Weddings

Planning For your Big Day

Wedding DJs

Discover what makes a great wedding reception and learn how to avoid a horror story.
The whole success of your wedding ceremony or reception will rest on the shoulders of one man or woman, is that person up to the task?

If your guests are not entertained, how long will they stay at the reception?
Punishing the ear drums with heavy volume will make guests leave early.
Bad music results in bad reactions.
In a recent survey the thing guests remembered most about wedding receptions was the music and the standard of the DJ.
Good DJs will not advertise at your wedding. Why should the DJ display a large banner with his name and number on it. Why should uninvited people attend to see your DJ in action?
Music will set the tone of your reception while food and drink may only assist.
Your guests will want to dance but could be prohibited by the DJ playing the wrong music.
DJ announcements should be clear, entertaining and above all correct.
Professional DJs who interact in a fun but elegant way are not easy to find but they are available
The DJ who invites you to one of their weddings means that you will also have his or her potential clients at your wedding too. There are much more effective ways of demonstrating performance and ability. Ask us how to view one of our professionals at work.
Late or untidy DJs are out there! We arrive in plenty of time for your special day and then change into our formal attire.
Planning before your wedding is the key and we provide you with all the tools. We are always available to work with you.
Please ensure that you only choose a professional Insured Disc Jockey company.

Our staff ensure your wedding is a dream come true and make sure memories are made to last a life time. What follows now are some examples of why we are the only true choice.

Planning your wedding Venue and DJ considerations.

It really is useful to know exactly what you can and cannot do at your actual venue. For example: You may decide you want to use a smoke or bubble machine.
Certain venues limit or prohibit the use of fog and/ or bubbles.

When consulting with the venue manager or banquet staff, ensure you know how long you have to set up your reception. The DJ will need to know the earliest access time and also how long they have to pack the equipment away at the end. Ensure you understand the designated dance floor area and establish whether you will need to hire a dance floor yourself or if the venue will lay one down for you. If they do lay one down ensure the size will be sufficient for your guests and that it is actually non slip. The position of your DJ should be in close proximity to this dance floor and not obstructed from view of this dance floor. The DJ should not be placed in a position where he or she is obstructing the fire escape or bar area. Another consideration is to ensure your DJ does not get boxed in or has to set up their equipment in such a manner that the speakers become too close to one of your guests tables.

If your reception is to be held outside ensure you do have emergency provisions should the weather become unstable. Rain and DJ equipment certainly do not mix and you will need to have some cover arranged just in case. Ensure there is a suitable power outlet that can run the DJs equipment in isolation without having to have your DJ plugging the equipment into a domestic extension. It is advisable to have a tent or some kind of overhead cover for your DJ, that way sun or rain will not interfere with a computer screen if one is in use

Our planning includes whether to bring a set up crew or arrive extra early for a potential difficult to access or hard to set up venue. The age of the building or height of the ceilings can contribute to our decision of what sound system to supply you so if the building appears very old and the ceilings are very large please inform us. We usually do not like to be up on the stage as the star of the show is you, not the DJ so consider decorating it with flowers instead and position us to the side. Of course if you do want the DJ on the stage then we will be happy to be on there but usually if we are at ground level with your guests it is actually easier for them to make requests and for us to relate to the dance floor. The venue layout is crucial to a successful reception so try to follow some of our do not's.

1.       Do not have too much activity in another room, half a potential dancing crowd may get lost.

2.       If you have a Bar in a different place to the dance floor you will lose your bar patrons from the main room.

3.       Be careful if the caterers use the dance floor area to serve the food. This prevents early dancing and a possible collision.

4.       Never have your wedding cake set on or near the dance floor.

5.       Balloons and decorations cannot be too close to hot DJ lighting equipment.

6.       Inform the DJ if you have a guest book to sign or photograph signing station/disposable cameras for the guests to use, etc.

7.       IMPORTANT: Ensure your DJ arrives and plays music before your first guests arrive.

8.       CONSULT in fine detail with your DJ regarding ideas of how to best use your venue.

We have worked with hundreds of other wedding professionals up and down the state and always create a great working partnership. Please provide your vendors with our contact information if you hire us. We would also like their information in return so we can work together and plan together before your big day.

What makes us different and what do we offer?

We offer an all inclusive service and do not offer any complicated packages to choose from. You simply receive our price and this will include everything.

Professional, experienced DJ
Full Digital sound system with backup
Complete, diverse music library (currently over 200,000 songs)
Wireless Microphones for your use
All Announcements and MC duties
Full consultation at any time with your DJ
Free setup and tear down
No Tips except if you would like to give to your DJ one
No additional Taxes or hidden fees
No mileage or travel expenses (Islamorada in the Florida Keys to Broward/Palm Beach Line)
No packages or tricky extra's to work out, just one fully inclusive price
A truly excellent service delivery with full back up support staff

MUSIC SELECTION is a vital part of your reception. You have in your mind the type of music you would like to hear at your reception so please ensure it is played. Gone are the days when the DJ used to just turn up and play music he or she liked. Now you can have much more influence regarding music choices and policy. Ensure you tell your DJ what types of music you would like and also what you do not want to hear. If you want line dances or the YMCA tell the DJ and if you do not want the CHICKEN dance we need to know too as it does form your music policy we create. Consider how long you would listen to a Rap radio station if you did not like it or how long would you tune in to the radio station playing country if it is not your preference We encourage you to choose music before your reception

1.       Create a music policy and play list with you

2.       Help you with suggestions and ideas for songs and dances

3.       Accept requests at your reception and encourage guests to contribute

4.       Read the crowd and play appropriate music at relevant times

5.       Will not play the music too quiet or too loud

6.       Will have a music library of at least 125,000 songs

7.       Will understand music programming and rotation of types of music

8.       Your DJ will blend quality fun tunes for all age groups

Different music can be selected for different phases of your wedding. The mood of the music should match and influence the mood of your guests. The phases are

1.       The ceremony and initial anticipation music

2.       Background upbeat or classic while guests arrive

3.       Upbeat and grand entrance music for the arrival of the bride and groom

4.       Subtle mood music during cocktail hour and dinner

5.       Cake cutting music

6.       Programmed fun music for bouquet throw and garter toss

7.       Upbeat party and dance for main reception

8.       Classic love songs for couples dances

9.       Farewell or end of the night dance

You can of course program music for a cocktail hour or theme presentation too as well as specific music for the dollar dance or honeymoon dance and special dances like the Anniversary dance. Music is the food of life so celebrate with quality music played using industry standard high performance equipment.

Have questions? Ready to Book your event? We would love to speak with you. Call 305-218-8954 or [email protected]