Wedding DJ Tips

September 10, 2022 was a gorgeous, sunny day at The Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine. The outdoor ceremony was perfect. Same with the cocktail hour. The reception ran smoothly, intros, first dance, speeches, parent dances and cutting of the cake. The guests danced from the first song to the last song at 9pm!! Success!!!

This weekend featured two successful tented weddings, one at The Hardy Farm and the other at The Samoset Resort. Large wedding tents with walls, coupled with excellent weather guaranteed a fun time at both. Hats off to both venues for providing solid, reliable electricity too (helpful for speaks systems, laptops, dance floor lights, etc...).

The most sought after date of 2022 is September 24th. I have no DJs left for this date and the inquiries keep coming in!! Be extra sure to book your Wedding DJ in advance and as early before your date as possible.

It's a super-busy Wedding season in 2022. If you're shopping for your 2023 Wedding DJ, get a move-on!! It looks like next year will be another very busy year, maybe even more so that 2022. Get your quotes, narrow your choices and finally, be sure to get a written contract!!

A common question from couples: what if my DJ can't show up to the wedding?? We always provide (and have ready) a back-up DJ. It happened a few weeks ago, where one of my competitors was diagnosed with Covid and I send dan Dibiase to the rescue! It happened again this past Saturday, I was the back-up DJ for one of my competitors DJs!!!

This past Saturday was a hot one in Belfast, Maine, Sunny and 92 degrees!! Thank goodness the caterer set-up 2 tables with ice cold Poland Spring water for the 160 guests. Be sure to provide your guests with plenty of cold water if you'll be having an outdoor ceremony this season!!

Here's a new entry into my podcast series on Honeymoon ideas: Spain. My wife and I traveled to Barcelona and Pamplona last week. It's a shot 7 hour flight from Philly to Barcelona. Beautiful weather, featuring 8 days of blue skies (no clouds) and temperatures ranging from 85-90 during the day and in the 60's at night. Delicious food, drinks and friendly people. Our visit to Pamplona featured seeing The Running Of The Bulls. Double thumbs up on going to Spain.

As a wedding DJ, Island Weddings represent a logistical challenge. In particular, the Peaks Island car ferry. Better show up early and be prepared for Plan B if you don't make it on the ferry. Most of the islands require a wedding DJ to transport their equipment by water taxi (very tough work, especially if the weather doesn't cooperate).

Formal intros fall into a few basic categories. The grand entrance style, where parents, flower girl, ring bearer, bridesmaids, groomsmen, best man, maid of honor and the bride & groom are all introduced. Hybrid intros, like all the girls coming in together, all the guys coming in together and finally the bride and groom. Or a simple intro, just the bride and groom.v And one more option, some couples skip the formal or informal intros.

How to pick the music for your wedding. First, submit my online ceremony and reception forms, that'll get me all of your "key" songs. Next, email me the url of your Spotify playlists. Pre-ceremony, cocktail, dinner and dancing selections. On average, you can fit about 15 songs per hour. Choose your music wisely.