Top 5 Most Reviewed on The Knot
The Nation's Most Awarded Wedding DJs, Now in Washington DC
Washington DC Wedding DJ & MC Services
Toast Entertainment is bringing 15 years of wedding DJ standards to the Washington DC metro. Knot Hall of Fame, top 1% of wedding professionals nationwide, more than 10,000 weddings, 1,000+ five-star reviews. We don’t double-book weekends. The Toast DJ you meet, plan with, and rehearse with is the one running your night. One wedding, one DJ, one full focus. Packages starting at $1,295. Read our reviews on The Knot and WeddingWire.
Straight from the dance floor
We hired DJ Quenton for my daughters recent wedding and cannot say enough wonderful things about both DJQ and the entire experience. Prior to the event, he was helpful with any questions or issues we had navigating the planning process. The communication was prompt and complete which definitely helped to quell any nerves. During the event, he was prompt professional, fun, engaging, and somehow knew just the right music to play above what we had also selected. Everyone had an absolutely great time, and we have DJ Quenton to thank for helping!!!
Cyn B.
We had Quenton specifically, and he was so easy to work with for the vision we had. He was knowlegeble, polite, and had a great personality. Our guests were impressed and had a great time, especially on the dance floor. His MC'ing was great as well.
Luke B.
Quenton did an amazing job as our wedding DJ and was always available to jump on a call whenever we needed. He followed up with us so thoroughly throughout the entire process. Thank you again for helping make our wedding so memorable. Everyone had such a wonderful time!
Niyati S.
Meet your DC DJ
One DJ. Yours for the planning calls, the music meeting, and the night itself.
Quenton Harris
Quenton, or DJ Q, is Toast Entertainment’s Head DJ for Washington DC and leads our DMV team. Music has been part of his life since he was a kid with drumsticks in his hands at age three, and that early start grew into a career producing, DJing, and MCing. For the better part of a decade he has DJed professionally, working hundreds of events across the country before taking over the DC market.
Quenton sets the standard for every Toast DJ in the DMV. He oversees the team, trains new DJs to the same approach he uses at his own events, and stays involved from the first planning call through the music meeting so every couple gets the same level of care, whether their wedding is in a downtown DC ballroom, an Arlington or Bethesda venue, a Baltimore waterfront space, or Northern Virginia wine country. Ask him which genre he is best with and he will tell you all of them. His team adapts to what you want, takes the time to learn the music that has defined your life, and builds the night around it.
What comes with every Toast DJ
A trained MC who runs your timeline
Your DJ isn't a freelancer we found last week. In DC your DJ is Quenton, Toast's Head DJ for the DMV, who came through the same training every Toast DJ does, has worked hundreds of events, and MCs your reception with warmth, not cheese. Your coordinator handles logistics. Your DJ handles energy.
Your music plan, must-plays and do-not-plays
Before the wedding, you and your DJ build the soundtrack together, from processional to last dance. The do-not-play list is sacred. On the night, your DJ reads the room and adjusts in real time.
Pro sound, ceremony audio included
We bring our own sound system, calibrated for your venue and guest count. No house speakers, no borrowed gear. Ceremony sound and wireless mics come at no extra charge, with a full sound check before guests arrive.
A backup DJ and backup gear, every event
Most Washington DC wedding DJs are one person with a laptop. If they get sick, you're scrambling. We keep trained backup DJs on call and a second rig ready.
Uplighting and custom lighting design are add-ons we'll happily quote. Quinceañeras, LGBTQ+ weddings, multicultural fusions, country weddings: our DJs are trained to honor them and get them right.
Rates and Packages
Washington DC wedding DJ pricing runs from about $500 to $3,000+, and the range usually maps to a quality range. At the low end you're hiring one person with a laptop and no backup plan. Toast packages include a trained entertainment director, premium sound, your custom music plan, and vendor coordination. Bundle DJ with photography, videography, or a photo booth and your per-service cost drops.
Venues we know before your date
We know the room before your date. If we've worked it we know the staff and the load-in dock; if we haven't, we scout it out and pull every detail we need long before your date. By the time we show up, we know the room either way.
Not listed? Browse the directory, or ask. We'll scout it.
Washington DC wedding DJ questions
Washington DC has two peaks, October and November and March through May, and those dates book 8 to 12 months out. If you're at a venue couples love like The Hay-Adams, Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, or Larz Anderson House, book your DJ as soon as the venue is locked. October and April weekends fill fastest.
A DJ plays music. An MC runs your reception. Every Toast DJ is both, so introductions, toasts, and special dances are handled by the same person reading your dance floor. No separate emcee to hire.
Absolutely. Your music plan includes must-plays, genres you love, and a do-not-play list we take seriously. If the Chicken Dance is banned, it stays banned. Your DJ still reads the room, just inside the lines you set.
Yes. Ceremony sound, wireless mics, and speakers are included at no extra charge. Whether your ceremony is at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, on the grounds at Salamander Resort in Middleburg, or at The Westin Tysons Corner, we run a full sound check before guests arrive so your vows are heard.
Toast is a company, not a solo operator. If your assigned DJ can't make it, another trained Toast DJ steps in with your music plan, timeline, and venue details already in hand. You'll never be left without a DJ.
Yes. We cover the full DMV: Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda, Tysons Corner, Reston, Silver Spring, Rockville, Frederick, Annapolis, and out to Middleburg. Travel up to 30 miles from central Washington DC is included. Farther? Just ask.
Yes. We schedule planning consultations between you and your assigned Toast DJ, so they hear your music vision from you and build the timeline with you. You'll know your DJ before the day.
A trained entertainment director and MC, a custom music plan from processional to last dance, pro sound scaled to your venue, ceremony sound at no extra charge, and coordination with your other vendors. Packages start at $1,295.
The difference is what your night feels like: a flawless ceremony, then a dance floor packed from first song to last, every generation on it, toasts and cues that land, a party that never stalls. And it's worry-free, backups for everything, gear and DJs alike. You get to be a guest at your own wedding, and your guests will talk about it for years.
Ready to lock in your date?
Tell us about your day. We'll check the date, match you with the right DJ, and get you a real quote. No pressure.
Everyone deserves a perfect day.
Walter McClellan
Founder and CEO. Walter started Toast in 2010 with less than $1,000 and grew it into one of the most reviewed wedding companies in America, earning The Knot Hall of Fame.
