Does a Small Wedding Need a Disc Jockey?

You might think that because you are only hosting a handful of people at your destination wedding, you don’t need to concern yourself with music.  In some cases, you may not need music, but working with a disc jockey, even if you are planning a very intimate wedding, can really add to a positive wedding experience.  Having a disc jockey takes some of the pressure off of you in figuring out ways to enhance the experience for your guests and create memories for yourselves.

Even at a small wedding, a disc jockey can help you with the tone and the atmosphere.  Prior to the ceremony, as your guests are coming in to be seated, having a disc jockey there will allow you to play music native to your destination (such as Hawaiian love songs), spiritual music befitting a religious ceremony, or some of your favorite quiet tunes.  Having music playing helps welcome your guests, and provides them with some form of entertainment as they wait for your procession down the aisle.  In many instances, it may be less expensive to have a disc jockey provide this service than it is to hire musicians.

If there will be no dancing at your reception, a disc jockey can still be an important piece to guarantee a successful reception.  Background music can be an integral part of your gathering after your wedding ceremony, and even if you do not intend to have your guests dancing, a DJ can play music to accompany dinner, and serve as a master of ceremonies to conduct the rest of your activities.  You will still probably want someone to introduce things like the cake cutting, the garter or bouquet toss, or even to let guests know about activities after the wedding they might need to know about (shuttle back to their hotel, a post-wedding breakfast the following morning, etc.).  A qualified disc jockey helps things to flow, and can help direct and guide the festivities, even for a wedding that breaks from some of the wedding traditions.

If the plan is for just the two of you to celebrate a beach wedding, maybe even borrowing witnesses, talk to a professional wedding planner like the ones at www.alohaislandweddings.com to see how a disc jockey might be able to enhance even a small wedding such as this.  If you plan to have things videotaped, a DJ can help add a soundtrack that will have you watching your wedding video over and over for many years to come.