Is this a good price to charge as a wedding DJ?

Your price is about right, but for that they need a professional DJ. You need a good sound system with enough power for the size of the room and number of people, because people soak up sound, so if you have 100 people on the dance floor you need more watts.

You need a mixing board plus microphones and stand so people can make speeches and run the voices through your system.

You need a huge selection of music. I have 30,000 songs on my computer, with playlists for the wedding, the wedding dances, the love songs, the pre-ceremony music, the wedding march, the latest top 100 songs, party dance songs and a selection based on the preferences of people there.

You also need disco lights, maybe a slide projector and a usb connector to your mixing board for phones and flash drives to pay through your system.

You also need to be there a few hours early to set up,, and for an hour after to tear down.

Are you ready for all that??

$700 is good for a PROFESSIONAL MC. Since you are not one and have no experience, then free would be too expensive considering the risk they would be taken. Don’t embarrass yourself and ruin other people’s big day. Say no thank you.

Are they aware you've never DJed a wedding before? This is the most important date of their lives & it needs to be amazing. As far as price sorry I don't know.

Agree with Kelly 100% and Anonymous, especially the part about reading the crowd and how to get them going and when they are down. Also, will you have any Master of Ceremony duties, like introducing the bridal party? You have to be a people person, outgoing, etc. Maybe start smaller.

I think your fee is too high, just because you sound inexperienced if you have to ask.

Do you know the order of services at a wedding reception?

Do you know how to build an appropriate playlist at a wedding (if the couple doesn't supply one)?

What kind of portable lighting and sound do you have? I'd ask for that how big the room is so there's enough.

How good are you at crowd engagement?

What difference does the amount of guests make? My DJ was charging the same whether I had 10 people or 500. He was charging me for his time and well expertise.

The DJ I had was quite diverse in selecting music for all generations, not just young. Some of the songs, he sang himself. Some of the dances like cha cha slide, electric slide, cupid shuffle and a few others... he participated in. During the bouquet toss and the garter toss, a lot of single people like to come up missing ... they'll go outside and things like that well this guy went outside to find them. He DJ'ed my cousins wedding and he was fun so when I was looking for one I got his information.

It's fine that you're researching the going rates, but are you also researching how to actually DJ a wedding?

Have you researched how to do a DJ contract? If not, do so.

I'm not trying to discourage you here from doing this wedding or any weddings since everyone has to start out somewhere and do their first one but if $700 is the going rate for 4 hours in your area, since you've never done one before you might not be worth that price compared to a DJ who has done hundreds of weddings for many years.

You never done a DJ.

He asked you.

I would have a party or something and DJ before saying yes.

Having your friend there.

Not everyone that like music is a good DJ.

A good DJ does more than play music, they read the crowd and know how to get them going. Do you know if you could do that.

If you can't, $700 could be to much.

A wedding could have three or four generation of people, a good DJ can get any up to dance.