How should a wedding DJ handle song requests without crowding the booth?

Share one QR code or link, collect every request in a private dashboard, and accept or decline based on the couple's must-play list, do-not-play list, and the current part of the reception. Guests stay at their tables.

Do wedding guests need an app?

No. Guests scan the event QR code and submit from a phone browser on iPhone or Android.

Should wedding requests be free or paid?

That is a plan and event setting. On Standard, guest requests are paid. On Pro Pass and Max Pass you can allow free requests, paid requests, or a mix. Capture happens only if you accept a paid song.

How DJs handle song requests at weddings

A reception workflow: one queue, couple-priority rules, and accept or decline at each part of the night.

1. Collect the couple's rules before the event

Ask for first dance, parent dances, must-play songs, and a do-not-play list. Those rules live with you, not in the guest form.

Decide whether cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing use the same event code or separate events so dinner requests cannot flood the dance-floor queue.

2. Place the QR where guests will actually scan

Print the poster at a readable size and put copies at the bar, gift table, and a table near the dance floor. Keep one copy at the booth as a backup, not as the only copy.

Test the code on cellular data, not only venue Wi-Fi.

3. Accept and decline against the timeline

During cocktail and dinner, decline dance-floor bangers that fight the meal. During dancing, decline slow or off-theme tracks that break the floor.

A paid authorization is not a promise to play. Decline releases the hold so the guest is not charged.

Paid requests at a wedding

Many couples prefer free guest requests so a payment prompt never appears during dinner. That is allowed on Pro Pass and Max Pass. If you do enable paid requests, explain the hold-then-capture rule to the couple in advance.

Who pays, and what it costs

The Standard subscription is free. On Standard, guest song requests are paid (minimum $1). On Pro Pass and Max Pass, you can set requests to free or paid per event.
During the 30-day trial for new accounts, every guest request is free. After the trial, Standard needs Stripe payouts to be ready before requests can be switched on. Pro Pass and Max Pass can use a $0 request price; paid requests always need Stripe payouts to be ready.
Guest payments are authorized when the request is submitted and captured only when the DJ accepts. Declining releases the hold.
DJ Request charges a 15% app fee on the accepted base request amount. Tips and boosts have no DJ Request app fee. Stripe processing fees and payout timing are separate.
Guests can add an optional boost of $2, $5, $10, $20 at checkout to move their request up the DJ's queue. Boosts are optional and never required to submit.

Current plan details are always on the pricing page.

Night-of checklist

Confirm first dances are not sitting in the public queue.
Scan the poster yourself and send a test request.
Keep the do-not-play list next to the laptop, not only in email.
Decline politely by playing the room, not by arguing at the booth.

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Questions

How should a wedding DJ handle song requests without crowding the booth?: Share one QR code or link, collect every request in a private dashboard, and accept or decline based on the couple's must-play list, do-not-play list, and the current part of the reception. Guests stay at their tables.
Do wedding guests need an app?: No. Guests scan the event QR code and submit from a phone browser on iPhone or Android.
Should wedding requests be free or paid?: That is a plan and event setting. On Standard, guest requests are paid. On Pro Pass and Max Pass you can allow free requests, paid requests, or a mix. Capture happens only if you accept a paid song.