Here’s another of this years “Real Weddings” – this time it’s Katherine & Sinbad’s Wedding at The Tithe Barn at Old Ditcham Farm near Petersfield. Their wedding was full of families, fun, love, stars and space ships and it was wonderful to be part of it.
I was delighted to be working alongside two of my favourite suppliers, their photographer and my good friend Antony from Lightbox Studios CLICK HERE and the excellent Brian from Wright Choice Catering CLICK HERE – DJ’d Brian’s 40th party a couple of years ago.
Katherine and Sinbad wrote this review of my services for my submission to the Hampshire Wedding Supplier Awards …
Paul was recommended to us by our photographer Antony from LightBox / Weddings by ABC, so we went to meet him at a wedding fair. Soon afterwards we spent 2+ hours on a Skype call and knew at the end that he was the DJ for us! We actually adjusted our budget considerably to ensure that we could book Paul as we liked him so much!
We always knew we wanted our day to be a bit different and Paul had lots of suggestions to help us realise this; from personalised grand entrances for the bridal party into the wedding breakfast to the bridal DJ set to finish off the evening. Paul was always there to support us in making our day perfect. He is clearly passionate about what he does; his love of music is obvious, but also his desire to ensure that his couples have their perfect day came across in every meeting and Skype call. All of our planned “quick” Skype’s ended up being 1-2 hours+!
As we approached D-day we knew that Paul was always there if we had questions or worries. We have 3 daughters who were a bit nervous about their role in the ceremony so he offered to come over the day before for a quick run through. When we arrived at the venue Paul was already there (2 hours earlier than planned) helping to set up tables! He was a great help with moving furniture and advising us on how to set up the aisle most effectively. When it came to the run through he had the girls laughing and enjoying themselves so much that all their nerves had gone and they led the way confidently down the aisle.
Everything on the day went perfectly; the ceremony music was exactly how I’d imagined it, and the day flowed so smoothly due to his expert direction. The guests LOVED the grand entrances during the wedding breakfast and really enjoying getting to know each other over the quizzes that Paul had made for each table. We absolutely loved the Love Story which he told before our first dance, it was so amazing to share our story with our friends and family in a way that captured both of us.
Once the music started everyone had a blast, Paul knew how to read the room and change up the music to suit the guests. When we got back from (even more!) photos it was time for the bride to do a ‘guest DJ’ set! He did tell me that some of my choices were a bit unusual, not much Prodigy played at weddings I suppose, but my guests loved it!! For 20 minutes everyone, young and old, bounced around the dance floor like lunatics and it was amazing. In the 3 weeks since our wedding, I’ve been told so many times what a unique idea it was and how much fun they’d had.
We both agree that we made 100% the right decision in asking Paul to be our DJ. All those little things I would have worried about like timings and making sure everyone was in the right place just weren’t an issue. The entire day ran smoothly due to his expert direction. I’ve already told everyone I know how amazing he is and will continue to recommend him!
From their ceremony music to the very last song it was a wonderful day filled with love and fun. After the ceremony we all enjoyed a beautiful afternoon in sunshine with the children dancing and playing like fairies – something to do with all the wings and wands that appeared.
Following on from a receiving line and extended grand entrances they had a table quiz during their wedding breakfast where the answers included “a Giant African Land Snail”, “a red carpet premiere of Narnia Prince Caspian” and “Ali’s Kebab Shop in Portsmouth”!
Their first dance was to Take That’s “Rule The World surrounded by their family and friends. As Katherine mentions above, she did a brilliant DJ set which had everybody on the dance floor.
When it was finally time for them to take their taxi to their hotel they had a sparkler exit – the perfect ending to a perfect day.
That was just a brief glimpse into Katherine & Sinbad’s wedding at The Tithe Barn. I’d like to thank Katherine and Sinbad for choosing me to play a part in their beautiful wedding and for their fantastic support of my entry in the Hampshire Wedding Supplier Awards..
For more information on weddings at The Tithe Barn PLEASE CLICK HERE
