Some will spend a ton of money on so many other things and want to pay the DJ peanuts.
Some DJ's seem to like peanuts apparently...
...by the way...you have a piece of peanut in your teeth.
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Some will spend a ton of money on so many other things and want to pay the DJ peanuts.
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 he's not. He's talking about why brides are choosing barn venues in Alabama.
I thought he said that. It was another member on here that did.Mix you are right it was you.
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 .no it was you. Even funnier you wanna to give people business advice and you are the last person who should.
I will bite. What was the price you quoted her that has her hesitate on booking you? I say once you quote a price for the most part just leave it there. Quoting a cheaper price will make you look desperate and the bride will question how good you are.
It’s not that I wouldn’t wanna be a part of it... it’s just more of how things are here. The venues here do the rehearsals about 2hrs before the ceremony actually starts
...So it's in West Virginia? They can find a $400 to $795 DJ that will do a 6 hour wedding that lives within a 90 minute drive of there no problem. Why are they getting quotes from you as a DJ 4 hours away? Was this from a lead service, website inquiry, or a referral to you?
If it's a lead service, might as well forget about it. If it's a direct website inquiry, they are probably doing a lot of contacting of various DJ companies they come across, and you will be eliminated from consideration once they realize you are too far away, and they get more attractive offers from more local/closer DJs.
The only true probable way you book this client is if you were referred to them by a person of influence in their circle, or they have seen you in action/attended one of your events before, and they really liked you. That would give you the edge, and be able to charge for travel to do their event. ...Even then, they need to be able to afford it and/or willing to budget for it. Which means they need to be throwing at least a mid level wedding in terms of money.
I'm ready for the rustic barn thing to start fading (sorry Rick!). I still do some upscale feeling DC wedding venues, but it seems like I spend so much time on concrete floors and in venues using some version of inconvenient toilets. It's been a fairly long trend around here, I'm not sure how much longer it can last.
I think part of it is that with people living in such a busy city, the barn weddings seem like such a peaceful departure. But I'm certain there are other cool trends that people could be exploring in wedding vibe.
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.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...
No sir .. rooms are only for House Royalty ..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.
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.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.
I'm ready for the rustic barn thing to start fading.