Ceremony
A compact speaker, a lapel microphone for the celebrant or registrar and a handheld for readings, with the entrance, signing and exit songs cued to the second.
From the aisle to the last song, one DJ runs the sound
First Dance plays your ceremony, keeps every speech clear on wireless microphones and fills the dance floor until the venue's curfew. Two planning calls and a shared song list put each moment exactly where you want it.
3 microphonesfor vows, readings and speeches
2 planning callsbefore every wedding
1 DJfrom the ceremony to the last song
One DJ, four parts of the day
Most weddings need sound long before the party starts. When the ceremony and the reception are in different rooms, we set up in both and move the system while guests are at drinks.
Drinks and dinner
Quiet sets that let people talk, built from the styles you choose, at a level the caterers can work around.
Speeches
Two wireless handheld microphones, a sound check with every speaker before guests sit, and the volume managed so the back table hears each word.
Dance floor
The first dance edited to the length you want, then a set read from the floor that mixes your must play list with whatever keeps people dancing.
The running order we play to
An example from a recent wedding. Your own running order is written on the second planning call, shared with the venue coordinator and kept on the DJ desk all day.
| Time | What happens | What the DJ does |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | Guests arrive | Quiet acoustic covers as people find their seats; ceremony microphones tested |
| 13:00 | Ceremony | Entrance song cued to the doors, music for the signing, exit song after the kiss |
| 13:45 | Drinks reception | System moved to the dining room while a relaxed set plays outside |
| 16:00 | Wedding breakfast | Dinner music at conversation level and entrance music for the couple |
| 17:30 | Speeches | Microphones handed over in order, volume ridden for each speaker |
| 19:30 | First dance | Your song, edited if you asked, then straight into the first floor filler |
| 23:45 | Last song | Your chosen closing track, lights up, and everything packed away by 00:30 |
Many venues set a sound limit or a curfew. We ask the venue for both before the day and keep the system inside them.
Three ways to have us play
Every package includes the DJ, sound sized to your guest numbers, two wireless microphones, two planning calls and backup equipment in the van. Prices cover venues within 120 km.
Ceremony to last song
from$1,850
- Ceremony sound with a lapel microphone
- Dinner music and speeches
- Evening set until curfew
- Uplighting in your colours
Speeches and party
from$1,200
- Microphones for every speech
- An edit of your first dance
- Evening set until curfew
- Dance floor lighting
Evening only
from$850
- Quiet set up during dinner
- First dance and evening set
- Dance floor lighting
- One wireless microphone
Once we have confirmed your date, a deposit of one third holds it, and the rest is due fourteen days before the wedding. We invoice you directly, and travel past 120 km is quoted at the start.
Two planning calls and one shared song list
The first call, about three months out, covers the shape of the day, the rooms and the music you love and loathe. The second, two weeks before, fixes the running order, the names for every announcement and how each one is pronounced.
Between the calls you keep a song list with three columns: must play, play if it fits and never play. Most couples add fifteen to thirty songs and leave the rest to the floor.
- Names announced the way families say them
- First dance edited to the length you choose
- Guest requests taken only if you agree
- Backup laptop, mixer and microphones in the van
Uplighting matched to your colours
Battery uplighters stand along the walls and around the floor, set to a shade from your flowers or stationery. These are the colours couples pick most.
BlushSoft and warm for barns and halls
SageCalm green for garden themes
Warm whiteA candlelit look for older rooms
Midnight blueDeep and dramatic after dark
BerryRich for autumn and winter
SeafoamFresh for coastal summer days
LilacPretty beside pastel flowers
CoralBright for a party mood
Rooms we have filled
Ceremonies, speeches and late dance floors from the last two wedding seasons.
Couples on the night (example reviews)
Our celebrant has a very soft voice, and still every vow reached the back row. Hearing our entrance song start the moment the doors opened was a small thing that meant a lot.
Five speeches, two of them very nervous, and not a single squeal from the microphones. The best man said the sound check before dinner saved him.
The floor was full from the first dance to the curfew, with our grandparents dancing next to our university friends. Not one song from the never play list came on.
Asked on the first planning call
Do you bring a microphone for the ceremony?
Yes. The celebrant or registrar wears a lapel microphone and readers use a handheld, so the vows reach the back row. Some officiants prefer no microphone at all, and we always ask them first.
Can guests make requests on the night?
Only if you want them to. Some couples love requests and others keep strictly to their own list, so we agree it on the planning call and stick to it.
How do you handle nervous speakers?
We meet each speaker before the meal, show them how to hold the microphone and run a quick test. During the speeches we ride the volume so quiet voices are heard and loud ones never hurt.
What if the venue has a sound limiter?
Many do. We ask the venue for its limit and its curfew in advance, set the system below the limit and keep the floor full without cutting the power.
What happens if equipment fails?
A second mixer, laptop, microphones and cables come to every wedding. If anything stops, the backup is running within a minute, usually before guests notice.
Do you need a meal and a break?
A meal during dinner is appreciated for weddings over six hours. The music keeps going while we eat beside the desk.
Is your Saturday still open?
Every wedding starts with that one question. Give us the date, the ceremony time and the town where the venue sits, and choose a package if you already know. A reply follows within one working day, with a yes and an offer of a first planning call, or a straight no if the date has gone.
- No date is held until we confirm it
- Deposit arranged directly with us
- Two planning calls before the wedding
Talk music with us
Weekday afternoons are best for a call; on Saturdays we are behind a DJ desk somewhere.
Call or write
A studio in the eastern suburbs, travelling to weddings up to 120 km away
When we answer
| Monday to Friday | 11:00 to 19:00 |
| Saturday | Playing weddings |
| Sunday | Planning calls by appointment |
Try the microphones yourself
Couples can book forty minutes in our rehearsal room to speak into the microphones, hear the speakers at dinner and party volume, and see uplighting in their own colours.
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