Wedding Resources
On this page, you as my client will have full access to loads of resources you can use as references and inspiration for planning your wedding. It is recommended to bookmark this page that way you can refer back to it whenever you need it.
Wedding Client Pipeline
The goal for DJ Afrolicious is to make things simple, streamlined, and allow for as much input on crafting the perfect soundtrack for your wedding. Below is the planning timeline detailing what you’ll need to complete and what is due at certain time periods. Each step is further elaborated on below as well.
Initial Consultation
Agreement Signing
Deposit Payment
Wedding Profile
Timeline Drafting (4 weeks before)
Wedding Timeline Checklist & Video Menu (3 weeks before)
Playlists Due (2 weeks before)
Final Payment (due 7 days before)
Final Meeting (1-2 weeks before)
Initial Consultation
The initial consultation is the first call you had with DJ Afrolicious to go over the key details for the wedding. This call is all about setting the stage for what to expect for the wedding planning.
Agreement Signing
The agreement’s purpose is to confirm the major event details and provide a more detailed description of services. It is recommended that you read through it as it tends to answer a lot of Frequently Asked Questions. This agreement is done through my HoneyBook Portal which uses e-sign. To certify the signed agreement, it requires the client’s signature followed by a co-sign from DJ Afrolicious.
Deposit Payment
A $200 deposit must be paid upfront to secure your booking. This deposit will be taken off of the total payment and the remaining payment is due no later than 7 days before the wedding. This deposit can be paid via debit/credit card through the HoneyBook portal.
Wedding Profile
The wedding profile is a questionnaire that asks for more personal information in addition to your other wedding vendors’ information. The purpose of this profile is to get to know you and your partner better and create a more personalized musical experience!
Timeline Drafting
It is recommended that you have your wedding timeline drafted up at least 4 weeks before the wedding. The details don’t have to final just yet but starting as soon as possible will help out with the planning process. DJ Afrolicious is available to contact whenever you need him and is willing to help you draft your timeline if requested. If you have a wedding planner, DJ Afrolicious will work mostly with them on the timeline.
Wedding Timeline Checklist & Video Menu
The Wedding Timeline Checklist is a Google form where you will enter any songs you’d like for specific events during the wedding such first dance, cake cutting, ceremony aisle walk songs, etc. This will also be where you can enter in your timeline details (unless a designated wedding planner has already created the draft themselves). It is typically sent over 3 weeks before the wedding but if you'd like to access it sooner, click here and fill it out accordingly!
The Video Menu is another Google form where you can choose how you’d like your monogram to be customized. This will be displayed on the DJ’s TV video booth. You also have the option to upload photos and/or videos for the DJ to make a custom slideshow that will be displayed during the ceremony and/or dinner! It is typically sent with the timeline checklist but if you’d like to access it sooner, click here and fill it out accordingly!
Playlists Due
The playlists you provide will be the basis of what the DJ will tailor the music to for the whole wedding. It is recommended that you use Apple Music or Spotify to create 2 separate playlists: 1 for the dinner/reception & the other for the dancing portion. The dinner/reception playlist is more suited for good background music (i.e. jazz, R&B, soft pop, country, etc.) and the dance playlist is for more hype songs (i.e. hip hop, pop, Latin, etc.). You can add as much as music as you'd like, but don’t feel obligated to have to come up with enough music to cover the whole wedding. The recommendation is to have at least a minimum of 50 songs on each playlist. The main objective is to get a good idea for what you want to hear, and the DJ will fill in from his library to match what goes on based on the energy of the room and move around, add, or subtract songs for the set accordingly.
Final Payment
Just like the $200 deposit, the final payment can be paid via debit/credit card using the HoneyBook Portal (where the deposit was also paid). To reiterate, this final payment can be paid any time before the 7 days before the wedding but no later than that of course.
Final Meeting
In this final meeting, we’ll have a Zoom call to finalize the timeline, go over the songs you entered from the Timeline Checklist, and go over details such as must play songs, songs not to play, MC announcements, and other miscellaneous details. If there are any changes that still need to be made after this final meeting, it will be communicated via phone call, text, or email to gain confirmation.
Sample Timelines
If you’re having trouble or need help with figuring out where you want events to go on your timeline, here’s a handful of wedding timelines used from past weddings to give you an idea of what other couples have done!
Ceremony Entrance
First Dance
Cake Cutting
Private Last Dance
Music Ideas
If you’d like some extra recommendations for music, here’s a handful of Spotify playlists from prior weddings that’ll give some ideas for what others have used for their formalities, dinner music, and dance music!
Formalities
Songs for Specific Events during Ceremony and Reception
Ceremony Exit
Mother/Son Dance
Bouquet Toss
R&B/Jazz Inspired Dinner Playlist
Dinner & Dancing
Inspiration for your Dinner and Dancing Portions for the reception