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Bride’s Choice Awards 2011

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Miramar, Florida January. 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Party Specialists, Inc. has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Professional Disc Jockey Entertainment!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Party Specialists, Inc. stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Party Specialists, Inc. for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Party Specialists, Inc. is among the very best Professional Disc Jockey Entertainment within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

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2010-10-26T19:27:00.000-04:00

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Wedding DJ Vs Event Planners

2010-10-26T19:15:00.000-04:00

To understand the question "Can a DJ be an event planner?" you must first understand the overall theme of a wedding. The overall theme is to plan a perfect wedding. In the 1950's the brides didn't work, they didn't have a Facebook, MySpace account or better yet even a computer. Your typical bride was lucky to have a television that worked. All she did was cook and clean the house for her working husband. She can cook and clean the entire house in 4 hours max and still plan the perfect wedding and honeymoon for herself.

In the 1980's we experienced what some call the Reagan era. Televisions were common in everyone's household. Some households had 2 or 3 televisions. Inflation raised our economy and forced our men and women to work to cover the expenses of the booming technology. The 1980's was considered party years. Some compared the 80's to the Roaring 20's which is remembered as the best party era of all times. Along with the parties came sex, drugs and Rock n Roll. Then it became common for brides and grooms to already have kids before they get married which was contradictory to the brides and grooms in the 50s that waited to be married before they had children. Now we have a bride that has a full-time job, is addicted soap operas and TV shows and has to make sure she cooks and cleans the house. She has to make sure the kids eat, shower and gets to and from school while she helps pay all the bills.

Nowadays, the brides are just as busy if not busier than the men. They do not have the time to plan a wedding ceremony, reception more less her evening. If she does try to plan her wedding it wont be perfect like she planned since a little girl because here mind is exhausted from planning the household facilities. So to play a little part she plans which check she can use from her job to hire an event planner that can only concentrate on her wedding because she is too busy. Here is the problem. The event planner is usually a women that has the same responsibilities as the bride so how can the event planner concentrate only on the brides wedding. She can't!!! What she can do is use her knowledge and experience to take a few months to gather all the bride and grooms needs and make sure all the vendors are in place and able to deliver. This usually works for the most part. The event planner roams back and forth from vendor to vendor as a supervisor. She positions herself behind the DJ booth and reminds the DJ what announcement to make, what songs to play and when using the same written timeline that the DJ already has in his back pocket. You ask yourself. Is an event planner really necessary? I don't know. Maybe just professional vendors on the same page.

In 2010, what was once a theme "The Perfect Wedding", is now an art and happens to be a huge business filled with professionals survive off of producing perfect weddings for brides every weekend. Since 2000 couples get married every weekend in California, you can see how such business can be lucrative. I have another question for you. Is a wedding ever perfect? No, never, no wedding is ever perfect but a professional makes sure that when things do go wrong nobody either notices or cares. Present brides do have Facebook, MySpace, Reality Shows and cell phone habits that doesn't even leave them enough time to take a chance on an event planner. Our brides today are planning the wedding themselves, taking the time out of there busy schedule to meet each vendor in person to interview and see who is the best fit for there wedding.

Today this is how it works. In a wedding there are several wedding vendors. A photographer, make up artist, DJ, Florist, Cake and Caters etc. Every vendor has a certain job. The most important job is the Wedding DJ. He runs the music for the ceremony and the reception. When the music or announcement stops then the reception stops. All the other vendors work within the DJ to dot the I's and cross the T's of the event at hand. Although the Caters are important because everyone must eat. The Wedding DJ is working for the bride and groom every second of the wedding from beginning to end.

The bride of today take ample time to select the right DJ organization. She interviews and hires a professional DJ that can not only play music and make announcements but is knowledgeable and has a lot of experience in DJing. A professional that has had success DJing weddings for years. That person becomes the DJ and Event Planner of the entire Wedding. That is how how brides and grooms are saving money on there weddings in this tough economy. Not everybody who is a good wedding DJ can act as a DJ and an event planner. It takes professional DJs who have been trained by successful organizations to run events, plan them and correct any technicality that my occur in every area of the actual wedding.

A good example of a Wedding DJ company that houses great DJs that are also used as event planners is Party Specialists, Inc (partyspecialists.com). This company has been running for 13 years and has so much business and reoccurring business from happy brides that they are able to provide the best wedding entertainment on the South East Coast at prices that are so low they look like a misprint. This company sends out the best wedding DJs you will see for an average of around $695.00. These DJs gives the most elaborate announcements, keeps the dance floor busy and plans all the activities in the same show.

I hope I made your outlook on Event Planners VS. Wedding DJs a little easier. Now it is time to Select your professional Wedding DJ and pick his brain so he can plan great weddings like he does every weekend.

2010-01-27T03:30:00.003-05:00

The Biggest Mistakes Brides Make with DJ's

Yes it's that time of your wedding planning to find a DJ for your special day, and for most brides this can be an adventure in itself. Contacting different DJ's, getting prices, choosing prices, consultations, and the list goes on and on.
In this article you will learn the 10 biggest mistakes brides make when choosing a DJ for the big day, hopefully after this you can avoid the pitfalls of choosing the "wrong" DJ for your wedding.
Here's a little quote that my partner always tells the brides she works with, "Your wedding day is like Broadway, you only get one take, and you only get one chance to get it right"

Not Taking "First Impressions" Into Consideration

More than likely your first with a DJ will be either on the telephone or through e-mail. If the first contact is by telephone, listen to how the DJ talks on the telephone, can you understand him or her, or the MC which will do the announcements during your wedding? When you meet the DJ (and sometimes MC also) are they dressed professionally? If a DJ carries themselves professionally during your consultation, more than likely they will be professional on your big day.

