Some DJ's seem to like peanuts apparently...
...by the way...you have a piece of peanut in your teeth.
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What 'upcharge' would you put on this request?
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Some DJ's seem to like peanuts apparently...
...by the way...you have a piece of peanut in your teeth.
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If I'm wrong I apologize. I remember one member on here mentioning some brides not wanting to spend a lot of money to book a DJ.
no it was you. Even funnier you wanna to give people business advice and you are the last person who should.
this is what happens when more than one person is using the same login & account ?! Both are not on the same page nor bother reading posts .
I saw the number of pages in replies to this very basic question and wondered how many of said replies are useless grenades being tossed back and forth. Not going to waste my time finding out and just step up and offer my two cents.
I don't know what type of transportation you have, but if everything you need plus needed backups do fit, then that part is gas, oil, mileage, wear, and tear generally about 60 cents per mile. Then add $50/hour for your time. Then add $250/day for room and meals.
Charge your normal rate for a basic event, plus event enhancements being requested (up lights), plus your overtime rates to meet their timing.
Do not line itemize any of this to the client. Give them one lump quote on a take it or leave basis.
A double wedding generally means two brides and two grooms which also means double work and four people barking at you. Are you up for that? I've done two and they are a blast but gotta tell ya, I was beat afterward.
I'd be interested to know how you broke it down and what was eventually quoted. And their response too.
I don't know what type of transportation you have, but if everything you need plus needed backups do fit, then that part is gas, oil, mileage, wear, and tear generally about 60 cents per mile. Then add $50/hour for your time. Then add $250/day for room and meals.
Charge your normal rate for a basic event, plus event enhancements being requested (up lights), plus your overtime rates to meet their timing.
Do not line itemize any of this to the client. Give them one lump quote on a take it or leave basis.
A double wedding generally means two brides and two grooms which also means double work and four people barking at you. Are you up for that? I've done two and they are a blast but gotta tell ya, I was beat afterward.
I'd be interested to know how you broke it down and what was eventually quoted. And their response too.
My guess is he will not be the DJ doing the wedding because they didn't want to pay the price he quoted her.
Well there it is. Agreement is reached.
They're not offering enough pay for him to consider giving up that much of his time, talents, and treasure of experience.
Kick the dust off the sandals and move along; nothing to see here.
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They're not offering enough pay for him to consider giving up that much of his time, talents, and treasure of experience.
Kick the dust off the sandals and move along; nothing to see here.
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Most weddings with same site ceremony and an extra hour would be 950, add in uplighting and 1200 ish. I quoted 1695.
I'm assuming her mind was "a dj is 500" (seems to be the mentality here). So my price is triple that...
Could be she's just thinking/planning still...
I'm assuming her mind was "a dj is 500" (seems to be the mentality here). So my price is triple that...
Could be she's just thinking/planning still...
As a photographer when I started I offered rehearsal 'coverage' or meeting, etc. Found out it's a grand waste of time. Seems about 90% of the time the wedding changes something - they come in a different door or more often forget some part of the ceremony (like the uncle singing).
As for DJ jobs, I've done a lot of on-location ceremonies and I ask 'whats the plan?' and usually they're (bridal party, B/G) are clueless. So I ask the officiant, how rarely arrives more than 10-15 min before the ceremony, and it's a 2 minute conversation "they'll come here, I"ll be there"
Hotels are usually the most organized..and even then it's similar to the officiant.
Point being - seems nobody cares all that much!
As for DJ jobs, I've done a lot of on-location ceremonies and I ask 'whats the plan?' and usually they're (bridal party, B/G) are clueless. So I ask the officiant, how rarely arrives more than 10-15 min before the ceremony, and it's a 2 minute conversation "they'll come here, I"ll be there"
Hotels are usually the most organized..and even then it's similar to the officiant.
Point being - seems nobody cares all that much!
They live local to me, found me online. Some folks prefer to spend local (wish more did!)>
last year was the third wettest year here ever, the year before the wettest on record, and this year is starting out even wetter than either of those.
and what fun is a barn wedding unless you have ceremony outside!
Mud? Humidity? and they don't put a/c in barns!
Maybe I should charge more for barn weddings...
and what fun is a barn wedding unless you have ceremony outside!
Mud? Humidity? and they don't put a/c in barns!
Maybe I should charge more for barn weddings...
I figured that was the issue why she so far didn't book you. I say at that price considering you have that far to travel is a bargain and she should have immediately booked you. Oh well. Let her take a chance with a cheaper DJ. That's on her. Glad you didn't budge from your price. Something else will come your way and they will be glad to book you.
Weird - because I was reading 'The World Of DJ, According To Mix' - where it says the opposite. The book says he should have priced it at $300 and let them offer more money and perhaps a room.
I remember last week talking to my friend who got a call about doing a wedding in the West Orange Manor. He gave the man his starting price to do a wedding which is $500. The man basically said he would get back to him. Which you can say the guy isn't looking to pay that much. It's a shame that the wedding is taking place where it's going to be and the man doesn't want to spend $500 to book a really great DJ to do his wedding.
Now I know he's spending a nice amount of money to have his wedding there and he wants to be super cheap with the entertainment. Sad real sad.
Now I know he's spending a nice amount of money to have his wedding there and he wants to be super cheap with the entertainment. Sad real sad.
Mix, and everyone that used this philosophy... the choice of venue has nothing to do with how much one is willing to spend on a DJ or any other vendor for that matter. The Venetian charged 200-300 a plate, yet couples still hire a DJ whose doing a wedding for the first time and the matre d ends up having to do the introductions.
It's not going to happen.
What Chris's pictures show is that the single most contributing factor to an awesome wedding is - the PEOPLE. The barn is as real as the relationships that you see surrounding them. There's is no amount of up lighting or add-on that can compete with that.
Upscale does not mean upstaged. The foundation of the wedding business still rests with the majority of the population that are keeping it real - not the contrived showcases of social media or lifestyles of the rich and famous.