Wedding DJ Lübeck · Events since 2004
Your wedding day in the Hanseatic city sounds just the way you dream it.
I am Michael Zimmermann, and I shape the music of your wedding celebration in Lübeck, from the sparkling wine reception to the last dance. Over 1450 events in more than 25 years, over 650 of them weddings, have shown me what carries an evening. I stay beside the dance floor, because you and your guests are the centre of attention. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, wedding DJ, available to book in Lübeck and the surrounding area.
“We couldn't have wished for a better DJ.”
– Ben Kampen, wedding · Google reviewThe locations. The moments. My music.
You get exactly one shot. I had 1,450 to practise.
One banger after another – the dance floor was packed the whole night.
Saskia Neumayr
Wedding · Google review
Wedding venues in Lübeck
Whether a vault with a stucco ceiling, a park at the manor house or a ballroom on the beach: first I ask about the room, because stone, wood and wind each call for different speakers and a different set-up. I introduce five venues, from the medieval merchant's house at the Koberg and the manor house in Stockelsdorf and the estate on the canal to two hotels on the promenade in Travemünde, and for each I plan the set-up and schedule together with you.
In Lübeck you celebrate among brick façades in the old town, on an estate by the canal or in a hotel on the Travemünde promenade. I listen to how a room sounds beforehand, before I plan speakers and booth.
In a park the wind dampens the sound, and in a vault the stone swallows the highs. You write down the songs you absolutely want to hear and the ones that must not be played and send them to me beforehand. A niche by the wall measuring 2.5 by 1.5 metres is enough for me, and I allow about 40 minutes for setup.
According to Wikipedia it is the largest surviving medieval townhouse in the city, with the first building dating from 1216. The operator lists weddings, including humanist ceremonies, the hall of about 180 square metres and the vaulted cellar. Under stucco ceilings I check beforehand where the speakers work best.
According to the operator, the manor house in the neighbouring municipality of Stockelsdorf has a large hall on the upper floor, a Gothic vault and a park with a pond, which the operator lists for outdoor civil ceremonies in the garden. Banqueting hall and terrace together hold up to 200 guests. If the celebration moves from the garden into the hall, I plan the transition right along with it.
The former estate on the Elbe-Lübeck Canal lists weddings among its occasions. According to the operator, the restaurant holds up to 70 people and the garden room of 90 square metres up to 60 with a buffet. In small rooms I get by with a modest setup, and I discuss the volume level with you.
The hotel is on the beach promenade, and according to the operator its historic ballroom is intended for weddings and galas of up to 120 people. In a hall with so much history I keep equipment and cables discreet, and we discuss beforehand how you divide up the floor.
The hotel on the Baltic beach has twelve event rooms and lists weddings as an occasion. Which room suits you is something you clarify with the hotel. If your hall has many windows facing the sea, I adjust the volume to the guests and the neighbouring rooms.
I took the details on rooms, capacities and occasions from the operators' websites, as of October 2026. Whether a date is available and how many guests fit is something only the venue itself can tell you.
I provide the music for your symbolic wedding ceremony, from the entrance through the ring exchange to the exit, with a sound system that runs without a power outlet, indoors or outdoors, and I bring a wireless microphone for your celebrant.
If you want to hold your ceremony outdoors, the Hoghehus and the Herrenhaus Stockelsdorf both list humanist ceremonies according to the operators, the Herrenhaus in its garden. I agree the music for the entrance, the exchange of rings and the exit with you beforehand.
Who I am
Your wedding in Lübeck should sound like you, which is why I first ask what matters to you. My path began at a nightclub booth, where I learned to get a mixed crowd dancing. Private and company celebrations followed later, until it added up to more than 1450 events, including over 650 weddings.
My edits link tracks from several decades, so that grandparents, friends and colleagues are on the floor together. In the end, your guests should say that it was exactly your celebration.
How it works
One message from you is enough, I get back to you within 24 hours, and after that a video call, arrangements and setup accompany you right up to the opening dance.
Request a dateAs soon as the date and venue are settled, you write to me, and you have my answer within 24 hours. The video call is only for getting to know each other and exchanging ideas, and only after that do you receive your quote.
With your booking, the wedding portal is yours. There you collect special moments, no-gos, favourite songs and the schedule in the web app; about a week before the celebration we talk by phone and go through everything.
I arrive before the guests are let in, set everything up in about 40 minutes, check the sound and coordinate with the speaker and photographer. Your guests should see as little of the equipment as possible.
For the entrance, the ring exchange and the exit, I use music to set the mood. At the reception that follows, subtle lounge music plays in the background, and even without a power connection outdoors everything works on battery.
During dinner I play quiet music. Speeches go through the microphone, and for games, surprises and the bouquet toss I pick the fitting track each time.
With your chosen edit you open the dance, and then the party begins. I see what the dance floor demands, adjust the set live and keep all generations moving until the end.
My services
Whether a vault, a park or a ballroom by the sea: to your wedding in Lübeck I bring music and equipment on the scale your venue requires.
01In the wedding portal you collect music requests, no-gos and the schedule weeks in advance, so that nothing is left open on the day itself. During the celebration I watch your guests at every transition and do not stubbornly follow a plan. From the first message to the last track I am your single point of contact for the music, and over 650 weddings have prepared me for it. I bring all my equipment myself, whichever venue you invite to.
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02Safeguard If I cannot come because of illness, an equally good colleague from my network steps in, on the terms we have agreed.
