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Thank You 2017

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Thank You 2017, you’ve been amazing!

OK, maybe it’s a bit silly to say thank you 2017 but it has been a fun year and looking back I’m happy with how things worked out. I was thrilled to be ask to play for two of my previous brides as they celebrated “significant” birthdays, perform at a couple of great engagement parties and, of course, play a part in many wonderful WOW weddings! I also got to work at many of my favourite venues alongside many of my favourite suppliers. I continued with study, training and even did a couple of events as a speaker to help other DJ’s. It was a year full of “stuff” and another year where many unexpected changes and opportunities have brought me to a new place and a new plan for 2018… but more about that next year 😉

The year started with lots of wedding fairs/fayres/showcases and WOW events and a couple of birthday parties. There was Maxine’s 40th, then I was back at my Christmas venue The Port House for Sam’s 30th party.

In the Spring I was delighted to DJ for Vickie and Gemma’s engagement party and am looking forward to their wedding in 2018. It was great to see Karen and Ian, their friends and family again (I did their wedding in 2013) as Karen celebrated her 60th. Then it was Charlotte and Sam’s wedding and reception at The Marwell Hotel. They wrote a wonderful testimonial for me CLICK HERE.

In June there was Hannah and Alex’s stunning reception at Norton Park following their church wedding.

July started with Bex and Alex’s beautiful wedding with a church ceremony followed by a marquee reception set in the beautiful English countryside. They did another great testimonial for me CLICK HERE.

Highlights in August included Katherine and Sinbad’s wedding at The Tithe Barn CLICK HERE to see my blog post and their feedback It was also really great to be invited to the first showcase at Manor Court Farm – this venue is AMAZING! For more information PLEASE CLICK HERE Angie and Dean finally tied the knot at The Master Builders and Lucas celebrated his 21st with a huge black tie diner and dance in a marquee party at home.

September highlights included Amina and Tarik at the magnificent Tylney Hall Then there was another engagement party, this time for Libby and Glenn – I wonder if I’ll get there wedding?

October saw two brilliant weddings. Rachael and Remi at Woodland’s Lodge. It was another day full of different World traditions. The second was very special as I’ve known the bridegroom Matt literally all his life! Anna and Matt were married at their church in Southampton and then had their reception at East Horton

I decided not to “do” Christmas parties this year, instead Ce and I took another trip to Fuerteventura – and we are already planning our next visit there.

So many great parties, lovely people and amazing love stories … Thank You 2017 and bring on the New Year!

September weddings

Married In March

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Why, you may ask, would anyone get married in March? Well actually it’s been fairly constant for me as a month for weddings as is illustrated by the four pictures here. Potentially it’s another month when the schools might be on holiday. Easter can fall any time between March 22 and April 25, the Easter weekend in 2018 takes place from Good Friday on March 30 until Easter Monday on April 2 – making Easter Sunday also April Fool’s day!

March Wedding

So, what will the weather be like if you get married In March? Here’s a link to MyWeather2.com and here’s a summary of their thoughts …

Temperature ~ March daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 11°C that’s about 52°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 4°C, that’s 40°F. In recent times the highest recorded temperature in March has been 21°C that’s 69°F, with the lowest recorded temperature -8°C, about 18°F.

Rainfall ~ The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 40 mm, that’s 2 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 18 days of the month, with snow falling on 1 days.

Sunshine ~ For March expect the sun to shine for an average of 6 hours per day.

Pretty damp then, but with the possibility of some good days as Spring starts to … well, Spring 2018 in Northern Hemisphere will begin on Tuesday, March 20and ends on Thursday, June 21.

  • This year March has started with the worst snow locally for a few years!

Wedding DJ Winchester

These pictures are from some of my couples weddings who got married In March, they are from weddings at The Tithe Barn near Petersfield, Winchester Guildhall, Audley’s Wood near Basingstoke and Rhinefield House in the heart of the New Forest. All four of them were wonderful and the photographers were able to get some outside pictures.

Many people like to pick a month when there is nothing else happening – for example one when neither of them celebrate their birthdays. Some pick the anniversary of their first meeting or when they got engaged – people certainly seem to be getting married all the time these days. Next up April weddings – see you next week.

March Wedding

wedding at the Tithe Barn

Katherine & Sinbad’s Real Wedding at The Tithe Barn

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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.

Tithe Barn wedding DJ

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!

Wedding at The Tithe Barn

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