Geez is it $800 now? Based on the fact that he couldn't even work with an ipod that all of the songs were already in order and all he had to do was press play, unfortunately I'd say yes. I'm in the wedding business back home, and the two things that I have always found that make or break your day are the music and the photo/video (so that your memories are great). The only other thing I might say to save money is if you had a reliable friend who could make the introductions, then just hire JSAV to rent the equipment and do your whole ipod playlist like we did. Or, express that fee to the outside vendor that you're considering and see if they can bring their price down a bit to help compensate. But, honestly, I was trying to be extremely budget savvy, and I wish that I had spent a bit more to make it closer to my "dream wedding" instead of my "budget wedding". Best of luck to you!