We actually were not going to hire a DJ because a) to save money, b) we believed our guests wouldn’t dance that much, and c) we had been to too many weddings where the DJ didn’t re...ally seem worth it (e.g. had ads play during the music, mispronounced people’s names, played bad music or cut out the song before critical bridges, etc). However, at the end of the night we said, “thank GOD we hired Alex.”
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We initially found Toussaint Productions through the Knot… I was initially nervous since all of my other vendors had been recommended by friends. But Alex was an absolute legend! For one, the prices were incredibly reasonable and we super appreciated the healthcare worker discount! Second, we appreciated the level of detail and organization Alex put in. I especially loved the Vibo app which allowed us to organize every aspect of the reception from “must play,” “don’t play,” “slow dance,” “dinner music,” specific time-stamps, to specific versions of songs to play, to specific shout-outs, and specific instructions like “please do not cut out before X.” It was easy to use and sync with spotify so you could directly transfer playlists into the app. The whole host of customizable features allowed me to meticulously plan out to my type-A, anxious heart’s content and Alex followed all of it! Ahead of the wedding, our meetings also gave me reassurance that he knew what he was doing and more, giving us pointers on father-daughter dance timing, etc. It built up trust with him leading up to the day-of. He was also quite flexible, allowing us to make pretty last minute changes without adding any additional stress.
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Third, he just was incredibly on-point with the music throughout the night. He played all of our favorite songs, even throwing in songs I wanted but didn’t think were possible (e.g. “Popular” from Wicked), always keeping the right mood, and adding in amazing songs we hadn’t thought of. One of our goals we communicated to Alex was, “we would love for people who don’t normally feel comfortable dancing, to dance at our wedding.” And he delivered! The dance floor stayed full pretty much until the end of the night - from my college friends to my uncles and aunties. It was truly the best dance floor I’ve ever been on in terms of energy.
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Thank you! We will never say a DJ isn’t worth it again!