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Resort Wedding DJ

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One of the benefits of being a professional Wedding DJ is that I get the opportunity to participate in events at all kinds of neat and interesting places. In the same weekend I can be found playing music at a small cozy place like The Clubhouse in Montclair, New Jersey. A sensational and elegant venue like The Manorin West Orange, New Jersey or the quaint, simple touch of  The Mill at Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey. I have many favorites throughout the New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania region. I recently performed at a wedding at a really beautiful place in New Windsor, New York called The Mountainville Manor that had such charm and an excellent staff! Another favorite is The View at The Hudson in Piermont, New York, which overlooks the Hudson River and is stunning at night with the lights from the Tappan Zee Bridge in the background. Tonight I will be Wedding DJ in The Poconos at Mountain Springs Lake Resort in Reeders, Pennsylvania!

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I have the honor of working with such interesting and creative Brides and Grooms and they have been no exception.  I don’t know why I get so many great folks to work with but I do. I know many professional Wedding DJs complain about the Brides, Grooms and Planners they work with. I feel so lucky to meet and perform music and Wedding DJ services for people I would work with for free if I was independently wealthy. I’m not, so that is why you pay what you pay for my services:) Some offer to give me rooms to stay in for the night so I do not have to drive back at night. Something I do several nights a week, so not a problem for me, others ask me to join them for their ‘family breakfast’ in the morning to celebrate the first day as a married couple.  In fact, a few weeks ago I had the mother of The groom call me on my way to camping to apologize for not giving me a tip, since she had to go home for a small family emergency and asked if she could mail it to me! I laughed and let her know I do not expect or need tips to do my job exceptionally. She insisted and mailed it out that day. I thought that was so sweet, considering she was so excited with her son “Finally getting married to a nice girl at age forty-five”.

 

Tonight will be Wedding DJ at a resort in The Poconos with great people and a Bride and Groom who truly love each other. My vehicle is packed with gear, suit and tie ironed and music prepared! Sometimes I think I get as excited as they do!

A Bride and Groom smiling before Wedding at Classic Car with Wedding DJ Mystical Michael

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ

DJ Non-Traditional Romance, Love and Sexy Song List

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Here is the DJ Non-Traditional Romance, Love and Sexy Song List that in some manner have a romantic, sexual or sensual energy and can be played at all kinds of events like Weddings and Anniversaries. The list is comprised predominantly by tunes that do not fit into the mainstream genre for those who appreciate music and romance alternative or non-traditional. The list will continually be expanding, if you have a song(s) that you think would be an excellent addition, I invite you to add a comments about the DJ Non-Traditional Romance, Love and Sexy Song List.

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DJ Non-Traditional Romance, Love and Sexy Song List

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A Wedding DJ Helps A Bride and Groom In A Pinch

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I have been a Counselor and Social Worker since 1993. When I decided to focus my attention and energy to being a full-time Wedding DJ, I was concerned that I would not get the opportunities to support others the way I have professionally for such a long time. I still am a Program Director part-time but a professional Wedding DJ is a different animal. It has surprised me how wrong I was. I feel  like sometimes I am more helpful as a professional Wedding DJ than as a social worker because I am able to affect change directly when the situation calls for someone to be flexible, creative and willing to manage a crisis. Tonight was one of those nights.

I am fortunate that I never get hired by the co-called ‘bridezillas’. They don’t hire me for some reason. What I do get are Brides and Grooms looking for someone who is willing to work with them to create an event that is theirs. Tonight I was contacted by a Bride whose Wedding DJ did not work out and her wedding is in a few weeks! The date she was needing, I am already booked. I quickly contaced one of our best MC/DJs and checked to see if he could make it work for her. He could!

I called the Bride and we found a way to get everything perfect in a matter of an hour! It was like it was meant to be for us to connect and make sure she has an amazing wedding. I know it made her night, but mine too! I feel so good to have been able to support her and get her set for her wedding so quickly.

I know most Wedding DJs will raise the price due to last minute gigs, especially weddings, but I offered her a discount since we wanted to make sure she was happy and relieve her stress about her music for her Ceremony, Cocktail Hour and Reception.

Tonight was a good night for this Wedding DJ.

Bride and Groom Firs Dance with Wedding DJ Mystical Michael

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Every Wedding is Unique For The Professional Wedding DJ

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I keep thinking that one day I am going to show-up for a wedding and it will be like the others. It seems like the odds are in favor of at least two weddings to be the same as a  Professional Wedding DJ, right?

 

Wrong.

