Here are Top 5 Essential Wedding Planning Tips & Tricks!

1. Tighten up that guest list!
   Work out who you want to invite before you start looking for a venue! If you haven’t considered a budget yet, know that most weddings can get pretty pricey! If budget is a consideration, have a real conversation about what that number is before narrowing down a guest list, or start with a guest list, and widdle down from there!
2. Set a venue and date.
   Hopefully after you’ve got your guest list, you can start to plan the venue and date out, far enough in advance to give your guests time to RSVP, but not too far that your guests completely forget about it! Save-the-Date cards may work here, but that’s no guarantee! Wedding Wire has a great primer for all those ready to take the plunge!
3. Choose vendors wisely!
   Choosing vendors and services from reputable businesses is the key to a successful wedding and reception! Going with a mass-market company may ensure you get standardized items and services, while going with a hobbyist planner, photographer, or DJ and saving a little money might have you rolling the dice. However, going with someone who’s been in the business for years, and is well-loved and known to throw a great party (Like For The People Entertainment–a seasoned professional company), you will get quality & service for a fair and competitive price!
4. Be realistic with your timing.
   It always pays to plan things out in advance, but planning things out to the minute might be overkill. Remember: it’s your day to take & soak everything in, and give yourself some breathing room. Rely on your vendors and venue, it’s what you’re paying them for!
5. Budget wisely and be ready with gratuity.
   Have your payment and tips ready in advance, and let your best man, maid of honor, or father of the bride take care of the bills so you don’t have to! The Knot has a great guide on tipping for most types of weddings.

Weddings can be a stressful ordeal, but having these few things planned out in advance will make everything go super smooth. If you’ve got questions, we’ve got all the answers because we’ve done this quite a few times before! So please, let us know how we can help, or read our wedding blog!

1. How do I book your services? 
   When you are ready to book, we will collect some information from you, including your phone number, address, names, (you know, the basics for us to contact you) as well as venue information, and venue site contact for us to work with.  We will send you a contract which includes this information, plus your selected package details for you to sign and return to us with your (non refundable) deposit.
2. How much is the deposit? 
   The non-refundable deposit is $125 and goes towards your balance, which is not due until the week before your date. We also offer convenient, online payment any time that is convenient for you through your online planning forms.
3. What is considered a standard gratuity?
   It is standard in the industry to tip your DJ anywhere from 10-20%
4. How can I pay for my event?   
   We take all forms of payment, including cash, check, money order, and credit card.  We also offer easy online payment any time.
5. What equipment is included with my service?
   It depends on which package you select, but generally speaking a wedding celebration will come with two premium speakers and stands, full dance floor light setup including mirror ball, and premium selection of mixer board and computer equipment.  We offer upgrades for each package, including cordless microphones, karaoke, up-lighting, and fog machines.  Private party packages tend to use our gig bar lighting system, meant for smaller venues.
6. How much time do I get with my service? 
   It depends on which package you choose, but generally a wedding celebration will come with about 3 hours of cocktail hour and dinner music, and 4 hours of dance music for reception celebration.  Private party packages are usually 4 hours of total time, for any events as you please.
7. I plan to have my ceremony and reception at different locations, Can you accommodate that?   
   Yes, we set up a Mini system for the ceremony, including cordless microphone and mic stand so guests can hear your vows.  It is no problem for us to have two locations, and no extra charge is incurred
8. How do you manage your music? 
   All of our music is digital and purchased to our library
9. How will the DJ know what I want?                                                          
   Once you book with us, you will receive your very own login and password to your unique planning forms on our website.  On these planning forms, you can tell us timing of your events, special notes, names of your wedding party, special events and song choices, as well as must play song lists and do not play song lists.  There is so much you can do on these forms, and we depend on you to tell us as much as you can so we know exactly what you want and can exceed your expectations!
10. What if I don’t know what music I want?
    No problem!  We will ask you some basic questions about what kind of music you tend to enjoy, as well as what your guests might like and we will curate a list that you’ll enjoy!
11. What happens if the DJ gets sick?  
    We always have an on call DJ ready to go in the event something should happen
12. What happens if equipment fails on site?
    We send our DJ’s with backup systems for all critical items, and our on call DJ can run equipment out to site in the event something needs replaced immediately.
13. Do you have extras that we can add to our services?
    Yes! We can absolutely walk through our additional premium offerings with you which include cordless mic and mic stand, up-lighting, karaoke, fog machine, glow sticks, projector services.
14. Can I add premium services later on after I’ve signed a contract? 
    Yes!  We can always amend your contract, no problem.