Wedding D.J.
As a D.J. I provide the music for celebrations and parties of all kinds. But the majority of the time you will find me at weddings! Weddings are special. When working in a nightclub the D.J. is catering for a mainly young audience. Play the latest hits, keep the music loud, and the lights flashing and everyone is happy. At a wedding party there will often be children and older people. Making sure everybody has a great time is what it's all about. This is something I like to think I'm rather good at! |
9 times out of 10 it is the bride to be who contacts me with a view to booking my services for a wedding. Sometimes it's the groom, sometimes a party planner, but mostly it's the bride. In preparing for her wedding day it would be the understatement of the year to say the bride has a lot on her mind!
"What kind of music do you play?"
- It's the obvious question and I hear it a lot! The answer is .. whatever we need to make the party swing. Some brides are very particular about songs they want (and Don't want) to hear on the night. Others are happy to leave the musical selection entirely up to me. I find the following approach works well.. (again, I will assume these words are being read by the bride to be).
Choose a special romantic song for your first dance. Talk to your partner and see if you can come up with something that means a lot to both of you. We are making memories here - every time you hear this song in years to come you are going to think of your wedding day so it's worth putting some thought into. If finding this special song proves to be harder than it sounds I am happy to make some suggestions.
Also, why not start a file on your phone or computer called "Special Songs". Anytime you think of a song that you really like, add it to the list. A couple of weeks before the big day you can e-mail the list to me and that way I will have a good idea of your musical tastes. Bear in mind that the majority of these songs need to be up-tempo, though a few slow songs for the end of the night is also good.
Don't worry about this list! Whether it ends up being 3 pages long, or just 3 or 4 songs - It's just to give me an idea. |
During the evening I will mix songs from your list in with my own choices and make sure the party keeps swinging. As I mentioned on my welcome page, I am also a musician and singer. I work solo and also with Terri Ryan in a duo called "Sweet Illusion". Terri is a fabulous singer and we have been working together for over 10 years. If you would like to add some live music to your party, take a look at the "Live Music" page. |
Some kind words..
"We chose Ian Jacks to do our MC and DJing at our party and again...best choice by far. He was amazing and really contributed to an incredible party atmosphere where the dance floor was full pretty much the whole evening and he decided to stay on for another half an hour at the end of the evening; which I was delighted about due to the fact that at 2.30 am I really didn't want the night to end."
Kathleen and Jon Ger. July 2015.