DJ - Just play that song!

Yeah, that’s right. I’m quoting J.LO and I’m not ashamed!



Because as of yesterday, the Office Groom and I booked our wedding DJ!

In the early stages of planning, OG and I agreed to do our own music via itunes. Between the two of us we have a wide selection of music that could work well for dinner, and get our guests on their feet for the dancing afterwards.

However, as time passed, there were a few things that came up that made us change our mind:

1. Having a wide selection of music is one thing. Putting it together into a playlist that will flow in just the right way is an entirely different thing. Creating even ONE playlist requires a lot of time, patience, and disagreements – things that OF and I either lack or don’t need any more of in our lives presently 
2. Question – Who’s going to look after the music on the day of? We have a remote that can control our laptop, but we would still need someone to control…the control. We certainly didn’t want to do it. We didn’t want to ask our bridal party or family members to do it because they should be having a good time. Same goes for our guests. If we just let it play for the night, there was no way of knowing if we’d have enough music, or if guests would “feel free” to change it up on their own.
3. Eventually, OG’s parents offered to pay for a Dj as a gift and told us that this was one thing we shouldn’t DIY and let a pro take care of.

Done, and done.

However, going the DJ route still presented some concerns for us. We wanted to avoid cheesy games, and even worse, cheesy music. I’ve been to one too many weddings with “original” games to get the couple to kiss, the chicken dance, and swirling a napkin over my head in a lame attempt to win the centerpiece. Although all of these were fun to be a part of, it’s just not “us.”

OG went on the hunt for DJs but the first few he got in touch with were either too $$ or not very accomodating. That’s when Andrew Hussey, from After Dark Entertainment, came into our lives. Andrew, aka DJ Hussey has been in the business for over 14 years and has performed for all types of events, including many weddings at our venue. In our first e-mail convo, we knew that we were dealing with a pro. Without even asking, he provided us with a professional resume, a price quote (affordable!!), quotes from previous clients, and a link to a mix session he did for a corporate event.

The real selling factors though were that he was all for no games and he’s got a great selection of music with room for OG and I to throw in a few from our own library.

Sah-weet.

So, we went the DJ route, and we’re really happy with that decision. However, I should point out that I still think that an itunes wedding could’ve worked if we had been more dedicated to the whole idea. I’ve heard many success stories about ipod/itunes weddings and I think they can be a lot of fun and really showcase who the couple are. In our case, we’re learned that we’re somewhat lazy but nonetheless, unique :)

Now I’m going to listen to a few dance sons on-line and get some inspiration before meeting with DJ Hussey in a few weeks!