Booking us is refreshingly old-school. Here is the whole thing, start to finish, so nothing about it surprises you.
Step one: ask about your date
Send us your date and venue through the contact form or by email. This is also where you ask your questions and tell us what is important to you on your big day. We reply with whether your date is open, what each service costs, and the contract.
Step two: sign the contract and mail the retainer
Print the contract attached to our email, fill it out, and mail it with your retainer check to the address on the contract. The retainer is 50 percent of your total, and it is non-refundable – it reserves your date, and we turn away other work for it.
One thing worth saying plainly: your date is not reserved until the signed contract and the retainer are actually in our hands. When they arrive, we email you to confirm you are officially on our calendar.
Step three: the worksheet, about 30 days out
After your contract and retainer are in, the next step is the worksheet. We ask for it roughly 30 days before the wedding. It is our main planning document for your big day: it collects every song, name and timing detail, and it needs to be complete when you send it.
The final payment
You have two ways to pay the balance. Mail it no later than 25 days before the wedding, or pay when we arrive on the day. Either way, the balance is paid in full before we set up and play, and payment after the event is not an option.
One thing worth knowing up front: we do not accept credit cards. Card scams are a real risk for businesses like ours, so we avoid cards altogether – and as a plus, skipping the card fees keeps our costs down.
If the night runs long
Ask us to stay and we will, when we can. Time beyond your contract is billed at $225 per hour, in 30-minute increments, payable that day. Mention it to your DJ before the last song, not after the lights come up.
Questions at any step? Email info@absolutemusicdjs.com or call or text 563-581-1030.
