It took us a long time to find a DJ. We had a set budget in mind, along with a certain ambiance for our reception music. Here’s what we were looking for in our NEPA DJ:

• Our budget was roughly $500. We had some wiggle room here, but that was our median number.
• Someone who could emcee the evening and do all the introductions, etc.
• 5 hours of music.
• Lighting would be nice, but wasn’t a deal breaker.
• Someone not cheesy or creepy.

The first and last points ended up being the most difficult! The nice, classier DJs that I found online or spoke too were fairly expensive. If they were affordable, that meant they liked to dance on tables and had fake bobble heads they would wear and walk around in.

Enter E.J. The DJ (he doesn’t have  a website! There’s another E.J. out there, but he’s actually from NY). He came recommended to me by a friend from work. I wasn’t sure at first, but she’s generally right so I sucked it up and gave E.J. a call. He and I had a good talk, and he went through his whole process, and gave me some of his references for me to check into. I didn’t know it, but he’s been voted best NEPA wedding D.J. for 7 or 8 years in a row. I felt really confident in him based on our conversation, which is more than I can say for everyone else I spoke to. We’re so excited to have another piece to the puzzle locked down. Yay!

Did you find any of your vendors through a friend? What was one of the hardest vendors for you to find?