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100 Greatest Disco Hits Of All Time

1 3rd August 2021 by James Veal Leave a Comment

The Very Best Disco And Soul

Premier Disco and Soul Classic Tunes

The Best Disco Song

Ever since the UK Top 40 started way back in 1952 there have been literally thousands of songs vying to be the Greatest Disco Song Of All Time. As musical styles change through the decades, this list changes but not as much as you would think.

Hits from the earlier decades that stand the test of time will always outrank newer songs and this can be seen by the list below. Some cracking tunes to be heard and I encourage you to have a listen via your choice of music streaming service and see what you think.

This list might be of use when building the soundtrack to your event. It is very heavily influenced by 70’s disco song hits and soul classics but that was the era of classic disco tunes.

I remember hunting high and low for a copy of the no. 1 song on the list. I heard it on the radio and just had to get a copy eventually finding the 12″ version in a small record shop near the top of Easter Road in Edinburgh. Oh, the memories invoked when listening to some of these soul classics.

If there is anything you would like to add to this list then just let me know.

ENJOY!

1“Shame” by Evelyn “Champagne” King
2“Last Dance” by Donna Summer
3“Le Freak” by Chic
4“We Are Family” by Sister Sledge
5“Love Hangover” by Diana Ross
6“Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” by Michael Jackson
7“Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” by McFadden and Whitehead
8“Don’t Leave Me this Way” by Thelma Houston
9“Good Times” by Chic
10“Bad Girls” by Donna Summer
11“Disco Inferno”  by Trammps
12“You Make Me Feel Mighty Real” by Sylvester
13“Got to be Real” by Cheryl Lynn
14“Upside Down” by Diana Ross
15“Hot Stuff” by Donna Summer
16“Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind and Fire
17“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
18“The Hustle” by Van McCoy
19“Stayin Alive” by the Bee Gees
20“Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward
21“Rock With You” by Michael Jackson
22“You Should Be Dancing” by Bee Gees
23“Turn The Beat Around” by Vicki Sue Robinson
24“Ladies Night” by Kool and the Gang
25“I’m Coming Out” by Diana Ross
26“Boogie Ooogie Oogie”  by A Taste of Honey
27“Night Fever” by BeeGees
28“Young Hearts Run Free” by Candi Staton
29“I Feel Love” by Donna Summer
30“I Love Music” by O’Jays
31“The Love I lost” by Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
32“Ain’t Nobody” Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
33“And the Beat Goes On” by Whispers
34“Can’t Get Enough of Your Love” by Barry White
35“Car Wash” by Rose Royce
36“Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel” by Tavares
37“Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind and Fire
38“The Boss” by Diana Ross
39“Funkytown” by Lipps Inc.
40“Native New Yorker” by Odyssey
41“Boogie Nights” by Heatwave
42“Got to Give It Up” by Marvin Gaye
43“Love Train” by O’Jays
44“Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry
45“Pick up the Pieces” by Average White Band
46“Second Time Around” by Shalamar
47“That’s the way (I Like it)” by KC And The SunShine Band
48“On the Radio” by Donna Summer
49“Best of My Love” by The Emotions
50“Stomp” by Brothers Johnson
51“You Know How to Love Me” by Phylis Hyman
52“More Than a Woman” by Tavares
53“Rock the Boat” by Hues Corporation
54“Shake Your Body” (Down to the Ground) by The Jacksons
55“You and I” by Rick James
56“Everybody Dance” by Chic
57“Disco Nights” by GQ
58“Shake Your Groove thing” by Peaches and Herb
59“Love Come Down” by Evelyn “Champagne” King
60“For the Love of Money” by The O’Jays
61“I Need Your Lovin'” by Teena Marie
62“Never Can Say Goodbye” by Gloria Gaynor
63“Get Down Tonight” by KC And The SunShine Band
64“Knock on Wood” by Amii Stewart
65“Let It Whip” by The Dazz Band
66“Don’t Stop the Music” by Yarbrough and Peoples
67“If I Can’t Have You” by Yvonne Elliman
68“She’s A Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton
69“You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” by Lou Rawls
70“Pull Up to the Bumper” by Grace Jones
71“Love’s Theme” by Love Unlimited Orchestra
72“Somebody Else’s Guy” by Jocelyn Brown
73“YMCA”  by Village People
74“MacArthur Park Suite” by Donna Summer
75“Fire” by Ohio Players
76“Celebration” by Kool and the Gang
77“Found A Cure” by Ashford and Simpson
78“The Glow of Love” by Change
79“It’s Raining Men” by Weather Girls
80“The Groove Line” by Heatwave
81“Working My Way Back to You” by The Detroit Spinners
82“Do It (Til Your Satisfied)” by BT Express
83“It’s A Love Thing” by The Whispers
84“Working Day and Night” by Michael Jackson
85“Fantasy” by Earth, Wind and Fire
86“Fly Robin Fly” by Silver Convention
87“I Can’t Go For That” by Hall and Oates
88“I’ll Be Good to You” by Brothers Johnson
89“Make that Move” by Shalamar
90“Rock Your Baby” by George McCrae
91“Walk Away From Love” by David Ruffin
92“Bad Luck” by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
93“I Love the Nightlife” by Alicia Bridges
94“Get off” by Foxy
95“Heaven Knows” by Donna Summer
96“Love is the Message” by MFSB
97“Take that to the Bank” by Shalamar
98“It Only Takes a Minute” by Tavares
99“Lost in Music” by Sister Sledge
100“Jump To It” by Aretha Franklin

