Ceremony Music: Why a DJ Beats a CD Player
Most venues offer a CD player and house PA for your ceremony. Here is what changes when a professional DJ handles the music instead.
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DJ & Music
21 articles on dj & music
Cheesy Wedding Songs: Why You Secretly Love Them
What makes a wedding song cheesy? A DJ's look at guilty pleasures, genre snobbery, and why the tracks you claim to hate often fill the dancefloor.
Choosing an LGBTQ+-Friendly Wedding DJ: What to Ask
Practical questions to ask before booking a wedding DJ for your LGBTQ+ wedding, and the red flags that tell you they're not the right fit.
Your First Dance: Every Option, Including Skipping It
Traditional, choreographed, alternative, or skip it completely. Everything you need to know about the first dance, from a DJ who's seen 2,500 of them.
How to Choose a Wedding DJ: What Matters, What Doesn't
Most couples rush the DJ decision and regret it. What to look for, the questions to ask, the red flags to avoid, and how to find someone you'll feel s...
Let the Music Breathe: Why I Pause the Mic During Dancing
The best wedding parties feel like they just happened. No interruptions, no cheesy announcements, just a dance floor that stays consistently busy. Her...
The Peak-End Effect: Why Your Last 30 Minutes Matter
How the peak-end effect shapes your guests' memories of the day, and why finishing on a high matters more than partying until 1am.
Planning a Wedding Over 40? Here's What Changes About the Music
Mature couples know what they want from their wedding music. How a DJ who listens, not performs, builds an evening that suits every generation.
The Reminiscence Bump and Your Wedding Music
The psychology behind why certain songs trigger powerful emotions at weddings, and how a DJ uses the reminiscence bump to fill your dance floor.
Second Wedding? What Your DJ Actually Needs to Know
Second weddings deserve the same care as first ones, with different planning. What changes about the music, the hosting and the approach.
The Best DJs Look Boring
Why calm in the booth means obsessively focused on your guests. The room-reader vs performer philosophy that shapes every wedding I play.
The DJ's Sliding Doors: How One Song Changes Your Night
Why the next song matters more than the current one. A look at how professional DJs read the room and steer the dancefloor through real-time decisions...
The Truth About Being a Professional Wedding DJ
Setup in thirty minutes, a hundred-song playlist, abuse at midnight. What happens behind the booth at a wedding, and why it takes more than pressing p...
Turning Tables: How a DJ's Choices Shape Your Day
Every song choice at your wedding shapes what happens next. Here's how a DJ thinks about timing, energy, and reading the room.
Your Wedding Budget: Entertainment Deserves More
What your guests actually remember about a wedding, and why entertainment is the last place you should cut corners on your budget.
Why Wedding DJ Checklists Matter More Than You Think
The Van Halen M&M story, a forgotten first dance CD, and a missing cake knife. Why the best wedding DJs rely on checklists, not memory.
How Much Does a Wedding DJ Cost? What You Pay For
How much a wedding DJ costs in the UK, what the fee pays for, and how to compare quotes fairly, with my own prices for Hertfordshire weddings.
Wedding Song Requests: A Guide to Getting It Right
Song requests can fill your dancefloor or empty it. How to handle them so guests feel included, the music stays on track and nobody panics about the p...
When Things Go Wrong: My Worst Wedding and Review
Every wedding DJ says their kit is reliable. Here is what happened when mine failed fifteen times in one evening, and the one-star review that changed...
Why DJ Mixes Don't Tell You What You Really Need to Know
DJ mixes sound great, but they don't show you what actually matters at a wedding. Here's what to look for instead.
Should Your Friend DJ Your Wedding? An Honest Answer
Your mate has decks and great taste. But DJing a wedding is a different job entirely. Here is what to think about before you ask a friend to do it.