DJ or Band? here's my dilemma...

I'm torn here. First off, we are not having any dancing (please don't ask). I've been to a lot of weddings that has Djs and attended only one where they had a band and it really made a difference. IMO, the band was more livelier and added some character to the reception.

FI & I wanted to get a band but as everyone knows, it costs more than a DJ. Here's the thing, my friend has a brother who is a professional DJ and does weddings and he kindly offered his brother's service as a wedding gift... which means it's FREE. the practical side of me says save the band $ for a nice honeymoon but part of me keeps thinking if we have a dj, it'll be boring

Should we just take the FREE DJ? or figure out a way to come up with funds and get the band that we want?

ahhhh. soooo TORN!!!

EDITED: there's no dancing but we would still need a DJ or Band to play music in the background (when people are eating or as filler between toasts/performers/etc). a slideshow would also be shown where ideallyl, if we have a band, they will sing while the slideshow is being played.