You've spent months planning. You've spent plenty of money to find the perfect vendors. You've dreamed of this day your entire life....Trust us!
I recently did a wedding where the bride and groom gave me four cd's and told me to "just play these ne after the other". They were numbered accordingly. The problem with this? Songs that are good to listen to in the car, perhaps when working out, do not translate well to Wedding receptions sometimes. Pantara at a wedding? Ozzy too?
Well, I pride myself on giving the customer what they desire, so after we chatted they told me under no circumstances should I play any songs not on their CD. Well, after dinner when dancing was supposed to start what happened? Well, nothing. The music was abrasive, crude, and simply put-not very good.
Now, it is not my style to complain about a customer. I am simply using this as an example. True wedding professionals know what they are doing. Feel free to make suggestions and tell me your favorite songs and or types of music. Also, tell us what you do not like. Then allow us to worry about the entertainment--you just worry about having a blast at your wedding!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Where's the priority?
I've been in this business now for a solid five years. I've paid dues and learned the correct way to provide for my clients the very best in entertainment.
That said, I've noticed more and more that with the internet comes an entire new world for wedding vendors, and ultimately, clients. So many people claim to be experts that, if it were not for the brides they swindle, would be considered funny. I like to think that my energies and priorities go into my customer's event. I've seen to many times the priority of many internet businesses go directly into getting the name on the dotted line. Numerous times I have heard and or seen beautiful websites, really eye catching promotional material, and so forth crop up. Google adds, Yahoo searches and such are tools of the trade now. Sadly, a good position in a Google search does not mean anything in reality to how good your particular vendor is. Likewise, a fancy wed site means only that somebody hired a professional to construct a little bit of eye candy (Think smoke and mirrors.)
My point is this: Go after the vendor who puts their energy into your event. Ask around. Ask for a past bride to call and chat with. Did they like your vendor? Also, ask around the local vendors where you will be getting married. What is their opinion? I do a lot of weddings where the client will be coming from out of town and trust their entire day to a vendor they have only interacted with online. What's their reputation?
I find that my qualities arise from dedicating myself to my clients AFTER the check has cleared. I am A DJ and only a DJ. I will not offer photography, flowers, ministers, limo's, and or any other vendor service. It is not my goal to send out 5 DJ's and skim from the top. It is simply my goal to provide outstanding services to my clients. I will gladly give you names and numbers of past clients to ask about me. I am confident that the staff where I have played would speak very highly of me. I am not a one stop shop. Let me show you the difference between a fully equipped independent DJ against the company that uses an assembly line approach. From start to finish, it's just me!
That said, I've noticed more and more that with the internet comes an entire new world for wedding vendors, and ultimately, clients. So many people claim to be experts that, if it were not for the brides they swindle, would be considered funny. I like to think that my energies and priorities go into my customer's event. I've seen to many times the priority of many internet businesses go directly into getting the name on the dotted line. Numerous times I have heard and or seen beautiful websites, really eye catching promotional material, and so forth crop up. Google adds, Yahoo searches and such are tools of the trade now. Sadly, a good position in a Google search does not mean anything in reality to how good your particular vendor is. Likewise, a fancy wed site means only that somebody hired a professional to construct a little bit of eye candy (Think smoke and mirrors.)
My point is this: Go after the vendor who puts their energy into your event. Ask around. Ask for a past bride to call and chat with. Did they like your vendor? Also, ask around the local vendors where you will be getting married. What is their opinion? I do a lot of weddings where the client will be coming from out of town and trust their entire day to a vendor they have only interacted with online. What's their reputation?
I find that my qualities arise from dedicating myself to my clients AFTER the check has cleared. I am A DJ and only a DJ. I will not offer photography, flowers, ministers, limo's, and or any other vendor service. It is not my goal to send out 5 DJ's and skim from the top. It is simply my goal to provide outstanding services to my clients. I will gladly give you names and numbers of past clients to ask about me. I am confident that the staff where I have played would speak very highly of me. I am not a one stop shop. Let me show you the difference between a fully equipped independent DJ against the company that uses an assembly line approach. From start to finish, it's just me!
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