Dealing with a No-Show DJ

Pickle: No-Show DJ

It is always a bride's biggest fear. What if one of my vendors don't show up? You can generally get a feeling of reliable vendors before you book them, but the control freak in you may be freaking out. Especially if it is one of those DJs that don't do contracts. Today I want to focus on a back-up plan for a DJ who is MIA.

The Pickle: The DJ cannot make it.

The Solution: You can frantically call a DJ in the area, pay fees, call a speaker rental location and hook up your laptop and play your playlist. You can do these things and pay a lot of money and stress out for something you may not find.

Or you can prepare ahead of time.

1. Find a Back-Up
Call your friends and family to call their friends and family to go on the hunt for a speaker system. If you find someone, see if you can borrow it. Offer a payment if it is someone who is more of a stranger to you. Before the wedding, you, or someone close to you can pick it up. Arrange for it to be readily accessible in case you got a no show for your DJ. Maybe you have a friend who knows how to set it up. If not browse the web. Check out one explanation of how to connect your laptop to speakers....

Photo from homeauvi.com

2. Make Your Playlist
We all have extensive music libraries with all our favorite music. Make a playlist of music you and your hubby-to-be enjoy. Save it on your computer, make a CD copy and sync it to your mp3 player. If you have the speakers, you will need the music. These back-ups will be it.

3. Be in Constant Communication
You will do this with all your vendors of course. Confirm that the DJ knows the date, time and location. Check with them the week before. The day before. If they are easy to communicate with, more than likely, you may not have a problem. If they take forever to get back to you and never answer the phone, I would worry and really get on the back-up plan.

Anyone having fears about vendor no-shows? How are you handling it? Did this happen to anyone? Tell what happened!