Posts

wedding at the Tithe Barn

Charlotte & Sam’s Wedding at The Marwell Hotel

/0 Comments/in /by

Another look at one of this years real weddings, this time it’s Charlotte & Sam’s Wedding at The Marwell Hotel in April.

Charlotte and Sam wanted a relaxed, magical day to remember.

Hampshire Wedding DJ

Here’s the fabulous review Charlotte wrote for my entry to the Hampshire Wedding Supplier Awards …

My husband and I first met Paul at our friends Jenny and Fran’s wedding in 2014. To see first hand how much he had done to make their day special made us want to seek him out for our own. 

We found him again at a wedding fair where we were able to speak to him. Paul gave us all of his contact details and we said that we would be in touch to arrange a meeting. He was flexible with where and when we could meet him. For our first meeting (when we hadn’t booked him yet) he came over to our house. 

Paul gave us a booklet of information that he had put together as well as ideas  on how to make our wedding a “WOW” wedding. We went through the booklet at length discussing any questions we had. This made both of us feel at ease and relax as both being very organised people we didn’t want anything left until the last minute. 

There was no pressure to book from Paul. It was simply left after our meeting that he would either hear from us or he wouldn’t. We could tell he is very passionate about what he does. We contacted him that week to book him and it was one of the best decisions we made. 

We had more meetings with Paul in the run up to our wedding (which he again came to our house). At one of the meetings hubby to be (Sam) mentioned that he does not like public speaking and was really worried about his speech. Paul was very quick with a solution to put Sam at ease and suggest that he came to a grooms workshop. Sam went along to the workshop where there was him and one other. Sam found the workshop very useful and he came away with a pack of useful information. I could tell that he already felt more at ease and was not as worried as he had been. 

We had our last meeting with Paul a month before our wedding where we went over all of the details and time line of the day. Paul again reminded us that if we had any “wedding emergencies” he was at the end of the phone and would do what he could to help. 

Paul was on site early – about 10am ready to set up and our wedding ceremony started at 1.30. He helped keep the timeline of our wedding on track ensuring we were ready for our grand entrances, meal, cake cutting and speeches. He checked in with us throughout the day ensuring we were happy with how our day was going. Our evening reception finished at midnight then meaning he had to pack down all his gear – I’m sure you’ll agree this would have been an incredibly long day for him. 

Paul spoke to us and the bridal party before we went into the reception room about how he was going to introduce us for our grand entrances. He typed up a list of questions that was given out as a quiz for our guests to do while we had our meal. We had a Mr & Mrs shoe game which we have had so many comments on how much our guests enjoyed watching that. I did my “special guest” bride DJ set – even had the white headphones to match my dress. People filled the dance floor all night, everyone felt able to approach him with their requests. 

Paul truly contributed to making our wedding day, a day to remember. He was there to assist with any problems. Nothing was too much to ask. Our day was perfect and exactly the way we wanted it. The mood was perfect and that’s all thanks to him. I would highly recommend him to anyone. 

We would really like to thank Paul again for all that he did for us. Not just on the day itself but on the run up also. Every woman always dreams/plans in their head what they would love their wedding day to be like; Paul really helped make mine come true. 

During their wedding breakfast I circulated with a quiz and we found out what the first gig Charlotte went to was, how many vehicles Sam had owned and what was the total age of the Top Table!

For their first dance they chose Daughtry “Life After You”.

Charlotte did a wicked 80’s DJ set including Lionel Richie “Dancing On The Ceiling”, Belinda Carlisle “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” and Starship “We Built This City”.

That was just a glimpse of Charlotte & Sam’s fabulous real wedding at The Marwell Hotel. I’d like to thank Charlotte and Sam for choosing me to play a part in their wedding and for their fantastic testimonial.

Marwell Wedding DJ

CLICK HERE for more information about weddings at The Marwell Hotel

https://www.thepartydj.co.uk/creating-wow-wedding-20th-february/

If YOU want a WOW Wedding full of Love, Laughter to start YOUR Happily Ever After …

/0 Comments/in /by

If YOU want a WOW wedding full of Love, Laughter and Happily Ever After …

You really need to come to this event – even if you’ve already booked me and even if you don’t think you’ll be booking me. It’s not about me – it’s about making your wedding the best day it possibly can be! So …

If you really do LOVE your other half you need to come to this event

If you want your wedding day to be full of LAUGHTER you need to come to this event

If you’d like to start your “HAPPILY EVER AFTER” with an amazing wedding day you need to come to this event

Whether you are thinking of booking me for your wedding entertainment you be mad to miss this FREE evening where I run through the typical wedding timeline and explain how you can put the principles set out in my WOW WEDDING GUIDE into your big day and make the most of every second. It’s at Ampfield Golf Club on Tuesday 17th October doors open at 7pm for a 7:30 start.

CLICK HERE to read how Bex and Alex came to this event twice to make the most of my advice at their wedding earlier this year.