 

No matter how similar they seem in the planning and coordination, each wedding is a unique and singular event. I guess that is the way it is supposed to be since it is such an important event. I guess weddings for this Professional Wedding DJ are like people; no two will ever be exactly the same.

 

On the outside, if you attend one or two a year they may seem to be similar since the basic components appear alike; Bridal Party Introductions, First Dance, Mother-Son Dance, Father-Daughter dance, Cake Cutting, Bouquet Toss and often a Garter Removal and Toss as well. There are typically friends and family and a shared meal. There is usually dancing and celebration, which can be dictated by family, religious and cultural traditions. These pieces may feel the same on the surface but they are not for any Professional Wedding DJ worth their salt. We work together to create something that expresses The Bride and Groom uniquely. Again, it may appear the same but is not for this Professional Wedding DJ.

 

An example last summer I think illustrates this perfectly. I had two weddings in a row where the Bridal Party was being introduced to Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” and The Bouquet Toss was highlighted by Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”. The Brides had chosen these songs independently of each other but as often is the case, the songs were the same but believe me they had little else in common.

 

At the first wedding, The Bridal Party came out with the Groomsmen carrying the Bridesmaids in their arms as if crossing the threshold with new Brides themselves. The second wedding had them dancing as pairs that was choreographed earlier that day. Same song but completely different experiences for the Professional Wedding DJ.

 

First wedding had close to twenty-five women ranging in age from late teens to late thirties vying for the Bouquet aggressively with almost a fight between two ladies in peach colored gowns. The second wedding was twelve young women all different shapes, sizes and colors respectfully allowing the oldest one to catch the bouquet and feel good about herself. They all hugged and kissed her as she held it high in the air beaming.

 

What was also the same at both of these amazing weddings was the simple, elegant and fun energy of the venue and event. That is what is my job – to make sure the wedding is simple, elegant and fun. As a professional Wedding DJ, I am responsible for creating a fantastic space for the Bride, Groom, friends and family. That is my job.

 

What was unique at yesterday’s wedding, as all of my weddings, are how the elegance, simplicity and fun manifest. It is not always what I define as fun or elegant, it is the Bride and Groom that are in charge and they decide what they want and I make certain it happens. Last night that meant the Groom’s parents, who are in their late sixties, specifically asked for the music to be soft enough to allow regular conversation. The Bride and Groom had already had their ‘fun’ wedding in Florida where they live in May and his parents wanted them to celebrate with their friends and family here in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania together. It was a simple, elegant and fun affair but not the way one typically thinks of when they plan their wedding. Everybody had great time, especially Michael and Maureen. I don’t think I saw her smile leave her face once during the whole day! That is what I took with me on my drive north on The Garden State Parkway leaving Manahawkin, next to Long Beach Island.

 

Like people, no two weddings are the same for this Professional Wedding DJ.

Beautiful Couple Dancing with Professional Wedding DJ

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An Amazing Wedding With DJ Mystical Michael

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I enjoy all the Weddings I am hired as professional amazing Wedding DJ. I am fortunate to be hired by awesome Brides and Grooms. I think it may have something to do with my website being focused on Brides and Grooms who want a simple and elegant Wedding with their own imprint on every aspect of their day. It is how it should be. Some Weddings are even more amazing than others, this past Saturday Night was one of the most fun and amazing Weddings I have participated.

Bride and Groom First Dance at Amazing Wedding with DJ Mystical Michael

Meghan and Steven were a pleasure to work with from the first time we spoke on the phone. Her father hired me and we worked out the functional details together. When I was able to speak to the Bride and Groom directly, we hit it off from the beginning and continued to do so all along the way.

Fun Bride Dancing at Amazing Wedding with DJ Mystical Michael

It is such a treat to experience a couple that is warm, loving, wholesome and fun, and their friends and family mirrored them from beginning to end.  It is easy to feel good about their future after spending time with them and their friends and family after an Amazing Wedding .

Fun Groom Dancing at Amazing Wedding with DJ Mystical Michael

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ

Bride and Groom with Friends and Family on Dance Floor at Amazing Wedding with DJ Mystical Michael

Why do you offer a Guarantee?

I know I excel as a DJ and MC. I want you to have that same confidence so you can focus your attention and energy into other areas of your wedding or event. You worry about getting your guests there and feeding them. I will take care of making sure they have a great time and remember your wedding or party long after. They will have fun and I know that, so I can offer a guarantee since I am certain you will want to pay me. You are investing in me by hiring me and sending me a deposit. I invest in your wedding or event by offering aguarantee that states if you are not happy with my performance, you do not have to pay the remainder of the balance. Period.

