If your DJ turns up on the night with the intention of winging his way through your night there is a good chance you may get disappointed.

A great DJ should request a Spotify playlist submission  from you about 2 and a half weeks prior to your wedding, any earlier and you may be missing out on the latest hits, any later and you may not be giving your DJ enough time to collate your hits.

Although a great wedding DJ should get an idea of your favourite dance hits, a smart disc jockey will limit the number of tracks he or she will allow you to select because there are essential floor fillers that should always be played to pack a floor and you may simply forget about them.

Although you may think you have great taste in music, if your DJ is a true professional he will be better at crowd reading, and you should give your entertainer the freedom to do his job to the best of his ability after all you are hiring him because you want the party of your lifetime.

If you are the type of bride and groom to insist on providing 100% of you Spotify playlist submission , bear this thought in mind: unless you are both professional DJ's I can guarantee that although some of the tracks you select will be hits there will be a number of tracks that will be great for the shower, or chilling out or driving, but they will not work as well on the dance floor. So my professional advice to you is

1. select you professional DJ with great care
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2. seek references from his or her 5 latest jobs

3. ensure every client had a throbbing party, because this will give you the advance confidence you need to know he or she is the right DJ for your wedding.

4. From here on in, it will be plain sailing. Give your DJ a short list of your favourite hits, the genres you love and the genres you hate, and if he is a true professional you will get the party you have been dreaming of.