Unless otherwise specified by the bride & groom, what do you wear when you DJ a wedding? Feel free to reply with a description.
Weddings Attire
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Kirby Ball
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Long sleeved dress shirt with our logo embroidered on it (white or black...may add other colors next year), Tie, Black Dress Pants, Black dress shoes, Black socks, Black Belt and sometimes my glasses if the print is really small! 
Oh yeah, I wear a white undershirt and whatever color of skivvies I grab out of the drawer!
In the last 7 years, the clients have all been in agreement with above attire, except for a few that wanted me to dress down. For example, one couple insisted I wear a hawaiian shirt, and shorts as that was their theme. YMMV
Oh yeah, I wear a white undershirt and whatever color of skivvies I grab out of the drawer! In the last 7 years, the clients have all been in agreement with above attire, except for a few that wanted me to dress down. For example, one couple insisted I wear a hawaiian shirt, and shorts as that was their theme. YMMV
Mens Dark suit. I have also done a few nude weddings but wore shorts instead of the traditional "Birthday Suit" LOL
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Kirby Ball
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I wear a dress shirt layered over a dressy tank, dress slacks, socks, and black Rockport shoes.
I usually pick a new ensemble of dress shirt & tank for each year, whatever fits and looks good. This year, it's a purple pinstripe shirt over a solid black tank. Last year, it was a solid indigo shirt over a black/gold patterned tank.
I usually pick a new ensemble of dress shirt & tank for each year, whatever fits and looks good. This year, it's a purple pinstripe shirt over a solid black tank. Last year, it was a solid indigo shirt over a black/gold patterned tank.
I start of with a suit. When I do Introductions and still have a lot of MC duties, I typically keep the jacket on. Then when its dancing time, I take off the jacket and am left with a shirt and tie.
A nice suit most of the time. Unless client wants otherwise. I've never understood why a DJ would wear a tux when their not in the wedding.
I leave it to the B/G to select either a Tux, Suit, or business casual. Never less than that. I will allow other for a themed event if desired and agreed by the B/G and myself. If not specified, a suit. I can always go down to business casual from there if desired. This topic comes up for discussion during the meet.
Through the years (for me)...
In the mid 70s, it was mostly casual -- jeans and t-shirts.
Late 70s was platforms and polyester. That was actually sorta fun.
Early 80s were sorta a suit type thing, but laid back -- think Dr. Noah Drake.
Mid to late 80s were business attire, although I would rarely wear a jacket or tie. Usually rolled up sleeves, and a half open shirt.
Early 90s I moved to S. Florida. The whole ballgame changed. The Jimmy Buffett look, and I changed my "name" to Captain Rick -- it sorta became a brand. Hawaiian shirt and shorts (or jeans). I maintained that look when I came back to first VA and then NY. It became my signature look, and went with the name and theme.
I thoroughly enjoyed doing the branding thing, and got hired for the way I dressed, the laid back attitude, and the music I played. It was much more fun then trying to fit in with what each client wanted, and I actually started to enjoy the gigs again.
BTW, I could probably count on 3 fingers, the times I wore shoes over the decades. I'm a sneaker guy, and even if I had a suit on, I always wear white sneakers. The odd three, I had cowboy boots on
In the mid 70s, it was mostly casual -- jeans and t-shirts.
Late 70s was platforms and polyester. That was actually sorta fun.
Early 80s were sorta a suit type thing, but laid back -- think Dr. Noah Drake.
Mid to late 80s were business attire, although I would rarely wear a jacket or tie. Usually rolled up sleeves, and a half open shirt.
Early 90s I moved to S. Florida. The whole ballgame changed. The Jimmy Buffett look, and I changed my "name" to Captain Rick -- it sorta became a brand. Hawaiian shirt and shorts (or jeans). I maintained that look when I came back to first VA and then NY. It became my signature look, and went with the name and theme.
I thoroughly enjoyed doing the branding thing, and got hired for the way I dressed, the laid back attitude, and the music I played. It was much more fun then trying to fit in with what each client wanted, and I actually started to enjoy the gigs again.
BTW, I could probably count on 3 fingers, the times I wore shoes over the decades. I'm a sneaker guy, and even if I had a suit on, I always wear white sneakers. The odd three, I had cowboy boots on
90% of the time a nice Tommy Bahama Aloha shirt,,, black or beige slacks and black or brown dress shoes...
Company branded polo shirt and khakis....sometimes will do a company branded long sleeve dress shirt if the weather is cooler...but never a tie or tux
DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
I go on what the Bride and Groom want me to wear
it states it in my details
they choose the type of Attire including if I have to dress up
see pic
it states it in my details
they choose the type of Attire including if I have to dress up
see pic
This is always discussed in planning meetings, but typically a suit. I feel that I should blend in and wear what I would if I were a guest. Wearing a tux would make me look like part of the wedding party, wearing a vest would make me look like a waiter and wearing a polo really make me stand out as dressing too casual in most weddings.
Scott, you and I know each other well enough I think -- so I'm gonna address your post, although it's really to the board in general. Hope you don't mind me singling your quote out, as that's not my intention -- you just happened to have the last post before I got wound up...
You people are entertainers, or at least you call yourselves that. Yer not waiters at the beck and call of a table.
Your job is to entertain people, and not be a human jukebox. Where has that whole aspect gone...?
Would you tell Elvis or MJ how to dress? Hell no!
If you are truly there to entertain, then whatever you wear, and whatever you play, is YOUR decision. It's what makes you comfortable, what builds your brand, and what keeps people calling you.
IMHO, if you can't define yourself, then you are not worthy of entertainer status -- yer just hired help, might just as well be slinging burgers at Mickey D's. I walked away from that corporate/government world long ago, and will never go back. There's no money in the world, worth losing your self-identity, and what you want to be.
People will pay you huge dollars, if yer willing to be who you are, and are good at what you do. All you have to do, is be yourself, and entertain those that are still wearing the suits and ties...
I'm with ya Rick. At a bar gig getting attention, name recognition (& tips) is the game, however at a wedding I feel that I should not attract attention and be the quiet DJ in the corner giving the bride, groom and families maximum exposure on their day.
You won't get a great argument from me Scott (at least not at this hour)
If you need to make bucks, yeah, that works. No debate whatsoever.
But the premium bucks, go to folks who make their name by their brand, and their style. Some do it in different ways than I do, and I'm cool with that. Buster Poindexter comes to mind, so does Elvis and MJ. Even Betty Boop II (Katy Perry) comes to mind.
You may not get hired every week, but when you do -- you get choice venues and dollars
So, you can do the suit and tie crapola every week, or you can do the sequined Elvis or Michael thing a few times a year -- sorta depends on how hard you wanna work I guess.
I work hard when I work, but I don't like to work too much
DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
why do you think I dressed the way I did above
thats what they wanted to see for thier wedding
so I was in the mood to wear what I did
thats what they wanted to see for thier wedding
so I was in the mood to wear what I did