If you've planned a wedding for yourself, are in the middle of planning one, or even just someone who's attended a few of them in your time, you probably know that the average wedding is pretty expensive.
With all the incidentals, the average couple could end up spending nearly $30,000 on their nuptials, which will generally include things like the venue, catering, and the all-important wedding DJ.
After all, it's supposed to be the happiest day of your life, a celebration with all your friends and family, and all that good stuff. Most people won't skimp out on important details. For instance, having someone there to play all the good wedding dance songs may be essential.
The average wedding DJ will cost around $1000, but prices can definitely get a lot higher than that, and quickly.
TikTok user mr__fireworks posted a now-viral video showing their DJ setup at a wedding. The video, posted to the app on May 12, currently boasts over 4.7 million views.
The video shows people on a dancefloor in front of the DJ's setup. Text overlay reads, "I'm getting paid $4,000 for this, as the camera pans toward two laptop screens, each showing something different.
As the user zooms in on the screen, it shows that the Spotify playlist is titled, "Top 200 Wedding Party songs," indicating that they're simply playing whatever popular wedding dance songs might be on that list.
With over 658,000 likes and a couple of thousand comments, a lot of people had a lot of different feelings about how this wedding DJ is conducting their work.
And it wasn't just about the price.
"Finally a DJ admits that they just running a playlist," one user commented.
"I hope u have premium so people don’t suspect anything," joked another.
One user wrote, "That’s why I would never hire a DJ. Just make your own playlist people."
Another commented, "Ain’t nobody paying 4k for a DJ."
"Notice how the Spotify is on pause," one commenter said.
Another said, "it's not playing it's paused."
In fact, plenty of people noticed this.
As in, the TikToker probably isn't actually using Spotify at all.
As one commenter said, "I think he is just looking the songs up there lol, the music is not even playing."
Many commenters doubted if the DJ actually made that much money at the wedding, or if this is all a joke or over exaggeration. Either way, it sure did stir up a lot of controversy.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
