Six Qualities a Wedding DJ Needs to Have

#1: Experience

When you want to hire a good wedding DJ, you need to make sure that they have the experience in this same industry. Your wedding DJ will be responsible for setting up the tone for the entire evening, so having previous wedding experience is a definite must. An amazing nightclub DJ might not necessarily be an amazing wedding DJ.

#2: Organization

In what concerns your wedding and with so many decisions that you need to make, you don’t have much spare time to waste. So, the last thing that you want, is to interview wedding DJs and they aren’t completely proficient in talking about what they offer. They should be able to tell you all about the equipment they have, the kind of music they usually play and why, their experience playing at previous weddings and events, among other questions.

#3: Friendly Personality

Everyone at your wedding needs to be with a smile on their face. So, you need to hire a wedding DJ that is able to interact with your guests the best way they can. And this includes everyone, from children to the elderly. So, make sure that the wedding DJ you hire is friendly, nice, social, fun, and confident on what he or she is doing.

#4: Diverse Music Collection

Any good wedding DJ needs to have a well-diverse music collection. When it comes to music selection, everyone has their own personal tastes and the wedding DJ needs to find a way to please the bride, the groom, and all the guests. It’s important that an experienced wedding DJ knows to include music from different decades as well as different genres, and when to adapt.

#5: Looking At The Guests

A great wedding DJ knows what kinds of music they need to play in the beginning to get everyone moving on the dance floor. Then, during the evening, they also need to know what happens when everyone is out there dancing. Accomplished wedding DJs should know how to read a crowd, and adapt accordingly to ensure that exactly the right kind of music is being played to entertain all the guests.

#6: Listener

Although not all brides and grooms have a specific idea about what they want for their big day, most couples will certainly have various music style preferences, or favorite songs or artists. So, a good wedding DJ firstly needs to know how to listen. Your DJ should be asking you questions too, about your favorite music and genres, and songs that you don’t like. This way, your DJ will fully understand your vision for the wedding, be prepared, and will be able to fulfill all expectations.

Gerry McGee

First of all, congratulations on your engagement and up-coming wedding. You've tied the knot, got the speeches out of the way and now it's time to party. 

Wedding DJ Ireland, developed and managed by Gerry McGee, is a renowned Wedding DJ brand throughout the wedding industry. We pride ourselves on reputation and customer satisfaction with an emphasis to create a fun, personalized and unique experience for both you and your guests. Reading the crowd is a key part of what we do as a DJ and is essential to the success of the evening.

Gerry has been a DJ for the last 25 years and has recently developed iPartys. We provide entertainment across the country for all types of functions, including birthday parties, engagements, corporate events, marques and nightclubs across the country North and South, as well as playing in some of the finest wedding venues across Ireland. We also cater for civil partnership weddings.