Wedding Entertainment With Surround Sounds

We cover in excess of 200 weddings a year and by any standards, that makes us experienced at what we do. Drawing on over two decades of experience we do everything we can to ensure the night of your dreams. With thousands of satisfied clients, we must be doing something right.

The truth is you are looking for a Professional Wedding DJ to manage your entertainment, covering a wide variety of age groups and musical tastes with the ability to personalise the performance to suit the Bride & Groom as well as family and guests. Today's clients want their reception to be unique, personalised and custom crafted to their requirements. Read what our clients say about us.

We are proactive and a firm believer in the traditional values of customer service treating your event as if it was our own, if you want help just ask. With our experience we can help you map out your reception with timelines and suggestions to help you craft it in to a unique and memorable event. Many of our services are in-house but we have a wealth of contacts who we know deliver an excellent service covering every aspect of a wedding.

If you are still at the planning stage we have tried to think of every cost involved with a wedding and added it to our calculator which is free to download by clicking here

The Basics About Booking A Profesional Wedding DJ

• Always book your DJ well in advance, at least 6 months, probably a year for good quality DJs
• If you book through an agent make sure you get the name of the DJ and talk to them directly (agents generally wont do this as they select DJs at short notice and prefer to use the ones that offer them the best profit margin).
• Most venues will insist on legal documents for any DJ working on their premises. The most common ones asked for are PAT (electrical safety test certificate) and PLI (public liability insurance). Make sure this is in place with the DJ as they can be refused entry by the venue if they fail to produce them (you must insist on seeing copies).
• Always take up references for your DJ and check them.
• Ensure your DJ has adequate backup for equipment, vehicles and DJs to cover unforeseen circumstances.

Professional Memberships

Membership of professional organisations and accreditation schemes are often the sign of a true professional and we have listed below a few of the most commonly used organisations and accreditation schemes. Please Note that membership of NDJA and SEDA require PAT and PLI to be current so you are already on the right path if you select one of their members.

From The DJs Perspective

• The reception will generally overrun by at least an half an hour due to 101 reasons. Bear this in mind and plan contingencies to cope with this but remember a professional DJ will be used to this and will be flexible with schedules.
• Discos are generally held in the same room as the wedding banquet. Most professional DJs will install their equipment in the same time as it takes to turn the room around by the venue for the evening event.
• If the DJ is working alongside a band make sure they have a copy of the set list so tracks aren’t duplicated.
• If the band and the DJ are occupying a common space make sure the DJ installs first as the band will most likely finish before the DJ and want to remove their equipment at the end of their last set. This will ensure the band can safely remove their equipment without any interruption to service.
• Don’t feel pressured to do the first dance at 7.00pm because the photographer says it’s what people usually do (that is not the case). In our experience the best wedding discos usually start with the first dance after the evening buffet. If you aren’t having an evening buffet then consider at what part of the evening you would want to dance if you attended a friends wedding.
• Consider the time of the first dance in relation to the evening buffet. Filling the floor after the first dance and keeping it full should be easy for an experienced DJ but if you then stop for a buffet recovering the floor takes time.
• Some couples have issues with a first dance as it makes them feel uncomfortable. It’s a great photo opportunity and if you discuss this with the DJ they can encourage guest to join the floor a minute or so into the tune.
• The Bride and Groom are a point of focus on the day so if you vacate the dance floor/room during the evening expect half your guest to follow you.
• Allow yourself time to greet the influx of evening guests. Welcoming the evening guests will keep busy for an hour or so, remember newlyweds are the center of attention and guests will be demanding your time.

The Harsh Bits

• Be patient with requests on the night as DJs need to group them into sets because Mr. Brightside and Dancing Queen don’t mix very well.
• All professional DJs will accept playlists, just don’t ask them to play it in a set order as the mood of a floor changes and the DJ will need to adapt to cope with this.
• Take an overview of your guests and consider their musical taste and at what point of the evening certain styles of music would apply to them. You will have older members of your family there so consider playing to them during the earlier parts of the evening.
• In that overview look at the bulk of people that will command the later part of the evening. The likelihood is they will have similar musical taste as you and you need to make the DJ aware of this.
• Occasionally there will be issues with “must not plays”. These can arise for a multitude of reason from personal dislike to bereavement. The DJ needs to be informed of this and this is an important addition to the request list.

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