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Wedding Survey 2019

1 9th July 2021 by James Veal Leave a Comment

Results Of The National Wedding Survey 2019

This is an insight into weddings held in 2019, before the ‘pandemic’. A guide to costs, venues, and all things wedding day. Due to the severe lack of proper weddings in 2020, this is the most up-to-date information available. See how your plans compare to the averages of 2019.

The Average UK Wedding in 2019

So how much was an average wedding in 2019?. This changes from year to year and the 2019 cost was marginally lower than in 2018.

Almost half of the couples’ married in 2019 had some contribution towards their wedding costs from parents. Mostly their weddings were paid from savings with 20% using credit cards and 10% taking out a loan.

How to save money on your wedding

Top 5 Wedding Costs

How are couples spending their wedding budget? The order of priority generally stays the same from year to year. The venue was the single most costly part of a wedding. The honeymoon comes next.

Wedding Venue

The choice of wedding venue was responsible for the biggest spend in 2019. It was down by 3% on the previous year.

For the first time, in 2019, hotels dropped to 2nd place behind country houses and stately homes. The draw of having exclusive venue use combined with that extra special treatment proved to be very popular with couples.

The Honeymoon

Often combined with an annual holiday, the average cost in 2019 was just under £5000.

The most popular honeymoon destination in 2019 was The Maldives with 12% of couples choosing this small group of islands in the Indian Ocean. 75% of couples planned a honeymoon. Short breaks to Italy, Spain, and Greece were popular overseas locations. The South West of the UK and Scotland ranked high in UK honeymoons.

Wedding Food

From nibbles, the wedding breakfast, hog roast, ice cream, pizzas, and the buffet, a lot of food was consumed in 2019. Total average cost, £3750.

Engagement Rings

Total average cost £4000

Drinks

Celebratory drinks for the toast, wine for the dinner tables, soft drinks came in 4th on the list of expenses at a whopping £2500.

Engagement

68% of couples met in person despite the rising use of dating apps. At work or through your friends and family accounted for more than a third of meetings. At a pub or club and at university both came in more popular than Tinder, with only 8% of couples meeting there. 0% of our couples said they’d met on their commute.

Over 40% of couples got engaged on holiday, making it the most popular way by far. Valentine’s Day only accounts for 2% of engagements with Christmas, birthdays, and engagements being very popular.

Social media is a dynamic and important part of the modern-day. Almost 50% of couples announced their engagement within 24 hours and 10% within the first hour. 25% spent more on decor for better social media images and 42% shared their wedding journey online.

Average Ages

The average age of couples being married is creeping up. In 2019 the average bride was 32 and the groom was 34. This is up one year for each from 2018.

How Many Guests?

Recent years have seen larger daytime guest numbers. 2019 saw the average being 83. An additional 21 people were invited to join in with the evening celebrations.

Dress In Style

The wedding ceremony and the first look at the bride have a huge impact on the guests. Almost every bride went for a traditional wedding dress spending an average of £1350 for the perfect gown.

