The Party Mixer

DJ Abner is very fun, cool, chill, and very easy to work with – he is truly the Party Mixer! We hired DJ Abner during our wedding on October 05, 2024, as our DJ, MC, and for his photobooth (managed by his wife along with him). We interviewed 7 other DJs. We had a small wedding with less than 50 guests in one location at Rose Haven. He uses a Vibo App, which allows you to add and remove your songs and timeline for the event. We had a tight timeline, where we had the venue only from 3 pm-9 pm. Pros: His service is very affordable and you can also add a Photobooth for an additional cost. He worked with our budget. We also chose him because he has experience DJ’ing for Filipino-American crowds. My husband and I are both Filipino (my husband from the Philippines and I was born in America). We wanted a DJ who could cater to the crowd by keeping everyone on the dance floor. He also comes highly recommended from other Filipino DJs. During our wedding, he did an excellent job of playing most of the songs we requested him to play through the Vibo app. He served our audience well. We hired him for 4 hours for both our ceremony and reception. He went above and beyond by playing the last song for my husband & I to dance to – Forevermore by Side A. The time was up and we ran behind after the allotted time. We appreciate having that moment after the main dancing part ended. We wanted him to come to our venue on September 19 since he has never done DJing at Rose Haven before. He agreed to attend when we asked him 2.5 months prior in July. When we confirmed a few days before if he was attending, he was unable to come. He instead came to our Rehearsal on October 04, 2024, where we clarified our vision with him. We appreciated getting to practice most of the songs for the ceremony with our wedding party. (*The following things were not as noticeable to guests as they were to us since we planned a majority of our wedding.) *Cons: During the wedding planning stage, since he wanted us to use the Vibo App, he just wanted us to rely on it for communication – he rarely answered his texts. He would mostly answer through calls. We also hired a “day of coordinator” who was working with our DJ. (Please see our review for Hana Gross posted on other websites). There was miscommunication between them. The following things were not clarified between DJ Abner, her, and us. These events impacted our timeline during the ceremony and reception. During the wedding ceremony, we wanted a specific worship song before my husband and I ended the ceremony. Despite practicing the day before at the Rehearsal, we unfortunately had “dead time”, where we waited for 3-5 minutes for the song to play. Our ceremony was outside, and our guests had to wait in the hot sun. Luckily, the sun was setting. During the reception, as the MC, he did not call the table by numbers as we originally planned for. He instead called them by proximity to his DJ table, which caused our main wedding entourage to eat last. Lastly, he allowed one of our guests to perform a surprise singing performance with multiple songs. Although it is very sweet, it was not part of our timeline. My husband and I really wanted to dance with our guests. Because of the delays, we had a shortened open floor dance time. Overall: We were able to call DJ Abner after the wedding and discussed our disappointments with the dead time and delayed timeline. He was apologetic, and stated he did not receive clear directions from Hana Gross. Because of this openness, we recommend choosing him as your DJ. He’s willing to listen to your feedback. I recommend setting up a meeting with him to talk about the timeline and expectations as a MC, especially if you have a tight timeline.