DJ concern

Have a backup in case hes sick, gets into a car accident on the day of, equipment breaks down. my dj i booked told me he was on a way to a wedding which started at 5 pm and he left his house at 3 pm and someone rear ended him bad and flipped his car. he ended up calling his colleague and he went over to the wedding instead.

I'd also have a contract with him just for peace of mind too, but wouldn't hurt to have a playlist!

There is plan A, though plan B may be a good suggestion if something happen that your DJ backs out the last minute. The discount given is great and all goes well falling into place showing up for the event.

The playlist you want to create may help for the time if needed to use if plan A fails on time. Think one step ahead of anything possible that will make your day flow well and smooth.

My coworker actually DJ's on the side - so it's possible that your DJ gets a "real" job and also keeps DJ'ing lol!

I'd maybe talk to him about your concerns, would he be invited to the wedding regardless if he was DJ'ing, since he's a close family-friend? If he is invited, he'd be there anyways, so he might as well DJ.

I mean, I have a friend as our photographer and we don't have any signed contract - but she is the kind of friend that knows if she were to leave us high and dry (which I could never see happening) that our entire friend group would disown her unless she had a life or death reason.

With that being said, I would honestly just reach out to him directly and express your concern and ask if that were for whatever reason to happen - could he try and help look for a new one?