DJ is your working colleague, normally only during reception. Your good working relationship with the entertainment person (or a team, lets call it DJ to make it simple) are important for a number of reasons.
Schedule
Unless the evening schedule is ultimately dictated by Master of Ceremony, DJ is at the control. He may consult marrying couple during the night, but in most cases he just moves along his schedule according to his own understanding of the rhythm and pace of the night show. First of all, make sure you are aware of upcoming events. Often DJ substitutes MC in part or in full. He usually knows the timeframe of the evening and the kind of activities planned for the evening. Tell him that you are trying to do good work for bride and groom and point out the importance of keeping you aware of any changes in the schedule.
Time to go home
If you are a guest or a family member planning to shoot wedding video, skip this paragraph and go to Audio Issues. If you are working for hire, than you may finish your work significantly earlier or later depending on DJ. Normally last thing on your list would be a bouquet and garter toss. It may happen at 10PM or after midnight. Making friends with the DJ may help you to negotiate favorable timing for the last event to be covered.
Audio Issues
Check with DJ, what is his plan in regards to the toasts and the speeches. If all the speeches are to be delivered from the podium through the house audio system, you just do your installation without bringing the DJ into equation. But if there is no microphone provided by banquet hall, here comes DJ with his wireless microphone and audio system. In this situation you probably need to plug into DJ’s mixer board. It may be a challenge for many DJ’s to provide an audio feed, so make friends before the problem has arisen.
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