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Grand Entrances for Wedding Receptions

Grand Entrances I was talking with a Bride the other day prior to her Big Day and a topic that came up was having fun at the introduction of their bridal party. What were some of my favorite ideas? So I decided to put my ideas down into this blog about Wedding Reception Introductions. Every Bridal Party is going to have different personalities and the introductions should fit it. There was a time where everyone was doing the “Harlem Shake by Bauer.” It looked good for some, but for others it did not look so good. If you have a laid back personality, doing something CRAZY and OUTRAGEOUS does not look comfortable. If the Bridal Parties personality is BIG, then a traditional entrance may not fit as well. Here were a couple of thoughts that I had for my …

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Big No No’s for Wedding Lighting

  Red Lighting at any event can be very sexy and chic.  There are many events recently that are popping up with Red Accents and Lighting – New York, Hollywood and Paris to name a few.  These events are so eye catching.  I mean, just look at the picture above, Wow..!!   So I had this crazy idea on putting together a photo shoot with my LED Dance Floor, Red Up Lighting and Black & Red accent themes. I contacted a few friends of mine and I started to inquire about my crazy idea. I hit a lot of road blocks right off the start. At first, it was hard to get others to see my vision and even harder to find enough inventory on Maui. Second, I started to reach out to a few photographers I knew and …

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News Report on Wedding Price Markups

Aloha,   http://youtu.be/JP8u_Ufue20   This news report hit the air waves on January 19, 2013. The report is about how companies hear the word wedding and automatically raise their prices by an average of 46% with regards to DJ Services. This report obviously is edited to make to favor the research, but with that being said, here is my reasoning to different prices from doing a 40th Birthday to doing a Wedding.   In performing at a 40th Birthday Party, I usually have 2 to 3 meetings with the client and will perform a site visit prior to the event.  On average the birthday party will consist of music, disco lights and a microphone to do a birthday announcement.  The event consists of 3 hours of play time.  Total planning is about 5 to 8 hours.   In performing …

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