Sorry, I’ve been a bit quiet this week … man-flu 🙁
I’ve also been very busy preparing for this weeks wedding at the fabulous DeVere New Place, which coincidentally is the venue for our last wedding fair of 2012 on Sunday.
The event is staged by our friends Paul and Karen from PMN Wedding Fairs. Doors open between 11:30am and 4pm and Ce and I will be in the Arden Suite so please come and say hello!
My next Wedding fair is just a week away …
The Hampshire Wedding Show October 2012 from Creative Films on Vimeo.
Sunday 28th October
Southampton University
Free Admission
For more information CLICK HERE
See you there!
I’m just back from a week away with my wonderful wife in Ibiza. We had a great time chilling out and just taking time to think. I finally got to experience Cafe Del Mar and a beautiful San Antonio sunset.
The weekend before our holiday I was at BPM, the UK’s trade show for DJ’s at the NEC, where I saw lots of lovely shiny new toys and sat in on many very interesting seminars and I also attended a workshop hosted by my good friend and coach Derek Pengelly. One of the BPM seminars was hosted by show organiser, and again good friend, Mark Walsh who spoke about the state of the DJ industry and how we are perceived by the general public. The truth is that people still think of DJ’s and mobile disco’s as scruffy blokes in dirty jeans with piles of untidy gear, just Google mobile DJ and look at the images section – it’s horrible. Derek also touched on the image of the DJ in his workshop.
Now I’ve had these next 2 pictures for a few weeks and I’ve agonised over sharing them with you, but I feel I must just so that I can say that I care and I would never do this to a client, and all the DJ’s I know would never do this to a client either, BUT there are still people out there who are calling themselves DJ’s who think this is acceptable – so here goes …
This picture was taken on Friday 28th September, less than a month ago, at a function in Wigan …
Even scarier is this next one – taken on my birthday (17th September) at a very good local venue that I’ve played at, this was a midweek wedding. I don’t know the DJ concerned personally and I’ve blurred out the name board as I don’t want to start a witch-hunt. The rest of the room looked beautiful, the tables were dressed and the chairs had covers with sashes. How can anyone think this is acceptable!
So, it’s been a crazy few weeks – I have no idea what the coming years hold for the UK mobile DJ industry, but I know there’ll be plenty more beautiful sunsets especially off the west coast of Ibiza.
You may well remember I posted a few weeks ago about Katy and Mike’s wedding, well here’s my quick video of the day.
They were married in church and I was waiting at their reception venue with music and hosting right through to their brilliant party They had included some brilliant touches in a truly unique day.
Katy has just emailed me her permission to share the video with you – she added this comment ~
Thanks also for doing such a great job on the day – a lot of people said they couldn’t remember the last time they saw a dance floor so full for so long!!
Yesterday my colleague Gary and I were at The Swan Hotel wedding fair in Alton. It was great to meet the lovely couples who attended and also catch up with some new suppliers. Gary and I were both suffering from lack of sleep from working the previous night … well actually we were both finished after midnight so we were actually working earlier the same day – and Gary was in Essex!
The Swan offers some great value-for-money packages and is well worth considering if you are looking for a venue that provides great service on a budget. They do have packages that include an evening DJ but you can replace that element with other services and book your own entertainment.
The Swan is licensed to hold Civil Ceremonies, so you can have your whole day there. CLICK HERE for more information about Weddings at The Swan, or call Harriet on 01420 83777.
Among the other exhibitors we met were …
The Farnham Boutique who had some absolutely gorgeous wedding gowns on display
The Short Film Company who as usual were blowing people away with their amazing Big Brother style inflatable diary room.
and Impress Your Guests who offer a wide range of services including venue dressing,chair covers, candy buffet and fingerprint trees.
I’ll be there with Gary spreading the word about Party Hosts!
Yesterday was the Autumn Southampton Guildhall Wedding Fair.
It was great to see lots of our friends exhibiting – I’ll talk more about them tomorrow. This time we were joined by my good friend, fellow Party Host and DJ, Gary Evans. Gary brought his Bride and Groom chairs along and here are one of our happy couples – Charlotte and Simon, who are getting married next year.
I also hosted the fashion show which this time not only featured some fabulous gowns but also tribute act Abba’s Angels – more to follow 🙂
Sammy and Sam got married in Winchester Guildhall, just across the road from the bus station where Sam first set eyes on the girl of his dreams ~ there’s more to that story, but it’s not for me to share 😉
For their reception they chose The White Horse Hotel in the centre of Romsey, and what a great choice – a fabulous setting with great service and attention to detail. The White Horse has been a coaching Inn for over 600 years – for more information CLICK HERE
The wedding party arrived to brilliant sunshine and a drinks reception in the courtyard and the smiles never stopped.
Here’s a quick video I’ve put together from my snaps on the day – please remember I’m not a photographer or a videographer, this is just for fun.
Check out some fabulous photo’s by Sammy and Sam’s photographer – the brilliant Glen Jevon ~ see some proper pictures from Glen HERE.
Find out more about Glen HERE
and one more dodgy snap from me of the lovely Sammy and Sam.
In my last post I offered free tickets for the Southampton Guildhall Wedding fair on Thursday 27th September, well here’s another FREE Wedding Fair I’ll be at.
Another quick look at last Saturday’s wedding.
Katy & Mike chose this beautiful track by Leona Lewis for their first dance.
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