Showing posts with label 10 Questions to Ask a Wedding Planner. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 11, 2019

10 Questions to Ask a Wedding Planner


Asheville Wedding DJs are always search for great ideas for the perfect wedding for you and we like to share them. Here is one from one our favor sources, WeddingWire and they have a blog and also on Pinterest. 

10 Questions to Ask a Wedding Planner
After getting engaged, most brides turn to blogs (like this one!) and magazines for inspiration, only to quickly feel overwhelmed with all the steps in planning a wedding. All of a sudden, your WeddingWire checklist informs you to set a budget, determine a date, find a ceremony and reception venue, start the guest list, and book a disc jockey all in just the first two months. Sounds like a lot, right? Our solution — hire a wedding planner! After reading dozens ofWeddingWire vendor reviews and narrowing your candidates down, you’re finally ready to sit down for an in-person or phone interview. Have them answer the following questions:
1. How many clients do you have in a year? And the month-of? The answer to this question will tell you how available your wedding planner will be during the planning process. The success of your event relies on their ability to juggle it all, and if they’re booked up around the same time as yours, then it could suffer.
2. How many weddings of my size and budget have you planned? Examples! Find out how long he/she has been in business, the different sizes of weddings he/she has executed, and if he/she has any certifications or degrees that are applicable. Steer clear from those who can’t provide these references.
3. Have you worked with my venue before? Or vendors? Most wedding planners have a list of preferred vendors. Not only will they be able to provide feedback on their services but also scout out discounts too.
4. What’s the costs for your services? Whether it’s full planning, partial planning, month-of or day-of coordination, it can be a simple flat fee or hourly rate. A la carte services can be additional. Be sure to understand what each package includes and exactly what services you need.
5. Do you work alone or with a team? Depending on your guest list, one wedding planner might not be enough. He/she may need help from assistants. Therefore, find out who you would be in contact with.
6. Will you be with us on our big day (or weekend)? Clarify if you want your wedding planner to be attending the rehearsal dinner, wedding, or Sunday brunch. At times, wedding planners can assign someone else from his/her team to run the show. Refer to #5.
7. Can you help us stay on budget? From the beginning, inform your wedding planner of your budget, so they can help keep you on track and stretch it even further. Every penny counts!
8. How do you communicate with clients? Find out how often you should be expecting to communicate with your wedding planner via phone or email.
9. What happens in case of an emergency? No matter how prepared you are, everything happens for a reason, including a postponement or cancellation. A Plan B is a must-have.
10. Can I see a contract? If you’re about to say yes, ask for a contract. Read it carefully and follow-up with any questions you may have. Then, sign, seal, and deliver!

Asheville Celebrity DJs has over 32 years of professional experience as radio personalities and as private DJs hosting receptions, corporate events and parties. We always provide the lighting that captures your mood, from elegant to fun, and professional announcing with superior sound. We have entertained receptions and events from The Venue, The Biltmore House, The Crest Center, Biltmore Doubletree Inn to Lake Lure Inn to the resorts of the Carolinas coasts. We are featured on WeddingWire, WeDJ, Bride.com and the GatherGuide websites. While other DJs are raising their rates, we have restructured ours to provide more options and reduce the entertainment costs to the couple. We start at: $595.00 for four hours!
Our Asheville weddings blog has a lot of great ideas at:
https://www.weddingwire.com/biz/asheville-celebrity-djs-asheville/b4e834c589fb87da.html
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Our Asheville Wedding DJ website is:
http://ashevilleweddingdj.wixsite.com/ashevillecelebritydj
Our NC coastal partner is Coastal Wedding DJs:
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James Herrick has been a mobile DJ for over 34 years and brings his 10 years radio and TV experience as a professional announcer and host. He is a certified ADJ Professional and has worked at such stations as: 98.7 KISS-FM, 94.5 WWWI Country, WKLM, WGLD Oldies, AM 950 WPET, WLXI TV-61 The Triads Video Music Channel, The Music 106 WUAG, and 90.9 WQFS.
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Friday, February 19, 2016

Some great guidelines ideas...from the DJ


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Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when planning.


  1. Never place tables between the DJ and the dance floor. The DJ should always be next to or touching the dance floor.
  2. Don’t arrange older guests near the speakers. This will create an issue between the younger guests who keep coming up to ask you to raise the music and the older guests who will be uncomfortable about how loud the music is all night and wish to talk.
  3. Keep your DJ table near the dance floor and visible. A visible DJ will entice more guests to the dance floor. If the DJ and the music are placed properly as opposed to a sideshow, more people will be willing to dance.
  4. Consider not cutting out all of the cliché wedding music (Electric Slide, YMCA, etc.), as you will find this will negatively impact the dance floor. Understand that your DJ knows from experience, which songs will get more people to dance. Weddings aren’t the time to introduce to your friends and family obscure music. You will have a lot of different types of people into different music who all want to have a good time dancing to songs that they know. One of the hardest jobs for a DJ at a wedding is to create a balance in music to make everyone happy.
  5. If you are giving the DJ requests, I suggest using the DJ’s expertise and experience to play your song when it fit best to play based on tempo and style. Brides and grooms may make requests such as “play this song next” or “only play rock for the rest of the night”. This is usually does not work well in keeping the guest happy, so help him figure out your style, but don’t restrict him.
  6. One mistake some people make is to give a huge mandatory playlist of 100 songs to the DJ to play at their wedding that may have been compiled by many guests or a few guests. One thing to keep in mind is that a wedding can only fit in about 60 songs during the dancing portion of the night. A request list given usually doesn’t consider music to fit all the different types and ages of people at the wedding. Most guests may just be picking their favorite song and not necessarily everyone’s favorite song. Don’t restrict the DJ too much and consider he knows how to read the crowd and play what will keep the dance floor full.
Our Asheville weddings blog has a lot of great ideas at:

Our Asheville weddings Pinterest page has a lot of great ideas at:


Our NC coast partner is:
NCCoastalDJs.wix.com/CoastalDJs

Please check to see if we have your date available.
Our client information form.



Here is our "Top 10" list:

10 Questions to Ask a Wedding DJ




James Herrick has been a mobile DJ for over 32 years and brings his 10 years radio and TV experience as a professional announcer and host. He is a certified ADJ Professional and has worked at such stations as: 98.7 KISS-FM, 94.5 WWWI Country, WKLM, WGLD Oldies, AM 950 WPET, WLXI TV-61 The Triads Video Music Channel, The Music 106 WUAG, and 90.9 WQFS.

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