COVID SUCKS, we all know it and it has impacted everyone’s lives. We not big fans for we had to change our wedding date (May 30 to August 1st) and just when we thought we were in the clear our venue, that took us over a year to plan, was cancelled less than 3 weeks from our wedding date. We decided to move and redo the entire venue, because why not.
Our 1st contact with DJ Dave was an hour-long conversation of us explaining our changing the wedding 3 weeks out, our needs and hopefully not coming across crazy in the process. Dave took all the information in, asked clarifying questions and offered suggestions. He was not pushy or trying to take advantage of our situation, he showed compassion and generally wanted to help and build a relationship with the folks he was working with.
Our lives became very stress filled and hectic, between working, kids and meeting with vendors and the ever changing COVID restrictions we dropped balls. Dave made sure we were covered from his end. Dave ensured we stayed on track. Dave worked through his agenda for our wedding and the playlist, he even offered some great suggestions on the songs I had forgotten about (like bridal party march, last song).
I have heard the horror stories of DJs that played on the boat we were using that should up in weird attire or had playlist that did not fit the crowd. Dave asked what he should wear, a TUX or suit, He asked questions to get to know us and understand what we wanted the guest to experience. He literally got the father daughter dance song 2 hours before the wedding and did a few on the fly changes because of our criteria changed without even a blip of concern.
COVID added a new realm to dancing and Dave did an awesome job ensuring the guidelines where followed without overstepping. He read the crowd to understand the music and tempo, he was friendly and respectful to everyone. I had family and friends tell me the how DJ made the expertise feel normal for them and didn’t worry about the world for the 1st time in months.
Looking back, the change of venue was crazy for us to do, but it was people like DJ Dave that made this wedding exactly like we had hoped for, masks and all.