Now that Carisa and Richard are back from holidays, we are back to planning!
During our first meeting, Carisa and Richard told me their priority is for their guests to have a great time at their wedding. A lot of their guests are coming from out of town and they know it is such an honor their guests are making the trip out to Calgary for them.
One of the most important and easiest way to create a great atmosphere is with music. Without it, you will be working a lot harder to create a great time. Just imagine all the times when the room is or was quiet. Those are usually the times when I was taking a test or was in trouble by my parents. (A quiet room still gives me the chills. Ekk.)
When you are choosing your DJ, make sure you hire a professional. Playing a playlist on an IPOD hooked up to computer speakers cranked up will not cut it. (This also gives me the chills.) Take the time to meet you potential DJ and ask him questions. Check out their website and read any testimonials they may have. Some DJs might even have videos of them working a wedding. Huge plus!
Hiring a DJ is tricky because you are hiring the person and not the music. Music is just music if you don't have the right person behind the DJ table. Once you have chosen you DJ, try to provide him with a list of songs you must have and the songs you hate. Doing this extra step will prevent you from saying on your wedding day: "OMG, I hate this song." If you have songs in another language that you would like played, provide those to your DJ too. Just make sure you double check the meanings of the songs if you "foreign language" is a little rusty!
Once you hired a DJ, trust him/her to do their job. Just be ready to dance the night away as bride and groom!
~Monica
Owner and Lead Designer @Wishahmon
If you missed the first couple of blog posts on Carisa and Richard's wedding planning adventures, you can catch up on how they got engaged, set the date, found a venue, found a marriage commissioner, found a photographer, sent out invitations and took care of out of town guests.
Photo Credit: National Post
Fantastic article Monica - much better than what 20/20 on ABC aired last night!
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