Every once in a while I stumble upon a well written, well thought-out article by someone who – for lack of a better term – ‘get’s it.’  One such article was written by a wedding vendor that is not a DJ.  Her name is Stacie Tamaki and she is a wedding videographer in California.  Her blog, The Flirty Blog, is chock full of a lot of creative ideas for any wedding as well as containing several informative articles such as:  (more…)

Recently, there was another article published on Examiner.com about the high levels of professionalism and skill that I bring to the table every time I perform in front of an audience. Enjoy!  (more…)

Charles E. Snyder III, a certified Master of Ceremonies, recently completed ‘The Professional Process’ and received a certificate of training.  ‘The Professional Process’ is conducted by Peter Merry, author of ‘The Best Wedding Reception…Ever!’ and is the founder of the Wedding Entertainment Director tm Guild.  Charles is currently the only entertainer to complete this achievement in the entire greater Harrisburg, PA region.  (more…)

In my quest to find excellent examples of WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR when hiring a DJ while writing the forthcoming book Wed Without Regrets, I have been quite appalled and even disgusted at times by what I have found.  This particular video demonstrates several of those completely unprofessional behaviors that I have been educating brides about for the past ten years.  Aside from the fact that this DJ is either drunk and/or high while performing at this wedding, the incoherent shouting into the microphone, the mostly empty dance floor and inappropriately dressed companion with him, you will witness one of the worst acts of socially stunted behavior that I have seen caught on video to date!

WARNING: If you are easily offended, please DO NOT watch the following video clip – the content is inappropriate for minors!!!  (more…)

A common theme that I have addressed here on this blog is warning newly engaged couples, who are planning their wedding, to be extremely wary of the ‘too good to be true’ deals that other DJs offer.  True to that warning, I was made aware of yet another couple who were taken advantage of just over the state line in Maryland.  As I have been writing about in my new book – Wed Without Regrets – far too often, people do not realize the value of professional service until it is too late.  (more…)

Recently I returned from a much needed vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands.  However while I was there, I had the time away from everything else to sort out my thoughts in regards to the “Wed Without Regrets” book that I am currently working on.  After an extremely busy wedding booking season for 2010, it was a great change of pace to collect my ideas. (more…)

Along the same lines as my previous articles on DJ pricing, a good friend of mine that is a professional DJ in Florida posted a great article on his blog recently.  He made a lot of great points about school dances, so I asked for permission to use it on my blog, just paraphrased to apply to wedding entertainment.  If you like good, solid reasoning, you will love this article!  (more…)

Anyone that has known me for any length of time knows that I am a firm believer in continuing education, personal development and actively belonging to trade organizations.  The reasons are many and may be obvious to some, however there are always some who want to know why or simply do not care.  But I am not here to debate that, rather I am offering it as information so that you can make an informed choice when looking to book entertainment for your special event.

Why?  (more…)

Here’s the bottom line; low-priced DJs are ripping you off and they are ripping themselves off too – it is the biggest scam of the last five decades!  I cannot remember how many times I have heard from brides stating that DJ So-N-So said that they can do everything that I do and for less than half the price.  But I am not the only one, all of my friends from across the United States that are award-winning wedding entertainment professionals have also run into the same scenario time and again.

They do everything that I do?  How is this even possible?  Seriously.  (more…)

In a survey that was done with brides just a few years ago, entertainment was one of the lowest priorities and lowest valued services for a wedding reception.  Yet just one week later, those same brides said that if they had it to do all over again, entertainment would be their number one priority and it would have a much bigger budget.

Why such a drastic change of heart? (more…)