The entertainment at the reception will make or break your wedding reception. Lessen the odds of failure by laying out your wedding reception floor plan in such a way as to benefit the entertainment portion of the day. With many halls the placement of the DJ or band and dance floor (if it is modular) is a secondary thought . Many times when setup is complete the DJ or band is in a corner, far away from the dance floor with tables and people sitting between her/his/their equipment. This can greatly inconvenience your guests by lairing music in their ears, requiring the entertainer(s) to play music at higher than otherwise needed levels to get the sound to the dancers on the dance floor. Overly loud music and speakers set up right next to tables and chairs at receptions is one of the most common complaints guests have about the entertainment, avoid this by carefully considering exactly where you place your entertainer and the dance floor at your reception.

Notre Dame Weddings sat down with several local Disc Jockeys and asked for their input on where their equipment should be set up, to best serve you and your guests.

Below are links to diagrams of some of Notre Dame's most popular halls and how these entertainers recommended setting the dance floor and DJ up to insure a fun time is had by those who wish to dance and those who wish just to converse. Please note the drawings are not to scale, just rough approximations.