Even with extensive forms, playlist and scheduling we had several issues at the reception, and they were all due to the DJ. It started with Bjorn changing the bride’s timeline to move up the toasts and having to change it each time in the form...s. There were communication issues with Bjorn not staying in contact, instead of the arranged 2 month and one month check ins the couple got a 1 ½ month one time check in. The final check in was not received until Tuesday before the wedding on Saturday.
Even though Bjorn had been sent a diagram and picture on July 19th of where to set up we came in to see him set up in the MIDDLE of the dance floor instead of off to the side to avoid equipment being in the way or in the pictures. The venue owner even asked Bjorn and he said he “wanted to be in the middle of the action”. I then called him and got a message for a garden service, something else and DJ (the number said Hugh’s Garden) and left a message hoping it was the right number saying he had to move to the designated spot. I then texted him five minutes later and got a call back saying he would come move it, this shouldn’t have happened and was not the last time I had to correct him about something we had clearly communicated before the wedding day.
We put in the forms for no song requests that night as my daughter had clearly picked out a playlist from their extensive listings and yet he still told people he was taking requests so again we had to correct him to stick to what the forms said. The music for the social hour and dance were listed as country but Hanson, Toto, and others were played. Again, he ignored all the forms my daughter had spent hours filling out to make the reception go smoothly and how the bride and groom wanted.
We asked him to turn it down as with the acoustics in the venue no one could understand him when he used the microphone. This venue has had multiple DJ’s there with no issues being in the same spot we placed him in so clearly, he could have made it work but did not. All night long people missed things he said, causing confusion and people missing out on things.
The worst part was yet to come he was going to SKIP the father/daughter dance even though in all the forms my daughter had filled in a song and had a song listed for Mother/Son dance as well. After the first dance we had to ask him what about the father daughter dance he said, “I thought we were skipping it”. At some point before the final timeline, he had deleted the father daughter dance from his list, but we didn’t know that. Why are the forms there if the DJ chooses to ignore them the entire evening?
Overall, her wedding went well but our one glaring issue was the DJ which was supposed to be the thing that we didn’t have to worry about with all the forms we filled out. I would NOT recommend Harmon and especially not Bjorn as he did what he wanted and ignored the extensive forms and time my daughter spent trying to get everything how they wanted. I wish we had picked a local DJ and spent half the money if I was going to have to constantly correct things all night. It wasn’t just us that noticed, the venue, photographer and some guests all commented on the problems with the DJ. We did contact Harmon and were told “thanks for the feedback so they can do better next time”. A wedding is meant to be a once in a lifetime event and not something you can do better next time. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere or at least pick a different DJ with them.