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The Benefits of Hiring a Smaller Wedding Venue

The Benefits of Hiring a Smaller Venue I’m not sure when the trend for giant weddings kicked off but now it seems like there’s no way to get out of throwing a massive do. Food vans, sweet tables, even carnival rides; it seems like the only way to fit everything in is to hire out a football field. Despite our obsession with ‘bigger being better’ there are a lot of perks to refrain from hiring carnival dancers and instead dialling

Frensham Ponds Wedding

Frensham Ponds -  I played at a wedding in Millbridge Court, by Frensham Ponds last weekend, my first time at this venue and hopefully not the last. Really interesting and well laid out building for a wedding with two rooms one for dining and the other the entertainment. The Bride and groom wanted a mixture of 80's 90's and current with a bit of club music in there too. The Groom messaged me the next morning to say "Thanks for

Royal Holloway wedding

Wedding at Royal Holloway  - This was a long day, but a great wedding. I played three sets and helped with keeping the brides and bridesmaids dry as they got out of the wedding cars and into the beautiful chapel at Royal Holloway, Egham. The first set was a chilled background one with background during the pre-dinner drinks.  This set was 2 hours, I then went to my next set-up in the picture gallery to play a jazzy / ratpack

Pennyhill Park Wedding at Xmas

I love Xmas weddings and this one was no exception. The venue was Pennyhill Park in Surrey base for the English Rugby team when they are training an a great place for a quiet family wedding, which is just what this was.  I was booked to play for the pre-wedding drinks, the ceremony itself, post wedding drinks, wedding breakfast and then the wedding disco in the evening. This involved 2 set-ups across 3 different rooms. With only 22 guests it meant

Wedding DJs London and what to consider

It's going to be a London wedding and you have the date set and the venue has been agreed. You are already looking at wedding dresses and the wedding invitations have gone out. Now it is time to look for your wedding entertainment. If you have opted for a DJ then it is just a matter of a quick look on the internet and according to Brides Magazine , the wedding entertainment is only 2.6% of the total cost so it can’t

Fairytale wedding at Fulham Palace

  Fulham Palace wedding - Fulham Palace is such an amazing place for a fairy tale wedding that really comes into its own when the courtyard is all decorated with coloured lights that reflect off the fountain in its middle. My bride and groom choose very traditional wedding music to accompany the tunes played by the very talented Hullabaloo for a Ceilidh - which is a Gaelic social gathering with folk music and dancing and occurred in Scotland and Ireland. They were the main

Funky wedding – Runnymede Hotel Surrey

Funky Wedding - A few weeks back, I DJ'd at a wedding in the Runnymede Hotel Surrey The Bride wanted a Disco/Funky theme to the music with some 90's House at the end. It turned into a great night helped enormously by the up for it crowd of guests. Funky wedding videos Funky wedding playlist; Title Artist Marvin Gaye -PLAYWhats Going On (Truth & Rights Remix) Neptune (Mike Simonetti's Cafe Del Mike remix) Lemonade PLAY Shirley Bassey - If You

London wedding – Kisstory playlist

Played at a great London wedding at the lovely White Swan Bar, Leather Lane Holborn The bride and groom along with all the guests turned up about 18.30 in an old open top routemaster London bus after having had a tour of some of London's sites After a Champagne reception it was time for a dance. They had decided not to have a first dance, and wanted a Kisstory feel to the evening. London wedding video https://youtu.be/3b1AxsHmKos London wedding Kisstory

Great Fosters Wedding

Great Fosters Wedding DJ - Last week I had great fun at Great Fosters playing for a great crowd. The wedding itself was in the main room and there were around 150 guests. I had been asked to play Motown and chart music to begin with and at the end Tiesto and Faithless, so it was a real mix. as always, the Great Fosters staff were very welcoming and professional. Great Fosters playlist Title Artist Heartbeat feat Nathan Nicholson (Original

12 Questions to ask before booking your wedding DJ

Booking a DJ -It’s difficult to know what to ask your prospective DJ, especially if you have never booked one before. Here are a few pointers that I hope will help you in your choice and help make booking a Wedding DJ hassle free Is this your full-time business? Are weddings your main focus? What clubs, lounges, and corporate clients have you performed for in addition to weddings? This will enable you to discover whether they are a well-rounded, successful entertainer