Your favourites
Tracks that carry memories, define your taste or simply make the celebration feel like yours.
A party with two priorities
Music that feels personal to you
An engagement party is about the couple, but the guest list often stretches across several generations and different friendship groups. The music needs enough personality to feel like your celebration and enough range to bring the room together.
Start with the songs you share, the artists you both enjoy and the tracks connected with important memories. I then use those choices as the centre of a wider set rather than turning your list into a rigid running order.
YOUR MUSIC BRIEF
Share your music and timings
- Shared favourites: songs and artists you both want represented.
- Guest mix: approximate ages and the groups attending.
- Planned moments: speeches, toast, cake, photographs or a chosen track.
- Do not play: anything that would feel wrong for your celebration.
The people in the room
Music for both families and friends
The best engagement parties do not split into separate age groups. The set should create shared moments while still reflecting the couple.
Family floor-fillers
Recognisable songs across decades that invite parents, relatives and family friends onto the floor.
Friends together
Current tracks, party favourites and requests that connect the different groups you have invited.
A strong finish
A final run built around what has worked, with an agreed closing track where you have one in mind.
A clear running order
A DJ set that fits your plans
Guests need time to arrive, talk and congratulate you. Speeches or a toast may come before the dance floor takes over. Agreeing the main timings prevents the important parts from competing with each other.
ARRIVALSComfortable background music while guests meet and settle in.
TOASTMicrophone support and a clean pause for speeches or announcements.
PARTYThe main set builds through your choices, guest response and well-judged requests.
LAST TRACKA finish chosen by you or selected to suit the mood reached on the night.
Bradford celebration details
Choose the right feel for your party
Some couples want speeches, a cake and a chosen dance; others want a relaxed private party with no formal spotlight. Setting that expectation early helps the music and microphone use feel natural.
01Confirm whether the couple wants an entrance, toast, cake, photographs or a meaningful track.
02Send the Bradford venue access, parking, room position and permitted setup time.
03Choose black or white booth frontage to suit the room and planned décor.
04Agree who can change timings or request announcements on the night.
What is included
Sound, lighting and booth setup
Direct planningYou deal with Aidy before the event and on the night.
DJ performanceThe first four hours are included; additional time is £50 per hour.
Professional PAA professional PA system is included with every package, sized around the event and venue.
Booth & lighting choiceBlack or white booth frontage and your choice of event lighting are included at no extra charge.
MicrophoneFor agreed speeches, a toast and announcements.
Starting from £249.99
Engagement party DJ pricing
Choose the package that matches your expected guest numbers. Every tier includes the first four hours of DJ performance, with extra time available at £50 per hour.
GoldUp to 100 guests
£249.99Platinum101–200 guests
£324.99Diamond201–300 guests
£399.99BespokeOver 300 guests
Get a quoteSend with your enquiryDate, venue postcode, guest numbers, timings, parking and access, any speeches, and the music you both want at the centre of the night.
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Bring both sides of the room together
Let friends and family join the celebration from their phones.
An engagement party often brings together two families and different friendship groups. On suitable Bradford bookings, the Live DJ Room gives everyone one place for requests, shout-outs and shared party interaction.
It can add energy around the evening without taking focus away from the couple, speeches or the dancefloor.
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Live DJ Room highlights
- Song requests can be collected without interrupting the DJ.
- Shout-outs and Party Chat give guests another way to join in.
- Polls, Bingo and party games can create shared moments between groups.
- Event Host announcements can help with cake, speeches or other planned moments.
Engagement party FAQs
Engagement Party Bradford FAQ
Aidy Smith engagement-party packages are Gold at £249.99 for up to 100 guests, Platinum at £324.99 for 101–200 and Diamond at £399.99 for 201–300. Events over 300 guests are quoted as Bespoke. The first four hours are included and additional time is £50 per hour.
Yes. Send the songs that matter to you both, preferred styles, useful eras and anything that should not be played. The set remains flexible enough to respond to guests.
Yes. Agree the timing and any chosen entrance, toast, cake or dedication music before the event so those moments have a clear place.
A microphone can be included for agreed speeches, a toast and simple announcements. Larger presentation requirements should be discussed with the venue.
Yes. The removable cloth frontage can be black or white to suit the Bradford venue, decorations and the look wanted in photographs.
Every Aidy Smith package includes a professional PA system, DJ booth, DJ equipment and microphone. Your choice of event lighting is included at no extra charge. Gold and Platinum include up to 2 subwoofers and Diamond up to 3 when selected and venue-suitable; extra units beyond the allowance cost £50 each where extra bass depth is wanted or the venue benefits from it.
Requests can be considered when they fit the couple’s preferences, the agreed direction and what is working with the wider room.
The first four hours are included, with additional DJ time available at £50 per hour. Exact timings and setup are agreed around the venue and event plan.
Include the Bradford address or postcode, parking and access, stairs or lift, room availability, guest numbers, speeches and the confirmed finish time.
A £50 non-refundable deposit or full payment secures the date. Eligible fixed-price bookings can use Book now once the date and West Yorkshire postcode are verified; custom requirements can be sent as an enquiry.
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