The following tips have been written and collated by DJ's, Musicians and Suppliers that regularly perform at weddings. We hope that you find them useful and take them in the spirit that they were written.

Atmosphere

Great Weddings have a great atmosphere, this is not as easy to achieve as you might think, It has to be worked on and should be considered carefully when organising your wedding. Some couples opt for a packed programme of events - we played at one wedding where the couple had issued laminates, our favourite activity was "Skinny Dipping 4am - 6am" the guests were breathless by the time the disco started. So, It is important to pace your day and view if from your guests perspective. Whilst you might be relishing two hours in front of the photographers lens, your guests will be getting bored if no stimulation or entertainment is being offered.

Budget Properly

Decide how you want to spend your money. Do you want to save it all up for the end of the day and hire a DJ and Band? or do you want to spend it across the day with musicians & entertainers featuring in the ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast and a DJ for the evenings activities. Research has shown that newlyweds wished that they had spent more money on their wedding entertainment and we know the reason why.   Weddings are fretted over for months, every detail of the day is checked and re-checked, arguments occur, money spent and eventually you arrive at the big day and all goes well until the DJ arrives looking like a throwback to 1975, and in fact, still playing music from 1975 including 30 minutes of non-stop Abba hits. This is all done whilst eating a pasty and letching over the wedding guests however young. Considering the evening party is over a third of your wedding day, do not opt for the cheapest disco, it's money badly spent.

Treatment of Artistes.

Remember that your DJ's, Musicians and Entertainers are all performers. It is difficult to perform whilst you are being verbally or physically attacked by members of a wedding party that have consumed to much alcohol and have a crush on the groom. If you are aware of anyone in your wedding party that has a reputation for abusive behaviour, please let the performers know.