DJ Tempoe ("Ryan") is a true professional. I'm very happy to have had Ryan be the DJ/MC at my wedding. From our first conversation over Skype, I could tell Ryan was very organized and that he really cares about his work. He answered our questio...ns, and he provided us with sample wedding timelines, showing his "cues" for various songs or MC moments. He also sent us song lists for various genres. We were very impressed, and he exceeded our expectations.
DJ Tempoe arrived early and brought a partner to help setup our ceremony and reception. When we found out our ceremony location did not have any electrical sockets and would not allow for electrical outlets on the beach, DJ Tempoe went out of his way and bought a wireless setup. Even though that will likely help him with future business, my husband and I were very impressed and very grateful to him for going above and beyond what we expected. That is the sign of a true professional.
As far as the ceremony itself, it went off without a hitch. He kept to the vibe we wanted to have at our ceremony - romantic, but playful. He had each song we selected for each important part of the ceremony, and they played seamlessly. It may seem like not a big deal just to have music play, but it takes a lot of patience and focus to be able to mix and match the songs to the moments of such an important day. Again, very impressive.
Before our grand entrance at the ceremony, Ryan double checked to make sure he (as the MC) would properly pronounce everyone's names. He got our guests pumped up and excited for our entrance. He also facilitated a really fun honeymoon dance! At the end of the night, DJ Tempoe played "Thriller" for the remaining guests who wanted to go out with a party song, and they loved it!
In fact, several of our guests commented throughout the evening that each part of the day was perfectly complimented by the DJ's amazing music. They loved our ceremony music. They loved our cocktail hour music. They loved the music through the whole evening, which was mostly upbeat dance music, sprinkled in with a few sweet slow songs in between.
DJ Tempoe took our suggested song list and really got a sense for the vibe we wanted to have at our reception. He has an extensive song collection, and if you have a suggestion that he doesn't have, he'll download it. He took suggestions from our guests at appropriate times and managed to keep everyone happy (which is tough to do for 120 wedding guests).
Overall, it was a fantastic decision to hire DJ Tempoe for our wedding, and if I could do it all over again, I would hire him without a doubt.