May 30th, 2010

suing a wedding dj…on what grounds?!?
Well established wedding dj been in the buisiness over 20 years. We are the top of the line dj we dress to the 9’s we also take photos and put a free gallery online. One month before each wedding we meet up with the bride& groom to be & go through the whole wedding from start to finish which includes songs bridal waltz wedding bouquet games speeches..everything. Now one couple is saying they are unhappy with the performance from 10pm till midnight (they are happy with everything else) they say that from this time knowone danced.. They knew what music we would be playing (which usually kicks off..as weve been in the buisiness so long we know what works & what doesn’t) is it our fault if that particular crowd didn’t dance?as I said the 2hr interview 1 month before covers this… Followed by signed contract. Any advice?
The questions I have is how detailed were you in song selection.
a) just song type ie. country, r&b, pop
b) particular songs besides the father/daughter & first dance
I like to use a combination of both of these. When I meet with a couple I will direct them to my website to pick songs for there event. There are 4 choices
a) Must Play
b) Play if possible
c) Do Not Play
d) Not making a choice
With this feature I have not had this issue come up. I have, however had a few grooms give me a list of all the song the wanted player in the order they wanted them played. In these cases I explain to the couple that while this list is great it may not represent there crowd and if I use only there list I can not promise there guest will dance or even stay. On the night of the event I will still start with the play list and as guest start to complain I will inform them this is the play list provided by the Groom and to direct there issue to him. Most times the groom will come to me with in 3 to 4 songs and to tell me to do what I do best.
Many things can lead to no dancing
a) long reception (what time did you start, how long until the dancing started, was there a lot of down time)
b) not all, but most parties need adult beverages to assist in relaxing the crowd
c) maybe there just not a dancing crowed
d)could by a religious thing (I have been hired by Pentecostals with the understanding there would be no dancing) they wanted an Emcee
last 3 questions
the last two hours, were they contracted or did you go overtime
and did they say anything during the dance good or bad
how often did you check with them on there impression
Thank you
Kyle Brown
Good Time Entertainment
member
Bridal Association of America
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