DJ Connection

, I was specifically asked what kind of vibe I was looking for in a DJ so they could match us with someone who would be a good fit. I told them I wanted someone entertaining, energetic, and engaging. The DJ we were matched with was none of those things. But the biggest issue was the music. On their planning portal, there is a section to select up to 40 "Must Play" songs. The reception and the party were honestly the part of the wedding I was most excited about. I created a playlist well in advance to make sure there was something for everyone: line dances, feel-good sing-alongs, popular '80s, slow dances, etc. During the RSVP process, I asked our guests for song suggestions and incorporated many of those into the list. I spent hours putting those 40 songs together. Every one of them had a purpose. The DJ barely played a fraction of them. Instead, he played songs that nobody had requested. I eventually had to leave the dance floor and go up to him myself to ask for specific songs. At one point, he handed me my own list and asked me to put stars next to the songs I really wanted him to play. I said, "The section where I put these songs was called 'Must Play.' Now you're asking me to narrow it down because you've wasted time playing a bunch of songs that no one asked for?" The night ended with him playing some really long Spanish song that essentially no one knew. Yes, we had a number of Cuban and Puerto Rican guests, but even many of them didn't recognize it. His own family commented afterward that they thought he may not have known what else to play and simply ended the night with a long filler song. I was so upset about it being the final song, my husband stopped the "last song" the DJ chose and told him to play "Low" by Flo Rida because my family has an inside joke surrounding that song. Again, these weren't unreasonable requests. The songs we asked for weren't random—they were intentionally chosen because they meant something to us or our guests. I spent so much time using their planning platform specifically so the DJ would have everything he needed to create the party we had envisioned. Instead, I spent portions of my own wedding directing the DJ. All of this to say, the DJ experience was by far the most disappointing part of our wedding. I understand the DJ might have one of the hardest jobs because you always are trying to appease everyone. But I took that pressure away by requesting he take no song requests from guests because my parents said they didn't want any inappropriate songs played. That is why I asked guests their song requests beforehand. So these random songs he played were not from guests- or should not have been. I don't like writing negative reviews at all, I am sympathetic to the difficulty of this profession. But I was careful and thoughtful to be reasonable with the DJ and he did not meet me half way. I genuinely wish we could have a redo. The reception was supposed to be one of the most fun parts of the entire day. Unfortunately, we don't get to do it again. Because of this experience, we will not be referring this company to others in the future.