One crew runs your ceremony audio, cocktail hour, grand entrance, toasts and the dance floor. You send the must-plays and the do-not-plays; we build the night around them and keep the timeline on track with your planner and venue.
Every wedding package includes DJ and MC for the full day, so the same person who mixes your cocktail hour is the one calling your grand entrance and handing the mic to your best man.
A discreet wireless mic for the officiant and your vows, music cues for the processional and recessional, and levels checked before guests sit down.
A set at conversation volume while photos happen, in whatever style fits: jazz and soul, acoustic covers, lo-fi, OPM, Latin or your own playlist.
Grand entrance, toasts, first dances, cake, bouquet and last dance, each called on time and coordinated with your planner, photographer and caterer.
Open-format mixing across decades and genres: hip-hop and R&B, Top 40, house, Latin, throwbacks, Filipino and Asian favorites, country, whatever your crowd is.
Most couples book six to twelve months out. Popular Saturdays from May through October go first.
Send the form with your date and venue. You get availability, one recommended package and the price, usually within the hour.
We walk through the ceremony, cocktail hour, reception timeline, must-plays, do-not-plays and any traditions, then share a run of show with your planner and venue.
A signed agreement and retainer take your date off the calendar. The balance is due 14 days before the wedding.
The same price applies whether your venue is a San Francisco hotel ballroom, an Oakland warehouse, a South Bay garden estate or a Napa vineyard. Pick your city for venue notes and the package that fits there.
City Hall ceremonies with a reception across town, Presidio and Golden Gate Park venues, hotel ballrooms on Nob Hill, waterfront rooms on the Embarcadero, and garden estates down the Peninsula.
Jack London Square warehouses, Lake Merritt and the Oakland hills, Tri-City banquet halls and backyard weddings in Fremont, country clubs and ranch venues out past the Caldecott.
Santana Row and downtown San Jose hotels, Willow Glen and Almaden gardens, foothill estates in Los Gatos and Saratoga, and community halls for big multicultural weddings.
Vineyard estates, barns and winery terraces in Napa and Sonoma, where the ceremony is outdoors, the dance floor is under string lights and the music often has to end by 10 PM.
Travel is included anywhere in the nine Bay Area counties. Oahu and other destinations are quoted with one flat travel fee. See the Oahu wedding DJ page.
Essential+ is the DJ and MC day. Signature+ adds the photo booth for the whole reception and is what most couples book. Luxe adds uplighting and a styled booth for ballrooms and evening receptions.
A non-refundable retainer reserves your date and the balance is due 14 days before the event. Overtime is $250 per hour. Hours, guest count and venue move the final number; the planning call pins it down.
Longer answers to the questions couples ask us most.
Our prices line by line, what moves the number, and how to compare quotes.
Wine CountryPlanning a full dance floor around the 10 PM cutoff, outdoor sound and vineyard power.
BookingThe questions The Knot and planners tell couples to ask, with our answers.
Listed the way wedding directories list it, so what you read here matches what you'll see on our vendor profiles.
Specific to the DJ and MC side of the day. The general questions (holding a date, payments, overtime, insurance) are answered in the homepage FAQ.
One person for Essential+, Signature+ and Luxe: your DJ is on the mic for every announcement, which keeps the timing tight. All-In adds a second person so one can host while the other mixes.
Yes. Ceremony sound is a separate setup, so a lawn ceremony, a courtyard cocktail hour and an indoor reception all get covered without moving speakers while guests watch.
As much as you like. Most couples send 15 to 30 must-plays, a do-not-play list and the songs for the key moments, then let the DJ read the room for the rest. A fully scripted playlist works too.
Only if you want us to. Many couples allow requests that fit the vibe and block the do-not-play list. We follow whatever rule you set.
Power near the DJ position and load-in access about two hours before guests arrive. Everything else, from the sound system to the booth, comes with us.
Packages are built around your timeline rather than a fixed clock: ceremony, cocktail hour and reception are all covered, and the exact hours go on the agreement after the planning call. If the night runs long, overtime is $250 per hour.
Wedding packages start at $3,600 (Essential+). Signature+ with the photo booth, our most booked, starts at $5,300. Private events start at $650. Every package includes setup, breakdown, a planning call and travel within the Bay Area.
Not in the Bay Area: all nine counties are included. Oahu and other destinations are quoted with one flat travel fee.
About two hours before the start time, for load-in and a full sound check of the ceremony, cocktail and reception setups before guests see the room.
Pretium Eventus LLC is a California LLC with insured equipment. Ask for the certificate with your quote if the venue needs one.
A signed agreement and a non-refundable retainer hold the date. The balance is due 14 days before the wedding. We accept cash, Zelle, Venmo and electronic transfer, and one reschedule is allowed without penalty with 60 days' written notice.
Date, venue and what you need. You'll hear back with availability, one recommended package and the price, typically within the hour.
Replies go out seven days a week. On event days we answer between sets.