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Helpful Hints To Make Your Wedding Reception A Success |
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Below are some suggestions to help make your wedding reception a success.
Enjoy Yourself/Don’t Stress: Easier said than done! Planning the wedding can be stressful. Ask for help! You can either pay a wedding coordinator or get a friend or family member to help. Obviously, the wedding coordinator will be the best bet but if money’s tight, enlist the help of a close friend or family member. Ask your DJ, photographer or even the function hall coordinator for advice on things. They are a wealth of knowledge!
Skip the Receiving Line: If you aren’t doing a receiving line at the church, skip it entirely. Don’t have one at the reception. Most times, once the ceremony is over, the photographer will need you for pictures. This takes time. A receiving line takes even more time. During the course of the evening, the bride and groom usually visit each table. Isn’t this the same as having a formal receiving line? The less time you spend on formalities at the reception, the better! You want to have a good time, dance, socialize. The reception is the time for this! Enjoy your reception!
“Friend of a Friend”: Too many times, I’ve heard stories about a DJ or photographer who was a “friend of a friend” who either didn’t show up or did a terrible job or took horrible pictures. Stay away from this. When someone offers to DJ or take pictures and they don’t do this professionally, you’re better off saying, “Thanks, but no thanks!” Politely, of course!
Don’t cave in to tradition!: Just because everyone else does a particular thing at a wedding doesn’t mean you have to. It’s your wedding, it’s your day. Do it your way! You DO NOT have to have a formal cake cutting ceremony. You DO NOT have to have a garter and bouquet ceremony. The best man doesn’t have to be a man and the same holds true for the maid of honor! I remember a wedding in which the bride’s best friend in the world was a guy she grew up with. During the reception, she mentioned this to me and said she wished he could have been her Maid of Honor but he couldn’t because he wasn’t a woman. Ridiculous!
The IPod Wedding/Party: The latest “brilliant” idea is to use an IPod to provide the music at a wedding reception or party instead of hiring a DJ. I’ve read stories about how well this usually works out. First of all, few people have the library of music diversified enough to satisfy all the different generations of people at a party. Who is going to make all the announcements and introductions? I’ve actually read a story about a wedding reception that failed because someone STOLE the IPod!
The Overbearing Mother: Ok, tough situation to deal with. She’s your mother, but she insists on having everything done her way. THIS IS YOUR WEDDING, NOT HERS! By all means, listen to her advice, ask her opinions but you don’t have to do things her way! Moms are usually trying to help, trying to make things perfect. I certainly appreciate this. But, what may be the perfect wedding for Mom might not be what you had in mind. I’ve had situations where the Mother-Of-The-Bride (MOB) has told me to turn the music down, turn it up, MOB has changed the bride and groom’s wedding song, MOB has changed the entire menu without even consulting the B&G, MOB has complained about every single thing to anyone who will listen even though her daughter’s wedding reception is going quite smoothly and everyone is having a blast. Between me and you, I take orders from the Bride and Groom. It’s their wedding. When MOB tries to tell me what to do, I politely will tell her that I will check it with the B&G first. |
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DJ Eddie Freitas |
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Contact Information:
US Mail: DJ Eddie Freitas P.O. Box 844 Fairhaven, MA 02719
Phone: 508.997.2097 Mobile Phone: 774-263-5595 E-mail: djeddiefreitas@comcast.net
AIM Instant Message: eman1966 |
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Professional Disc Jockey Serving Southeastern Massachusetts Since 1981
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508-997-2097
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