Wedding Music And Songs

DJ booked

LMAO! don't ask. Yeah sometimes boyfriend just plain whaaa? the other day, he told me he was going to be home at 9012. Yeah, not a number. Butt yay for booking the DJ!

That's great news!

That's awesome girl! The DJ is soo important, I don't blame Matt lol

foreverstarsnow- lol!! Yeah, I guess we have to pick our battles and our questions? 9012! that made me laugh out loud.

sweetlatina- thank you darlin. I love getting things off the plate!

Tashasita- I'm glad you understand matt. ha! love you girl :) you're getting married soooonnnn!!! woo-hoo!!

Hee hee on this one I totally do!!! Music was one of my biggest priorities! A good DJ can make or break any event. Music and food are the things that anyone remembers the most I find. And in the case of your wedding, the coolest save-the-dates EVER!!! All the details we work so hard on are captured for us and a small group of others. Mind you, those are so important too :)

But I def get it, esp if he's in the industry!! That'd be like someone trying to sell Mark a low quality computer or communication system when he's used to military grade lol! What does Matt do?

Although I may be naive but I am totally surprised you couldn't find a fabulous DJ out there. You would think LA would be abundant in all things entertainment!!

Can you please give me a few tips on what to look for in a good DJ? I've been having a hard time with this one.

Hey guys, so sorry I have been missing :( I have had a trainee all week and i've put in ridicluous hours!

tasha- Matt does lots of things :) lol! He has always worked in the nightlife industry. He owns a nightlife consulting company (thebarmechanics.com), he bartends as well, and he is an actor/model (trying to break onto the screen) :) I do agree that the DJ makes or breaks an event so I didn't argue with him on this one. And YES there are incredilble dj's out here, but my issue was someone that was incredible and could play or at least "get" arabic music...that was a challenge. Detroit has huge arabic poplulation so we were comfy with him since he knows the vibe (even though he's not arabic at all!.

Tamiaandaustin- What we looked for was someone that could mc the event (very minimal...I don't like cheesy dj's) without being corny, could mix well (some dj's may stop a song and start another (killing the party), could read a crowd (I don't want to give the dj a list of songs to play...he's a dj...I think he should play the [type] of music we want and mix it so that the crowd is having a great time but should have enough experience to know what songs are hot, appropriate, etc. The mixing part was really important to FH. He wanted someone who could mix smoothly (not sure if that's dj lingo) but basically not sound like crap as he transitions between songs. Lastly, we are looking for a club type atmosphere not a sleepy wedding so we wanted someone that didn't only play weddings but played other events as well. I would also look at his database of songs...if he's willing to get the songs you want, etc. That's my humble opinion. :)

Even better honey! Def important that he has a cultural folder. Our DJ is Jamaican, can clearly cater to Mark, but I started to protest the Jamaican invasion until Greg (DJ) showed us his Bollywood collection LOL. I was sold! I know what you mean about having confidence in the DJ that he'll throw a good party :)

And dang, Matt really does do lots of things lol.

Bollywood collection! lol. My mom LOVESSS indian music. I may have him play some Bollywood too...great idea! We are the united nations at my wedding :)

I know - we are too! Bollywood, reggae, soul, maybe some Sri Lankan lol and then all the crazy hip hop Mark likes and some of the rock I like lol