Want to save money AND the environment?

DJ your own wedding. Prevent the electric slide from even being considered as a suitable song to get the masses moving, and save your guests their dignity in the process. This is quite the noble task, even if it’s selfishly saving you hundreds of dollars that you’d otherwise spend on a DJ or band. While it’s not a huge impact on the environment, cutting out the DJ means one less vehicle driving out to your wedding and back.

I realize this may not be possible for everyone but let’s just give you a scenario of how it could be done, and you can decide if you’ve got the resources to do it. Well firstly, your best bet is a wonderful, music-packed, reliable iPod. It might take a few nights of thoughtful consideration to come up with the perfect playlist, but it CAN be done. And hey, maybe you can even throw in some recorded announcements to keep your party moving, and not have to worry that your iPod is hitting on all the single females while it’s making said announcements.

When considering what will be on your playlist, you don’t want to completely alienate any type of music lovers that might be attending (save the country music lovers, because they obviously have issues), so be liberal with your selections, and yet throw in your own personal touch. I don’t know about you but I’m personally tired of the generic music most DJs pump out there at weddings because they have no clue what your personal tastes are, or they simply don’t carry anything that’s not uber mainstream, which is sad but slightly off topic.

Now the big question is, what the HELL do you use to play this music with? You should ask someone running the event if they might have a sound system that you could hook up the iPod to, for starters. If that isn’t possible, perhaps you’re lucky enough to know someone with a sound system. If it comes down to it you could possibly rent one although that might turn into more trouble than it’s worth, albeit it might still be cheaper than the DJ, it won’t necessarily cut back on that extra vehicle trip you were looking forward to avoiding.

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