Weddings are a big deal! For most people, it's the biggest day of their life. A lot of times it's a giant 9-16 month planning session where a Bride, her Mom (or soon to be mother-in-law), the Bride's Maid/Maitron of Honor and a Wedding Coordinator/Planner become best of friends! And then there's times where they can't stand each other. But, sooner than later, they all quickly realize that working together is a requirement to get through this!
So, to start most get the date and then start "shopping" for the event locations (ceremony and reception). After a few weeks and some fun Saturday afternoons strolling through Atlanta and paying a combined total of $200 (between parking, gas and lunches) you've narrowed it down to about 10 places!! But since you can't make up your mind on the event location yet, but you've looked everywhere you want to look, you can't stop now! You have to continue to be productive. So what's next? How about dresses!?
You've had the dress you're going to be wearing in vision for atleast 10 years now. So this shouldn't be too tough. It's all a matter of which one makes you look the best, feel the best and of course doesn't "ping" the credit card too hard :) In a matter of 6 hours, you found your dress! Congratulations. Now at this time your Mom is thrilled, your Maid of Honor is so happy (and jealous) and your Wedding Planner is happy to be there for you.
By this time, you've chosen your event location, dress and you sent the future "hubby" to the tux store to get the guys signed up. You've realized you have a beautiful dress to wear and a fantastic place to go, but what are we putting inside of it? We need flowers, cake, food, photographers, guestbook, alcohol and music. And we're sure there are other things you may want, but we're covering the necessary basics.
So to get to the answer, what's most important when planning your wedding? Let's take the fast-pass to the week of the big day and add up the hours you've spent for a 4 or 5 hour party to occur!
Event Facility (10-30)
Dress/Attire (10-30)
Food/Caterer (10-20)
Photographer (10-20)
Cake (5-10)
Limo/Transportation (5-10)
Music/DJ or Band (5-10)
It would be reasonable to say that most people spend the least amount of time and money on their cake, limo and DJ!
Some questions to ask yourself when planning:
- How important is music?
- How important is it for someone to "host" the event?
- How important is it for someone to announce the First Dance?
- How important is it for someone to introduce the people performing the toasts?
- How important is it that my guests are having a great time dancing?
- How important is it that you have a great time by enjoying the day with little or no stress?
- What are my guests going to remember more, the dinner or the entertainment?
Out of all of the vendors and professionals you've hired over the past year, what position is most responsible for all of the above?
That's right!! Your Disc Jockey!!
Don't cut corners. Don't cheat yourself by spending little or no money on a wedding professional. Don't accept that any DJ can DJ a wedding reception. The fact is there are Disc Jockeys and there are Wedding Disc Jockeys. There is a big difference and you have that chance and right to know the difference! See for yourself why booking the right entertainment is so important for the overall success of your event.
For more information on a professional Wedding DJ group, visit http://www.avalancheentertainment.com/djs.shtml or call (770) 751-0000 today!
