This is a question we’ve been hearing from a lot of couples in the throws of wedding planning. If you’ve heard the saying “October is the new June,” you understand why: there are now many months of the year popular for weddings. The answer to the question, “when should I hire a DJ for my
Once you’ve started planning your wedding, the fun (and challenging part) begins: choosing the right…well everything. From the venue to the reception entertainment, hiring the right wedding vendors can make the difference between a memorable wedding and a wedding you spend years explaining to your friends and family. One of the most important decisions is
No one wants to admit they’ve wasted their money, but unfortunately when you’re vetting through wedding vendors, it happens. Like our friend, who hired a venue caterer only to find the caterer inebriated at the bar at her wedding reception. The same can happen to couples who are trying to hire a good wedding DJ,
We’ve seen a lot of wedding couples walk through the door in the Chicago area, and we have dealt with quite a few couples who came to our meeting ready to plan with documents and checklists. While a good checklist of questions to ask your DJ never hurts, it doesn’t take a book the size
We’ve all witnessed a horrible wedding toast: the father of the bride who won’t shut up, the best man who repeats a slurred “I love you man” every other sentence, the bridesmaid who clearly doesn’t have boundaries. As wedding DJ’s, we’ve witnessed quite a few (ahem) embarrassing toasts (both for the toaster and the couple)
Very few couples we know try to plan a boring wedding reception; obviously if they come to us, they want to have fun. One way to up the fun ante at your wedding reception is to surprise your wedding guests by giving them something that makes them say, “WOW”—and keeps them talking about it through
For some couples, choosing the song for their first dance together at their wedding is easy; it’s the first song they danced to, the song that was playing when they met, the song from their first date. For others, it’s not so easy. We’ve helped numerous couples set a play list for their wedding, and
Pics of mustaches, feather boas, and well…we can\’t talk about some of the photo booth pics we\’ve seen. All this could be part of your wedding day if you include a photo booth into your plans for wedding entertainment—but not just any photo booth propped into a corner. Follow these tips for some guaranteed funny
A friend of ours recently attended a wedding (that we didn’t deejay!). She came back with a sad report: the activity on the dance floor was way less than stellar, and the bride was in a corner in tears because no one was dancing. If you want to avoid the same wedding reception fate (and
No one wants their wedding to be remembered as the “boring one” with nothing to do—and not all your guests just want to stand around and talk. To ensure that every wedding guest walks away from your event raving about the good time they had at your wedding, use these ideas to keep your guests