Two Things The DJ Can Count On At A Wedding

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As many different weddings as I have been hired as professional Wedding DJ, there are two things I can count on for each one. It would seem with all the different couples, cultures, ages, styles and personalities that nothing would be the same for sure except a Bride and a Groom get married right? Wrong.

 

The first thing you can count on is that there will always be something that is not as planned, no matter how much planning and coordination is put into the wedding. You can pay the best planner, hire a great day-of coordinator and be obsessive about the details but there will always be something that demands a quick change in plans. Sometimes is an Uncle who can’t make it due to health. It may be a storm that keeps one entire family detained because of cancelled flights. An Aunt you haven’t seen in ten years may demand that her son of eight years be part of the Bridal Party without taking no for answer and making even a bigger scene than she has already. It doesn’t matter what it is but there is always something that requires the professional Wedding DJ to switch gears and smoothly transition to whatever needs to be adjusted without anybody else knowing there was a shift in the program. An experienced professional wedding DJ can do this seamlessly. It is what you pay us more money to do. You want that confidence and security to know it will be OK no matter what and that we will make it work without adding to the excitement that already exists.

 

The good news is that the second thing you can count on as a professional Wedding DJ is that everything will be amazing! I do not know how it happens but it does. Every wedding somehow is remarkably exceptional. I wish I could take credit for this but I can’t. It seems as if there is a force that directs the wedding toward amazing in spite of all of us involved. In spite of the crazy Aunt, the drunk Cousin, the always late Brother and the rain on the day that the weathermen promised no rain with a zero chance of precipitation. It ends up amazing.

 

I can’t tell you how many times it was raining les than an hour before an outdoor ceremony and stopped till ten minutes after the Vows and photos! It is uncanny. Last summer I had a wedding that the weatherman predicted one hundred percent chance of rain and not a drop! I was hired as Wedding DJ the weekend of Hurricane Irene and the venue canceled the day before. Somehow the Bride’s Mother was able to find an alternative venue in three hours and the next day all but a handful of people were seated at the Chapel eagerly anticipating The Bride and Groom. It was amzing!

Groomsman preparing for Wedding Ceremony on NJ side of Hudson River looking at NYC

Somehow it all works out. It is the one thing that I can count on besides organized chaos at every wedding. Couples get married. Families sparkle. Friends celebrate. How they get married, what makes the family sparkle and the style of celebration are as different as the couples themselves but it happens. Trust me it happens. You will get married and it will be amazing. Count on it!

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ

3 Steps To Hiring An Excellent DJ

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3 Steps To Hiring An Excellent DJ

1)  Do your homework.

Check out their website first, it will fill in the blanks on who and what you are cosniderig for your wedding or event DJ. Do they feel like someone you would invite as a guest? Will they make your guests feel welcomed by their requests and suggestions?

 

Read their reviews on their site and reviews left on other sites like Yelp, Wedding Wire and Thumbtack, etc. Do they sound genuine or written by friends and family of the DJ? Do the speak to your concerns and wishes for your wedding or event?

 

Ask for former client references and actually take the time to call or write them and ask the questions that matter to you most about your professional DJ.  Did they listen and honor your needs and requests? Did they make your guests feel welcome to request songs and offer suggestions?  Was the music sensational? Was the professional DJ fun and interactive with your guests?

 

2) Get to know your Professional DJ before signing a contract.

Are they someone you will enjoy working with?  Are they personable but not over-the-top?  Are they interested in your input and concerns? Will you have fun creating a playlist with them or will you feel left out of planning your own wedding or event? Will your guests enjoy their presence at your wedding or event?  Are they taking the time to listen and not just talk and sell themselves? Are you confident in their experience, professionalism and skills to make an outstanding wedding or event? Are they another cookie-cutter DJ service or will they individualize what they do for you? Can you feel that they actually care about you and your wedding or event? Will they be fun?

 

3) Trust your instincts!  You know what you want. You know how you want to make it happen.  You know who can do it with you and make you feel respected and appreciated. Listen to yourself and do not let a salesperson convince you otherwise. Trust yourself and your ‘gut’ feeling.  Make sure that everything you want is covered till you feel comfortable with the plan before you sign the contract. And maybe most important, be comfortable with the contract and the professional DJ’s back-up plan if there is an unexpected  situation. Are they mature and experienced enough to change gears on-the-fly if needed? Do you trust them to honor what you have agreed to in the contract?

Do they have a guarantee?

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