Guest wedding expert: Nashville Party Authority has served Nashville weddings and events since 1987. Owner Blair, today’s guest wedding expert, has advice on your wedding music that will be very helpful as you plan your Nashville wedding.
First of all, allow me to express a moment of exaltation – IT’S ALMOST SPRING! And gratification – Thank you, God.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to the issue at hand: When considering whether to hire a professional DJ for your spring wedding, or to do it yourself, it’s important to keep in mind that one size does not fit all. Every wedding and reception is as unique as are the bride and groom involved.
While some couples will undoubtedly have success choosing their own music, securing the audio equipment, and expediting the soundtrack of their most important day, others will feel more confident having an expert in the field at the helm. For those who are leaning toward the do-it-yourself approach, I respectfully ask you to consider the information in this post.
What kind of atmosphere do you want to present at your reception?
By the time of the reception, the bride and groom have had their fair share of planning sessions, phone conferences, emails, invitations and …whew! The list goes on and on! The last things they want to do are to manage a reception timeline and pore over hundreds of tunes. Instead, they want to relax, interact with guests, and, most of all, HAVE FUN! A true professional DJ will customize a wedding itinerary to your liking, facilitate the formalities (formal announcement of the couple, cake cutting, bouquet & garter toss, formal dances) field requests, and interact with guests and transition the atmosphere from formal to party with professional courtesy, expertise, and flare. Sure it’s a juggling act, but to the consummate pro with well over fifty gigs under his belt, it’s a conscientious but happy walk in the park.
Is it important to you that your guests dance?
The do-it-yourself approach favors a more informal atmosphere featuring background music where dancing and entertainment are not top priorities. While most people have their own personal and unique taste in music, only an experienced professional commands a vast knowledge of the many different genres and the know-how to incorporate them in such a way as to appeal to all the age groups attending (everyone from your friends, to your 75-year-old grandfather, to your teenage brother and sister) and, most importantly, use that expertise to motivate your guest to the dance floor and keep them there for the duration of the event.
Keep in mind that a seasoned, professionally trained wedding DJ embraces all aspects of his/her skill set such as visual presentation, state of the art sound, mastery of audio gear and mix techniques, and supreme people skills. You should also expect him to be a confident, proficient public speaker.
Certainly your wedding day is your day, and the correct way of doing things is the way you want them done. Remember, all disc jockeys are not equal. Motivating people to dance, filling a dance floor, and sustaining it is an art that takes years of professional experience to master.
In any event, whether you hire a professional DJ for your wedding music, get a friend to do it, or do it yourself, you deserve the spring wedding and reception that you have envisioned. We at the Nashville Party Authority wish you much happiness and success. Congratulations! To learn more about our seasoned wedding DJ, visit the Nashville Party Authority website.
