📋 The Complete Pre-Wedding Checklist to Share with Your DJ

Because your DJ can’t read minds… even though we do have mind-blowing playlists.

Thank you for reading this post, I look forward to hearing from you soon!  :-)

You’ve booked your dream venue. You’ve found the perfect dress (or suit or jumpsuit or kilt—we support all choices). You’ve practiced your first dance until your dog gets up and leaves the room every time.

But have you talked to your DJ?

Like, really talked? Not just “Hey, here’s our first dance song and a vague promise that dinner will be sometime around 6ish.”

Your DJ isn’t just the party-starter. We’re the timeline whisperer, vibe engineer, mic handler, and mood magician. But to do our job well, we need info. Preferably before we’re frantically texting you while your hair is being curled into oblivion.

So here it is—the ultimate pre-wedding checklist to share with your DJ on our Online Music Planning system. Funny, practical, and guaranteed to help your DJ make your wedding sound as amazing as it looks.

🎶 1. The Big Stuff (aka The “Don’t Forget or We’ll Have to Improvise” Section)

These are the non-negotiables. The meat and potatoes. The Beyoncé of your wedding music.

✔️ Ceremony Music Selections

• Seating music (prelude)

• Processional (bridal party + your grand entrance)

• Any unity/special moment music

• Recessional (your “just married!” strut song)

✔️ Reception Key Songs

• Grand Entrance

• First Dance

• Parent Dances (father/daughter, mother/son, or anything in between)

• Cake Cutting

• Bouquet/Garter Toss (if you’re doing them)

• Last Dance

• Exit song (if you’re planning a send-off)

• ALSO, Be sure to email us a detailed copy of your wedding day timeline.

💡 Bonus Tip: Include specific versions of each song (remix? acoustic? Beyoncé cover by string quartet?) and timestamps if you want us to start at a certain point. Otherwise, we might hit play at the kazoo intro. You’ve been warned.

📝 2. The Vibe Cues (aka “What You Want It to Feel Like”)

✔️ Three words to describe your reception vibe:
Ex: “elegant, romantic, rowdy” OR “chill, classy, EDM-fueled mayhem”

✔️ Genres you love:
90s hip-hop? Indie folk? Country bangers? Lizzo-only? Tell us what makes you both light up.

✔️ Genres you hate:
Polka? Screamo? EDM remixes of nursery rhymes? (Yes, they exist. Yes, we’ve been asked.)

✔️ Must-play songs:
These are your jams. Your “scream in the car with the windows down” songs.
Include artist + song name. Bonus points if you tell us why it matters (we’ll time it right for maximum emotion).

✔️ Do-not-play list:
The sacred scroll of songs you never want to hear again. Ever.
(Exes’ songs? Cringe wedding clichés? “Cha Cha Slide” trauma? Lay it all out.)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 3. Family + Friends Intel (aka “Help Us Help You Avoid a Microphone Meltdown”)

✔️ Who’s giving toasts—and when?
We’ll cue up the mic, adjust the music, and avoid a moment where someone just grabs the mic like it’s karaoke night.

✔️ Any surprise performances or flash mobs?
No, seriously. If someone’s planning a surprise… please let us in on it. We’ll help make it legendary. Or… politely shut it down if it’s “Free Bird” at 3 bpm.

✔️ Any name pronunciations we should know?
Please. Help us not butcher your last name or announce “Mr. and Mrs. Chazeblown” when it’s clearly “Chesebrough.”

✔️ People to keep an eye on:
You know the one. Maybe they’ve got a few too many opinions about the music. Maybe they once tried to request “Baby Shark” during dinner. Give us a heads up.

⏰ 4. The Timeline Touchpoints (aka “Please Don’t Wing It”)

✔️ Ceremony start time
✔️ Cocktail hour start + end
✔️ Reception start time
✔️ Dinner service window
✔️ When we open the dance floor
✔️ Cake cutting, toasts, and other formalities
✔️ Planned exit (if any)

💡 We’ll help keep everything running smoothly, but we’re not psychic. Drop these in the Online Music Planning system we’ll be so ready.

🔊 5. The Tech Stuff (aka “Do We Have Power or Are We DJing by Candlelight?”)

✔️ Venue contact info (for load-in and setup coordination)
✔️ Where is power located? (And does it require 4 extension cords and a prayer?)
✔️ Will we be in multiple spaces? (Ceremony in the garden, reception in the barn, dance floor in the forest?)

✔️ Mic needs:

• Do you want us to mic the officiant?

• Are you using a lapel mic, handheld, or megaphone (kidding… mostly)?

• Any wireless mic needs for speeches?

🕺 6. Bonus Fun Stuff (aka “The Part Where the DJ Becomes Your Hype Person”)

✔️ Do you want us to interact with the crowd or keep it minimal?
We can do “classy and low-key” or “party-starting emcee with the voice of a Red Bull commercial.” Your call.

✔️ Any surprise announcements?
Gender reveal? Engagement? “We’re secretly eloping after this”? We’ll time the music for max drama.

✔️ Any themes or unique requests?
Disco wedding? Bridgerton vibe? Emo throwback hour? YES to all of it. Just let us know.

✔️ Are you doing a choreographed first dance or flash mob?
Timing matters. So does the beat drop. We got you—just keep us in the loop.

🎤 Final Thought: We’re Not Just Your DJ—We’re Your Audio Co-Pilot

Your wedding is more than a party—it’s a carefully choreographed emotional rollercoaster with outfit changes. And your DJ? We’re the ones keeping the vibe smooth, the transitions flawless, and the energy just right.

At DJ Rock My World, we love making your day sound unforgettable. But we do our best work when we’ve got the full plan in hand. So share the checklist, spill the details in our Online Music Planning system, and give us the inside scoop—we’ll make your wedding feel like it had its own soundtrack all along.

👉 Ready to build the soundtrack of your dreams—with zero awkward silences?

🎧 Download our DJ Checklist at DJRockMyWorld.com
💌 Already working with us? Drop your must-play list in our inbox and we’ll build the timeline of legends.

Because when you give your DJ all the right info, they don’t just play music—they orchestrate your best day ever.

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