Other occasionsCorporate event in Lübeck →Birthday & party in Lübeck →View demo portal →
Voices from real events
60 Google reviews. 100% recommendation. Here is a small selection.
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Your service package
At my weddings, soul classics and current chart hits share the same evening, because several generations often sit at your tables. From the first contact to the last song, the music stays in one pair of hands.
I choose the next track according to the mood in the room; I leave the microphone to speeches and programme items and stay in the background.
Add-on
LED uplights bathe the room in your favourite colours, and over the course of the evening the light moves with the music.
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Add-on
The photo station runs by itself during the celebration, saves all the pictures in a private online gallery and, if you like, prints copies for your guests on the spot.
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Recommendation
You collect your guests' photos without an app of their own via Feierblick, an external service that I recommend and that you book independently of me.
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The package includes lighting effects, two wireless microphones, a Pioneer or Denon console and speakers from RCF or Electro-Voice.
Add-on
Your guests record their good wishes on the retro telephone, and after the celebration I edit the recordings together into an audio file for you.
Enquire →I reply to your enquiry within 24 hours, and we stay in constant contact until the wedding day.
We clarify requests and no-gos straight away in the initial conversation, and then I coordinate details with your venue and the other service providers.
Open Format
I combine disco classics, nineties hits and current charts, and what gets played is decided by the mood of your guests, not by a rigid list.
The console and speakers take up 2.5 by 1.5 metres, I am set up after about 40 minutes, and at the end I clear everything away myself. A width of about 2.5 m and a depth of 1.5 m is enough, and under normal conditions (car close to the setup spot, no stairs or lifts) setting up takes around 40 minutes.
Outdoor
For the entrance, the exchange of rings and the exit at your humanist ceremony, my music works without a power cable, as a powerful battery carries the entire ceremony.
If you want a photo station, live music, uplights and an audio guest book together, you get everything from a single source, and I take care of the coordination.
Request a date →Frequently asked questions
These are the questions couples ask me most often, and if yours is missing, just give me a call.
+49 176 700 580 27With stucco and high ceilings, I listen to the room first before I set up speakers. Walls and paintings stay untouched; I clarify the house rules beforehand with the operator and agree them with you.
I turn the music down, announce the cake cutting if you wish, and then play the song you picked for it. Let me know beforehand whether it should be quiet or a surprise.
I divide the evening into sections and save some big tracks for later. After midnight I read your guests and decide whether to carry on with energy or with old favourites.
A patch of floor measuring 2.5 by 1.5 metres is enough for me, and I am done in about 40 minutes before guests arrive. With my own sound system I cover up to 150 guests.
The earlier the better, because summer Saturdays are in demand. Three to six months is usually enough, and I get back to you within a day.
I start with a track everyone can sing along to and raise the tempo and volume step by step. I only open the dance floor once I sense your guests are ready for it.
Listen & Watch
Even more options
If you would like live music for the reception or the ceremony, I can arrange saxophone, vocals, percussion or violin for you. We will discuss in good time before the celebration when the performance fits best.
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Sparkling wine reception · First dance
A saxophone at the aperitif in the courtyard or on the terrace gives the reception a soft, elegant start, especially as the evening slowly winds down.
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Party peak · energy on the dance floor
After dessert, percussion gives the beat more punch, and the dance floor fills almost by itself.
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Entrance · special moments
Live vocals give your wedding the glamour of a concert evening, and in the party phase your guests sing along at the microphone.
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Ceremony · bride's entrance
A violin accompanies your entrance with a festive sound and frames the meal as at a gala evening.
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An evening without a break.
Live music for the reception or dinner, and then a full DJ night anyway? Through my network I can arrange a well-rehearsed band, from a duo to a quartet, with vocals, guitar, piano, percussion or saxophone. Because everything is planned by one person, there is one point of contact, one sound concept and no gap between band and DJ.
Duo to quartet · Available on request
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Have a listen, this is what a wedding with me sounds like: three uncut live recordings from real weddings, but not a template evening, because your set is shaped by your guests.
Setlists
Real lists from real parties – track by track, just as they actually played.
Real set list
An excerpt from a real evening, from the opening to the wind-down. The time jumps in between are intentional; you will find the complete setlist on the detail page.
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Service area
I also play at your wedding in Bad Schwartau, Ratzeburg and Timmendorfer Strand and bring my own sound system. If your venue is elsewhere on the bay, a look at the list of places below will help.
First tell me the date, the venue and the approximate number of your guests. In the video call we talk about the music, the schedule and your special moments, and shortly before the celebration we go over everything once more.
Map section around Lübeck with Bad Oldesloe, Stockelsdorf, Schönberg, Dassow, Bad Schwartau, Lüdersdorf, Groß Grönau, Herrnburg, Selmsdorf, Pronstorf, Zarpen, Krummesse. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Transparency
Ballermann, après-ski, schlager hits?
A few songs here and there if it suits the mood – no problem.
But build a whole evening on them? That's not my thing.
There are DJs who can and want to do that.
There are specialists for it.
Nothing against them.
But it's not what I do.
I'm a specialist in live mixing at demanding events.
For people who understand that music is a craft.
Precise transitions.
The right track at the right moment.
Not just pressing play.
If that doesn't suit you – then I'm not the right person. And that's okay.
If it does – I'd love to.
Contact
Write to me if you want to put the music of your big day in safe hands, and together we will develop an evening that carries through to the last song. If your date is in summer, get in touch early; otherwise three to six months is usually enough.
How would you like to enquire?
Both are non-binding – you can add more details at any time.
From the blog
Honest answers about weddings, planning and music – from over 650 weddings I've played.
