Alternative weddings
You shouldn’t have to teach your wedding DJ your music.
Rock, indie, emo, pop-punk, metal, goth, punk, electronic, 80s and 90s alternative — or a mix nobody else would attempt. You give me the reference points. I build the night.
Not just your playlist. Your music.
You give me the reference points. I build the night.
Most couples planning an alternative wedding have had the same conversation before: explaining who the band is, why the album version matters, and why the usual wedding set would not work for their friends. Send me the bands, the records and the nights out that mattered, and that is what the day is built from.
The music is different. The standard is not: clean sound in the ceremony room, calm announcements, timings that hold, and a dancefloor that stays busy.
Your music, your wedding
Every song decision stays with you
From the first dance to the last track, the detail is agreed in advance and kept in one place.
First dance, your way
An album track, a live version, something loud or something quiet. If it needs an edit or a clean fade, I prepare it and send it over for you to approve.
Must-plays
The songs that have to happen, and roughly when. I build the set around them instead of hoping they fit.
Do-not-plays
Your list is absolute. Nothing on it gets played, including when a guest asks nicely at half eleven.
Guest requests
Open, filtered through your list, or switched off completely — you decide before the day, not on the night.
No forced wedding clichés
What’s out, and what replaces it
Dropping the clichés does not mean dropping the atmosphere. Say the word and the shouted call-and-response, the cheesy routines and the traditions you have no interest in are simply gone.
Left out
- Forced audience participation
- Novelty dances you never asked for
- Overplayed floor-fillers on your do-not-play list
- Running commentary between tracks
- Bouquet, garter and conga moments by default
Kept in
- Short, clear announcements — then back to the music
- Traditions kept only if you actually want them
- Energy carried by the set, not by the microphone
- Nobody pulled up in front of the room
- A floor that stays busy on your terms
Mixed crowds
Your taste, without losing the room
Most alternative weddings still have grandparents, colleagues and school friends in the room. That is a balance, not a compromise.
Anchor the night in your music
The tracks you care about lead the set. They are not squeezed into a token half hour at the end.
Bridge, don't dilute
Between the heavier moments there is plenty that works for everyone — Motown, disco, 80s and 90s, big indie singles, well-chosen pop.
Read the room, not a template
If your crowd wants to stay in one lane all night, we stay there. If the floor needs a lift, I have the options ready.
Planning
Planning support and the online planner
Once you are booked you get a private online planner. Your first dance, must-plays, do-not-plays, ceremony and dinner music, speech timings and venue contacts all live in one place, and you can add to it whenever it suits — at midnight, in instalments, or all in one go a month before.
A couple of weeks before the wedding we go through the running order together and I confirm access, sound limits and timings with your venue. If you want to send twelve reference playlists, that is genuinely useful. If you would rather give me five bands and let me handle it, that works too.
Packages
Ceremony, dinner and evening options
Pricing does not change because your music does. Pick the coverage you need — the set inside it is entirely yours.
Final pricing is confirmed once I know your venue, timings and requirements. Optional extras such as ceremony sound in a separate room or additional lighting are quoted separately and are never assumed to be included.
Questions
Alternative wedding FAQs
Anything not covered here, just ask — I would rather answer it properly.
Let’s check your wedding date
Send your date, venue and a few of the bands you love, and I’ll reply with availability and how I’d shape the night.