Grooms had a much smaller budget of £452 to buy their suit.

Break With Tradition

American traditions appear to be on the rise, while British ones are falling out of favour. The majority of couples no longer have page boys or flower girls, and very few bother to toss the garter and carry a silver sixpence. Big, multi-day hen and stag ‘events’ have taken their lead from US bachelor and bachelorette parties. in 2019, you happily spent £555 on the stag and £475 on the hen.

Bridesmaids and Groomsmen

The average number of Bridesmaids and Groomsmen continues to rise slowly. 20% of couples had more than 4 with the average being 3. The focus seems to be shifting towards having best friends as a big part of a wedding day to the exclusion of page boys and flower girls.

Who’s Name?

An increasing number of brides, 25%, keep their own names after marriage often adopting a double-barreled surname. It is still most popular for brides to adopt their partner’s surname, but there’s been a rise in keeping your own surname or hyphenating them both. 8% of you can’t bear to part with your maiden name.

Gifting

20% of couples had a gift list for guests to choose from. The most popular options though were asking for cash or honeymoon vouchers.

DJ

Wedding music is an essential part of any wedding day. The average fee in 2019 was just under £600

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Coronavirus Guidance Extended

1 17th June 2021 by James Veal Leave a Comment

Premier Disco Coronavirus Update

How Will These Delays
Impact Your Event?

We all know about the latest announcement by the UK government of delays to the end of Coronavirus restrictions. Please see the information below about how this may impact your event.

Scottish Government Coronavirus Update

The Scottish government is soon due to lower the Covid level. This will now not happen and we are expecting a 3-4 week delay.

Depending on where you stay, the level would have dropped to either 0 or 1.


Currently, the Scottish Government has most of us in level 1 with some areas in level 2. As we stand, at this time, the government is not allowing dancing or singing even in level 0. With continued 2m distancing and face nappies this is effectively killing off the chance to have a party.

The guidance from the government is the usual mess of loopholes, unclear statements, and misguided advice. It is becoming increasingly difficult to interpret what their intentions actually are. It is a mix-mash of nonsense and conflicting information.

The Way Forward

Our way forward depends wholly on which level you are currently in.

Unless there is a change by the government your event may not be able to go ahead as you planned.

If you are currently in level 1, potentially going to level 0 in July, your event will not be able to have entertainment until level 0 is ended some time in mid August at the earliest.

If you are currently in level 2, potentially into level 1 in July and level 0 in mid August, your event may not be able to go ahead as planned until mid September at the earliest.

This is based on the current government guidelines. We are hoping these will be updated to allow dancing at level 0. If not, then we are all at the mercy of whenever the Scottish Government decides we will get out to play.

What Do We Think Will Happen?

Obviously we all want this over and for all events to get back to normal as a matter of urgency. However, there is little prospect of the timeline of guidance changing for the better. This will definitely cause issues for some of our couples in the next couple of months.

If your event is scheduled in the first half of August, I don’t see any chance of it going ahead with entertainment. Any events in the second half of August, or the first half of September, are likely to fall to the same fate. We need the government to change its guidelines.

Fingers crossed, we will be back to normal mid-September. This is also the start of the first seasonal flu season. Your guess is as good as mine whether the government once again over-reacts and keeps us all in limbo.

What Can You Do?

Your options basically are to go ahead without entertainment or wait until entertainment is allowed. Your venue may insist that they are open for your event and refuse to reschedule or offer refunds. With that in mind, it is probably better to give some serious consideration to postponing your event to a later date. Hopefully, to help you avoid potentially losing a substantial amount of money.

Even if your venue is being understanding and will allow a postponement, dates are getting thin on the ground. After 15 months of cancellations and postponements to this year and now to next year, normal weekend dates are beginning to get difficult to find. Many of our couples have opted for a mid-week wedding and some have chosen the first quarter of next year.

Having spoken to other people in the sector I have found that every DJ is in the same position. Many venues are already heavily booked for next year with some now only taking midweek bookings.

What Will Happen If You Delay?

Think about it and make a decision which is best for you. Remember any delay now may mean you will have to settle for a mid-week event or until a date in 2023.

