Wedding DJ Tips

Pre-ceremony music can consist of anything you like. If you need some ideas, try listening to The Vitamin String Quartet or The Piano Guys, both have been very popular choices for years!! Then decide on your processional song (s) and the recessional song. I'll keep the volume where it belongs!!

It's that time of year again, couples submitting their wedding ceremony and reception forms online! Info about the ceremony, officiant's name, processional song, recessional song. The reception form: intros, first dance, who's giving the toast, cutting of the cake, parent dances, last song!!

The DJ's job includes alleviating fears and concerns of the bride & groom. Arriving early, setting up equipment wherever it's needed. You'll be able to hear the officiant during the ceremony. Music will be playing during the cocktail hour. I take care of all MC duties. We bring back-up equipment, provide liability insurance and we can provide a replacement DJ in case of an emergency.

The name of the book is "The Best Wedding Ever" by D.R. Dionne. It's a beautifully illustrated children's book about what a child will experience when being in a wedding or attending a wedding. Available on Amazon's Children's Books. Get a copy today if you know someone who has a child going to a wedding this year!!!

This weekend's wedding was at The Hardy Farm in Fryeburg from 3-10. Outdoor ceremony was held in the "Woodland Chapel". It was sunny and crisp, 38 degrees. The cocktail hour was held on the patio. Finally, the barn for the reception. Intros, first dance, toast and a delicious well served by Black Tie Catering.

The DJ and the Wedding Ceremony!! Your DJ should have a unique system that's meant just for the ceremony. Consisting of a pair of speakers and a pair of wireless microphones (for the officiant and a reader or two). A properly positioned Ceremony DJ set-up will allow the DJ to be able to see, which directly affects the timing of music, the processional and recessional... Microphones and music should be tested well in advance of the ceremony start time too!!

Here we are on March 23, 2023 and the inquiries and bookings are still super-slow!! Why??? Is it the inflation we're experiencing in this country? Has the 2020 disaster finally played itself out and we're back to a more normal (and slow) schedule?

The inquiries I'm getting for weddings in 2023 have slowed down dramatically. Not sure why, I've called my competitors, the venues I frequent and I've spoken to dozens of couples. Some venues increased their prices, others want to do less volume. Many couples are concerned about the cost of hotel rooms in Portland, Maine (the prices are outrageous!). There's a slowing in inquiries and bookings, that's for sure, why, I'm not 100% sure yet...

So far in 2023, I've given 60+ prices for various weddings in Maine, did a corporate event at Trackside in Rockland on 01/27/23, a wedding at The Harraseeket Inn in Freeport on 01/28/23 and I've started preparing music for upcoming weddings between May and October! I've also got weddings coming up on 02/11/23 at The Senator Inn in Augusta and a wedding at The Harraseeket Inn in Freeport on 02/18/23!! My wife and I are going to Punta Cana in The DR this month (for one full week!!!).

I've been a Wedding DJ since 1977! I worked in radio as an on-air radio disc jockey on WBLM, WJBQ, WMGX, WABY, WIGY and WPNO. I also have done hundreds of TV commercial voice-overs. My first wedding was on 01/1477. I've done over 2500 wedding since that date!! I'm an excellent investment for your wedding!