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Something New “Love Laughter and Happily Ever After”!

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“Love Laughter and Happily Ever After” is the title of my new weekly newsletter. I say new but I’ve just sent out edition number 4, so I guess it’s a month old now and it’s growing fast. In fact I have over one hundred subscribers to “Love, Laughter and Happily Ever After” already.

The title of the newsletter is basically my favourite, simple toast to offer at a wedding … “please raise your glasses, to Love Laughter and Happily Ever After ~ Cheers!” The plan is to find three things to talk about each week. Something I love, something that made me laugh and something that will help you create an amazing wedding day to begin your “happily ever after”.

So far, in the “Love” section, I’ve talked about Nannies as Flower Girls, Fuerteventura, the TV show “A Very British Hotel” and my love for what I do.

“Laughter” is usually a YouTube clip featuring people like Peter Kay, Anna Morris, Friends and a clip from the film “Bridesmaids”.

The “Happily Ever After” section has included information about where to start with your planning, how to get people to dance at your wedding, how to choose your venue and this weeks edition focuses on advice for ceremony music and includes a link to the full version of the booklet I’ve written about this. Music For Wedding Ceremonies

Actually there are four things because there is always a “Life Sounds Better To Music” in the p.s. at the bottom of the letter. I’ve featured songs by Gilbert O’Sullivan, Ed Sheeran and Stormzy, Christina Perri and The Beatles

If you’d like to receive “Love Laughter and Happily Ever After” each week just drop me and an email and I’ll add you to the list. Please also get in touch if there’s something you think would make interesting content or have any questions. REMEMBER, you don’t have to be one of my clients, I’m just trying to help as many people as possible.

Here’s a very quick video I did about it when I was away recently in Fuerteventura … which reminds me, I really should post a blog about that ~ Cheers!

The Party DJ June Newsletter

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June Newsletter

Where do the months go … it’s time for The Party DJ June Newsletter already!
Keep an eye out for the links to other articles and video in this post – they should come up in bold pink.

The year so far has been challenging on a personal level, but we’re getting there!

As I type this tomorrow is my first wedding of the month. The couple booked me after attending my WOW Evening at Ampfield back in February last year, so 16 months in advance. The crazy thing is another couple who came to the same evening also wanted to book, fortunately my colleague Gary was available. Because I no longer do weddings on consecutive days I’m having to turn away more and more enquiries which is frustrating from a business point of view but I know it means the best possible service for my couples. More about this can be found in MY PROMISE (click here).

Saturday’s wedding is a venue I haven’t done for a long time and I’m really looking forward to playing there again. I hope to post about it here and on my Facebook page, so keep an eye out.

The following weekend I have a Sunday wedding so won’t be at the Rhinefield Wedding Fair which is one of the events I usually exhibit at. My booklets will be in the bags and I’m actually meeting a couple on the Saturday who I met at the last fair there.

The couple who have booked me for their wedding that Sunday found me via an on-line review for the venue on Trip Advisor where the bride mentioned the services I provided at her wedding there. That wedding is also featured in my Real Weddings book which you can see HERE Again, I hope to post about this wedding soon.

Towards the end of the month I have a 50th Birthday party for a lovely lady who’s son’s wedding I did at Wick Barn near Bath in February 2013 (Click here for my blog post and a video of Kyrah and James’ wedding). I’m really looking forward to seeing the couple and their families again.

Wick Barn DJ

Most of my time at the moment is taken up with meetings, building playlists, editing music for Ceremonies and Grand Entrances, and writing Love Stories (click on the highlighted words for more information). However Ce and I do have tickets for a few nights out this month and hope to rap a few days beside the sea if Summer sorts itself out.

So here we are in my June newsletter and once again I’ve not managed to get everything done I had hoped to, I have a list of videos ready to create (many with the content already planned), as I said at the beginning this year has been challenging, but we’re getting there!

Until next time, thanks for reading my June newsletter, mug of tea raised … cheers!

The Party DJ

The Party DJ May Newsletter

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Happy month! Welcome to The Party DJ May Newsletter

Deer at the Hampshire Wedding Festival

Deer at the Hampshire Wedding Festival

April was a busy month (as always) following on from the launch of My Promise (CLICK HERE) ~ my unique guarantee for my clients ~ a few more additions have been added to the website.

Now you can also find Paul’s Bookcase on the website.

Paul's Bookcase

So far there are two books you can view in their entirety …
My Brochure
and my new Real Weddings booklet

You can also get previews of Your WOW Wedding and Music For Wedding Ceremonies with information on how you can get the whole booklet (CLICK HERE). More additions to the bookcase will be made as the year goes on.

Ready for surgery!

Ready for surgery!

On a personal note, I underwent minor surgery which I had delayed so that it didn’t interfere with my weddings at the end of March and the beginning of April. I had a mole on my back which turned out to be a malignant melanoma – it was removed immediately and then I had to go back in for the removal of more skin from around the site and, in my case, also a Lymph Node assessment and treatment – this was one day in hospital under a general anaesthetic. The results are now back and I’ve been given the all clear I post about this here because I want you to know and take more care of yourself than I did. I love the sun, I’m pretty good at using lotion but obviously not good enough – please take care.

VIDEOS
ABC/123 Episode 19 (CLICK HERE) was on creating a great atmosphere at your Wedding Breakfast.
Episode 20 (CLICK HERE) looked at Ice Breakers to help you with that brilliant Wedding Breakfast.
This month I hope to start on Speeches.

One of the questions I see asked most on the Bridal Forums is “How much should I pay for a wedding Party DJ”. Last week I published a video on that topic CLICK HERE

I also posted a video of Testimonial Quotes from my Couples (CLICK HERE). These are some of the comments posted by my fabulous Bride and Bridegrooms in their support of my entry in the Wedding Industry Awards. I’ve been using them on the screen for my stand at the wedding fairs.

I did promise a video on how to deal with wedding stress. That should be “live” soon.

WEDDING FAIRS & EVENTS
April saw us attending three excellent wedding fairs ~ The Hampshire Wedding Festival on the New Forest Showgrounds site and the PMN Fayers at Elmers Court and Lainston House.

Lainston House

Lainston House

I haven’t booked to be at any wedding fairs in May but if that changes I’ll post here and on the Party DJ FaceBook page.

I haven’t yet been able to schedule my next Creating Your WOW Wedding event or WOW Bridegroom’s event. I hope to do so soon, and remember if you’d be interested in attending either or both of these events please email me.

So, until next time ~ mug of tea raised ~ Cheers!