FINAL NOTE

WE WOULD ALL BE FOOLISH TO THINK THAT THIS IS THE FINAL DELAY TO US BEING ALLOWED OUR FREEDOMS BACK. IF YOU LISTEN TO OR READ ANY NEWS YOU WILL BE AWARE OF THE RAMPING UP OF THE SCARE TACTICS USED THROUGHOUT THIS TIME BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS. THEY ARE PREPARING US ALL FOR YET MORE DELAYS!

EXPECT FURTHER EXTENSIONS TO GETTING YOUR FREEDOM BACK!

ACT NOW TO SECURE YOUR DATE

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COVID 19 and Premier Disco

1 15th October 2020 by James Veal Leave a Comment

COVID-19 and Premier Disco

Impacts of COVID 19

As we are all well aware by now, 7 months in, COVID 19 has had a profound impact on the whole planet. This has resulted in a whole host of negative impacts on individuals, businesses and the world economy as a whole.

Regardless of any individual opinions of how dangerous COVID actually is or how the governments of the world have dealt with it, we all have to live with it.

How Has COVID Affected Premier Disco?

Just like every other business, Premier Disco is suffering badly from the political response to COVID.

Our last event was at the end of March 2020, today being 15th October 2020. The various lockdowns, restrictions and general negativity created means we will not be trading for some considerable time to come. Most workplaces managed to get a return to business around July and August but the nightlife sector has been ignored and left in limbo.

We have lost ALL of our wedding season , and Christmas has been officially cancelled, for us at least. These are the two periods of the year where we generate turnover to see us through the rest of the year.

A typical year goes a bit like this.

  • January to April – VERY quiet time with a VERY limited turnover, up to 10% of annual turnover
  • May to September – VERY busy period of weddings and corporate events responsible for 60% of our annual turnover
  • October to November – Very limited work available, typically charity events like race nights and Charity Fun Nights. This period is responsible for maybe 15% of our annual turnover.
  • December – Busy time with Christmas Party Nights for venues, private organisations and family events. This period is responsible for about 15% of our turnover.

Government Help

Employed Workers

For most, in general, the government help has been fairly substantial. Initially offering 80% of wages, then 70% for workers to stay home and stay safe. This has again been changed so workers will get a maximum of 77% of their wages.

Payment holidays were arranged for mortgages, credit cards and finance deals. This meant that most people were probably slightly worse off than normal and staying at home. For some this period was like a gold mine, they were actually better off financially and some considerably better off.

To say the help offered was disjointed, dishonest and very much biased is likely to be a serious understatement.

Premier Disco

For us, we were told we could not work. All work just stopped. We were offered 80% of our recorded profits, then 70% and now 20% over 3 separate 3 month periods. This sounds great to anyone not running a business.

Profits in business are the financial benefits to the business after all expenses, taxes and investments have been subtracted from gross turnover, more or less. A very small business like us does not generate a high turnover, pay all our dues to the government and invest heavily in our own business development. This results in very small profits.

These very small profits were used to calculate the level of our government help. This is how it all breaks down for Premier Disco. As a family, we had no choice but to apply for Universal Credit so we could actually eat. We have never claimed any benefits in over 40 years.

  • Initially, I was given 80% of business profits, from SEISS, to run the business. By the time the government clawed back 63% of this from our UC, the business was left with £58.30 per week.
  • In the second round of SEISS, the business was left with £51.03 per week.
  • In the upcoming third SEISS the business will get £14.53 per week.

None of the figures above even come near to scratching the surface of the costs to maintain a business.

The government ‘very generously’ made low-cost loans available to businesses. My business has never carried credit or debt but had no option to take on this debt to survive. Grants were made available but only to business with retail outlets who were already getting rate relief. This was NOT available to thousands of businesses, mine included. There is a common misconception in the public that we were all being looked after. That is just wrong, many of us have been ignored and left to get on with it.

Viable Businesses

The government bang on about helping viable businesses get through this. What is a viable business? Is it a business able to self-support for over 40 years, return a reasonable profit and never rely on benefits of any kind? You would think so, wouldn’t you? Apparently not! There are literally thousands of businesses in exactly the same position.

Where Do We Go From Here?

As a business, Premier Disco has seriously tightened its proverbial belt. ZERO income has resulted in ZERO spending except where it involves survival. Thankfully our business suppliers, property rental etc have been very understanding and have provided payment holidays. This WILL end soon so those payments will need to be made.

