Can you rent dj equipment for a wedding?
Keefers asked:
We are on a budget and just want to rent a good sound system with a microphone for a wedding. We plan on hooking up our computer and just playing an itunes playlist.
We are on a budget and just want to rent a good sound system with a microphone for a wedding. We plan on hooking up our computer and just playing an itunes playlist.
But where the heck do we get it? Can you do it at all, or would it just make sense to hire a dj?
I live in Boston. Thanks!
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March 9th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
yes but it costs `10283849387484948$$$ so i wouldn’t
March 11th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Check out wedding sights, such as theknot and brides.com. They should have vendors listed for that.
Personally, I’ve been to enough parties who have rented or used DJ equipment with their iTunes and wound up having to have someone babysit it the entire evening due to software issues. You may just be better off spending the money on a DJ.
March 15th, 2010 at 1:56 am
Sounds like dj equipment isn’t totally necessary, you should just hire what are called “cabinets”, they will come with an input socket and you could link to your laptop, and play through, you can link them all together with the leads they will come with to amplify the sound more.
March 16th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Excellent idea…I’ve recommended this to everyone who has a small budget. Im sure there is a way to rent things like speaker and a microphone. id check in the music section in the yellow pages. If you can find it there ask one of the people you do call to help direct you in the right direction.
March 18th, 2010 at 3:34 am
We are on a also on a budget and doing something similar. We are renting sound and lights from a audio company we found in the yellow pages. They usually do big events but you can rent the equipment from them. We are having one of friend operate it for us.
March 20th, 2010 at 1:51 am
Four problems with doing that…
1) Rented equipment is usually crap that’s been beaten up. No music = crappy wedding.
2) You or a family member or friend is going to have to find equipment and the stuff to hook it up. Then the day, pick it up, set it up, pack it up and return it. You’ll need a hefty deposit too.
3) You will spend a lot of time, and possibly money getting all the songs to make a complete playlist. And you’ll have to lean on a guest again to babysit the playlist for you, because you could have the coolest playlist known to man, you are not going to script it perfectly to your evening. There will be times where slow dances are in order but your list keeps rocking, or when the place is rocking and you kill it with Have I told you latley. And your guests won’t be able to request songs.
4) You’ll need another guest to MC. Who is going to introduce you into the hall, do toasts and grace, first dances, and general announcements.
All in all, yeah you’ll save money but in doing so you’re just pushing the work onto one of your guests, and creating more work and more to do items for yourself. Spend a bit more and let yourself and your guests relax.
March 21st, 2010 at 2:07 pm
instead of having to do the work your self. hire someone.
craigslist has cheap dj is all areas of the united states. some will do it for $150. but you don’t know what you will get.
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my advise to save money on a wedding is to have it in an off time of the year November, January or March.
and if you really want to save money have it on a sunday or weekday. every thing will be discounted on sunday – thursday.