Wedding DJ Tips

Positioning your DJ's table in a tent can make a big difference as to whether the DJ can see the information or music on his or her laptop. The sun can make it virtually impossible to see the laptop's content. Try positioning the DJ's table at the east end of the tent if possible.

When to cut the cake? In my opinion, right after the meal is done!! Most wedding coordinators and planners tend to delay the cutting of the cake (for no good reason I've ever heard)! To stop a full-blown party in it's tracks, to cut the cake, makes no sense to me at all. Once your party music kicks in, it should run non-stop!!!

Having what's called "Line Of Sight" is very important when it comes to making wireless microphones work at their best. A clear, unobstructed view from the wireless microphones antenna to the wireless microphones receiver is an absolute. I insist on it. I want every guest to hear every word!!!!

One of the true legends of the wedding DJ business is DJ Dan Giroux! Dan was born in Waterville, graduated from Winslow High School and joined the Navy in 1969. In 1974 he did his first wedding as a DJ and got his 3rd class radiotelephone license, working on WRDO, WSKS and WTOS. He has also a musician in the bands The Imposters and Good & Plenty. Dan has done over 2000 weddings and will be doing his last wedding on 10/30/21.

Island weddings off the coast of Portland, Maine have logistical challenges that are better dealt with by an experienced Wedding vendor, especially so for wedding DJs. Peaks Island, Great Diamond Island, Long Island and Chebeague Island are all beautiful. Each has its own set of logistical difficulties that face every wedding vendor.

Here's the way I think a typical wedding reception should flow: Introductions, followed by the first dance, then transition into the toasts/speeches after the bride and groom have been seated. Once the meal is done, immediately cut the cake. Next, the parent dances followed by the dance music, party time, uninterrupted!

One of the things I felt compelled to do this year was to get the Covid-19 vaccination. The wedding business here in Maine was destroyed in 2020. I wore a mask in public and always maintained a 6 foot distance. When the opportunity to get vaccinated in March of 2021, I jumped at the chance.

It's a logistical thing I always insist on, a pre-ceremony wireless microphone check for the officiant and readers. I want everything to work and sound great once the ceremony is underway and this small precaution is worth the time it takes to do.

Be sure to submit your online forms early and completely filled-in. Avoid the blank non-answers and terms like "TBD". It'll minimize errors if the forms are submitted once and in-full. Be sure to communicate directly with your day-of DJ too. All vendors need to be on the same page.

Your key wedding vendors will be away from home for an average of 12 hours on your wedding day. Traditionally, wedding vendors are fed. The timing of that meal is what this podcast is centered around. The Red Barn in South Berwick is the best example of how a venue and coordinator should approach feeding vendors.