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Live acoustic versions of your processional and first dance, followed by a DJ who helps run formalities and fills the dance floor.

Choosing the Right DJ

A DJ booking around Corio Bay starts with the room. A Waterfront function space with its own sound system needs a different set-up from a marquee on a Bellarine vineyard or a farm venue in the Surf Coast hinterland, where the DJ brings every speaker, light and cable.

DJs here work mainly at weddings and engagement parties, with reception sets, dance-floor lighting and the option of acoustic ceremony music or a saxophonist.

Questions to settle with a DJ:

Equipment: what speakers, microphones and lighting come with the package, and what the venue must supply.
Ceremony audio: whether the DJ can run a wireless microphone for the celebrant and play the entrance music outdoors.
Announcements: who handles the speeches, the first dance and the cake, and whether the DJ will act as MC.
Music brief: how the DJ takes a must-play list, a do-not-play list and requests from guests on the night.
Weather: where the console sits if an outdoor reception moves under cover.

DJs quote per event, so ask for an itemised quote including set hours and travel. Add a photo booth for the dance floor, or see bands if you want live musicians for the ceremony.

CBD and Waterfront rooms often have house speakers, so the DJ may need only a console and lighting.
Marquee receptions on the Bellarine or in the Moorabool Valley need a confirmed power supply and a dry, level spot for equipment.
Clifftop and hinterland venues on the Surf Coast can be breezy, so ask the DJ about weighted stands and covers.

Checking the fine print

Confirm the finish time and any sound limit the venue sets, since some country and residential sites keep things quieter late at night.
Ask about public liability insurance and electrical testing of equipment, which many venues ask to see.
Check whether set-up and pack-down time is included or billed on top.
Ask how travel is priced for venues outside the city, especially the Moorabool Valley.

Common Questions About DJ Hire

Do DJs bring their own speakers to Bellarine and Moorabool Valley venues?

At winery and farm venues the DJ usually brings the full sound and lighting set-up. Confirm power, a level surface and cover for the gear with both the DJ and the venue.

Can a DJ handle the ceremony music at a Surf Coast wedding as well?

Many can run a wireless microphone for the celebrant and play the processional outdoors. Wind can make a lapel microphone hard to hear, so ask how they deal with it.

Will a wedding DJ act as MC at a reception near the Waterfront?

Some will, others prefer to stick to the music. Ask up front, and send a run sheet with the speeches, first dance and cake timed.

How are DJ packages priced around Corio Bay?

DJs quote per event, based on hours, equipment and travel. Ask for an itemised quote so lighting, ceremony audio and any sax add-on are listed separately.

Which areas do wedding DJs cover around the bay city?

DJs commonly cover the city, the northern and southern suburbs, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast. Check travel charges for the Moorabool Valley and venues further down the Great Ocean Road.