Lancaster PA Wedding DJ - How To Hire The Best

As an award-winning Lancaster, PA, Wedding DJ, we have provided DJ Services for hundreds of weddings and corporate events in the Lancaster area. Often the couple or business who reaches out to us has never needed a Lancaster, PA, DJ. This article is designed to make that process more accessible and provide answers about our company.

When you have never needed service, it can be daunting and downright nerve-wracking! This is a natural reaction. How do you know what questions to ask? How do you know if it is any good? Most importantly, how do you know if it is worth it?

This is undoubtedly true when selecting a DJ for your once-in-a-lifetime event or party. Most people have hired a DJ as often as I have hired a roofer to replace the roof of my home.

Exactly, zero times!

The DJ is one of the most critical choices you make. Your Lancaster, PA, Wedding DJ is the only service other than the venue your guests will experience when they arrive. After the one-hour ceremony, cocktail hour, and the one hour for dinner and special dances, the DJ and only the DJ will be responsible for entertaining your guests. 

Without great DJs in Lancaster, PA, there are no fun dance shots from the photographer. There are no great Instagram posts of the Best Man doing “The Worm.” You don’t want just a DJ. You want a highly skilled DJ who plays the right music at the right time.

If that doesn’t happen, your 120-person guest list will drop to 30 faster than you would believe!

We know that most people don’t habitually hire DJs, so we’ve made a list of essential questions you should ask all potential DJs. We have listed the questions to ask and provided answers so you can see if we are the right Lancaster, PA, Wedding DJ for you.

What is your style?

With DJ’s it can be a bit difficult to determine a person’s style. Unlike a band, the focus is not on the DJ. There are generally two types of styles. One is the DJ Kahlid style who represents the club style or “Hype DJ”. This DJ Style is often on the microphone during and between songs attempting to interact with the guests. This style of DJ draws more attention to themselves than the next style of wedding or event DJ.

The following style of DJ is typically a more polished speaker and uses the microphone when necessary.

This means acting as the MC and announcing formal events like the First Dance and Cake Cutting. They typically will only use the microphone when needed during their dance sets. Examples would be for a song dedication, a sing-along song, or to reset the dance floor.

Before your initial consultation, ask yourself what you want in a DJ. Do you want someone who interacts with the guests between every song? Someone who encourages people to get on the dance floor. Or someone who announces essential formalities like toasts and your cake-cutting ceremony and keeps quiet the rest of the time?

We believe the couple should be the center of attention, not the Lancaster, PA, DJ. Our mission is to make professional announcements and then rock that dance floor!

Not everyone at your wedding came to see or hear us talk all night. They went to the party with YOU!

Can we provide a Must Play and Do Not Play list?

Does the DJ offer an online system or another way to submit songs? Every couple has different musical tastes. Giving your DJ full reign to play whatever they want wouldn't be a good idea. Ask how to submit a must-play list, play if possible, dedicated to a specific person, and a do not play list.

If you become overwhelmed, ask them to provide sample lists or suggestions for good songs based on your wedding experience.

We provide all our couples access to a smartphone and online web portal. With the swipe of a finger, our teams can listen, select, and create playlists for every portion of their celebration. Songs and be marked as must play or do not play with the press of a finger.

Have you already started creating a wedding playlist on “Spotify”? That’s awesome because you can sync it to our wedding planning application and save even more time. And, in case you are wondering, we do not rely on Wi-Fi to DJ a wedding or corporate party! We own our music.

Q: How do you handle requests from guests?

A: The short answer is that it is up to you. If you would like us to accept song requests from your guests, we will. We won't if you would prefer that we stick to your playlist and our experience to fill in.

Let’s be upfront and honest. After a few glasses of champagne, your guests will get loose, and they might think they’re dancing at a club rather than at a wedding. This means they’ll make a beeline to the DJ to request whatever comes to mind.

Your Lancaster, PA, Wedding DJ has limited time to play all the songs you provide them, so adding extras could get in the way. You don’t want inappropriate or terrible songs to be played at your wedding just because someone under the influence of alcohol requested them.

We will never forget that our most important loyalty is to you and to produce the best result possible. We abide by your playlists. We strive to be current with all the music trends and know what will and will not fit the style and vibe of the party you want to create.

Q: Do you play at Ceremonies and Cocktail hours too?

A: While some couples have the traditional church wedding ceremony and the Reception at a different venue, most now opt to hold the entire event at the reception venue.

We provide Cocktail hour entertainment. I would estimate that we give the Ceremony Sound Service for about 85% of the weddings we perform at each year. For Cocktail hour service, I would count that the number likely increases to about 95% of the marriages we perform at.

Weddings that take place at the venue typically require either two or three good setups. The Ceremony Service is generally the only event on that part of the venue property that day. We bring a dedicated sound system for that service. We provide wireless lapels and handheld microphones if you prefer to use them.

The following two portions of the event are the Cocktail Hour and Reception, with the Reception including Dinner. Those most often take place in the same area of the venue property. We bring a more extensive sound system designed for dancing for this portion.

In some venues, the Cocktail Hour occurs in a location not where the Reception is taking place. At those venues, we bring a 3rd sound system to use in that location.

We provide our couples with non-stop music. The only breaks are when you want it to be quiet such as during the exchange of vows or toasts. We don’t inconvenience your guests by attempting to relocate sound equipment as they move from one property area to another.

Q: Can we meet with you before we hire you?

A: We are happy to meet with our couples and clients over coffee or wherever they feel comfortable. If an in-person meeting is inconvenient, we offer online sessions thru Zoom.

Q: Do you serve as the MC?

A: For most weddings, we serve as the Master of Ceremonies. We utilize a two-person DJ team to ensure that the MC directs the attention where it should be. We don’t want the guest’s attention to be focused on a DJ behind their booth as the wedding party makes their Grand Entrance.

Another benefit to the two-person team is that the entire equipment tear-down is done outside of the view and at no inconvenience to your guests. There is often an outdoor ceremony, and depending on the weather forecast, we may be unable to leave that set up until the end of the event.

We work for our client. We have had occasions where a family member of the bride or groom served as the Master of Ceremonies. It is your party! We are here to help you and create the event you want.

Our team at Perfect Harmony Entertainment does far more for our couples than provide great music and fun activities such as our photo booth. Our focus is to help our couples and corporate clients create the events they have envisioned. We do that by offering tips and advice and sharing our event experience.

Music serves as the driving force behind an unforgettable wedding experience! Perfect Harmony Entertainment provides our couples and clients exemplary service to help them create fantastic events!

We will love to learn more about your plans if you are planning a wedding or corporate event in our service area. Our DJs routinely travel to all areas within a 90-minute drive from Chambersburg, PA.

This convenient location permits us to offer wedding DJ services to clients from Washington, DC, to Frederick and Baltimore, MD, and wedding DJs for couples celebrating in Lancaster and Harrisburg, PA.

Our demand is as great as our service area! If you want to check our availability for your date or chat about your event, click the link below or text us.