equipment.... but the price needs to be equal to the task.... for me that price would have had to been around $1200-$1500 for me to even consider the event.
Ahh.... WeddingWire. 
I don't get the 12 hours part. Is that a typo, ya think?
It appears that they're going from noon to 3:00 PM. Five for a three-hour show ain't a bad paycheck if it wasn't a wedding.
Three lav mics... that's asking a bit much. Many DJ companies don't own that many lav packs.
I don't get the 12 hours part. Is that a typo, ya think?
It appears that they're going from noon to 3:00 PM. Five for a three-hour show ain't a bad paycheck if it wasn't a wedding.
Three lav mics... that's asking a bit much. Many DJ companies don't own that many lav packs.
Ahh.... WeddingWire.
I don't get the 12 hours part. Is that a typo, ya think?
It appears that they're going from noon to 3:00 PM. Five for a three-hour show ain't a bad paycheck if it wasn't a wedding.
Three lav mics... that's asking a bit much. Many DJ companies don't own that many lav packs.
Those are the start times...
The Ceremony in this case starts at Noon
Followed by the Reception at 3pm
But maybe I read it wrong.
Ahh.... WeddingWire.
Is that the equivalent to music from Limewire?!?!?!?!?
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Well, this begs the question: How much would the harpist and bagpiper cost for 12 hours of service?
Honestly, I can't imagine a wedding, from start to finish, lasting 12 hours. Since this in a back yard engagement, you suppose the guests are gonna camp out on the prairie all night?
Honestly, I can't imagine a wedding, from start to finish, lasting 12 hours. Since this in a back yard engagement, you suppose the guests are gonna camp out on the prairie all night?
It does say 12 hours needed, With the extras, I'm thinking more than 2k for a basic setup. Maybe more I don't even have 3 lav mics but could arrange it, and the 4th mic the hand held. Most DJ's don't even have a mixer that can take 4 mic inputs. I guess you could go with one of those 4-1 receivers.
Fred, down here they tend to last a very long time. I've been to a bunch of them that start at 7:00 PM and I'd be getting my car back from the valet at 8:00 AM after breakfast
Aw tell me about it, Doc Jacob.Fred, down here they tend to last a very long time. I've been to a bunch of them that start at 7:00 PM and I'd be getting my car back from the valet at 8:00 AM after breakfast
Gosh, I remember some of the backyard and field parties that lasted all day and night. One was after a wedding, others were HS grad parties and such. The client took everyone's car keys upon arrival so no one would try driving home drunk.
Boy, did they get schockered... there was all kindsa beer in kegs, popskull liquor and the stuff they brought with them. Had three gas grills going most of the day, people cooking and eating and drinking. At around 3:00 AM, most were passed out in their cars or the beds of their pickups. Some just spent the night passed out on the ground.
I'd turn in for some shuteye in the house. Get up the next morning and load the gear in the truck. Those were the days.
Boy, did they get schockered... there was all kindsa beer in kegs, popskull liquor and the stuff they brought with them. Had three gas grills going most of the day, people cooking and eating and drinking. At around 3:00 AM, most were passed out in their cars or the beds of their pickups. Some just spent the night passed out on the ground.
I'd turn in for some shuteye in the house. Get up the next morning and load the gear in the truck. Those were the days.
I did a few of them years ago. I used to drink back in those days they were much more fun back then I can't imagine doing them now
This is one reason why I don't do backyard weddings anymore. They want you all day and they never end when they're supposed to. I always leave these thing on a bad note because drunks that think they're better than me presume that they can buy me out of going home when I've had enough.
"Dance monkey, dance!"
"Dance monkey, dance!"
What....its not because of the HUMIDITY of Boston's summers?
I remember one day in the summer of 1980 (in Brighton), when it was only 86 degrees but I had to shower FOUR TIMES in one single day!
Doing backyard events in that kind of weather? Fuhgettabouttit........
Looks like a bait piece from a pot stirring DJforum player with too much time on his hands.
Sounds like a job for a Premier Disc Jockey.
Sounds like a job for a Premier Disc Jockey.