Thinking that All DJ's are the Same

This couldn't be further from the truth, every DJ has there own style, different skill level, different rates, and vary a lot in their "arsenal" which is this musical library which is the heart of their versatility. If a DJ only has Rock music, but no R&B, a DJ which has both types of music and much more is more "versatile". Remember your favorite DJ that spins Alternative music all night may be perfect for the club, but more than likely your grandmother doesn't want hear Good Charlotte all night during your reception.

Hiring the Cheapest DJ You Can Find

The phrase "You get what you pay for" holds a lot of water in the case of hiring a DJ... especially for a wedding. Let's use the Washington DC metro as an example to better explain what I mean. There are DJ's which can cost as little as $300, or as much as $2,500 for a five hour wedding. Is the DJ that is only charging $300 no good at all? Who knows, he might do a decent job, but there is one thing that is certain, either the DJ doesn't have the experience, or just has bad business skills altogether to charge only $300.
Any DJ that has done a ton of weddings (100 or more) knows that they put too much into a wedding to only charge peanuts. On the other side, remember that just because a DJ is the most expensive in town, doesn't mean they're the best for you, sometimes they are, sometimes they're not.
The entertainment for your reception is what you, your family and friends will remember, it's worth more than the cost of invitations. Your DJ is an investment that you your guests will enjoy the entire "time frame" of your reception, not half of it. Believe me, if half of your guests leave after dinner because loud rap music
was playing during the main course, the venue isn't going to give you a refund.

Not Communicating with Your DJ

Besides hiring the wrong DJ altogether, this is probably the biggest mistake some brides do when dealing with DJ's, not COMMUNICATING. There is nothing worse for a DJ (and for you also) than a "rush job", especially a wedding. An seasoned professional can get through the event without "noticeable incidents" but I believe I speak for all wedding DJ's when I say it is "nerve-racking" even if we don't show it. Keep your DJ informed of your plans, your special songs, any changes, your timeline, or anything else he may need to know, don't wait until the week, or even a month before the big day to start communicating. This is the only way your DJ will know exactly what you want, and don't want.

Not Having a Written Contract

Simply put... no contract, you very well may have NO DJ! Every year I get a few phone calls from a bride (or her mother) saying that they hired a DJ and they didn't show up. The first thing that I ask is did they have a contract... 80% of the time it's "no". If a DJ doesn't have a contract, run out the front door, and don't look back.

Not Making Sure the DJ has Liability Insurance

More and more venues and hotels across the U.S. are requiring that DJ's have liability insurance, and most are asking to see "papers". A true professional is going to have insurance for his business, and you should ask to at least see a copy of the policy. Insurance for DJ's is generally not expensive, and there are a few major DJ organizations which offer a nice discount on insurance for joining. There's really no excuse for your DJ not to have it.

Taking Complete Control of the Music Selection from Your DJ

You want to hear what you want to hear... That's fine, but remember you're not alone on your special day. You, your family (and your new family), your friends all have different tastes. Some brides want to choose every song that gets played for the entire night, and I can honestly say that I have only seen 2 song lists created by brides out of hundreds upon hundreds that actually worked for the majority of the night. JUST TWO.
Let the DJ do his job, which primarily making sure that right songs get played at the right time. Also remember giving your DJ 200 songs to play for the night isn't going to work either... unless your reception is over 10 hours long.
And last but not least make sure you clarify which artist you want to hear for certain songs. Take the song "Three times a Lady", the Commodores, Kenny Rogers, Conway Twitty (and probably other artists) all sing this song. If you want the Commodores version for your first dance, make sure you don't end up Conway Twitty instead.

Not Making Sure the DJ You Want is "Guaranteed" to be Your DJ

This is probably the biggest complaint from brides all over the country about DJ's. You went to a DJ company that has more than one DJ, you requested a specific DJ, and another DJ shows up in his/her place. Any time you deal with a big DJ company, make sure you get in writing that the DJ you want is the one that will show up.

Not Going Over Back-Up Plans with Your DJ

In life "things happen" which you or nobody else has control over, even on your wedding day! Find out from your DJ about his plans for back-up transportation, equipment, and personnel. If one of these three areas is "out of commission" so will the music for your reception. If they don't have any plans, start running.

Not Hiring a DJ Quickly

Finding the DJ you want is hard enough work, as long as you don't believe they're all the same. Don't go through all the work of finding the DJ you want and then procrastinate on booking with that DJ. Most wedding DJ's that have good reputations in the business will get booked at least a year in advance, especially for the Saturdays in the summer. If you've found DJ "Benz" don't wait to hire him. Remember if you wait a month or two before the big day, you choices are limited and you might end up with DJ "Yugo".
Avoid these ten major mistakes (there are a few more) and you will be better able to "connect" with your DJ, and know what to look for while hiring a DJ. Keep in communication with your professional DJ, and your reception will more than likely be worry free.

2010-01-23T00:46:00.001-05:00

2010 Brides Choice Awards for Professional Disc Jockey

Miramar, Florida January. 19, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nations leading wedding technology company, just announced Party Specialists, Inc. has been selected to receive the 2010 Brides Choice Awards for Professional Disc Jockey

The annual Brides Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Party Specialists, Inc. is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community said Timothy Chi WeddingWires Chief Executive Officer. The annual Brides Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.

We are happy to announce that Party Specialists, Inc. is among the very best Professional Disc Jockeys within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Brides Choice Awards.