Simple: Great Music and Sixteen Candles Celebration Ceremony! Today, most Sweet Sixteens have very creative themes: from Harry Potter to Dark Carnivals to Pretty In Pink.   The girls find really interesting outfits that match their themes, and often their closest friends are similarly dressed to suit the occasion.  They may even ask thier Sweet Sixteen DJ to dress accordingly.

But it still seems like it comes down to the music,Sweet Sixteen DJ and Sixteen Candles Ceremony.

I love the Sixteen Candles Ceremony. It may be my favorite tradition of the various parties and events I DJ & MC.  I think it presents an intimate, personal and fun portrait of a young lady’s family, friends and extended family, unparalleled by any other tradition. It is inevitable that there will be tears, smiles and laughter as she shares her appreciation and love of those most important in her life. I wish we had this kind of sharing in more events, although I am not sure anybody else can pull it off the way a sixteen-year-old girl can.

Before and after the Sixteen Candles Ceremony, the professional Sweet Sixteen DJ & MC entertain and provide the spark that ignites all the kids and adults to get up and get moving.  Just like there is nobody that can make a candle lighting as dramatic an event as a sixteen-year-old girl, a group of sixteen-year-old girls can transition from dinner to a full-blown fete in a matter of one perfectly chosen song!

I know many Sweet Sixteen DJs and entertainers do not appreciate the energy, enthusiasm and passion of a Sweet Sixteen. I think that is too bad because they are really so much fun. How can you not enjoy creating a playlist for a bunch of teens about to burst if they don’t get to party and play? I also find they are the most passionate about requesting songs; there will never be an empty request list at a New Jersey or New York Sweet Sixteen, and they will hold you to it! I know events with teens are not for everyone; I assume if I didn’t have nearly twenty years of professional experience as a counselor and social worker engaging with teens, I too might be intimidated by working with them as an entertainer. Fortunately for them, and me, I actually look forward to these parties! This is why I enjoy being a Sweet Sixteen DJ so much.

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ

When Elle and her family first hired me as her Sweet Sixteen DJ, there was no plan on including The Storybook as part of their package. However, as we got to know each other in the initial planning stages, it seemed like a perfect fit for her Sweet Sixteen. We decided to go ahead and create her personalized Storybook together.  I am so glad we did because it was a great success that everybody loved!

Her Storybook started right with her birth, and included special moments from her childhood and teen years.  I worked with my Sweet Sixteen DJ Assistant to come up with some great musical selections to add flavor and extra energy to the narrative.  Everyone agreed – it came out amazing!

Her friends and family could not stop laughing, cheering, aahing, and clapping throughout the whole presentation.  Elle was all smiles, except for a tear or two along the way when talking about her grandmother and the time she proposed to Daniel Radcliffe.  We added pieces about her family and her two best friends, who were also in tears a few times and ran up to give me a big hug afterwards. We are still editing the video, but hope to post it soon to show off our collaborative project.

Of course, the rest of the night was a blast with the kids wanting to dance right through dinner.  The caterers made several requests to have me ask them to sit down and eat before the food got cold!  Elle’s Sixteen Candle Ceremony was touching, and she inspired all of us with her warmth and love for friends and family.  It really was a great night, one I am sure she and her family will remember forever.

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