DJs
A six hour wedding dj and mc booking that covers the ceremony and the reception in Brentwood, California, with a second sound system carried purely for the vows instead of a speaker borrowed from the dance floor rig. It is the middle tier, and it is the one most couples land on.
The six hours, and where they go
Coverage runs up to six hours across the ceremony and the reception, handled by one professional working as both dj and mc. In practice that window absorbs a ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and a full dance set, which is why the start time matters more here than in a reception only booking. Counting backwards from the last song is the usual way to place it. There is no handoff between vendors partway through the day, so the music does not stop while a second team loads in, and the person who cued your processional is the same person calling the last dance.
Two systems rather than one
The ceremony gets its own dedicated sound system, separate from the reception rig. This is the single reason the tier exists. A ceremony and a dance floor are opposite problems: one needs quiet, even intelligibility across seated rows, the other needs level and low end in a room full of moving people. Pointing one reception speaker at a ceremony almost never solves the first problem, and outdoors it fails faster, because there are no walls to return sound and every open side of the site is losing it. A separate ceremony system also means the reception rig can be built at the reception site while the ceremony is still running.
Microphones on the vows
Ceremony audio support includes lapel microphones for the officiant and for one partner. Two well placed lapels pick up the exchange between the couple and the officiant closely, which is what carries a quiet vow to the back row without amplifying wind, shuffling chairs or the row behind the microphone. Thirty minutes of pre ceremony music runs through the same system while guests are seated, so arriving guests walk into sound rather than silence, and the processional and recessional are cued rather than improvised.
What the reception rig carries
- A professional reception sound system with a subwoofer for the dance set
- Music for cocktail hour, dinner and dancing, mixed live rather than played from a fixed list
- Microphones for toasts and announcements
- A dance floor lighting package
- One professional hosting as dj and mc from the ceremony through to the end
Two planning meetings before the date
Two consultations are included, and they do different work. The first is broad: what the day looks like, where the ceremony sits, how formal the reception is, what you want played and what you never want played. The second is the timeline itself, cue by cue, covering the processional, the recessional, the mood for cocktail hour, the order of the toasts, the first dance and the parent dances. A six hour day with a ceremony in it has more moving parts than a reception, and the second meeting is what keeps those parts in order once the day is running.
Add ons that sit outside this tier
- A cake spotlight for the cake cutting
- A custom gobo monogram projected onto the dance floor
- Additional sound for larger venues
- Ambient uplighting, which is included in the tier above rather than in this one
Fit, and the honest limits
This tier fits a couple holding a ceremony and a reception on the same day who want one professional on both, and it fits an outdoor ceremony particularly well. It is not the largest configuration on offer: a very large room is where the additional sound add on comes in, and a couple who wants the walls colored is describing the uplighting tier. Among the dj wedding packages on offer here, this is the one built around the ceremony, and if your ceremony music is already handled by someone else, the reception only option is the more sensible booking. Whichever way you go, the dj services and the hosting are the same standard; what changes between tiers is how much of the day is covered.
Where the dj works
Based in Brentwood, California, with ceremonies and receptions covered across the surrounding region. A dj for wedding reception coverage alone is a different booking; this one starts at the aisle.
Booking terms for this listing
A non refundable booking deposit is collected at contract signing to reserve the date and the dj. The published package price covers the stated performance hours, and additional hours are billed at the agreed overtime rate. Setup and breakdown time is scheduled in addition to the performance window and is included in the service. The client provides safe access to power and a suitable space for the dj setup at the venue. Travel beyond the included service radius is quoted transparently before the event. Final song selections, the timeline, and any do not play list are confirmed during the planning consultation. Cancellations are handled per the agreed cancellation policy on the signed contract.