Premier Disco is well-positioned to see this through to the bitter end as long as there are no substantial or unexpected changes. I fully expect not to earn a single penny until at least April 2021, a full year after my last income. This is likely to continue well after April but at a less restricted pace so I am hopeful all is good(ish)

Premier Disco will return strong and ready to go forward into the future. I will be there to provide your entertainment at whatever event you have booked.

This has been a very difficult time for us all and I will see you all on the other side.

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10 Things you should know to make your wedding a party

1 5th September 2017 by James Veal Leave a Comment

10 Things you should know to make your wedding a party
By James Veal

Premier Disco 10 Things you need to know about your wedding

Premier Disco are wedding professionals. We perform at weddings throughout the country every single week of every year. We see what works and what doesn’t. We are there to make every party special by keeping the dance floor full. Your wedding day is special to you and it should be as you wish. We trust you wish it to be a day for everyone attending to remember fondly.

To help us out, you will find below a list of 10 things you really should know.

1. Give us your music request list.

Requests definitely make our job easier. We are well able to provide your soundtrack for your wedding day without any help but your list will let us know what you would like to hear. We limit the number of requests you make so we can use our experience, after all that is what you are paying for, to add variety.

By playing the right songs your party will be great but give us the flexibility to use your list to build the night and your night will be even better. Contrary to popular belief, we do actually structure your night to have a flow of music to best keep the dance floor full for the whole night.

We have many years experience judging how a night will flow so a scripted list of music to play at set times does not work in the flow. Let us know what you would like and let us best decide when to play it.

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2. Don’t ask your guests for suggestions on your invitations.

We try to discourage our brides and grooms from asking guests for a music track they would like to hear when they send out the invitations. Some will ask for songs as a joke or to be funny. Some will ask for music that just will not fit into your reception. Others will ask for inappropriate songs.

As part of our service, your guests can ask for up to 5 songs each. On your planner site there is a link and password details you can send to some of your guests. Their requests will be kept separate from yours so we know exactly what you would like. This will mean we have a big list of music but we will also be able to check it over properly to make sure anything we play is appropriate. Guest requests are secondary to yours but will be given the correct consideration. Any requests submitted are not guaranteed to be played.

3. Encourage your venue to have the bar and seating in the same room as the dance floor.

Our experience of venues where the bar and seating are in a separate room from the dance floor is that guests will go to the bar or for a seat and often not come back for a considerable time. It is more difficult for them to hear the music so they are less likely to dance. They are detached from the positive energy the DJ is generating and nothing he does can inspire them to return to the dance floor.

A certain way to kill the party is to separate your guests from the entertainment.

4. Don’t stop the flow

Your DJ will have a plan for the development and structure of your night. This is very fluid and he can change his mind many times a minute. Be positive, make sure your formalities are over before your DJ begins his part of the night.

Asking to stop the music in the middle of a set so someone can make a speech or take a photo will immediately kill any energy already built up. It is then far more difficult for the DJ to get the audience motivated or back to the same level of energy before the interruption.

Don’t stop the DJ to let a guest sing, if you want a singer then let the DJ know at the start. Give him all the information about music and times so he can plan.

5. Consider your guests when allocating seating

Don’t put very young or older people in front of the speakers. Reserve these areas for your younger, party going or clubbing guests.

Don’t sit older people directly opposite the DJ.

Young and old do not like the music too loud or lights shining in their eyes. Position them appropriately at the sides of the room or as far away as possible.

The loudest area is right in front of the speakers, plan ahead so everyone can enjoy the night.

6. Wedding games?

We all want a busy dance floor. Having games in other parts of the room will detract from the dancing. Dancers are like magnets, the more dancers you have, the more people will want to dance. If your guests are busy playing casino at the other side of the room, nobody will want to dance.

If you have games, make sure they are at the early part of your night and are put well out of the way when the party gets started,

7. The Bride and Groom MUST dance!

Every last guest is there because you invited them. They are there to party. As the bride and groom you are the centre of attention. If you are on the dance floor then your guest will join you. If you are outside or at the bar then that is where your guests will also be.

8. Time for Dancing.

This is your day. This is the best day of your life up to this point. There are certain formalities and technicalities that need to take place so do your best to have them done properly and in good time.

