Wedding discos

[deltic]

i don't charge more just because it is a wedding,but what does wind me up people will pay more for a wedding cake or balloon's on tables than the disco,and it's the disco that can make or break the party.

[Sapphire Disco]

i don't charge more just because it is a wedding,but what does wind me up people will pay more for a wedding cake or balloon's on tables than the disco,and it's the disco that can make or break the party.

Please don't take this the wrong way but read what you have written and think about it

I believe weddings should be £50 to £100 more than your normal Friday/ Saturday night 8pm to 12pm party.

[rob1963]

I believe weddings should be £50 to £100 more than your normal Friday / Saturday night 8pm to 12pm party.

Even when they involve no more work or time than a birthday party?

[Sapphire Disco]

Even when they involve no more work or time than a birthday party?

That's the point they generally do but if you are getting a good price for parties then you may be doing OK anyway.

But if you are doing a wedding for less than a bunch of balloons on tables you may be underselling yourself and doing the professional DJ industry no favors at all.

[Leicester Ben]

I charge an additional £150 for weddings compared to a general party (weddings for private clients start from £375).

Reasons for doing this are as follows:

Weddings involve more work (client meetings, sorting out playlists etc)
Weddings require a better standard of DJ (there are DJ's that I would give party work to but not wedding work)
I get more weddings because I charge more for them (a perceived quality).
Because I'm a good DJ and I'm worth it!

[theoloyla]

I charge the same no matter what the gig but I charge extra for pre-event meetings, early set-ups etc etc; so some weddings may cost more. I dont believe in ripping customers off just coz I can.

[cosmo1200]

Please don't take this the wrong way but read what you have written and think about it

I believe weddings should be £50 to £100 more than your normal Friday/ Saturday night 8pm to 12pm party.

absoloutly, after the extra effort you have to put in deffo.

[cosmo1200]

Even when they involve no more work or time than a birthday party?

In years of experiance they DO require a lot more work and effort,It's not just the suit that comes out..

[Corabar Steve]

cosmo, see the little box in each post with "+ in it?

That's the multi quote function. Please use it when replying to more than one post.

[Excalibur]

I charge the same no matter what the gig but I charge extra for pre-event meetings, early set-ups etc etc; so some weddings may cost more. I dont believe in ripping customers off just coz I can.

Unsurprisingly, Theo is absolutely, totally and utterly 110% correct on this matter.

No wonder we're sometimes viewed as money grabbers. Quote the correct price for the job, don't bung it on simply cos it's a wedding, and they'll be spending more on the flowers than the DJ!