Camille & Emmanuel 19/10/19

This was the first time for us at the French Consulate in Edinburgh. The occasion was the wedding of Camille and Emmanuel and the party for all their guests.

We always like to perform at a venue we have never been to before so were keen to see what was ahead of us at the French Consulate. It is a pretty grand building with some great staff.

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The first, and very important, thing to impress us was the lift. This place has a lift! Unlike next door, at the Signet Library, where it almost kills us every time. A nice, easy access in a decent time left us plenty of time to set up our smaller than normal rig into the limited space we had for the night.

The wedding breakfast and dinner were held in the Edinburgh Suite which looks like a conferencing room. By the time the room was all decorated, it looked great.

It was a long day from the set up at 5pm. Dinner at 730 and dancing from 1030 until 130.

Music

We have plenty of experience performing at weddings but it is not very often we have been asked to do a full French wedding. Although confident that this would be a successful and enjoyable night, we were a bit apprehensive due to the large number of French songs chosen for the reception.

To best DJ any event there is a need to know and understand the music selection before you. There is a need for the knowledge of how to put certain pieces of music together in the right way. To achieve this there is also a need to know the music pretty well.

Our knowledge of French music is pretty much as good as our French language, limited to a couple of words. So with the help of the bride and groom’s list, we did what we could on the night. We ROCKED it! Unexpectedly the result was exactly as desired by the happy couple.

Everyone attending was just brilliant. Even when trying ceilidh dancing there was great banter and giggles. It is so much harder explaining the dances to people with a limited understanding of English, or our brand of Scottish at least.

Great people, great fun and a very successful night all round.

Thank you to Camille and Emmanuel for your hospitality and for having us perform at your wedding reception.

Congratulations to both of you and have a great life together.

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James Veal Founder, owner and experieced DJ and presenter

James Veal runs Premier Disco, a professional DJ company covering events across Scotland — from weddings in Edinburgh's most iconic venues to corporate nights in Glasgow and birthday parties across the Highlands. He and the team build every set around the room in front of them rather than a fixed playlist, drawing on years of experience reading a crowd and keeping the dancefloor moving all night.

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