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Save The Date ~ Tuesday 15th November

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Save the date, this Autumn I’ll be hosting another of my “Creating Your WOW Wedding” evenings.

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It’s being held on Tuesday 15th November at Ampfield Golf Club and I’ll be running through how your wedding day will go and what you can do to make the most of every moment. I expand on the principles set out in my “Your WOW Wedding” booklet – you can see a preview of the booklet (click here) and if you want to see the whole thing just email me and I’ll hook you up.

Tickets for this event are available for just £10 per couple (and their parents if they’d like to attend). ALL the ticket money will be donated to The Countess Mountbatten Hospice. However this evening comes with a full money back guarantee – if you stay and at the end feel you haven’t had value for money I will give you your £10 back out of my own pocket – the charity will still receive your £10. Also if you go on to book me for your wedding you’ll get your entrance deducted from fee and free admission to my future events including my Bridegroom’s evening.

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Did you see my last post about Hannah and Dan’s wedding? Here’s what they had to say about attending on of my WOW evenings …

“Paul invited us to his ‘WOW’ wedding event at Ampfield Golf course, which was amazing! We took our parents a long too and we were all blown away. I think what really struck us was Paul was so passionate about how people felt, having that great feeling, not just us as the bride and groom, but family and friends, which was so important to us.”

I also hope to be joined on the 15th by some of my favourite wedding supplier friends who will be on-hand to tell you their tips and ideas.

So make sure you save the date and join us on Tuesday 15th November at Ampfield Golf Club. Doors open at 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start. Email paul@thepartydj.co.uk to register your interest now and reserve your seats.
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Pro Mobile Magazine

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The latest issue of the Pro Mobile Magazine dropped through my letter box yesterday and it features a four page profile of me!

Pro Mobile actually played a pivotal role in my return to DJ’ing, to quote from the article …

I used to subscribe to Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert weekly email and among the free stuff he mentioned one week was a magazine for DJ’s called ProMobile – and you could get a free sample. I did, and it was another step that changed my life (thanks Eddie).

That offer is still available – if you are interested in DJ’ing Pro Mobile magazine is pure gold and you can get a FREE COPY (CLICK HERE) and find out more – it probably won’t be the copy with me in it, so don’t apply just to get a picture of me for your dartboard!

Pro Mobile is still a vital cover-to-cover read for me now with it’s great mix of articles on the business side of things and equipment reviews. Pro Mobile also organises the annual conference I attend each spring and I’m already looking forward to next years event.

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CLICK HERE for the first half of the article. If you want to know more, buy a copy, study this blog, or buy me a drink ~ Cheers!

Party DJ!

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I just wanted to say … I’ve still got it!

When I first purchased the Party DJ domain I had no idea I’d still be DJ’ing in 2015 and loving it more than ever.

I’ve categorised this post as “soap box” and I guess it’s a bit of a rant. The problem is anybody can call themselves a DJ – there are no qualifications that you need to have. The only criteria anybody calling themselves a DJ should meet is holding public liability insurance, and many don’t even have that! The market locally, nationally and globally is flooded with people who call themselves DJ’s although they have no little to no experience, they’ve cobbled together some cheap equipment and downloaded illegal music. People expect to pay a couple of hundred pounds for a DJ because they’ve never seen one worth more than that – when they actually see a proper DJ they are blown away.

So far this year I’ve done three weddings, I spent time in advance with each couple finding out what they loved and hated to make sure their party was as good as it possibly could be. Each of them have been great fun and I’ve received some amazing feedback both from my clients, their guests and even the staff at the venues. Each of these three couples took my advice and set up a FaceBook page in advance and invited their friends and family to make suggestions for the reception playlist, it worked really well.

First up was Kat and Gareth’s wedding at Audleys Wood. The golden rule for a busy dance floor at a wedding is wherever the Bride and Bridegroom go their guests will follow ~ Kat and Gareth spent the whole night on the dance floor!

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This one’s from Tara and Rob’s wedding at the Bartley Lodge ~ not one of my photos, this one turned up on FaceBook ~ thanks Nik and the ladies for wanting a selfie with me!

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Finally for now, on Friday I was at New Place for Emma and Simon’s wedding, their friends and family had suggested nearly eleven hours of party music and I think some of them would have danced to the whole lot. You’ll find plenty of pictures from their party HERE on my The Party DJ FaceBook page .

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There are plenty of DJ’s out there, wherever you are, but not all of them really know what they are doing. NEVER book a DJ without having a good chat with him/her first, ask them about their experience, check they have insurance, don’t waste your money on a muppet wannabe … well I did say it was going to be a bit of a rant didn’t I.

I’ve been a DJ for a very long time and I won’t be giving up any time soon.