There are many events on the day which can easily run over time. The photos, the speeches, the meal, the venue change over. Try to make sure everything happens when it is meant to.

Your DJ will have to set up equipment before your reception. This takes time, usually up to one hour, and no amount of pushing this to be done quicker because ‘the breakfast was late’ can make this happen any faster. It is what it is and it will take the time it will take.

Maybe this can be done before your wedding breakfast or maybe your DJ will provide a full day service. In these cases this is not a problem. If your wedding is due to start at 730pm but doesn’t start until 9pm, your evening party will be a lot shorter.

You will be glad you made sure everything runs as planned, maybe get your Best Man to take the responsibility of keeping to time, or as close as.

9. Plan in advance.

Your online planning page is a fantastic resource for providing information about timings, music and much more. Please make sure you use it to your advantage.

So we can get everything planned, or even rehearsed, your access to the planner closes 7 days before your wedding. Please do not ask for changes after this time.

Your DJ will be co-coordinating with venue staff, caterers, photographers and any other suppliers you have on your day. Any single, seemingly simple change can create confusion and miscommunication, a recipe for disaster.

Keep it simple, keep it planned, keep it right.

10. ENJOY YOURSELF

Simple as that, enjoy!

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The £100 DJ

1 5th December 2016 by James Veal Leave a Comment

The £100 DJ, and what to expect!

Back in the day, a DJ needed a good strong back. Not just for equipment but to lift and shift their music collection. The modern-day DJ can now carry a massive music collection on a small hard drive. This is the era of DJ technology making the life of a DJ easier, but it also brings the wannabe DJ out of the bedroom and into the wedding market. Welcome to the £100 DJ.

DJ technology has made the ‘playing’ of music easier.

DJ software search engines mean a tune can be sourced and played within seconds. Unfortunately, this results in a hoard of people thinking they can DJ at a wedding. All they need is a laptop and suitable software and a music collection then they assume that they are ready to play to an audience.

Standards Are Slipping

Just at the time when people expect to have an experienced and knowledgeable DJ who knows exactly what to do, and when to do it, the market is bursting with newbies lacking the skills to do the job. We all need to start somewhere but these DJ’s are not suited to such an important event as a wedding.

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Because they know that most people are looking to save money they are willing to play for as cheaply as possible. Worse still, they shop around to see what other DJ’s are charging, then they undercut their fees. Nothing wrong with a bit of competition but you have a situation where newbies are charging just below the rates of fully experienced DJ’s. This is not good. You will have heard the saying, ‘You get what you pay for’, this simply does not apply.

A typical budget DJ will illegally download their music, often poor quality from Youtube, circumventing the rights of the musicians and cheating them out of their deserved income. Some will stream the music from legal or illegal online sources until the internet in the venue fails or gets slow.

Cheap DJ’s will use budget equipment where the audio sounds cheap and nasty. Even if it doesn’t, it will most certainly give you a sore head. Cheap speakers perform loudly in certain frequency ranges and do not provide a balanced or pleasant listening experience. Their playout systems will typically be low cost and low quality or they haven’t made the time or financial investment in an attempt to provide a decent sound.

Dotty lights? Dots darting all over the room are produced again by cheap lighting produced to a price. Quality and good visual impact are seriously lacking with these.

Worse still, a cheap DJ will have no insurance or safety test certificates putting your event and possibly your safety at risk. They will not provide you with a contract or have any backup system regarding equipment or personnel.

Their communications skills are likely to be lacking, some are even scared to use a microphone and will simply blurt out general announcements.

For Your Important day, make sure you do yourself proud

A wedding can cost anything from say £5000 to £50,000. Of course, the ceremony is the most important part of the day for the bride, groom and family members but don’t fall short at your reception. Your wedding reception will be attended by all the important people in your lives, so make sure you make the correct decision.

Make sure you hire a DJ with principles, one who invests time and money into a great service. One who can use a microphone to enhance your event and who takes pride in appearance, performance, safety and making sure you get what you expect.

For an investment of about 2.5% of your wedding budget, you can get great disco entertainment. Most importantly, you can get a DJ who is professional and will do anything to make sure your event is remembered for the right reasons.

For a cost equivalent of 1% to 4%, depending on your total budget, you CAN make yourselves and your guests proud.

As always, please let me know what you think on this subject below.

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