Frequently Asked Questions
You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers!
Absolutely! Let's start the conversation via Zoom. Our Zoom calendar is open Monday - Thursday, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. We'd be happy to schedule a Zoom during these days & hours. Let's meet so you can tell us all about your wedding day plans. We can answer your questions & introduce you to Weddings By DJ Kurtis Cross. We encourage you to meet with any vendor, PRIOR to booking them.
Of course! As Kurtis is our most requested DJ, his performance schedule is typically booked 18 months or more in advance. We encourage you to contact us well in advance of your date for Kurtis' best availability. If you'd like to book Kurtis as your MC and/or DJ, please inquire. Pricing for Kurtis Cross specifically starts at $4995 for up to six (6) performance hours. Typically, couples will use this time block for ceremony music, cocktails & reception, where multiple sound systems are needed.
Remember, you do not pay for set-up or breakdown time. For events booked specifically with DJ Kurtis Cross, Kurtis will staff the reception/celebration. Ceremony & cocktail hours will be staffed by Weddings By Kurtis Cross staff, not by Kurtis Cross personally.
Sure we do! Our policy is simple: Love All, Serve All.
Pricing is largely based on the type of entertainment you'd like us to provide. From simple to extravagant, no two wedding celebrations are the same. Let's open the conversation and discuss what type of entertainment you are looking for. Our packages start at $1995 with most couples choosing a package in the $2495 range. To get an exact quote, we will need to know the following information...
•Date of your celebration
•Number of performance hours provided
•Number of guests expected
•Location of your celebration
•Services required (ceremony, cocktails, reception, photo booth, etc.)
With those answers in hand, we can provide a price quote specific to your wedding celebration. Please feel free to complete our contact form to start the conversation or receive a rate quote.
Please Note: You do not pay for setup or breakdown time.
At the heart of Weddings By DJ Kurtis Cross, we offer professional DJ & MC services for wedding celebrations. This includes ceremony music, cocktail hour music, and an energetic & FUN DJ for your reception. We also offer lighting, EPIC Photo Booths, cloud fog, cold spark, GIANT lawn games, gobo monograms, EPIC intros & mash-ups and entertaining/interactive games for your guests. Contact us and let's outfit your celebration to elevate the FUN!
Let's start from the beginning. Our company has two divisions... Weddings By DJ Kurtis Cross & Dynamic DJ Entertainment (DDE). Each of our DJs starts on the DDE side, as an event DJ. In their DDE tenure, these DJs travel with our wedding DJ team, while performing non-wedding events, under the DDE name. This DJ experience includes school dances, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, corporate events & all non-wedding events. Simultaneously, our event DJs shadow our wedding DJs to gain experience in everything weddings. From set-up to MC skills... music selection to mastering a wedding day timeline... interacting with fellow vendors to lighting, visual effects and event elevations, our veteran wedding DJ crew trains our event DJ crew. Once an event DJ masters 300 events, we then complete their training with six months of exclusive wedding work with DJ Kurtis Cross. Upon satisfactory completion of 300 events, wedding training with our veteran crew & an exclusive stint with DJ Kurtis Cross, we promote our successful events DJs to wedding DJs.
Generally speaking, our busiest months (in-season) are April - November. If your wedding celebration is during any of these months, booking 12 - 18 months in advance, is an excellent idea. During our busiest months, we regularly sell out of all Friday, Saturday & Sunday dates. During the "off-season" (December - March) booking 9 - 12 months in advance is a good idea.
If you'd like to reserve your date, simply call or email our office, with your date & details. We will email over the required booking forms. We ask that you complete the booking forms and submit them to us along with a deposit to secure the date and one of our DJs. Please note that all deposits are non-refundable. Once we receive your deposit, we do not cancel or overbook for any reason. Your date will be guaranteed on our calendar.
To secure your date on our calendar, a deposit payment is due within 48 hours. Once received, along with completed booking forms, your date is guaranteed on our calendar. All balance payments are due three (3) business days prior to your wedding date. We accept payment via PayPal, Cash App & Zelle. Sorry, checks and cash are not accepted. Please contact us for an invoice with a link where you can submit payment online. If you'd prefer a monthly payment plan, please advise and we will structure equal monthly payments (up to six months) according to your preferred payment date.
1. Music - Our music library is vast. With more than 300,000 songs in each of our musical libraries, our DJs have a seemingly endless song selection to support your ceremony, cocktail hour & celebration.
2. Requests - We welcome your requests. As this is your wedding day, we want to hear from you! Yes, we will honor your "must play" and "do not play" selections. If you approve, we will also welcome requests from your guests. Not to worry, our DJs are polished professionals who know how to politely decline a request that is on your "do not play" list or a genre that does not mesh with your preferred music style.
3. Song Suggestions - Our online planning software has thousands of song suggestions and a prompt-based music database to help with suggested songs. No need to worry about researching the perfect song... our system will help with that!
4. Music Program - Each music program is expertly crafted to match the vibe & energy of each moment. From ceremony music to cocktails... dinner to dancing, our DJ team will craft a music program that matches your vision and keeps your guests entertained from start to finish.
5. Our Library - All songs used at your wedding celebration must originate from our music library. Sorry, we are unable to accommodate songs from YouTube. We do not rely on streaming content or WiFi for any music playback.
Our packages are inclusive of all charges. We do not add a gratuity and no tax is collected on our services. We do not charge a set-up or breakdown fee and all travel is included, within 100 miles of Washington, DC.
Our team regularly travels outside of our "home" service area. This is considered any location 100+ miles from Washington, DC. In these instances, a "travel rider" will accompany our Performance Contract. Please contact us for additional charges related to travel beyond 100 miles from Washington, DC.
We believe in stress-free planning for the celebration of a lifetime. For this reason, our expert team of in-house planners are available to support your planning journey. Please call or email us for planning help! In addition, each couple receives a password protected, online portal for planning. This 24/7 tool is at your fingertips, ready for you to access up until 30 days prior to your wedding day. In your couple's portal, you'll be able to input all information including traditions, customs, toasts, parent dances, song selections for different parts of your day and of course, your request list. You'll also be able to input your "do not play" song selections. Once our planning team receives your completed documents, we then build our "blueprint" for your day. Your DJ will work from this blueprint, of course, with flexibility to make sure that our blueprint works well with your other vendor partners.
We will maintain a monthly Zoom schedule, made available to our couples. These select dates will always be Monday - Thursday, from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. Our monthly schedule will be available at the beginning of each month. Sorry, we cannot accommodate Zoom appointments Friday - Sunday.
We know there's a lot to ask! So please, if you do not find an answer in this FAQ's section, let's start the conversation by email or telephone. We'd be happy to answer any follow-up questions. Here are a few additional questions that we've answered, over the years...
Q. Do You Provide A Certificate Of Insurance?
A. Yes. Our business is legally licensed and yes, we carry a $2,000,000 liability insurance policy (COI). We'd be happy to provide our COI and/or an "Additionally Insured" rider for your event space/venue.
Q. Can We See Your Team In Action?
A. While we cannot provide an in-person or "live" preview of our services, we invite you to visit our IG account for footage from our wedding season. You'll find DJ profiles, video footage and planning tips on our social pages.
Q. Who Will Be Our DJ?
A. We first want to hear from you. What are you looking for in your DJ from the Weddings By DJ Kurtis Cross Team? Next, we like to staff each wedding celebration based on overall experience, experience with your specific venue, your vision & style and a number of other factors. In short, we partner with you to staff your celebration with the best fit for a successful & FUN wedding!