03/18/2025
You are having singers and instrumentalists at your wedding ceremony, and maybe at your reception, in addition to your DJ?
Many couples will have special entertainment for their wedding. Strings are popular, organists and piano players are too. And vocalists.
When you are setting this up, ALWAYS MAKE SURE that your entertainers have their own equipment.
When you ask someone to sing, or someone asks to sing at your wedding, either know that you can provide the microphone and the music source for them or ask them to bring their own. Your facility may only have a mic for the minister; they are not set up to provide for multiple players or bands, because bands bring their own stuff!
And it is important that you discuss this with your DJ.
Recently I was told that in addition to the microphone I was providing the minister and couple, and the prelude music I was going to play, for the ceremony there would be singers, an organist and a string ensemble.
Earlier this year a client wanted to know if they could plug into my system.
The answer was *No, and Yes - for an additional fee*.
My system, like most other Wedding DJs, does not accommodate additional inputs. To make this happen, additional equipment needs to be brought in. And that means you'll pay an extra fee.
In this case I provided an additional 3 dynamic microphones for the singers, a pair of guitar cables and direct boxes for the guitarists, a line cord for the organist, and condenser mics and direct boxes for the strings. This also required mic stands, direct boxes, cabling, power cords, extension cords, a multi-input mixer and powered speakers, with stands.
And it required an extra fee for the transportation, set up, sound check, and break down, plus a second team member to accompany me who monitored the sound for the singers and instrumentalists.
$$$$$
How can you skip this extra expense?
Make sure your extra singers, guitarists, keyboardist and strings can provide their own sound amplification equipment and speakers.
OR just call me and I can advise you or them on what you and they need to do.
844-489-2378.
https://texasbestdjs.com/weddings.php .
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