Are you researching San Diego wedding DJ prices? You’ve come to the right place! Before we jump in with real prices from local San Diego wedding DJs, consider:
- According to the American DJ Association, the average wedding DJ price for a four hour wedding is $1,200.
- Every year The Knot compiles average amounts that “knotties” invested in their weddings. In 2017, according to The Knot, the average wedding DJ price was $1,231. Keep in mind that is a national average, so for a major city like San Diego, the average for “Knot brides” is probably more. In contrast, San Diego brides and grooms in 2015, who looked for their wedding DJs on Thumb Tack spend $611 on average (with wedding budgets of around $11,000, compared to The Knot couple’s average of over $33,000). Big difference! I recommend avoiding Yelp, Craigslist, and so on for San Diego wedding DJ shopping.
- CostOfWedding.com (a.k.a. “The Wedding Report”) also does detailed wedding price statistics. The report the average wedding budget in San Diego county is $36, 384. The Wedding Report notes that you should expect to pay $1,764 for a “well-experienced professional” in San Diego. However, the average couple they surveyed spent just $882 for a San Diego wedding DJ (see common wedding regrets below) and $404 on “entertainment lighting” (which is typically provided by the DJ; 80% of couples purchased lighting). Interestingly enough, $882 (DJ) + $404 (Lighting) = $1,286, which puts the Wedding Report’s numbers in line with The Knot’s. Finally, the Wedding Report also says that 30% of San Diego couples had a photo booth at their weddings (also frequently provided by the DJ) for an average of $461.
Note pads ready? Start your engines! Here are more than 10 San Diego wedding DJ prices (in alphabetical order, from 2013)…directly from the DJs’ websites.
Atmosphere DJ
Becks Entertainment
DJ Jas
DJ Soleil
Elite British DJ
Extreme DJ
G Sharp Entertainment
Good Time Music
Night to Remember DJ
Party People
ProMotion Entertainment
Tim Altbaum Productions (now DBA Vario Productions)
Still not sure how much to spend on your San Diego wedding DJ? I highly recommend the following helpful articles discussing wedding DJ pricing/spending:
- “How Much Should Your Wedding DJ Cost?” (The Flirty Blog)
- “Why Does Wedding DJ Pricing Vary?” (Paris Creative)
- “$1,800 for a Wedding DJ is Dirt Cheap” (Mark Ferrell, the Marbecca Method)
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