HOW MUCH!?!?!?!

OMG! I cannot believe how much DJ's cost for weddings. I swear people hear the word wedding and they automatically jack up the price 300%. its just not fair to those of us who dont have unlimited funds. not to mention this was an expense I never budgeted for!

My good friend and bridesmaid was dating a DJ when I first started planning. He had told me to not worry about the entertainment, he'd be more than happy to DJ my wedding for me. Well, lets just say life has happened since I've started planning and hes not longer even answering my emails/facebook messages. I get that the situation has changed, but he did promise and the fact that his assistant (also a former friend) is pretty much lieing to me about still djing. you dont spend all that money on equipment and then just decide youre not doing it anymore esp for a friend whom you've already promised to help out. nevertheless it has left me searching for a DJ.

I thought they would be around a couple hundred dollars... man i was WAY off. Now I get that a DJ is super important to any real party. I NEED one and I want it to be a good one! There is going to be a lack of booze at the wedding so a good DJ/MC is even more important than normal. the CHEAPEST DJ I am finding is 750. that is WITH a whole bunch of discounts. most of the ones that seem really good online and in reviews are closer to 1200! FOR MUSIC! I have been asking all my friends if they have any DJ friends that will help me out and reduce their price for a friend or a friend. I pose this question to all my readers. help?

Some of you may suggest just hooking up my ipod and letting it DJ. and while this would be a cheap solution to my huge budget problem...there is NO sound system in my venue and we would still be left needing to rent the equipment. which.. runs about the same as a dj that comes with the works. oh jeeze... what to do?!