If YOU want a WOW wedding full of Love, Laughter and Happily Ever After … BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!
I promise this is not a sales event, there will be no pressure to book me, just lots of great ideas.
Just email me – paul@thepartydj.co.uk

Here’s to Love, Laughter and Happily Ever After ~ Cheers!  

wedding at the Tithe Barn

Hampshire Wedding Supplier Awards Finalist 2017

/0 Comments/in /by

Following on from the announcement I made last month CLICK HERE I am delighted to say I’ve been selected as a Hampshire Wedding Supplier Awards Finalist 2017

Last year I was honoured and delighted to win in two categories – “Best DJ” and “Contribution To The Wedding Industry”
Hampshire Wedding

So now it’s time to book our tickets to Award Ceremony event on the evening of Friday 10th November at The Hilton at Ageas, Southampton. Competition for the award looks even tougher this year so I’m taking nothing for granted but it will be good to meet up with so many great wedding industry colleagues. I’m delighted to see fellow Hampshire Wedding Group members Miriam ~ Miriam King Hair & Make Up, Sue ~ Tie The Knot Events and Antony ~ Weddings by ABC / LightBox Studios (who like me also won last year) have also made the finals in their categories.

I have a couple more testimonial blogs to post over the next couple of weeks which were given in support of the awards. As I explained in the previous post about this topic (link in the first sentence) these awards are “judged blind”, so there can be no favouritism which I think is really excellent. I’ve stepped back from the National Awards this year as I only really work in Hampshire and occasionally Dorset so networking further afield isn’t really for me.

So I will be keeping everything crossed until 10th November (which will be murder on my circulation!) for the Hampshire Wedding Supplier Awards Finalist 2017

If you, or anyone you know, is looking for a Wedding DJ in Hampshire please send them my way – thanks x

September weddings

Mark says

/0 Comments/in /by

Mark says …
so, what’s this post about I hear you ask.

Well it works on two levels.

First it speaks to people looking for a DJ who wants to give his clients the best possible service. The “Mark” in question is Mark Ferrell who, along with lovely wife Rebecca, is behind the biggest change in DJ standards, training and education of the last twenty years. I certainly wouldn’t be doing what I do, the way I do it, if it wasn’t for Mark and Rebecca and the five workshops I’ve attended with them.

Secondly it’s for the benefit of other DJ’s and I know there are a few who keep an eye on what I post. Mark can help you, it CLICK HERE to find out more about Mark, Rebecca and MarBecca Without Mark and Rebecca I wouldn’t be where I am today – if you want to know more please ask me.

The MarBecca Motto: “It’s all about Love.”

The MarBecca Slogan: “It’s not WHAT you do. It’s HOW you do it.”

The MarBecca Mantra: “Teaching People To Change Lives Through Entertainment And Speaking Skills.”

Mark posted a couple of things that really resonated with me this week and I wanted to share them here.

If you’re hiring a DJ only for music, you’re really limiting your reception to a “dinner dance” and limiting the full richness of its true potential.

This is so true, most couples looking for a wedding DJ are just looking for music because they don’t know what else a great DJ can offer. They are looking for a DJ because they haven’t seen one who they liked enough to ask for a card. Many people think that DJs are cheesy because they’ve only seen.

Then he posted this …

To do a truly GREAT job as a Mobile DJ, you have to wear a lot of hats. To be exceptional, you must gain mastery of 3 distinct vocal skills:
* Announcing
* Master of Ceremonies
* Storytelling
Each of these vocal/mic skills play different roles in someone’s event, and accomplish different objectives.
Let me put it this way… If I was looking for a DJ for my niece’s wedding, I would hire only the DJ with those skill sets.
Let me put it another way… If I was putting together a team of DJs, they would each have to master those skill sets.

Mark Says

To find out more about training with Mark and Rebecca PLEASE CLICK HERE

Twenty Is Plenty, My Promise Your Guarantee

/0 Comments/in /by

This post isn’t about speed limits outside schools…
I recently changed my guarantee because I’ve decided twenty is plenty.

About a year ago I introduced “My Promise’ which is your guarantee of the best service possible. Nobody offers a guarantee that comes close to matching mine – well nobody I’ve seen in this country, and if you know differently please let me know.

In my original promise I said “I will do no more than 30 weddings a year and I won’t be DJ’ing anywhere for 48 hours before your wedding so I can be totally focused, fresh and ready to give your big day the attention to detail and love it deserves” but I’ve now reduced that number because twenty is plenty for me and I really want to make each one personal.

I love what I do and I am in the fortunate position of working for couples who value what I can do for them and pay me accordingly. This means I only take bookings that I absolutely want to do for couples I really want to work with.

I also occasionally DJ for regular parties, especially for clients or families who have previously booked me for a wedding, but again it has to fit with my diary and not impact on a forthcoming wedding date.

Please understand, although I offer numerous options that I’m adding to all the time, every wedding is unique. Every couple want different things, face different challenges, love different music, so my focus is on understanding them and helping them create a unique experience for their family and friends. I don’t just do the same thing, the same way, every time. Each wedding takes at least 40 hours of planning and then usually around 15 hours on the day, everything has to be right and that’s what my promise sets out to achieve.

CLICK HERE to see the My Promise Your Guarantee page

If you are interested in booking me please get in touch for a no-obligation, no-pressuure chat because now I only work for twenty couples a year because, for me, twenty is plenty.

Twenty is plenty