According to post-wedding statistics, only about 5% of a bride's wedding budget will be spent on entertainment, but 81% of the guests say that the thing they remember the most was the entertainment choice. Only 18% will remember a gown, only 16% will remember the flowers, and only 8% will remember the reception hall and the catering.
72% of all brides surveyed say they should have spent more time choosing their reception entertainment. Almost 100% say they would have spent more of their budget on the entertainment. During their wedding planning, brides say their highest priority is their attire, followed by the reception site and caterer; the music was among the least of their priorities. Within one week after their reception, 78% of brides say they would have made the entertainment their highest priority!
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DJ Horror Stories
This story is of a New Hampshire woman who posts on The Knot website as "happynutting".
On June 11, 2005, she had a wonderful wedding day in Greenfield, New Hampshire. The sun was shining, the dress was beautiful. Everything was perfect except for one detail that overshadowed all of the good...her Disc Jockey. Her frugality in finding a Disc Jockey/Entertainer came back to haunt her not only once, but TWICE.
This is "happynutting" in her own words:
"To preface, I was frantically trying to find a DJ 5 weeks before the wedding because our other DJ didn't work out. My mother in law found this guy in the phonebook (error number 1). I met with him and he seemed decent...I wasn't too concerned (but I was slightly, error number 2). Called his references, they all said he was great...can't understand that, maybe they were family friends of his.
He charged $395.00 for 4 hours and was not even close to worth it.
He showed up LATE
He called the best man by the wrong name: Jason instead of James
He did not play ANYTHING on our must play list...but instead played songs that I would never have requested!
He did not interact with the crowd.
Messed up the mother/ groom song.
Didn't play anything when we went to cut the cake until I asked him to.
Didn't do the dollar dance.
Got to leave early because most of our guests were gone before we were.
The list could go on and on and on, but you get the point. Needless to say, I was not happy with him and have written him a letter asking for a refund. "
He did NOT provide the services he said he would.
If you don't want this to happen to you, perhaps we should talk. Please call Eric at ReMusic 712 887-0751 and avoid this frustrating situation.
