Picking the Right One

Last Friday night I had the groom approach me at the conclusion of his wedding reception. It was great time and he expressed his gratitude. Then he admitted to me that he was somewhat relieved.


“ Our research told us that the biggest complaint after a wedding was the DJ.” he said.

That was a bit surprising, but it was satisfying to know that this couple was happy with the job I had done. I also think that they had 'done their homework' and it had paid off for them. Too many times I believe couples base their decision on only the bottom line and end up with this:






Trusting your wedding to someone who is less than professional can ruin your day – and it’s the only one you’re going to have. Yes you can get your Aunt’s boyfriend to take the pictures with his fancy camera and then give you the SD card (but now YOU have to take the time to edit them, have them printed out and put together the photo album), or have an old high school friend take charge of the decorations because she used to work at the floral shop at the local grocery store, or have a cousin plug his mega mp3 player into the house sound system and play the music, but isn’t that like trusting your brothers friend to fix your car in the back of his Dads garage before you take a long road trip? And what is your recourse if none of this turns out?

It may be better to trust your wedding day to the professional wedding vendors – and there are many affordable ones available. Picking the right one is not much different than picking the right person to be your spouse.

Before you make your final decisions, it may be best to:

• Do your research and find out what you should be asking each wedding vendor

• Get recommendations from other wedding vendors or trusted friends and relatives

• Most importantly, when possible, meet personally with each vendor to make sure you are comfortable with them

Until next time

~ Mike ~