{"id":1480,"date":"2017-03-21T13:18:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T13:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhtboston.wpengine.com\/wedding\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2017-03-22T14:08:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T14:08:33","slug":"how-much-does-a-wedding-dj-cost-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/how-much-does-a-wedding-dj-cost-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does a Wedding DJ Cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The cost of a <a href=\"http:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/boston-djs-and-disc-jockeys\/\">wedding DJ<\/a> really does depend on a few important variables, including your wedding date, day of the week, time of the year, location, etc. \u00a0I know what you\u2019re thinking. \u00a0Here you are, asking a specific, direct question &#8211; &#8220;How much does a wedding band cost?&#8221;, and here we are, giving you a vague answer. \u00a0Surprise surprise. \u00a0If you want me to cut to the chase, and give you a price range, here you go: \u00a0For the most part, you should expect to pay anywhere from $950 to $1950 for a DJ based on a few factors involved that you should be aware of:<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-list clearfix\"><ul class=\"hb-ul-list\">\n<li><i class=\"hb-moon-volume-high\"><\/i>Saturdays from May through October are the busiest New England wedding days of the year, so DJ prices will reflect that. \u00a0Not all, but Many DJs will offer discounts for Fridays, Sundays, or off-season weddings.<br \/>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<li><i class=\"hb-moon-volume-high\"><\/i>Most price quotes are for up to 5 hours &#8211; including a cocktail hour and four hours of dinner &amp; dancing. \u00a0Ceremony music and <a href=\"http:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/ceremony-microphone-systems\/\">microphone systems<\/a> usually cost extra, due to logistics involved.<br \/>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<li><i class=\"hb-moon-volume-high\"><\/i>Some, but not all Boston based Wedding DJs will charge travel fees. \u00a0This can be anywhere from $25 to $200 based on how far from home a DJ will be traveling.<br \/>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<li><i class=\"hb-moon-volume-high\"><\/i>Most DJs will charge an &#8220;event minimum\u201d price &#8211; meaning it would cost the same for 2.5 hours as it would for 5 hours. \u00a0DJing a wedding is more than just spinning tunes and heading home. After factoring in music preparation and planning, loading equipment into a vehicle, driving to the location, setting up and testing equipment before the gig, and breaking down and packing up equipment afterwards, it\u2019s pretty much a whole day\u2019s work regardless of how long the performance\u00a0is. \u00a0Plus, if you were to want a DJ only for the last two hours of a wedding, you wouldn\u2019t want the DJ setting up &amp; testing equipment during dinner would you? \u00a0That would cause quite a disruption with your guests.<br \/>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1481\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-image-1481 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/fruitlands-uplight4-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Bad Pink Uplights\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These older, obsolete pink uplights are much too bright pink<\/p><\/div>\n<li><i class=\"hb-moon-volume-high\"><\/i>Some DJs are including <a href=\"http:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/uplighting\/\">uplighting<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/photo-booths\/\">photo booth<\/a> packages in their prices. \u00a0Like anything &#8211; you get what you pay for. \u00a0Chances are, a super-cheap, bargain-basement company who bundles services together, and pitches a generic no-name DJ instead of an actual person can be risky. \u00a0Sure, a $595 all-inclusive package sounds enticing, but what if they send a student with limited knowledge of all music genres, sub-par audio equipment, poor microphone skills, and bright pink &amp; purple uplights from 2002? \u00a0It might not be worth the risk of saving a few dollars. \u00a0You should always be leery of booking anyone you don&#8217;t personally speak with.<br \/>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<li><i class=\"hb-moon-volume-high\"><\/i>Should I tip my DJ? \u00a0Gratuities are not always expected. \u00a0If you feel your DJ did a great job, a tip would always be appreciated.<br \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cost of a wedding DJ really does depend on a few important variables, including your wedding date, day of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":1484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-djs","category-tipsadvice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murrayhilltalent.com\/wedding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}